WestSide Rocks!
Last night on the corner of Bird and Hoyt we experienced what “partnering with” really looks, smells, feels like. Peace of the City put on their first ever Arts Festival all based around what the kids of PotC did this summer. They displayed and were selling all of their art, jewlery, t-shirts… they also wanted to take it to the streets of their neighborhood in order to get to know more of their neighbors and to let the community in on the “secret” of PotC. So Megan the Director of the Arts program asked us if we (Elmwood) would like to partner with them to put on a Block Party and of course it is hard for us to say no to a party – right Elmwood?!
It was AWESOME! We had 40-50 people show up to help and Elmwood you guys rocked it out! From set up to working booths for 3 straight hours to breaking it all down you blew me (and everybody else) away. Can’t tell you how proud and inspired I felt just watching everybody get their work on!
Here is why partnering matters – Peace of the City alone could not have created that kind of environment – just to much work not enought help – Elmwood we could not have impacted and drawn that many people out into the streets because we have not invested the emotional, physical work of pouring into that community like PotC! Each one of us could have pulled something off but Together we were BETTER!
What’s the result – bridge building – building a bridge of hope, love, passion, enthusiasm… the GOSPEL was spread last night on the corner of Bird and Hoyt because a bunch of people decided to partner together for a greater cause other than their own, now that’s what I call a LOVE REVOLUTION!
Thanks everybody that came out – love and appreciate you!
