Mailbag: Grassroots writes:

Our Communities are Strong and Resilient! Come celebrate the gifted people and organizations in Dane County. Inspire each other by sharing what is working in our faith communities, schools, organizations and neighborhoods. You’ll leave feeling energized about the work you do every day, even more inspired by new ideas, and filled with…pie! Join community leaders, clergy, grassroots organizers and a guest from Indianapolis for conversation, reflection and connection! Friday, December 7th 1 :30 pm to 4:00 pm Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Road Enjoy the story of Indianapolis’s Broadway United Methodist Church. Broadway has partnered with the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood to establish practices that take note of, celebrate, and build on the gifts and capacities of every neighbor. In a community often labeled “poor and dysfunctional” they have discovered common interests in entrepreneurship, the arts, cooking, leadership, health, and so much more! DeAmon Harges the original “Roving Listener” who is a neighbor and staff member of the Broadway Church will join us. His role is to listen and discover the gifts, passions and dreams of citizens in his community, and to find ways to utilize them in order to build community, economy, and mutual “delight.” Interested? Please RSVP to: amanda.lovdane@gmail.com 516