Invitation to a Solutions Salon for West Oakland Leaders, 2/24/11

The Acorn Residents Council, BRIDGE Housing, and The John Stewart Company

cordially invite you to an evening of fun and fellowship

at the Town Center at Acorn

Join fellow leaders of community-based organizations in West Oakland to talk about your plans for 2011, and to explore ways we can help each other advance the good work that we do.

Thursday, February 24 2011, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Community Room, Town Center at Acorn, 1143 10^th Street, Oakland CA 94607

SEATING IS LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE, PLEASE RSVP ASAP

PROGRAM

4:00 PM to 4:25 PM	Registration and Hors d’oeuvres
4:25 PM to 4:30 PM	Welcome and Overview – Janet Patterson
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM	SOLUTIONS SALON We’ll break out into groups of six to eight. Each participant will be asked (1) What’s the single greatest challenge or obstacle that you’re facing, and (2) What help do you need to significantly advance the work that you do? (One rule: you can’t say “I need more money” – who doesn’t?) All the other members of the group will then take turns to tell you how they can help you, either directly or indirectly (e.g. by referring you to someone they know who might be able to help).
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM	REPORT BACK A volunteer from each sub group will take notes, and report to the whole group what each member of the subgroup needs the most. This will give all the other participants a chance to know who you are, and think about how they can help.
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM	UNSTRUCTURED NETWORKING Free time to talk to other leaders, to discuss how you can help each other, or just to chat. We’ll keep the room open for you until 7PM, if you need it.

Please bring your brochures, flyers etc so other participants can pass them on to their constituents.

SEATING IS LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE, PLEASE RSVP ASAP

If you can attend, please email Acorn3@jsco.net and let me know how many people will be in your party (max of 2 per org). Better yet, please fill in this online registration form (it timestamps responses, which makes it easier for us to identify the first 40 people to respond). And do feel free to forward this invitation to fellow leaders in West Oakland. I hope you can join us! – Janet Patterson, Chairman of the Board, Acorn Residents Council (510)444-8942.