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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRRC Community Outreach Working Group City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human Rights & Relations Commission seeks members for Community Outreach Working Group Edina, Minn., May 7, 2013 –The Edina Human Rights & Relations Commission (HRRC) seeks volunteers to serve on its Community Outreach Working Group. The working group will identify, recommend and plan a process to gain an understanding of community needs related to demographic changes in Edina. The group will work with City departments, including the Police and Parks & Recreation departments, and community partners such as Edina Public Schools and the Edina Resource Center. All working group recommendations will be presented to the HRRC for approval or recommendation to the City Council. Edina residents who have an interest or background in diversity and/or civic engagement would be good candidates. It is anticipated that the working group will meet monthly in the evenings. The diversity outreach process is part of a greater City initiative to make all residents of Edina feel included and welcomed. “Edina has seen increased diversity in recent years. We are looking for a way to reach out and build engagement with all members of the community,” said John Cashmore, HRRC member and Chair of the Community Outreach Working Group. Volunteers interested in joining the Community Outreach Working Group should apply by 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, by sending their name, address, contact information and a short summary of how their background compliments the working group’s mission to Edinamail@EdinaMN.gov or HRRC, Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424. Candidates will be interviewed and a list of proposed working group members will be presented to the HRRC in late May. For more information, contact Lisa Schaefer, HRRC staff liaison, 952-826-0416. -30-