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Duwamish Alive!
Exciting Wetlands Project announcement from DNDA Housing & Properties Director Willard Brown! Join us for the Duwamish Alive! Celebration and groundbreaking of The Delridge Wetlands and Stewardship Project Saturday, April 16, 11:00am-1:00pm, 23rd SW and SW Findlay Howdy friends and neighbors, Join us at Duwamish Alive! on April 16th to kick off our 2016 activities with students from Arbor…
Get to Know: Nafasi Ferrell, DNDA Cultural Event Series Project Coordinator
Nafasi Ferrell Snapshot Life-long Learner Food Lover World Traveler Background Nafasi is deeply committed to transforming youth education through the arts and creating intergenerational spaces of dialogue highlighting the importance of history in our continuous struggle for racial equity. As a teaching artist Nafasi has facilitated poetry sessions with homeless youth and led…
Get to Know: Ana Porta, Youngstown Marketing Intern
Ana Porta Snapshot Third year student in the College of Arts, Media, and Design at Northeastern University in Boston, majoring in Media & Screen Studies and minoring in English Aspiring visual anthropologist Lover of nature and fiction novels Background Ana was born and raised in the Chicago area, but college brought her to Boston,…
Truly "A Landmark Celebration"…
Friday, February 26th, marked DNDA and Youngstown’s first fundraiser in 5 years: Destination Delridge: A Landmark Celebration, and it was… A GREAT SUCCESS!!! There was a unique showcasing of undeniable talent – from aerial arts by The Cabiri, to a feather-bound man on stilts, to poetry and breakdance by Vicious Puppies, to a gigantic community art installation by artist BK…
Truly "A Landmark Celebration"…
Friday, February 26th, marked DNDA and Youngstown’s first fundraiser in 5 years: Destination Delridge: A Landmark Celebration, and it was… A GREAT SUCCESS!!! There was a unique showcasing of undeniable talent – from aerial arts by The Cabiri, to a feather-bound man on stilts, to poetry and breakdance by Vicious Puppies, to a gigantic community art installation by artist BK…
Destination: Success!
It’s rather impossible to summarize my feelings about our recent fundraising party, Destination Delridge: A Landmark Celebration, held on Friday February 26th. But I will try…mostly, I will here express my tremendous gratitude for our community and everyone who made this event possible. It was our first fundraiser in several years, so no part of…
A Word from The Delridge Champion Award 2016 Recipient, Willard Brown
I am honored to receive the Delridge Champion award for dedication and perseverance in leading Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association. I first connected with the organization at the request of the founding Executive Director, Paul Fishburg, who recruited me to join the Board back in 2006! I attended meetings, worked side by side with a number…
Reflections on Destination Delridge 2016
It’s been just about two months since I joined the Youngstown Team as a Marketing Intern, and I’ve learned an incredible amount since my first day. Destination Delridge 2016 was an event that took a lot of hard work from many passionate people, and it was truly an amazing experience to witness everything come together.…
Looking Back on 2015
As of Saturday, December 12th, the last of almost 4500 plants has been planted in the West Duwamish Greenbelt this year. We have worked to restore and maintain 7 acres of land and racked up over 8000 volunteer hours. The year kicked off with a new Executive Director and new energy; 140 volunteers working side-by-side…