Status of the Movement

Our movement is real, growing, and making true change.

On Wednesday, we will end our first year with a community service project in the morning and meeting in the evening.

Community Service

Meet at 8:45am
Isabel Miller Community Center
(8th and Carl Miller Blvd).
Clean-up will be from 9am-2pm.

Meeting

Starts at 6:30
Get there early if you can.
Rutgers Campus Center (off of Third and Cooper Streets)

Members

Remember to send me you resume and biography for our Handbook.
Get your 1st edition shirts...$20

Coming Soon

Friday, August 6th - trip to DC
Tour of US Capitol
You must let me know ASAP if you plan on attending. Tickets are $20. Seating is limited.

8a       Leave Camden
11       Arrive in DC
11:30  Tour of US Capitol
1:30    Lunch at Busboys and Poets
2:30    Free time
6p      Leave DC
9       Arrive back in Camden

There will also be a similar trip to the United Nations later in August.

I am in the process of raising money for our organization to get to the next level. All we have done so far has been for free...imagine what money will help us with. Please remember that change only happens when good people work together. I am working with the new Board Members and other young urban leaders to take the gifts and talents, knowledge and research we have and use to make ourselves and our community better. This is an important week for us. Besides what I listed already, on Friday, July 23rd is my birthday and the official anniversary for the organization is Thursday, July 29th. If you want to be involved in anyway, let me know soon. The membership induction process will be very different in September.

Videos and news

Videos for start ups and people that want to do big things. 

My video discussing being on the Camden Board of Education. 

Today's news about Camden

Courier: Dancers

Courier: Matheussen at DRPA questioned

Courier: Lanning Square School

Courier: Gephardt at Cooper

Inquirer: Center for Family Services

DRPA conflicts

North Camden  - Stray bullets

Woman Strangled

Teen charged with murder

Playground Burned

Woman Strangled

Stray Bullets hit woman

Teen Charged - Murder

Today's News About Camden

2 department heads named

Students go camping

ATVs - An editorial

Homicide captain retires

Battleship grant restored

Get appointed.

Do you want to be more involved in the city? There are many board and agencies that you can be appointed to by the Mayor or City Council. Click here to see what is available. If you are interested, please contact me to learn more about the position.

Note: The link above is to a document I ordered from the City Clerk's office. It is posted on CamConnect. Please take a few minutes and see other documents that are posted their as well.

Summer Summer Summer Time of Progress

We elected new Board members at the retreat. They are responsible for approving budgets, rules, and policies for the organization. I will report to them.

• Elton Custis - He is a substance abuse counselor that graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson with a Masters is Administrative Science. He is a charter member. He was recently appointed to the African American Advisory Commission.
  
• Kenise Hunter - She is a graduate student at Lincoln University. She has worked in finance and real estate.
  
• Paul Lewis Smith - Paul recently graduated with a Master's degree from Rutgers. He is a researcher at the Walter Rand Institute.

Volunteering at community service events

• The next community service event is Wednesday, July 21st 9am - We will join Mayor Dana Redd and other community members to clean lots and streets in the greater Centerville area.
  
• We will have shirts for all members to wear for sale as our next fundraiser.
  

Networking night

July 16th at 5:50pm @ 20 Horse Tavern

Meet new, smart, interesting, fun, local people that are also doing big things with their lives.

Next meeting

July 21st at 6:30pm - more details will follow

Civics

Attend the next City Council meeting on July 13th at 5pm -

• The meeting is at City Hall on the 2nd floor
• Parking at meters is free after 6pm
  
• Click here to see the previous City Council agenda (it downloads slowly)

We are teaming up with the Walter Rand Institute to offer classes on city and state government and politics. More details will follow soon.Thank you for your support. I hope to see you at some of the upcoming events this summer.