Class Scheduling

After just having graduated I was glad to leave behind the worries of scheduling my classes each semester. Making sure I had all the appropriate classes, locations, and times and could definitely be an unwelcome stress. Yet here I find myself again trying to schedule our classes for We Can Grow. I had been having issues this past week finding community kitchens big enough to host our grand aspirations but this a few days ago we made some real headway. With a little help we came to the obvious conclusion that churches would be the perfect place to hold our classes and we immediately thought of River of Life Lutheran up in North Minneapolis. Centrally located, well known and not to mention very welcoming the church had everything we could’ve hoped for. We sat down on Tuesday with Robert, a warm and optimistic staff person who helped us finalize our plans. We will be teaching our classes Tuesday and Wednesday nights in April at the River of Life Lutheran Church!
With this success fresh our minds and our morale high we decided to lock down our April schedule by reaching out to another great church, the Northeast Methodist Church. I spoke to Pastor Sarah last night who was a bright, energetic character and loved the plans we were cooking up for the community. She told me about the church’s large kitchen and seating space as well as their commitment to urban agriculture which she backed by telling me of the large garden they tend on the property. Convinced that this would be a perfect fit for us I swung by this morning and penciled us in for Thursdays in April.
With our first round of classes on the books we now turn our sights toward finding eager participants in these communities that could really benefit for our program. We are planning to have conversations with the churches and neighborhood associations in these areas but we would love to hear for you all if you have any suggestions on where to look. Remember, it takes a community to build a community, and we can’t do this without the help of followers like you. Thanks for your continuing support everyone!