Working with PLGNA Series - Interview with 54 year old block association
I live in a great neighborhood. It's wonderfully diverse. According to Wikipedia, nearly 100,000 Haitians live in Brooklyn. Many in fact live in my neighborhood and other surrounding neighborhoods.
I was recently elected President of my neighborhood association. The "Working with PLGNA" series is an effort to reach out and discover what PLGNA's priorities should be. It's been slow and a lot of work to get started. There is still so much to do, but I think we beginning to build a little momentum.
The Interview above is with the Secretary of the longest continuously running block association in the neighborhood. That longevity and continuity has afforded them the experience and know-how to effectively build community. Not surprisingly, they've responded quickly to the crisis in Haiti and have donated generously to the relief effort.
We can learn a lot from them.
I need your help. So if you care to share some ideas on building and serving a neighborhood, please leave a comment or email me at mr.ruiz@gmail.com.
You can find out more about our neighborhood association at http://plgna.com.
