Community Pride and Connectedness Committee
Initial Meeting Date: Monday, September 8
Time: Noon Location: The Cakebox
Question 2: What would a healthy, well-connected community look like
- Strong support of school system
- Strong support of people in community
- Being informed of things going on in the community
- Working together to solve serious problems
- Forestry park & recreation, Illinois State Park
- No segregation in community everyone feels like they belong
- Communication
- What happens in one affects all three
- Website for the ZB community
- Unified school systems
- Transportation between communities
- Need solid family system
- Get parents more interested in youth
- Communities that share success & help with challenges
- Call the area something different
- Create a new area
- Have community members know where to go
- Good communication – have central area
- Be neighborly
- Easy access to information
- Multi-generational experiences
- Community auditorium for the arts
- `Promote & use local business & services
- Sharing & cooperation
- Pride & ownership
- Ask what can I do
- Mentors to help families that are struggling
- Clean & beautiful community
- Respect everyone equally
- Lots of networking
- Make parent Bee’s connection stronger
- We need a community that networks – build bonds
- Values education
- Community pride shows
- Communication is effectively transferred to community
- Activities that encompass entire community
- High # of community involvement in committees
- Leadership endorse/support ideas developed by committees
- Leaders work together between communities
- Unity, love, & strength
- Unity brings togetherness
- Love brings compassion
- Strength defeats weakness
- A community where people live in harmony
- Develop a plan & follow through to a common goal people respecting others
- Educated parents
- Cooperation – all to come together for common purpose
- Leadership of all 3 comm. Working together – political, officials
- Leaders that demand change
- Show youth there are more things/ values in life
- Churches working together
- Youth groups
- Resources
- Instead of compacting
- Events that include everyone
- Build on strengths & work on weaknesses
- Unify school dist. – students get to know each other
- Park dist. Working together – kids involved in sports
- Public buildings open for use
- Neighborhoods & churches broadly integrated cross culturally
- Open lines of communication
- Greater pride of residents
- Better appearance of neighborhood
- Recognizable identity and belonging
- Working together as one
- Community participation and involvement
- Look nice
- Safe
- Self promotion
- Keep our money here
- Be proud of what we already have
- Knowing your neighborhood
- Senior acceptance w/ youth and fellowship
- Support each other
- Everyone sharing the same values
- When needs are identified, the whole comm. steps up to help
- No separation of the 3 comm.
- Unique style of each comm. would remain
- Don’t want to be in the headlines for the wrong reasons
- Characters and behavior – attitudes
- Strong city leadership from all 3 comm.
- A vision that shows us a positive path
- Tri-community shuttle/bus system
- Diverse in culture & age
- Safe feeling
- Well kept
- Neighborly
- Communicating
- Lots of wildlife & nature
- Feeling welcome
- Recycle – refurbish old homes
- Respected & enforced codes
- Clan parks & rec. areas
- Pride in our area
- Reaching out to others in need
- Community that knows each other
- More community meetings
- Check ego at the door
- Model good values for all children
- Not only a reason for kids to come back but a reason for people to move here
- Good parental examples
- Develop respect for seniors
- Tap into faith comm. to work cooperatively
- Encourage good family relationships
- Neighborhood watch
Question 3: Top priorities from question 2
- Combined public celebrations
- Community auditorium
- Mentoring adults and children
- Common events
- In unity there is strength
- Churches
- Park districts
- Social services
- School districts
- Engage the middle age
- Youth activities
- Help one another create a group of volunteers to help beautify our community
- Opportunities for youth - recreation center, grandparents program, volunteerism/civil service opportunities
- Safe activities/environment for children
- Recreation for youth/clubs & services to encompass all 3 comm. includes Boy’s & girls Club, extended hours for library, character education, and park district inclusive to encompass all
- Outreach for parents in our 3 comm. change mindsets, character education
- Educate parents – hold them responsible
- Appearances make a difference people need to “keep up” their houses
- Create a space to have people come together
- A centralized building or area for comm. events & celebrations
- Mentors/Role models
- Providing opportunities for all youth
- Strengthening/building families, youth development/ B&G Club
- Take one initiative or project and as 3 comm. accomplish a goal – rather B&G Club than multiple goals
