[Announce] Community Meeting to Keep CELLspace Alive and Well

[Tony Verma]

Welcome to Cellspace's Announce List.  It's unfortunate that its  
first posting starts with bad news - as many of you know, cell is  
struggling to pull through an extremely difficult financial  
situation.   On bright side, it is a time for self examination and  
rebirth for CELLspace.  That is crux of this announcement, CELLspace  
needs the energy, creativity, time, talents and money from the very  
people who have made CELLspace such an incredible place.  See below  
for details about the community meeting happening Monday 19Nov2007 at  
7pm (yes, tonight!).

If you can't make it to the meeting, but have fond memories of an  
experience you've had at CELLspace, please consider making a donation  
to our general fund by visiting www.cellspace.org and clicking on the  
donate link or visit the following webpage:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=info% 
40cellspace%2eorg&item_name=CELLspace% 
20donation&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP 
%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8

See you at the meeting!
- CELLspace Announce

---- Community Meeting Announcement---

Ever Been to CELLpace?

What: Community Meeting to Keep the CELL Alive and Well
When: Monday, November 19th @ 7pm
Where: CELLspace
(2050 Bryant Street btwn 18th & 19th, Mission District SF)
Who: the CELLspace community: anyone who has passed through our doors
(or has been wanting to!) to attend an event, receive services, create
some art, participate in community building, or for refuge.
Why: CELLspace's future is in jeopardy.   The collective and Board  
members are struggling to pay monthly operating costs. We need to  
refocus community support and revitalize our fundraising efforts and  
collective energies!

The Evening will provide an update of the current status, a gathering  
of creative thoughts and ideas, and an opportunity to get involved in  
our metamorphosis.

The NEED:
* Events bookings
* grant-writers
* Youth service providers
* publicity/outreach management
* Save the CELL campaign development which includes: reaching out to
CBOs, local government, the media, former stakeholders and current
stakeholders
* monetary and in-kind donations

The GOAL:
* Revive the collective process within CELL, and engage resources: In
2005-2006 alone, CELLspace welcomed over 80,000 people into the space
with services, educational opportunities, events, space and more = 1
in every 8 residents in SF have been through our doors. The purpose of
these meeting is to ignite these folks who deem CELLspace a resource
and vital ficture within San Francisco's artistic, youth development
and social justice community. We will walk away with working groups to
tackle 4 major areas: fiscal health/debt management, events
development, program development for youth and adults, and leadership  
involvment.

Please circulate this announcement to all Bay Area residents who are
willing and able to keep the CELL alive and well!

Thank You and See You Monday!!!