Drake Park (5800 Red Bank Rd) will be the site of a unique event this weekend as a little bit of Hollywood comes to Kennedy Heights. Join the Kennedy Heights Community Council and the Cincinnati Park Board for Mayor Mallory's Neighborhood Movie Night on Saturday August 22nd.

A huge, inflatable movie screen will be set up in the park and the feature will be the family film "Madagascar 2". The movie will start at dusk (between 8:00 & 9:00). Mayor Mallory will be there to shake hands. Poppy's Flavored Ice will be selling concessions, but people are welcome to bring their own food as well as a lawn chair or blanket.

This special event is free and open to the public.

The 26th annual Kennedy Heights Progressive Dinner is in the planning stages. You can help by volunteering for the event, hosting a dinner or by purchasing a ticket email Natalie Boyer for more information

"Greetings from your Neighborhood Networker. My name is Brandon and I've been working behind the scenes to help make contact with new Kennedy Heights Residents as well existing residents who may not be aware of Kennedy Heights' Organizations.

My task has been to help broaden the approach to KH residents including:
young professional groups, community groups, arts groups, youth groups, church groups, dedicated families and community concerned citizens. You may have seen me at some point at the Kennedy Heights Community Council Office at the corner of Kennedy & Montgomery.

During the past few months I have learned much about our diverse community and even more about non-profit work! I believe Kennedy Heights has much to offer it's residents.

I will continue to work with the Kennedy Heights board and the residents to find committees, opportunities and concerns that you have.

Some of the things I have done already to meet this goal include:

• Designing a Kennedy Heights Brochure & Direct Mail Piece
• Designing event fliers
• Creating Facebook Organization Profiles (19 fans!),
• Administering a Twitter Organization Accounts (20 followers!)
• Providing neighborhood data and research
• Evaluating neighborhood interests
• Providing feedback to Kennedy Heights Board for discussion
• Making contact with groups that have community centered programs and events
• Maintaining the Kennedy Heights Community Office
• Originating other valuable marketing and PR collateral

Over the next month you will observe my latest effort which is a flier announcing the 26th Annual Progressive Dinner. I will be supplying local businesses, offices, libraries, churches and organizations with fliers that detail Progressive Dinner information. Our hope is to reach record numbers for this year so make sure you come out and support us! If you have not yet had an opportunity to attend this event, make this year your first. Well I'm back to work now, if you see me in the neighborhood give me a honk to show your support!"

- Brandon Parker Kennedy Heights Neighborhood Networker

OPERATIONS UPDATE: The City of Cincinnati is suspending curb side collection of yard waste its residences and business owners.

Beginning Friday, August 21, 2009, yard waste collection will no longer be collected as a separate service. However, regular garbage collection will continue to occur on regularly scheduled days. This service remains unaffected.

Final Earth Event: COAL
Saturday, Aug. 22, 6-8 pm

Please join us for the final re-opening event of our popular Earth 2009 exhibition, COAL.

See the journey of this crucial stuff we dig out of the earth. With audience assistance, M.C. Greg Hudson will direct and narrate this deconstruction and reconstruction of a sculpture made of coal.

Earth 2009, an art exhibit of our home planet, is the third installment in our Elements series, which began with Aqua in 2007 and Fire in 2008. This multi-media show, curated by Bob Kling, features artwork in the galleries and outside on the grounds -- using, celebrating and commenting on our earth.

Earth runs until August 22. Gallery hours are Mondays - Saturdays 10am - 4 pm. Call 513-631-4278 for best times to visit.

Election Season will soon be here, and the Kennedy Heights Community Council is planning a meet the candidates night on Friday, October 16. Stay tuned for more details.
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The Caring Place which currently resided at the Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church, has a new website. Log onto geocities.com/caring.place to find out more about this organization.
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Nativity Alumni Association is sponsoring "Give Back the Gift" Golf Outing Saturday, October 17 at The Mill Course in Winton Woods to benefit the Nativity Scholarship Fund. Shotgun start 11:00 a.m. $65 per person if registered by September 6. $75 after September 6. Contact srcarren@nativity-cincinnati.org Bring your friends!
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RECEIVE REAL TIME CRIME ALERTS AND HELP IDENTIFY WANTED SUSPECTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The Cincinnati Police Department utilizes the CitizenObserver.Com program to keep residents aware of ongoing and unsolved criminal events in individual neighborhoods throughout the City of Cincinnati.

Log on to www.CitizenObserver.Com to find out more.

The Kennedy Heights Community Council is currently taking it's summer break. The next meeting will take place Tuesday, September 15th 2009. Come and find out all of the great things happening in our community.

The next meeting of the Board will be held on Tuesday, September 8th, 7:00-9:00p.m., Council's Office

Contact the Kennedy Heights Community Council:
6463 Kennedy Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
513.531-4041
kennedyheights.org
khcc@kennedyheights.org

email: khcc@kennedyheights.org

web: http://www.kennedyheights.org