‘Connect the Dots’ to showcase the best of Duluth neighborhoods

[Ideas: bring nonprofits to neighborhoods; honor local heroes]

Area residents are invited to Marshall School on Saturday morning to learn about the services offered by more than 35 community organizations. The “Connect the Dots” event is also being held to highlight the richness of five Duluth neighborhoods — East Hillside, Central Hillside, Lincoln Park, West Duluth and Morgan Park.

LISC and the At Home in Duluth Collaborative will honor five neighborhood heroes:

• Archie Davis, an East Hillside resident involved with a community patrol, after-school programs at the Grant Community Recreation Center, the African American Men’s Group, CHUM, the Life-House drop-in center for youth, HIV 101 Peer Education, the Parent Teacher Association, the Duluth Amateur Youth Basketball Association and the East Hillside Community Club.
• Scott Yeazle, a Central Hillside resident involved in the Human Rights Commission, Neighborhood Housing Services, the Affordable Housing Coalition, the Hillsider Newspaper, the Twin Ports Action Coalition, the Central Hillside Food SHARE program and the Central Hillside Community Club.
• Chester “Chet” Johnson, a Morgan Park resident active in the Morgan Park community picnic, the annual Breakfast with Santa, the Morgan Park Garden Club, the NHS Flower Fest, the United Protestant Church gardens and the Morgan Park School Service Learning Program.
• Mark Howard, a Lincoln Park resident, known for keeping his neighborhood clean, fighting crime and assisting those less fortunate.
• Karin Swor, a West Duluth resident, involved in scouting, soccer, community clubs, alumni associations, the Combined Duluth Honor Guard, the West Duluth Business & Civic Club, the West Duluth Women’s Club, the West Duluth American Legion and the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities.

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