We are honored and grateful to report this news. Third Unitarian Church has selected the Central Austin Neighborhood Association as one of the recipients of its newly created Share the Plate program. CANA is one of ten organizations that will receive a donation over the next 12 month. Third Unitarian Church has provided...
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CANA MAKES 2ND STAND AT POLICE BOARD MEETING -
CANA Cleans up the Neighborhood -
Four Corner Planters -
Neighbors enjoy the day sailing on the lake front
CANA MAKES 2ND STAND AT POLICE BOARD MEETING
Once again CANA members stood out and up at the Police Board meeting on...
CANA Cleans up the Neighborhood
CANA Members begin Anti-Litter Campaign by picking up trash throughout the neighborhood! Twelve neighbors...
Four Corner Planters
CANA members have adopted key intersections for beautification by planting flowers in each of...
Neighbors enjoy the day sailing on the lake front
Neighbors of Austin’s “Sweet 16 blocks” neighborhood bounded by Madison to the south, Corcoran to...
CANA WORK RECOGNIZED BY TUC
June 18, 2013 Meeting
Take Action Tuesday Come prepared to work on your ideas and concerns. We look for creative solutions. Short and focused on action steps. Calls to action and community reports from 6:30 to 7:00pm. Topics scheduled for discussion include the corner garden planting and maintenance, and July 20 neighborhood party planning Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm: 301...
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MARCH MEMO ON MEETINGS
There will NOT be a general CANA meeting in this month of March. Smaller working groups are continuing to advance projects scheduled for this year. You can still contribute to the forward motion. Your energy and input is important. You can respond to this email with your intentions or place your comments on our...
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TAKE ACTION TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19,2013
TAKE ACTION TUESDAY MAKE IT HAPPEN !!!!! CENTRAL AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Come prepared to work on your ideas and concerns. Our meetings are short and focused on action steps. 6:30PM to 8:00PM Tomorrow Tuesday February 19, 2013 301 N. Mayfield, Third Unitarian Church 6:30 pm to 7:00pm Calls to Action/Activity Reports...
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ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE !…..REALLY????????
ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE ?? REALLY ?????? How can you build a solid house if your contractor is setting small fires in the basement? How can a community continue to find the energy and resources to build and to improve its quality of life when it must expend so much of its limited...
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PARTICIPATE IN CREATING A BRIGHT 2013
MAKE IT HAPPEN in 2013 ! Come participate in bringing out the beauty in our neighborhood, creating a neighborhood of peace with a greater sense of safety. Make a positive contribution to the revitalization of our community. WHAT WE BELIEVE DETERMINES HOW WE BEHAVE. NEXT MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY 15 6:30pm to...
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CHICAGO POLICE CHANGING RESPONSE PLAN FOR SOME 911 CALLS
Starting February 4th, Chicago police changed their responses to 911 calls. They’ll no longer come right away to reports...
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Mayor’s Office and Police Department Want to Meet With You on December 11, 2012
ATTENTION: RESIDENTS OF THE AREA CENTRAL TO AUSTIN MADISON TO LAKE You Have the Power to Help Take...
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Our Sense of Safety was Shattered Once Again on March 18, 2012
Late March 17th the usual criminal behavior at the corner of Madison and Mason was heating up around 10:00...
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SIGNS AND DOLLAR SIGNS: Can signs help a community
Littered across the landscape of the 29th ward, you can see large 4 ft. by 4 ft. signs urging you to...
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CANA joins ACLU in lawsuit against the City of Chicago related to Inequitable Service in Minority Communities
Chicago Police Deployment Scheme Results in Inequitable, Unfair Service For Minority Neighborhoods, Suit Says CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/...
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Street Sign Strategy:Limit activity
The problems at the corner of Madison and Mason, resulted in a running gun battle in the streets in...
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Beautification
CANA Neighborhood Beautification
You might have noticed that the mountain of mulch that was on the vacant lot at the southeast corner of Mayfield and Corcoran has dwindled down to almost a mole hill. Thanks to your neighbors and the students from Christ the King High School, that mulch was moved to corners around our area. ...
Award Wining Corner Planting Kicked off May 19th With support from Brickyard Home Depot, Christ the King High School, Loyola University and ABC Bank
After weeks of preparation, CANA and neighbors with allot of help from our friends began re-planting our award winning corners. We were joined by many organizations, businesses and residents. A special thank you goes out to Brick Yard’s Home Depot who donated mulch, flowers and discounted tools and other materials. We were also joined...
National Black MBA Association’s Leaders of Tomorrow Team Leads Service Project in CANA Neighborhood
The National Black Masters in Business Administration’s (NBMBAA) Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) program through the efforts of Lizette Marshall and her daughter Imani Marshall, a Whitney Young Senior and LOT Member, choose the CANA neighborhood for one of their service projects. They choose to do a yard makeover for a home in our 16 block service...
Christ the King High School Joins CANA residents for Student, Family and Faculty Service Event
CANA Welcomed Christ the King High School for their annual family, student and faculty community service event on May 5th. We also had Leader’s Council Member Eric Kyereme in attendance as well. This is the second year they choose to spend it with us and we are extremely appreciative. We enjoy all the support we have received...
Family Activities
The first annual CANA Block Party/Festival was a wonderful success! We had several hundred...
CANA Welcomed Christ the King High School for their annual family, student and faculty...
2nd Annual Community Holiday Celebration Saturday, December 10, 2011 4:30pm-6:30pm Third Unitarian Church 301...
On Saturday October 8th The CANA bike club rode 24 miles from Austin to...
