ONONDAGA CITIZENS LEAGUE NEWS
february 2011
UPCOMING OCL EVENTS
Tuesday, March 8, 4-5:30 p.m. “Community Image and Why It Matters” at The Warehouse, 350 West Fayette Street, 4th floor community room. George Curry, Christine Capella Peters, and Bob Doucette will lead a discussion on the importance of public spaces and the impact of community image on quality of life and economic development. Everyone is invited. For more information, email ocl@syr.edu or call OCL at 443-4846.
Tuesday, March 22, 4-5:30 p.m. “Improving Community Image: Examples from CNY Communities” , at The Warehouse, 350 West Fayette Street, 4th floor community room.
SAVE THE DATE! OCL Annual Meeting, Wednesday, June 8th, 12-1:30 p.m., Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Keynote Speaker: David Holder, Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau. OCL Civic Education Award Recipient: 40 Below!
OCL Nominating Committee is seeking suggestions for nominees of the OCL Board of Directors to be elected at the OCL annual meeting in June. Nominees should be OCL members who will support the OCL’s mission, be representative of the diversity of our community; and actively participate in Board meetings, committees and studies. The deadline for submission of nominations is March 15, 2011. For more information, contact OCL at ocl@syr.edu or 443-4846.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Promoting Civil Civic Discourse CNYSpeaks and FOCUS invite you to A Forum on Civil Civic Discourse, a free public event to be held 7:30 - 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at City Hall Commons. For more information, please contact FOCUS at 448-8732 or CNYSpeaks at or 730-4621.
A Litter Roundtable, presented by the Sierra Club- Iroquois Chapter on Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. at University United Methodist Church, 1085 East Genesee Street, Syracuse. Panelists: Sandra Barrett, OCL; Sean Kirst, Syracuse Post-Standard; Andrew M. Maxwell, City of Syracuse; Sarah Stewart, OCRRA; and Merike Treier, Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. and OCL Study co-chair.Join OCL!
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