Is your community or neighborhood looking for a "spark" or "great idea" to help enhance the economic and community vibrancy within your area? 

 On May 22-23, Ten at the Top is hosting a series of Community Vibrancy Workshops in locations across the Upstate. Each workshop will be interactive and provide great opportunity to engage with others who have dealt with similar challenges and opportunities when working to increase vibrancy in their communities.

Don't miss this opportunity to interact with others from across the region, state and country as we explore ideas that have helped increase community vibrancy around neighborhoods, downtowns, parks & recreation, events & programs and arts & culture.

All workshops are FREE and open to the public, but we ask that you register in advance.

UNITED WAY BORN LEARNING TRAIL OPENS IN PICKENS 

The first United Way Born Learning Trail in Pickens County, a project of the 2013 Leadership Pickens Class, was officially opened in April with a ribbon cutting and special activities. Kids from several area day care centers were the first children to experience the new Born Learning Trail at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex.  

Born Learning Trails are interactive, playful and educational, designed to encourage early learning in children. The trail is made up of outdoor learning games and activities that children participate in with their parents. The Born Learning trail will feature 10 different stations designed for children up to age 4. Born Learning Trails are part of United Way Worldwide's public engagement campaign to foster early childhood education and create early learning opportunities for young children.  The Trail's learning games help build pre-literacy skills that are critical to school readiness.  

B-CYCLE PROGRAM COMES TO GREENVILLE 

A healthy and environmentally friendly way for residents to get around Greenville was celebrated on April 9th with the official launch of the B-cycle program.  

A partnership between Upstate Forever and the Greenville Health System, B-cycle is a bike-share program where users can rent bikes from various kiosks around Greenville on a daily, weekly, or yearly basis.  Currently there are 28 bikes at 6 locations in Greenville, and there are plans to expand to 50 bikes at 10 stations in the next few years.  "Greenville B-cycle is an innovative transportation program that offers affordable access to bicycles for short-distance trips," said Brad Wyche, executive director of Upstate Forever.  

For more information about Greenville B-cycle see http://greenville.bcycle.com/ 

TEN AT THE TOP THANKS FUNDING PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT         

Over the last three years, more than 80 organizations and individuals from across the Upstate have helped support the mission of Ten at the Top to promote collaboration and planning in the Upstate by donating funds or services as either a continuing funding partner (commitment of at least three years), annual funding partner or event sponsor.