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Community Building Committee (CBC)

The community building committee creates space for neighbors to participate in and share their community with one another. We connect East Harriet residents through a web of events and information that builds relationships and community among neighbors, including:
•   Neighborhood events like RoseFest, KiteFest, Sale-O-Rama (garage sale), and the Garden Tour
•   Connects - EHFNA's eNews and newsletters,  and other printed materials
•   www.eastharriet.org - the neighborhood's up-to-date source of information
•   Block clubs for social and safety purposes 
•   Welcome packets for new neighbors

How you can be involved:
Join us for Community Building Committee meetings if you have something you’d like to discuss or learn more about. The committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Walker Place (37th & Bryant) at 7 pm. The next meeting is scheduled on Tues., March 16.

Contact  Donovan Hart via email if you have an idea for a community building project or if you would like more information about the committee.

A Perfect Day for Kites!


The 2009 Winter Kite Festival on Sat., Jan. 10 was, without a doubt, a memory maker for young and old alike. The bright sun and blue sky, hundreds of visitors (of the human and dog variety), magnificent kites and myriads of activities and treats made for a perfect day we will remember for a long time. Thank you to everyone involved in this event - especially all of the organizers and volunteers. CLICK HERE to visit the Kite Festival page on this website where you can view all of the photos from the event!

EHFNA Annual Meeting Review

The October 7, 2009 EHFNA Annual Meeting kicked off with East Harriet residents enjoying the last of the warm fall evenings by feasting on brats, pretzels and rootbeer floats while socializing with their neighbors and board members and being serenaded by Graham Earley on his guitar.

The meeting, held in the auditorium of the Barton Open School, began with a viewing of EHFNA, A Year in Review, a movie created by Emily Winters, Susan Gray and Steven John Olson. 

Annual business followed with the election of three new board members, Susan Gray, Zach Mullinax and Donovan Hart and adoption of a new business facade improvement strategy to our neighborhood organization's NRP Phase II Action Plan.

With the conclusion of the annual business, those in attendance heard from a group of prominent featured speakers; Lyndale Community School Principal Ossie Brooks James, Council Members Ralph Remington and Betsy Hodges, Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, State Senator Scott Dibble, State Representative Frank Hornstein, and Brian Elliot from U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison's office.

Southwest Senior Center Mural Unveiled on November 15!

CLICK ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO LINK TO MORE PHOTOS FROM THE COMMUNITY EVENT
On Nov. 15, 2008, a mural was unveiled at the Southwest Senior Center building in the East Harriet neighborhood. The project was thanks to a grant received by the Senior Center from the City of Minneapolis. Many in the area participated in the project including Barton School students, the Senior Center, Girl Scout troops, neighborhood residents, and more. Artists from Mosaic on a Stick led the creative process. Thanks to all who took part!

This event was funded by the City of Mpls. Innovative Graffiti Prevention Micro-Grant, Volunteers of America-MN, and CARAG. Partners were SW Senior Center, EHFNA and CARAG, Barton Open School and Mosaic on a Stick.