My View from Acadia

A little bit about why I am blogging....

I attended the Calgary Arts Development Art Congress in Sept 2011. At the Congress I learned about community builder, Mark Hopkins, and his "We Should Know Each Other" events.   My husband, Geoff and I, went to WSKEO #83 I think.  

I was an Acadia Community Association Board member at large for just over one year, learning from this dedicated group of volunteers and helping out at events.   The Acadia Strong Neighbourhood Initiative by the City of Calgary was a catalyst for me to start blogging about the community of Acadia.

After the Art Congress, I was supposed to write a letter about what I my next steps were going to be as an Arts Champion.   I don't think I ever did.  I know that I feel encouraged to get involved in my community, both residential and artistic. I previously hesitated to get involved, as this entails a learning curve, where I make mistakes and get some things right.  Sometimes the learning and growing can be uncomfortable.

I am meeting great people and learning about exciting things that are above and beyond my continuing involvement as a volunteer with the Acadia Strong Neighbourhood Initiative, such as the South Calgary Artist Network, The Calgary Arts Development Artist Network, and The Acadia Community Garden Committee.  So I decided to change the name of the blog to be more inclusive - so I could include other events and happenings of interest to me and maybe to others. ;)

Welcome to My View from Acadia.  I look forward to hearing about yours!  If I make a mistake, or forget to give credit where credits due - I am sorry - please let me know and I will rectify it as soon as possible. 

The old blog posts can still be read at  http://acadiastrongneighbourhoodinitiative.blogspot.com/