April 2022
PMB Newsletter
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EXECUTIVE LETTER EXCLUSIVE |
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Dear Supporter and Member:
April, The Month Of Hope!
“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda.
Perhaps we’re susceptible to April Fool’s pranks because the month just spawns optimism! Hope is a fundamental human emotion that is perhaps easiest to experience in April – as spring breaks and our world “greens up” again! The phenomenal thing about hope is it drives ordinary people to greatness. What enables those 20 year-olds to hit 40 ft buzzer-beaters in the “Big Dance”? What inspires Ukrainians to fight so valiantly against the brutal Russian invasion?
The Pontiac Transportation Museum (PTM) thrives on optimism, especially this spring of 2022. Yes, museum exhibits may reflect the past. But studying the legacy of the Pontiac Community inspires our vision and aspirations of what Pontiac will be in the future. Perhaps you’ve heard the acronym Helping Others Practice Empowerment? It happened in Pontiac! How did families of diverse ethnic background end up in Pontiac, and how well did our business climate empower them? Where was one of the hottest entrepreneurial climates in the US in the 1920’s? How did Pontiac women manufacture 360,000 of a vehicle that General Patton called “the true hero of WWII”? What people and events allowed a car brand to rocket from #7 in the industry to #3 in a decade?
Our volunteer crew at the PTM sees these as beacons of Pontiac’s future. We’re quite sure it can be everything it was, and more. Our contribution will be inviting the world in to see Pontiac’s legacy, and creating a space that teaches our children the lessons of our heritage, that we all take pride in. We’ll be holding several open houses over the next six months – leading, we hope (there’s that word again!) to opening our doors in late September. Come visit us with your own stories of the past, and your aspirations for Pontiac!
Sincerely,
Terry Connolly,
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PONTIAC TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM |
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To celebrate the heritage and remarkable achievements of these many enterprises, the Pontiac Transportation Museum is being created to showcase examples of the cars, trucks, and other vehicles designed or built
here – and the culture that truly changed the nation and the world.
To Learn More, Donte, and Be a part of the PTM Community, Click Here
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Pontiac Skatepark Project
After many months of deliberation, there is a final consensus that Oakland Park will be the location for the new 10,000 sq. ft. concrete skatepark set to be completed by November of this year. Originally many skaters were unsure of what would happen to the DIY skatepark we’d been enhancing at Oakland and we are going to keep and maintain that section of the park as well as the additional new skatepark.
Pontiac Skatepark Project and the City Of Pontiac will soon be convening with the support of The Skatepark Project and Ralph C. Wilson Built To Play Grant Foundations, who are the major contributing funders along with Oakland County, To discuss the design and building process.
To keep engaged with the process please keep an eye out for more Townhalls at City Hall and our Instagram @PontiacSkateparkProject.
Marijayne Renny,
Community Outreach
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Each year the National Alliance on Mental Illness recognizes outstanding achievements and celebrates accomplishments made by individuals and organizations that advance NAMI’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness and their loved ones.
Pastor Douglas P. Jones was awarded Faith Leader of the Year - Saturday, April 9, 2022, for his work with the Faith Based Planning Group, and within the community.
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Pastor Douglas Jones, accompanied by his daughter Erica Chappell at the 2022 NAMI Michigan Honors in Detroit |
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Get out and clean up your yard & neighborhood!
Plant flowers, pick up trash, clear out garages, help beautify the city one street, neighborhood, park at a time!
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The Young Progressive Business Forum is a three-part course. Part 1, April 20th, is dedicated to improving the effectiveness of business in contemporary society.
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CALL TO ACTION!
PLEASE SEND YOUR ORGANIZATION’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE YEAR
Events, Workshops, Forums, Job Fairs, Trainings, Educational Programs, Scholarships, Articles and All Positive News
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
By Pastor Douglas P. Jones, GPCC
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Hello Pontiac, Hello Pontiac, Hello Pontiac….
What Great, Exciting, Feel-Good Words to Hear
Hello Pontiac!!!! Words of Hope, Expectations, Good Feeling Upbeat- And Excitement in the AIR—That’s What I Feel…Over these last few weeks and months, watching and hearing all that is going on in our city. Excitement and Openness with the Mayor and Council -Their Outlook, cooperating sense of Togetherness and greater Community Involvement.
Then the Community Groups and Organizations working together supporting each other, tearing down the silos, sharing information to make our city, community, businesses, and residents more successful, improving Quality of Life issues.
Hello Pontiac, did you ever think we would come to this…I am so proud of each group, each organization Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership, Pontiac Community Foundation, PAL, Pontiac Universal Crime, The Village, Identify Your Dream, Oakland Forward, T. Ramsey and Associates, Parent Empowerment Center-Eisha Branner, Pontiac United, Ascend Foundation, Ministers, Churches, Quest Athletics, Pontiac Library, Pontiac Schools, Our Youth, and Seniors. It is a new day in Pontiac, and we can ALL Say HELLO PONTIAC!!!
We Are Crossing the threshold of UNITY in our Community, a brand-new Day, an Exciting Time for Opportunity in this Great City, young people are stepping up, Young Progressives are Building Futures.
The Greater Pontiac Community Coalition /Committee of Fifty-OU Pontiac Partnership has just completed its Second of Three Economic Summits with a cross section of Business, Residents, Community Leaders, Young Progressives, Coalitions, and more, their work, time and solutions reached were timely, positive, encouraging, long reaching, and filled with opportunities.
Over the next few weeks and months, you will see even more of Exciting and Positive things in PONTIAC.
So, HELLO PONTIAC…GOOD MORNING PONTIAC…WELCOME TO A NEW DAY!!
PASTOR DOUGLAS P. JONES
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