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Welcome to the East Harriet Neighborhood
East Harriet is bordered by 36th Street on the north and 46th Street to the south. Lyndale Avenue is the eastern boundary; Lake Harriet and Lakewood Cemetery largely make up the western border of the neighborhood. In addition to these Minneapolis landmarks, Lyndale Park Gardens and Rose Gardens, the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary are located within East Harriet. Many houses in the neighborhood are two-story homes, set back from the streets.


EHFNA is Rebranding!!

Reimagining East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association (EHFNA)

EHFNA is looking for A relaunch of the EHFNA brand, assets and collateral in collaboration with the EHFNA Executive Team
We are looking for proposals from interested companies and individuals. Please see the attached RFP for more information.

Goal: Engage community members by creating an identity and website capable of informing the community of what’s happening in the city and our community. Create dialog and engagement in our year-round community programs events and communications. Please see the attached document for a deeper explanation of our goals.

EHFNA Rebranding RFP


For further questions please contact :
Kendra Lewis, Treasurer, Neighborhood Engagement Chair kgablewis@gmail.com
Megan Nolan, Administrative Assistant info@eastharriet.org


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Celebrate Earth Week & Help Design East Harriet's First Storm Drain Mural! 
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Why is clean water important to you? 
Why do you love Lake Harriet or Minnehaha Creek? 
What do you see when you think about clean water? 

Complete our survey during Earth Week (now through Sunday, April 24, 2022) to help us create our neighborhood's -- and the City of Minneapolis's -- first storm drain mural! 

Your ideas will inspire contracted artist Tomie Topbear’s original design! 




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The Clean Walk Program

 
The Clean Walk Program is an EHFNA community initiative to provide tools for residents to help keep our neighborhood and community clean.
 
The Clean Walk Program is designed for people that love to take casual walks in the East Harriet neighborhood. We are fortunate to live in an area with beautiful green spaces, and it is important for us to try and do our part to keep those areas clean.
 
How does the Clean Walk program work? Just contact the EHFNA at cleanwalkprogram@gmail.com and we will provide you with a garbage claw and 10 biodegradable bags. Then you take the claw and a bag with you whenever you go on a walk, and pick up garbage along the way. Simple as that! The point of this program is to encourage residents to do what you can, where you can, whenever you feel like it. You don’t have to grab every piece of garbage you walk by, and you don’t have to do this every day. The idea is that if everyone does a little bit here and there, it adds up to quite a lot of litter cleaned up in our community. In addition, it makes for a more sustainable solution to keeping our neighborhoods and parks clean, since walking around our neighborhood is probably already part of your routine.
 
To receive your free garbage claw and 10 bag supply, please email cleanwalkprogram@gmail.com with your name and address or intersection (to verify East Harriet residency). After that, you will receive a reply with instructions on how to obtain your Clean Walk Program materials. Supplies are limited and only one claw and package of bags are allowed per household. Your email address will be kept private, and only used to send an optional follow-up survey to gather feedback on the program.


UPCOMING REDISTRICTNG MEETINGS

Participate in Minneapolis Redistricting- Call For Public Feedback
Register for redistricting meetings presenting draft maps for public discussion here:
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/redistricting/get-involved/community-meetings/comment-sign-up/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

Meetings:

4:00pm on Thursday, Feb 24, 2022.
4:00pm on Wednesday, Mar 9, 2022

Leave your feedback at the link below:
https://portal.minneapolis-mapping.org/#submit
Send your feedback to East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association to be considered by the Board: info@eastharriet.org

The EHFNA board has been discussing Redistricting and will take a vote to on endorsing a plan. One discussion has been Matt Perry’s Map to have the East Harriet Neighborhood in one ward instead of split into two wards as it is now. See that plan below:
https://portal.minneapolis-mapping.org/submission/p7498
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After every census, Minneapolis updates the boundaries of its 13 City Council wards and six Park Board districts to reflect new population counts. The Redistricting Group, made up of 24 Minneapolis volunteers, builds the new maps with input from their communities. The Redistricting Group needs your help with the redistricting project to make sure all voices are heard.




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COVID-19 Vaccines are HERE for Kids 5-11
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Visit mn.gov/vaccine to use the Vaccine Locator Map to locate and contact providers about vaccines for kids ages 5-11.


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​Next East Harriet Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
7: 00pm - 8:30pm via Zoom


Join Zoom Meeting HERE
Join us at our next EHFNA Board Meeting to stay up-to-date on what's happening in your neighborhood. 

All EHFNA Board Meetings are currently held as Zoom video conferences. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please contact info@eastharriet.org in advance for the meeting link. EHFNA Board Meetings are typically held the 1st Wednesday of the month.

Committee Meetings
Neighborhood Engagement - 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.

Community Partnerships - 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.

​Green Spaces & Places - 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.

If you are interested in attending a committee meeting, please contact info@eastharriet.org in advance for the meeting link.

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​Join an EHFNA Committee

Committee volunteers are needed for just two to three hours a month. If you've looked into EHFNA committees before, check it out again to see what's different. Here are the three new committees and an outline of their areas of focus:
  • Neighborhood Engagement - This committee will focus on events and outreach. The events include (in a normal year) Fall Fest, the Kite Festival, Happy Hours and a tent at Lyndale Open Streets. In 2021, there may be more online classes and events being organized - what are your ideas? The outreach portion of this committee plans to focus on an EHFNA logo update and rebrand. A crucial goal for this committee is to make sure all residents and business owners are informed about what's happening in the neighborhood. 

Neighborhood Engagement 
7pm, the 3rd Tuesday of each month

  • Community Partnerships - This committee plans to engage with the neighborhood by forming and maintaining important partnerships. One of these partnerships will be created through a new and exciting block captain program. Join this committee to lay the groundwork for how that program will work. Other valuable partnerships will include East Harriet schools, businesses, the South West Business Association as well as other partnership opportunities as they emerge.

Community Partnerships
7pm, the 3rd Wednesday of each month

  • Green Spaces and Places - This committee will be the Green Team of East Harriet, handling environmental concerns and neighborhood clean-up events. They will also work with MPRB for improvements and events in our neighborhood parks. Last but not least, they will manage the places of our neighborhood by working on zoning issues as they arise.

Green Spaces and Places-NEW DATE
7pm, the 2nd TUESDAY of each month


All EHFNA committee meetings are currently held as Zoom video conferences. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please contact info@eastharriet.org in advance for the meeting link.



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​Just Deeds Removes Racial Covenants


The City of Minneapolis has launched a new initiative providing Minneapolis homeowners with the opportunity to learn about, acknowledge and discharge racial covenants recorded against their properties. The City’s Just Deeds Project, led by the City Attorney’s Office, will allow people to reclaim their homes as equitable spaces.
Learn more about the Just Deeds Project by visiting the City’s website or by emailing JustDeedsProject@minneapolismn.gov.


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​COVID-19 Resources

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Public health information: Slow the spread of COVID-19
  • Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 situation update
  • Minnesota vaccine data dashboard 
  • Minnesota vaccine distribution information 
  • Find COVID-19 testing locations
  • Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 information in multiple languages
  • Spanish/English COVID-19 hotline: 651-304-6145
  • Minnesota Black Community COVID-19 hotline: 612-254-1145
  • Download the free COVIDaware MN app to get notified if you have been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
  • Updated State of Minnesota guidance on quarantines 
  • City of Minneapolis COVID-19 Dashboard 
  • COVID-19: How to isolate or quarantine 
  • Tips on making your own cloth mask and guidance on wearing masks
  • How to safely wear your mask
  • COVID-19 guidance for parents, guardians and family 
  • What to do if an employee has COVID-19
  • Hennepin County videos on using, making and wearing cloth masks in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong.
  • Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 information
  • Email COVID19@minneapolismn.gov for health-related questions or guidance related to COVID-19.


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