Northwest Neighborhoods CDC Annual Meeting

The Northwest Neighborhoods Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 27 at Gordon Green. Doors will open and dinner will begin being served at 5:00 p.m. Voting will close and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. This is a family friendly event, and we will have some coloring materials on the tables for those who would like to use them. All current members will be invited to vote in the elections for new board members and proposed Code of Regulation changes. To renew your membership for 2025, visit nwneighborhoods.org/membership.

Current member are emailed instructions on how to vote electronically. Paper ballots will be mailed if they are requested by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21. Current members may pick-up a paper ballot at the office until Wednesday, February 26. All paper ballots are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26. Ballots will also be available at the Annual Meeting. All voting will close at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27.

This year's theme is the Power of Partnership. Join us as we celebrate the work we've done and hear from some of our partners including Councilmember Jenny Spencer and Councilman Martin Sweeney.

Dinner will be catered by Sweet Pork Wilson's, an incredible Cudell Barbacue restaurant. We will have two selections of meats and two side dishes. We will also have dessert and a cash bar.

After the program is over, we invite all to stay and enjoy social time, view some community resources, speak with community partners, and enjoy our new photo booth!

We are excited to present nine awards to some incredible community members and organizations:

• Spotlight Cleveland will receive the Sean Kilbane Neighborhood Investment Award

• Shallanna Davis will receive the Irene Catlin Leadership Award

• Monica Lelutiu will receive the Zone Family Public Service Award

• Julia Van Wagenen will receive the Northwest Neighborhoods Sustainability Award

• Thrive for Change will receive the Northwest Neighborhoods Community Spirit Award=

• Cleveland Public Theatre will receive the Northwest Neighborhoods Community Spirit Award

• Sister Judith Karam will receive the Walter and Pauline Martens Lifetime Achievement Award

• Melanie Shakarian will receive the Father Frascati Neighborhood Champion Award

• The Cleveland Public Library will receive the Judge Raymond L. Pianka Community Partner Award