Rise Up Festival on ABC30

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Here’s a preview of the promotion for the Rise Up Festival, airing on ABC30’s the Allman Report starting July 29th. See you at the festival on August 21st!

The Rise Up Festival is looking for a few good fundraisers!

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Rise is looking for 25 people to help us raise money for the rise Up Festival on August, 21, 2015 using MobileCause. Its easy. Sign up, set up your page with your goal and share it on Facebook and Twitter once a week until the festival. Thanks for helping Rise in “lifting our communities”!

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The Rise Up Festival is Coming! – 8.21.2015

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Rise is thrilled to invite you to the 3rd annual Rise Up Festival – Celebrating Revitalization, a St. Louis-centric, family-friendly, multimedia street festival that will be a memorable and fun event for attendees and participants alike:

August 21st from 4:00 to 11:00 PM in front of the Rise office at 1627 Washington Ave., situated directly in the heart of St. Louis’ historic garment  district, the festival will feature local live music acts as well as a fine arts and crafts show managed by Cultural Festivals (founders and managers of the Saint Louis Art Fair), juried and approved by professionally working artists, and university luminaries. Additionally, family-friendly street acts and areas, presentations by local businesses, and comestibles available from local  restaurateurs and micro-breweries will all be part of the entertainment for the evening.

This is a captivating event where St. Louisans, artisans, and businesses can present their talents and wares, as well as support Rise’s nonprofit  mission: to revitalize, reinvigorate, and foster healthy communities in the St. Louis metro area. St. Louis’ premier party band, The Dirty Muggs  will headline the music venue and the Jeremiah Johnson Band will be serving up the high-velocity Blues. After the sun goes down, we have some  special scintillating surprises you won’t want to miss!

Rise has been successful in the redevelopment of The Forest Park Southeast area (home of The Grove), Fox Manor Apartments (behind St. Mary’s High School), Old North St. Louis  (near Crown Candy), the Tower Grove neighborhood, and beyond, particularly in providing affordable, sustainable community spaces that  enhance the overall vibrancy and quality of living in St. Louis.

We really look forward to seeing you at the festival!

Healthy Communities Panel Discussion – Lively and Insightful

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On May 20th, The Rise Young Professionals and the  Urban Land Institute of St. Louis Young Leader’s Group co-hosted a panel discussion on Healthy Communities.

The discussion centered on Jefferson Collaborative’s work to strengthen the neighborhoods of South Jefferson by working at the intersections of real estate, community development, education and health. The panel was insightful, with a broad scope that brought together government officials, corporate and nonprofit representatives, as well as leaders in community housing development. The discussion was lively, covering topics such as community health and livability, promoting an engaged community, how local leaders can listen and respond to residents’ and business owners’ concerns, and what’s next for the future of St. Louis Metro Area community development.

Participants Included:

Moderator
Brian Hurd | Technical Assistance Program Manager, Rise
Panelists
Christine Ingrassia | Alderwoman, 6th Ward
Tom Pickel | Executive Director, DeSales Community Housing
David Stiffler | Community Affairs Manager, Equifax
Kelly Garrett | Executive Director, KIPP St. Louis
Krysta Grangeno | Family Partnership Manager, SouthSide Early Childhood Center
Lindsay Elliott | Health Coordinator, Jefferson Collaborative

For a PDF version of the full PowerPoint presentation click here.

A huge thank you to Nebula Coworking for hosting, Urban Chestnut Brewing CompanyUrbanChestnut_4c_logo for donating beer, and Lona’s Lil Eats for the deal on spring rolls.