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ARISE Detroit!
AUG. 17, 2017
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THANK YOU, DETROIT! SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOODS DAY ISSUE
MORE THAN 200 CLEANUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, FESTIVALS, SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAYS AND MORE
ON 11TH ANNUAL ARISE DETROIT! NEIGHBORHOODS DAY, AUG. 5, 2017
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ENJOY THE SMILES AND LOVE FROM ACROSS THE CITY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOODS DAY PICTORIAL
SHOW SOMEONE THIS SIDE OF DETROIT!
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 Pictured above: Yorkshire Woods Neighborhoods Day volunteers, one of the more than 200 participating Neighborhoods Day organizations throughout the city on Aug. 5.
Top photo, Michael Horner and artist of the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club, which did an art project as part of the Belle Isle Art Fair on Neighborhoods Day.
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"Neighborhoods Day is raising the spirit of Detroit and bringing people together. It is showing that the community is coming back."-Herman Johnson, Monica Davison Block Club.
That's a sentiment that was shared all over the city on Aug. 5, for the 11th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day, with more than 200 participating and organizations involving thousands of people.
With the help of volunteers from Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Monica Davison Block Club on the city's west side was able to make a huge dent in the debris and blight in its neighborhood.
"Neighborhoods Day is fantastic," Johnson said. "It is having a tremendous impact in beautifying our neighborhoods."
Blue Cross made a major commitment by adopting 15 schools and five other projects for beautification efforts, involving more than 200 volunteers.
Experiencing her first Neighborhoods Day, ARISE Detroit! Operations Officer Crystal Staffney quickly realized that there was no way should get to the 36 events she identified and settled for about 10. She was overwhelmed by what she saw.
"There were amazing events taking place all over the city and as I headed from one event to the next, I passed by Neighborhoods Day barbecues, clean-up projects and sometimes just signage which indicated that an event was taking place in the area or getting ready to start," she said. "My experience was nothing less than remarkable. Each event that I attended brought something different to the community and makes me very proud to say I am a representative of ARISE Detroit! and even more proud to say that I was born, raised and still live in the city of Detroit!"
To all who made this amazing day a huge success for the city, the ARISE Detroit! family, including our board of directors, says THANK YOU!
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Jevona Watson and her husband hosted an event to promote entrepreneurs at Detroit Sip on W. McNichols.
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The Bridging The Gap Walk/Run on the Detroit Riverfront brought old Detroiters and new Detroiters together.
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY
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Below, volunteers at Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School.
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| Above, Luther Keith, executive director of ARISE Detroit!, at Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School with principal Murleen Coakley, on right, and staff member. Below, Blue Cross volunteers at Schulze Academy of Technology and Arts. 
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| Below, musicians performing at the Sidewalk Festival in Brightmoor. 
Below, Luther Keith with Kalisha Davis of the Detroit Historical Museum, Carole Wrubel of the Michigan Science Center and A.J. Funchess of the Detroit Public Library, all of whom collaborated on a Neighborhoods Day family event in the Cultural District.  
Above, Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club; Below, ARISE Detroit! board member Toni Mcilwain, third from left, and her team organized an event for the Ravendale Community at the Wayne County Family Aquatic Center.    
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These young painters turned tree stumps into art work in Yorkshire Woods.
Above, ARISE Detroit! Operations Officer Crystal Staffney, far right, at the Grandma Lillie's Block project, where Blue Cross Blue Shield volunteers helped out. Below, The Girls Factory gave out free shoes at its event. 
Below, these youngsters had a ball at Blessed Grounds International Ministries. 
Above, Detroit children's book author Patrice Lee displayed her work at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library.
Pictured, above hip hop dancers at the Detroit Institute of Arts and kids having fun at the Sidewalk Festival.
Below, speaker at the Restoring The Neighbor to The Hood school supply giveaway on the city's west side.
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www.arisedetroit.org
ARISE Detroit!
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