Citywide Ideas

Boutique Solar Craft Day!

Idea:

Gather neighbours together on a Saturday morning (use DIY social media) to learn how to assemble small scale solar panel systems at a pop-up table set up w/ all the kits & parts needed to assemble a small system capable of powering a small devise , cell phone, etc. Components to be provided by local [Read more…]

Benefit:

Community building exercise. Aso the systems assembled could be used to demonstrate how the potential of solar is applicable everywhere!
Location:

Citywide.

Artist Residency Program

Idea:

Site specific art installations in a local vacant building, open call for artists to include both local + regional/national artists. Artists stay in town for 6 weeks to work on installations, multiple performances, events, etc.,with a closing reception. If this is too large or expensive for a small-scale project, we do a smaller 3-day art [Read more…]

Benefit:

Opportunity for local artists & to meet/learn from visiting artists, bringing attention to available spaces in town, celebrating multi-disciplinary/site specific work.
Location:

Citywide.

Homeless Laundry Service

Idea:

Create a feasibility study for a laundry service for homeless individuals that would also include a volunteer day to do laundry. Laundry service space for Homeless individuals and families to utilize to wash their clothes for free, utilizing donated space and utilities provided by the City of Lowell at local neighborhood Activity Centers and potential [Read more…]

Benefit:

We have at last public count in our public schools 1,857 McKinney Vento students (1,408 doubled up) as well as 300 +/- Rough Sleepers on the street whom are homeless, as well as many adults, children and families in shelters or motels or doubled up in addition. Having a free [Read more…]

Location:

Citywide.