Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-12 Thread Stephanie Smoot 
When did project expand from accessible senior center to centralized
community center? Surely some of that socializing and activity space can
 already be supplied  by our  deluxe. New school or our gracious local
religious institutions. We may not need all of Of this enthusiastic vision.

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, Krystal Wood <
ccbccommunicationscommit...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Community Center Building Committee- November, 2022
>
>
> *The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to
> buildone?*
>
> A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits,
> it
> strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round,
> intergenerational
> gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a
> wide variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning,
> eating, socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center
> enriches the community by fostering organizational collaboration and by
> housing an array of programs, for all ages.
>
> At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on
> Aging & Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which
> do much more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained
> programs in their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base
> for 25 other community organizations whose work is critical to the quality
> of life in Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln
> School campus is of a building that exists not only to serve important
> organizational needs and to optimize programming, though those might be
> adequate reasons for building a new building, it is also of a building that
> will attract residents of all ages to gather for coffee and meetings and
> informal activities.
>
> Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the
> transfer
> station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow
> Classic, the Girl
> Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But
> the
> everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community
> and to the
> sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting
> – because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher,
> because the range of
> activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for
> intergenerational
> interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be
> improved and
> the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
>


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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-12 Thread llas902551--- via Lincoln 
Diana, Bemis Hall is now used for a variety of events mostly in evening that 
are NOT Council  on Aging-HS related.
LYNNE  L
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  On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 3:23 PM, Diana Smith 
wrote:   What is your thinking about how to use the left-over space in 
Bemis?Diana Smith
On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 2:07 PM llas902551--- via Lincoln 
 wrote:

Dear Krystal,Thank you for listing uses for the Community Center.It really will 
be a place for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,  thank you.Lynne L

Sent from the all new AOL app for Android 
 
  On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 8:37 AM, Krystal 
Wood wrote:   Community Center Building 
Committee- November, 2022

The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to build
one?

A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits, it
strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round, 
intergenerational
gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a wide 
variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning, eating, 
socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center enriches the 
community by fostering organizational collaboration and by housing an array of 
programs, for all ages.

At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on Aging & 
Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which do much 
more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained programs in 
their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base for 25 other 
community organizations whose work is critical to the quality of life in 
Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln School campus is 
of a building that exists not only to serve important organizational needs and 
to optimize programming, though those might be adequate reasons for building a 
new building, it is also of a building that will attract residents of all ages 
to gather for coffee and meetings and informal activities.

Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the transfer
station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow Classic, the 
Girl
Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But the
everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community and to 
the
sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting – 
because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher, because 
the range of
activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for intergenerational
interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be 
improved and
the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-11 Thread Diana Smith 
What is your thinking about how to use the left-over space in Bemis?
Diana Smith

On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 2:07 PM llas902551--- via Lincoln <
lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote:

> Dear Krystal,
> Thank you for listing uses for the Community Center.
> It really will be a place for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,  thank you.
> Lynne L
>
> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android
> 
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 8:37 AM, Krystal Wood
>  wrote:
> Community Center Building Committee- November, 2022
>
>
> *The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to
> buildone?*
>
> A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits,
> it
> strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round,
> intergenerational
> gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a
> wide variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning,
> eating, socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center
> enriches the community by fostering organizational collaboration and by
> housing an array of programs, for all ages.
>
> At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on
> Aging & Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which
> do much more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained
> programs in their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base
> for 25 other community organizations whose work is critical to the quality
> of life in Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln
> School campus is of a building that exists not only to serve important
> organizational needs and to optimize programming, though those might be
> adequate reasons for building a new building, it is also of a building that
> will attract residents of all ages to gather for coffee and meetings and
> informal activities.
>
> Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the
> transfer
> station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow
> Classic, the Girl
> Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But
> the
> everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community
> and to the
> sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting
> – because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher,
> because the range of
> activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for
> intergenerational
> interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be
> improved and
> the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-11 Thread llas902551--- via Lincoln 
Dear Krystal,Thank you for listing uses for the Community Center.It really will 
be a place for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,  thank you.Lynne L

Sent from the all new AOL app for Android 
 
  On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 8:37 AM, Krystal 
Wood wrote:   Community Center Building 
Committee- November, 2022

The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to build
one?

A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits, it
strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round, 
intergenerational
gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a wide 
variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning, eating, 
socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center enriches the 
community by fostering organizational collaboration and by housing an array of 
programs, for all ages.

At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on Aging & 
Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which do much 
more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained programs in 
their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base for 25 other 
community organizations whose work is critical to the quality of life in 
Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln School campus is 
of a building that exists not only to serve important organizational needs and 
to optimize programming, though those might be adequate reasons for building a 
new building, it is also of a building that will attract residents of all ages 
to gather for coffee and meetings and informal activities.

Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the transfer
station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow Classic, the 
Girl
Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But the
everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community and to 
the
sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting – 
because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher, because 
the range of
activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for intergenerational
interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be 
improved and
the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-10 Thread sally kindleberger 
Beautifully expressed!  Thank you Krystal!

On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 9:11 AM Laura Crosby 
wrote:

> Beautifully and  articulately said.
> 100% agree with your opinion.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 10, 2022, at 8:45 AM, Krystal Wood <
> ccbccommunicationscommit...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Community Center Building Committee- November, 2022
>
>
> *The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to
> buildone?*
>
> A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits,
> it
> strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round,
> intergenerational
> gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a
> wide variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning,
> eating, socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center
> enriches the community by fostering organizational collaboration and by
> housing an array of programs, for all ages.
>
> At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on
> Aging & Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which
> do much more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained
> programs in their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base
> for 25 other community organizations whose work is critical to the quality
> of life in Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln
> School campus is of a building that exists not only to serve important
> organizational needs and to optimize programming, though those might be
> adequate reasons for building a new building, it is also of a building that
> will attract residents of all ages to gather for coffee and meetings and
> informal activities.
>
> Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the
> transfer
> station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow
> Classic, the Girl
> Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But
> the
> everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community
> and to the
> sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting
> – because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher,
> because the range of
> activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for
> intergenerational
> interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be
> improved and
> the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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Re: [LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-10 Thread Laura Crosby 
Beautifully and  articulately said.
100% agree with your opinion. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 10, 2022, at 8:45 AM, Krystal Wood 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Community Center Building Committee- November, 2022
> 
> The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to build
> one?
> 
> A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits, it
> strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round, 
> intergenerational
> gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a wide 
> variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning, 
> eating, socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center 
> enriches the community by fostering organizational collaboration and by 
> housing an array of programs, for all ages.
> 
> At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on Aging 
> & Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which do much 
> more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained programs in 
> their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base for 25 other 
> community organizations whose work is critical to the quality of life in 
> Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln School campus is 
> of a building that exists not only to serve important organizational needs 
> and to optimize programming, though those might be adequate reasons for 
> building a new building, it is also of a building that will attract residents 
> of all ages to gather for coffee and meetings and informal activities.
> 
> Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the 
> transfer
> station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow Classic, 
> the Girl
> Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But the
> everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community and 
> to the
> sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting – 
> because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher, because 
> the range of
> activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for 
> intergenerational
> interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be 
> improved and
> the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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[LincolnTalk] Community Center Building Committee Vision for New Community Center

2022-11-10 Thread Krystal Wood 
Community Center Building Committee- November, 2022


*The vision: what is a Community Center, and why would Lincoln want to
buildone?*

A Community Center not only reflects the community at whose heart it sits,
it
strengthens that community. A Community Center is a year-round,
intergenerational
gathering place and activity center. A Community Center is a locus for a
wide variety of activities – health and fitness, social services, learning,
eating, socializing, creating, playing, participating. A Community Center
enriches the community by fostering organizational collaboration and by
housing an array of programs, for all ages.

At its heart, the Community Center is a home for the Lincoln Council on
Aging & Human Services and the Parks & Recreation Department, both of which
do much more than most people realize, and both of which run constrained
programs in their current homes. The Community Center also provides a base
for 25 other community organizations whose work is critical to the quality
of life in Lincoln. But the vision of a Community Center on the Lincoln
School campus is of a building that exists not only to serve important
organizational needs and to optimize programming, though those might be
adequate reasons for building a new building, it is also of a building that
will attract residents of all ages to gather for coffee and meetings and
informal activities.

Lincoln has a sense of community – we have impromptu encounters at the
transfer
station and at Donelan’s, we have annual events like the Scarecrow Classic,
the Girl
Scouts Pancake Breakfast, the July 4 parade, and we have Town Meeting. But
the
everyday contribution of a Community Center to the life of the community
and to the
sense of community can be far greater, and the possibilities are exciting –
because the number of people using the Center will be so much higher,
because the range of
activities will be much greater, because the opportunities for
intergenerational
interaction will expand, because the provision of social services will be
improved and
the organizations providing those services will be more robust.
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