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Thank you for visiting the website of the Urban Neighborhoods Alliance.  Review this site and see the great things that are happening.

                                              
Thank you to all who participated and enjoyed the inaugural Scrambowl fundraising event on August 15 at Enterprise Lanes.  We were able to raise close to $8,000 on the event that will go towards programming and support services.   The team score results, as tabulated by the accounting firm of BKD, our corporate sponsor, are as follows:
                                        Midtown Metholics--1084
                                     Those Snarling Beavers--969
                                          Los Peligrosos--845
                                          Cardiac Cards--807
                                   Taking Care of Business--800
                                      St. John's Redeemers--750
                                        Midtown Marauders--730
                                    Daily Downtown Drama--712
                            The Incredible Bowling Iguanas--688
                                          Grant Beach #1--664
                                           Lucky Strikers--621
                                         Big City Bowlers--572
                                          Grant Beach #2--318
A special thank you to the businesses who were lane sponsors or doanted prizes and merchandise for the event:  Bailey's; Big Momma's; Big Whiskey's; BKD; Bruno's; B's Renaissance Renovations LLC; Cinda Rodgers, CPA; Classic Sports; Coffee Ethic; Commercial Club; Cox Health; Czar Graphics; Discovery Center; Downtown Market; Enterprise Park Lanes; Environmental Works; Ernie Biggs; Face Gallery; Fedora's; Great Southern Bank; Home Builders of Greater Springfield; Island Green Golf Course; Jarden Plastics; Med-Pay, Inc; Meek's; Mille's; Missouri Sports Hall of Fame; Moxie Cinema; Ozarks Regional YMCA; Professional Massage Training Center; Rivercut Golf Course; Robert Stephens; Ron Coluccio-The Home Team; Sonic  Drive-In; Springfield Hot Glass Studio; Springfield Little Theatre; Subway; Tonic Lounge; Uncolor.com; Urban Districts Alliance; and Vandivort Theatre.

The 4th Annual UNA Volunteer Recognition Picnic was held Saturday, July 12 at Jordan Valley Park.  Congratulations to the following people selected as outstanding volunteers:

             Grant Beach--Anita Kuhns & Divison of Youth Services
                  Midtown--Steve Wiemer & Sacred Heart Church
                               West Central--Downtown Market
      Woodland Heights--Rita Silic & Bowerman Elementary School

      Institution Outside of UNA--B's Renaissance Renovations, LLC

                               President's Award--Ron Coluccio
         Click on the logo below for pictures of the award winners.
                                              

                                         
                                       
         COMING SOON TO SPRINGFIELD AND UNA NEIGHBORHOODS!

                    TEACHER ON THE BLOCK INITIATIVE
The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance received a $12,000 grant from Community Foundation of the Ozarks for the Teacher on the Block Initiative.  The award presentation was Tuesday, March 11.  This, combined with the $5,000 grant from the Musgrave Foundation in December, will enable us to help six more teachers through this program.   A special thanks to Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Musgrave Foundation for these awards.   More information on the program can be found by clicking on the Teacher on the Block logo below.
                            


Click below for a copy of Urban Neighborhoods Alliance e-newsletter.
                                      Urban Update--February 2008

The ToolBox is here...click on the logo below for more information.
                                       

Moon City Garden Club is teaming up with the Urban Neighborhoods Alliance to furnish a tree, shrub, or other planting to assist new homeowners in establishing a landscape that will enhance their property and their neighborhood!  You may visit the Moon City Garden Club website at www.mooncitygardenclub.com.  Click on the logo below for a flyer on the program.
                                         

Our project at 801 N. Main is complete and has recently sold.   Click on the picture below to see a video of the renovation.
                                              

New demographic and statistical information for the Springfiled area is now available.  Click below for the new profile.
                    Springfield, MO Demographic & Statistical Profile

The Urban Neighborhoods Alliance is proud to be a partner in the Character Ed Initiative of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.  The mission of Character Ed is to promote a culture that celebrates and builds upon the best of human virtues.  Each month, a different word is promoted.
                The character word for August is:  ACCOUNTABLE
For more information on the Character Ed program, click on the logo below:

                              
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