21 Day Notice

November 1, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

The SNO Board would like to give 21 day notice that we will be voting to move $20,000 from our Admin funds to our Community Gardens Priority at our next board meeting on November 22nd at 7pm on Zoom.

View the 2021 Gardens Recap and Proposed 2022 Garden Budget here.

Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413. Additionally, feel free to reach out to us with questions/comments/concerns by emailing sno@sheridanneighborhood.org.

Find more information on this meeting including the Agenda on the event page.

October Community Meeting

October 4, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Join us online for the October Community Meeting on the fourth Monday of the month from 7 - 9 PM. This is where we discuss current events impacting our neighborhood, listen to ideas and comments from our neighbors, and vote on how to spend neighborhood funding to best support everyone who lives and works in Sheridan. Join us to contribute or just listen in!

🌟 Agenda includes:

Legislative updates

Charter Amendments Presentation

Encampment Update

Renters Engagement Program Launch

and more!

🌟Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413.

Sheridan Community Meeting

July 19, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Join us online for our quarterly Community Meeting on Monday, July 26th from 7 - 9 PM!

Our representatives CM Fletcher, Senator Dziedzic, and Representative Jordan will go over a legislative update and be available for questions. We will also have a guest speaker talk about the NE Storm Drain Challenge and how to get involved. We will go over opportunities to get funds from the neighborhood for a variety of projects and will have space for public comments. Join us to contribute or just listen in!

🌟 View Full Agenda

🌟Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413.

Graco Park

June 10, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

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A new stage of Northeast Minneapolis riverfront park development begins this summer! The project includes:

A new and improved park, called Graco Park on a parcel of riverfront land north of Plymouth Avenue Bridge that currently hosts a section of Mississippi East Bank Trail and a gravel beach facing Hall’s Island.
Design and construction of a building supporting Graco Park along Sibley Street NE. We're looking for interesting parties to submit a Letter of Interest for becoming a tenant or programming the building, see the news release for details.
Improved trail connections to Boom Island Park and a pedestrian bridge connecting to Hall’s Island.

There are several ways to get involved. There's a website with background information and survey questions, an in-person, drop-in event at the future Graco Park this Saturday, June 12, 1-3 pm where people can speak with staff about the project, and a virtual conversation Wednesday, June 23, 4:30-6 pm. Check out the news release for details.

You are encouraged to give feedback that will be used to develop park and building concepts. The first of three planned phases of engagement in 2021 has just launched. There are multiple ways to get involved:

Online Survey and Resources: Visit the project engagement page to find a survey, maps, and images with information about the project and prompts to provide input. All submitted ideas and comments will be documented and considered as designs for the project are developed. This survey is open through July 7, 2021.

In-Person Event: Share your thoughts in person at Graco Park on Saturday, June 12, 1-3 p.m. Look for the MPRB tent and table.

Virtual Conversation: Join MPRB staff and community members for an online conversation about the project on Wednesday, June 23, 4:30-6 p.m. Use the Zoom link below to join:

Graco Park Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 928 8232 1476

Passcode: 303288

Down the Road: The first phase of engagement wraps up in July. Project staff will use feedback collected to create multiple park and building design concepts and share them in August for another round of feedback with another survey and additional in-person events. Then, in the fall, a single, preferred concept will be shared for a third round of engagement.

Visit the Graco Park and Lot 2 project page and enter your email address into the box under "Subscribe to Email Updates" to stay informed about this project.

MPRB is also soliciting letters of interest (LOI) from interested parties, organizations, businesses, or proprietors that are interested in being a tenant, hosting programs, or both in a new proposed MPRB building in Graco Park. As part of the new Graco Park design process, there is also an opportunity for a future separate commercial space to be developed on the site adjacent to the Park Board building with the intention of the building to support operations of a park-supportive vendor. This call for letters of interest is for both opportunities. Interested parties should review the submission guidelines and submit a letter of interest by July 23, 2021.

The new park owned and operated building will be approximately 4,000 square feet composed of a combination of shared or independent office space, community meeting rooms, public restrooms, and an open programmable gallery-like hall. The design and configuration of the future commercial building may change as a result of the design process.

Schedule and Deadlines for Proposals

Release of solicitation for proposals: June 7, 2021
Questions or requests for clarifications due July 7, 2021
Responses to questions or requests for clarifications posted July 10, 2021
Proposals due 5 p.m. CST, July 23
Interviews, if required, early August 2021

Questions regarding this request should be directed via email only to:
Carrie Christensen, Senior Planner
cchristensen@minneapolisparks.org

2648 Marshall St NE

June 1, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

There has been a request for a Variance and CUP at 2648 Marshall St NE for a new cluster development right on the Mississippi River. The SNO board of directors has put out a letter of opposition for this request in the hope that this area eventually joins other riverside property into public use.

Read SNO’s Announcement of Opposition.

Read SNO’s Full Public Comment.

Join the online meeting where it will be discussed:

Monday, Jun 14, 2021 | 4:30 PM
City Planning Commission- Online Meeting
Agenda Item: 2648 Marshall St NE new cluster development of three dwelling units (PLAN10867)

View the public hearing live on City Council TV: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/meetings/city-council-tv/

Volunteer & Business of the Year

May 1, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Crab apple blossoms over a blue sky with “Volunteer and Business of the Year Awards” in white and “Sam Neisen & Curiosity” in black.

We are so happy to announce the recipients of our Volunteer and Business of the Year Awards!! We officially announced them and virtually showed the recipients their plaques at our Annual Meeting and will drop them off social distancing style soon. 🥁Drumroll please.....
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The Volunteer of the Year Award goes to Sam Neisen of Exploration High School who has volunteered with SNO’s Community Programming Committee and planned our Anti-Racist Book Club. Thank you for bringing your ideas, insight, enthusiasm, and actions to SNO priorities and beyond, Sam!

The Business of the Year Award goes to Curiosity, a business in Sheridan which prioritizes our local community! Curiosity did so much to support community members throughout the last year, including donating items to the Sheridan Support Network and using their platform to share neighborhood events & information. Thank you for continuing to provide the neighborhood with whimsical gifts, decor, and for providing a space for independent artists to share their talents, Curiosity!

Annual Meeting Recording

April 30, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Thanks to all 30 folks who joined the 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Annual Meeting on April 26th, 2021! For those who were not able to make it, we have a recording available. Watching this is a great way to learn about what we have been up to in the last year and how to get involved in this upcoming year.

Agenda:
🌟Legislative Updates
🌟Year In Review
🌟Board Elections Results
🌟Community Funding Vote
🌟Volunteer and Business of the Year Awards
…and more!

View Meeting Minutes here

View Year in Review Slideshow here

Linked resources:

Legislative Contacts

Steve Fletcher, Ward 3 City Council Member, steve.fletcher@minneapolismn.gov
Sydney Jordan, District 60A House Representative, rep.sydney.jordan@house.mn
Kari Dziedzic, District 60 Senator, Sen.Kari.Dziedzic@senate.mn or email my LA if you have a constituent issue at Tytiana.Reid@senate.mn

Rent help: www.renthelpmn.org

Utility payments help (tenants & homeowners): www.caphennepin.org

Get 20 is plenty signs: More “20 is Plenty, Slower is Safer” yard signs are now available for pick up while supplies last. Help get out the word about new, safer speed limits. Northeast pick-up location: 1809 Washington St NE, outside fence at Jefferson St and 18th Ave

Ward 3 City Council Candidate Forum: https://www.facebook.com/events/326905355443018/

Interested in getting more involved? Join a SNO committee! Email sno@sheridanneighborhood.org with interest.

2021-22 SNO Board!

April 30, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Sunflower over a blue sky with “Welcome New Board Members” in white and the SNO logo in the bottom left corner.

Update 5/3: Caleigh Souhan will be moving to a different neighborhood soon so she will no longer be serving on the board- we will miss her! Sean Wall who was an alternate will take her place on the board- we are happy to have him back!

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SNO would like to welcome our seven new Board Members! We expanded the board to 11 seats this year and are so excited to have new faces join us in serving the neighborhood:
- Dolores Cano-Martinez
- Lila Diver
- Marina Duchesneau
- Sam Palmer
- Amy Peterson
- Michael Rosenberg
- Maryjo Vickers

And welcome back to our awesome board members who have been re-elected to serve another term:
- Kaylee Bond
- Carin Peterson
- Caleigh Souhan
- Joy Smallfield

We would also like to extend a deep thank you to the board members who are leaving us this year- we have so appreciated everything you have brought to the table:
- Britta Dornfeld
- Seaen Kosmides
- Sean Wall
Thank you!!

View more about each Board Member here: https://www.sheridanneighborhood.org/s/SNO-Board-of-Directors-Election-20212.pdf

VOTE in SNO's Board Elections

April 19, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

We welcome you to review all twelve (12) Candidate Profiles for the SNO 2021 Board of Directors and VOTE for up to eleven (11) of them online! Votes must be cast online by 5 PM Monday, April 26th. We will announce election results at the Annual Meeting on April 26th from 7-9 PM and accept nominations from the floor for those who would like to be added as a Alternates along with those who are not voted in.

To vote for the SNO Board of Directors, you must be: (1) at least 18 years of age and (2) a Sheridan resident, owner or business lessee of property in the neighborhood, and/or designated representative of a nonprofit, educational organization or governmental organization in the neighborhood.

English

April 19th - 26th: Online Voting

April 26th 7-9 PM: Annual Meeting: Board Elections and Business & Volunteer of the Year Announced. Join us online via Zoom by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413.

Soomaali

Abriil 19-keeda - 26-keeda: Codbixintu waxay ka socondoontaa internetka.

Abriil 26th 7-9 PM: Shirka Sannadlaha ah: Doorashooyinka Guddiga iyo Ganacsiga & Taageerada sanadka ee Lagu dhawaaqay. Nagala soo xiriir khadka tooska ah ee Zoom adigoo aadaya https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413.

Español

Del 19 al 26 de abril: Es la votación en la red electrónica.

El 26 de abril de 7:00 a 9:00 p.m. Es la sesión anual, será la elección de la Junta Directiva y el anuncio sobre la persona Voluntaria del Año. Únase a nosotros en la red electrónica por medio de Zoom, entrando a: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413.

SNO Meetings All Online!

Annual Meeting · Monday, April 26th · 7 - 9 PM
All are welcome to join on Zoom! Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413

English: Until COVID-19 is over, all of our meetings will be held online. Sign up for our newsletter on our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get all future neighborhood updates! Feel free to email us at sno@sheridanneighborhood.org.

Soomaali: Ilaa COVID-19 uu dhammaado, dhammaan kulammadayada waxaa lagu qaban doonaa khadka tooska ah.Codso wargeyskeena website-kayaga, nagalana soco Facebook iyo Instagram si aad u hesho dhammaan wixii cusub ee ku saabsan xaafadda! Waad noo soo diri kartaa email sno@sheridanneighborhood.org.

Español: Hasta que COVID-19 termine, todas nuestras sesiones se llevarán a cabo virtualmente en la red electrónica. Regístrese para recibir nuestro boletín entrando a nuestro sitio web en la red electrónica y síganos en Facebook e Instagram, para estar al día sobre todas las actualizaciones futuras del vecindario. También puede escribirnos a nuestra dirección electrónica a sno@sheridanneighborhood.org.

21 Day Notice: Community Vote

April 4, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

21 Day Notice: SNO intends to conduct a community vote to move the remainder of our CPP Reserve funds into priorities including: $82,000 from Reserve to Engagement $11,613.49 from Reserve to RaingardensJoin our Annual Meeting to Vote Monday, April … — **21 Day Notice:** SNO intends to conduct a *community vote* to move the remainder of our CPP Reserve funds into priorities including:
$82,000 from Reserve to Engagement
$11,613.49 from Reserve to Raingardens
Join our Annual Meeting to Vote
Monday, April 26th at 7pm on Zoom

On March 22nd, the SNO Board voted to put out a 21 Day Notice of intent to move the remainder of our CPP Reserve funds into priorities including:

$82,000 from Reserve to Engagement Efforts
$11,613.49 from Reserve to Raingardens and Community Gardens

This totals $93,613.49 which is the entirety of our Reserve fund. View all of our CPP Funding here.

The SNO Board also voted to change the Microgrants priority language to expand eligibility requirements so that community members can apply for a microgrant (up to $500) for any project that benefits the neighborhood and community.

SNO intends to conduct a community vote on these changes. Please join our Annual Meeting to vote on Monday, April 26th at 7pm on Zoom.

Reasoning:

Funding for Neighborhood Organizations across the City of Minneapolis is changing this year from the Community Participation Program (CPP) to Neighborhoods 2020. This means that on July 1st, 2021, all of our uncontracted funds (including the Reserve fund) will be funneled into Neighborhoods 2020 funding. In order to maximize neighborhood use of the funds, the board has decided to move all of the CPP reserve funds into priorities.

Our Engagement Efforts priority includes all of our events, outreach, meetings, staffing, and general neighborhood engagement. The funds allocated to the Raingardens & Community Gardens priority would go directly to establishing and maintaining Raingardens in the neighborhood. Any unspent funds will still be available on an application basis in the Neighborhoods 2020 funding.

As always, feel free to contact us at sno@sheridanneighborhood.org with questions or comments.

SNO Annual Meeting!

March 27, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Join us for the Sheridan Neighborhood Annual Meeting! This is a great time to learn about the neighborhood for the first time or join us again for the 500th! Everyone is welcome.

7 - 9 PM • April 26th, 2021
🗣Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413

This is a packed meeting, featuring:
🌟Legislative Updates
🌟Year In Review
🌟Board Elections Results (Applications due April 19th, Online voting April 19th-26th!)
🌟2021 Budget Approval
🌟Volunteer and Business of the Year Awards
…and more!

Please contact us at least 5 days ahead of time for special accommodations.

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Image 2 description: Warm red background with "Agenda" over an orange, yellow, and blue wavy stripe. Below are bulleted: - Legislative Updates - Year In Review - Board Elections Results - 2021 Budget Approval - Volunteer and Business of the Year Awa… — Image 2 description: Warm red background with "Agenda" over an orange, yellow, and blue wavy stripe. Below are bulleted:
- Legislative Updates
- Year In Review
- Board Elections Results
- 2021 Budget Approval
- Volunteer and Business of the Year Awards

Run for the Board

February 21, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

We are looking for new Board Members!

Waxaan raadinaynaa Xubnaha Guddiga cusub!
¡Estamos buscando nuevos miembros para la Junta Directiva!

English

Do you want to have a powerful voice in your community and decide how we spend our funding to make the neighborhood better? SNO wants you on our Board!

Application and Details: PDF | Word
Email completed application to sno@sheridanneighborhood.org

Everyone who lives, works, or owns property in the Sheridan Neighborhood can run for the board. The total required time commitment is 5 hours per month, and all of our meetings and events are child-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

April 19th at 12pm: Board Application is Due

April 19th - 26th: Online Voting

April 26th 7-9 PM: Annual Meeting: Board Elections and Business & Volunteer of the Year Announced. Join us online via Zoom by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413.

Soomaali

Ma dooneysaa inaad ku lahaato cod xooggan bulshadaada, oo aad qayb ka ahaato go'aaminta sida aan u isticmaalno maaliyaddeena aanu ku hagaajino xaafaddeena? SNO waxay kaa rabtaa inaad noqoto xubin gudigga ka mid ah!

Codsiga iyo faahfaahinta: PDF | Word
Waad noo soo diri kartaa email sno@sheridanneighborhood.org

Qof kasta oo ku nool, ka shaqeeya ama ku leh hanti xaafadda Sheridan waa dalban karaa. Waqtiga xubinta looga baahan yahay waa 5 saacadood bil kasta. Dhammaan kulammadayada caruurta waa la keeni karaa,kuraasta curyaamiintana waa lala geli karaa.

19-ka Abriil 12-ka duhurnimo: Codsiga Xubinnimada Guddiga ugu danbeysa

Abriil 19-keeda - 26-keeda: Codbixintu waxay ka socondoontaa internetka

Español

¿Quiere tener usted una voz poderosa en su comunidad y decidir como gastamos nuestros fondos para mejorar el vecindario ¡SNO lo/la necesita en su Junta Directiva!

Aplicación y Detalles: PDF | Word
Escribirnos a nuestra dirección electrónica a sno@sheridanneighborhood.org

Todo aquel que vive, trabaja o es propietario en el vecindario Sheridan puede aplicar. El compromiso que se requiere es de un total de cinco (5) horas al mes, y en todas nuestras sesiones y eventos los niños son bienvenidos y hay acceso a silla de ruedas.

El 19 de abril a las 12:00 del día: Debe estar ya recibida la aplicación para ser miembro de la Junta Directiva.

Del 19 al 26 de abril: Es la votación en la red electrónica.

SNO Meetings Moving Online!

Annual Meeting · Monday, April 26th · 7 - 9 PM
All are welcome to join on Zoom! Join us on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413.

January Community Meeting

January 14, 2021 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Plan ahead to join us at our Neighborhood Community Meeting on Monday, January, 25th! Our representatives will be in attendance to give legislative updates and answer questions, and we will have time for community input on funding and programming for 2021.

This is where we discuss current events impacting our neighborhood, listen to ideas and comments from our neighbors, and vote on how to spend neighborhood funding to best support everyone who lives and works in Sheridan. Join us to contribute or just listen in!

Find Agenda and Zoom Link here: https://www.sheridanneighborhood.org/events/board-jan-21

Nov Community Meeting

November 16, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Join the neighborhood online for our November Board Meeting on Monday, November 23rd from 7 - 9 PM. This month, we will have a legislative update from our representatives, then we will be hosting a community discussion on the Sheridan Neighborhood Name Change. Learn more about the Name Change process and take the survey here: https://www.sheridanneighborhood.org/news/name-change

Join us to contribute or just listen in!

🌟 See Agenda here

🌟 Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413.

Board and Community meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month from 7 PM - 9 PM and everyone is welcome to attend. We hold quarterly community meetings (in January, April, July, and October) that are designed to be more engaging and informative. See meeting agendas and minutes here!

SNO is run by a volunteer board of up to 7 elected board members who live, own a business, or own property in the neighborhood. See the current board here!

Nbhd Name Change Survey

November 1, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

We need your input on changing the name of Sheridan Neighborhood

Who is our Neighborhood named after?

Sheridan Neighborhood in NE Minneapolis is named after Philip Henry Sheridan, a Union General in the American Civil War and General of the Army fighting against Indigenous People all over North America and most notably in the Indian Wars of the Great Plains.

He was famous for his horrendous scorched-earth tactics, for leading the extermination of the buffalo, and forcibly relocating Indigenous Peoples from their territories to reservations. Sheridan is credited with saying, “The only good Indians I ever saw were dead” which was honed into the American expression "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" which was commonly used to fuel Native genocide for decades after. It it is not recorded that Sheridan ever stepped foot in Minnesota. Read more details on Sheridan’s legacy here.

How did this start? What other groups have changed their names to cut ties with Sheridan?

Sheridan School began the process of changing their name in the summer of 2020 after learning about Philip Sheridan’s racist and violent legacy. They are actively working on co-creating a name that better represents their students. You can learn more about their Change the Name Initiative here (English & Español).

The organization formerly known as The Sheridan Story changed their name to Every Meal at the beginning of October, 2020 to better support the children and families they serve, including those from Indigenous backgrounds. You can learn more about why they changed their name here.

Why the Board of the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization does not support honoring Sheridan’s legacy:

We believe in the power of a name as it honors the legacy of an individual and what they stood for. Our community has repeatedly shown that we do not stand racism, bigotry, and violence against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. We believe that our namesake must reflect both what we stand for and the community that we envision moving forward. Philip Sheridan’s legacy of Indigenous genocide is not that vision.

Quite simply, our mission says it best:

The mission of the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization (SNO) is to strengthen and celebrate the community by facilitating connections between the residents, businesses, and institutions of Sheridan. SNO is dedicated to preserving the neighbors’ strengths, identifying and helping to address the community’s changing needs, and bringing positive improvements to all.

Our strength lies in the people who make up our neighborhood, including Indigenous community members who’s ancestors may have been directly impacted by Philip Sheridan. With the goal of helping address our community’s changing needs, we are asking for your input.

Name Change Survey: We need your input!

Sheridan Neighborhood Organization is seeking community input on changing the name of the neighborhood, beginning with an online survey which will be available through December 31st, 2020. A paper survey will be made available at Eat My Words Bookstore.

We are no longer taking responses for this name change survey.

Want to get more involved? Join the Neighborhood Name Change Committee

SNO is forming a Neighborhood Name Change Committee which will begin meeting in February of 2021 and will help guide the name change process towards a final decision on whether to change the name of the neighborhood, and if so, what the final name will be.

Tasks may include attending virtual meetings, reviewing final survey results, rounding down alternative name suggestions, conducting a follow-up survey, and hosting public meetings.

Please fill out this interest form by January 31st, 2021:

Join the Name Change Committee Here

What is the process for changing a neighborhood name?

Community Engagement
Online surveys, community discussions, and gathering input from those who live, work, and own in Sheridan Neighborhood. This could also include gathering name suggestions, narrowing them down, and doing a community vote on the final name.
Board Vote
The neighborhood board should take all community input into account as they vote whether or not to change the name and what to change it to.
City Council Vote
The neighborhood board will submit all community input, their vote. and the suggested name to the City Council who will vote on whether to accept or deny the name change.

This process has been done recently in the case of West Maka Ska (previously West Calhoun), ECCO (previously East Calhoun), and other neighborhoods.

Notice for Fund Allocation

October 4, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

The SNO Board would like to give 21 day notice that we will be voting to move $30,000 from our Reserve Fund to Engagement Efforts towards staff expenses at our next board meeting on October 26th at 7pm on Zoom.

Find more information on this meeting including the Agenda on the event page.

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Anti-Racist Book Club

August 27, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

Our next Anti-Racist Book Club discussion is coming right up this Thursday, September 3rd at 7pm! We are reading stories from the anthology "A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota."

Go to the facebook event to RSVP and find the link to read the book free online, this month's readings, and all future updates!

You can watch a livestream of the book talk from our first meeting by author Mr. David Grant! Click here to watch.

In the wake of the #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd protests, SNO has started an Anti-Racist Book Club for Sheridan Neighborhood residents, which will meet the last Thursday of each month.

📖 The first book we are reading is a collection of short stories called "A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota." This book is available free online here: https://library.biblioboard.com/module/one-book-one-minnesota/masonry/1

💭 Please read the story for the month and any stories from previous months and come with reflections and discussion questions to be ready for small group discussion:
June 25th: "People Like Us" by David Lawrence Grant (p195)
July 30th: "Trouble in Mind: To Be Black is Blue in America" by IBè (p69)
*September 3rd: "Introduction" by Sun Yung Shin, "Fear of a Black Mother" by Shannon Gibney , and "Disparate Impacts: Moving to Minnesota to Live Just Enough for the City" by Taiyon J. Coleman (pages 3-42).
(*Rescheduled due to curfew)

📚 The first 50 people will receive a hard copy of the book, sponsored by a Sheridan neighbor Conor Hesch, www.closingwithconor.com, a local mortgage lender who helps you get approved to buy a Home or Duplex!

☀️ This is an outdoor, socially distanced event. Please bring camp chairs or whatever will make you comfortable outside. Masks are required.

🧠 Members of this monthly book club will read books across genres that explore issues of race in America as a means of better understanding ourselves, our history and our Minneapolis community. Education and greater self-awareness are foundational for change. Everyone is welcome. We only ask that you read the book section or chapter so that you can be a fully-engaged participant in that month's discussion.

Discussion on Public Safety

August 16, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

After the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, the subsequent uprising, and the re-imagining of public safety in our communities, we want to hear from you:

What is the role of police in our community?
What does public safety look like to you?
How can we build a future where we all feel safe?

Monday, August 24, 7 – 9 PM on Zoom

Join the Zoom meeting online with the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5541355413 or call in to (312)626-6799 with Meeting ID: 55413 55413.

🌟 See Meeting Agenda here 🌟

RSVP for updates on the Facebook Event

Share the Instagram Post with your Sheridan neighbors!

📝 If you can't make it to the meeting or you prefer to give written input, you can email us a comment with your input at sno@sheridanneighborhood.org with "Public Safety" as the subject. There will be a chance to submit written comments at the meeting as well.

📨 We hope to gather these comments anonymously into a document we can use to show our policy-makers what Sheridan residents want moving forward. If you do not want your comment to be included in that document, let us know in that email and we will leave it out.

Fix & Paint Lottery Results

April 28, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

The Fix & Paint Lottery Draw took place at the Annual Meeting on April 27th!

Lottery tickets were drawn in this order:
1. Jenni Zickert
2. Tracy Thoraldson
3. David A. Tykwinkski
4. Mary Mullen
5. Andrew McInnis
6. James M. Johnson
7. Sandy and Jon Kortebein
8. William Lloyd
9. Heidi Niedernhofer
10. Corey McCracken
11. RoseLee Buechler
12. Adrián Andres
13. Justin Bolton
14. Maryjo Vickers
15. Spencer Rose
16. Tucker Annis
17. Erin Jenson + Nathan Hangsleben
18. Jodi Burke + Luke Powell
19. Jack Langer
20. Joy Smallfield

We have allocated $50k towards Fix & Paint which will cover at least 10 full $5k loans and many only asked for partial loans, so it is entirely possible that we will get to everyone. We will contact ticket holders in the above order. If you do not receive a loan this year, you are welcome to enter the lottery again next year!

If you believe you entered a lottery ticket and are not on this list, please email us at sno@sheridanneighborhood.org and we can add you to the end of this list. See meeting minutes here.

VOTE in SNO's Board Election

April 20, 2020 Sheridan Neighborhood Organization

We welcome you to review all seven (7) Candidate Profiles for the SNO 2020 Board of Directors and VOTE for up to seven (7) of them online! Votes must be cast online by 5 PM Monday, April 27th. Additional voting and nominations will be taken from the floor of our Annual Meeting from 7 - 9PM on April 27th.

Members with voting rights are (1) individuals aged 16 or older whose primary residence is within Sheridan Neighborhood and (2) any one representative of a property or business owned or operated within Sheridan Neighborhood.

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April 20th - 27th: Online Voting

April 27th 7-9 PM: Annual Meeting: Board Elections, Fix & Paint Lottery, and Business & Volunteer of the Year Announced. Join us online via Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/4904029706.

Soomaali

Abriil 20-keeda - 27-keeda: Codbixintu waxay ka socondoontaa internetka.

Abriil 27th 7-9 PM: Shirka Sannadlaha ah: Doorashooyinka Guddiga, Hagaajinta & Xilliga Laydhka, iyo Ganacsiga & Taageerada sanadka ee Lagu dhawaaqay. Nagala soo xiriir khadka tooska ah ee Zoom adigoo aadaya zoom.us/j/4904029706.

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Del 20 al 27 de abril: Es la votación en la red electrónica.

El 27 de abril de 7:00 a 9:00 p.m. Es la sesión anual, será la elección de la Junta Directiva, la lotería para el programa Arreglos y Pintura, otros asuntos misceláneos a tratar y el anuncio sobre la persona Voluntaria del Año. Únase a nosotros en la red electrónica por medio de Zoom, entrando a: zoom.us/j/4904029706.

SNO Meetings Moving Online!

Annual Meeting · Monday, April 27th · 7 - 9 PM
All are welcome to join on Zoom! Join us on https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4904029706.