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Hello Garden Square members, I hope you are all doing fine! Thanks again for your active participation and contribution in the last ARC session. Please see the Summary report for your Barriers and Objectives session held on June 25, 2024. The report has also been published in the Documents section of this portal. Please have a look and let us know your thoughts/comments. Check out the report here. The purpose of the summary report is to capture the key information that was discussed during the session which will act as a recap for the members who were a part of it and making sure that their thoughts and ideas were captured correctly. It will also act as a brief summary for the members who were unable to attend the session and provide more context for the upcoming conversations. Please do check that out and share your feedback. Regards The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, Thank you so much for having us at your co-op yesterday for the Barriers and Objectives session. We really appreciate your active participation in this crucial discussion. Your insights and engaging actionable ideas made for a wonderful discussion about the challenges your community is facing and the skills and opportunities you have to address them. Your contributions were invaluable, and I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your perspectives. I look forward to continuing our work together and planning around the implementation of the ideas we discussed. Thank you once again for your commitment to this engagement process😊 In case you were not able to fill out our feedback form after the session, here is the link below. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us keep these sessions tailored to you and the community. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6PXZ9H Next Steps: Please keep an eye on your emails and the ARC website for: Summary Document of this session Final Vision Statement chosen by your community Updates on next session – Focused Conversation Thanks, and looking forward to meeting you all again in August! The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, This is just a reminder that we have ONE WEEK LEFT for our next community conversation on “Barriers and Objectives” Please note: All kids and youth are welcomed to join, engage, and share their opinions😊 There will also be door prizes from the Board😊 Looking forward to meeting you all soon! The ARC Team

Hello Garden Square members, As promised, the Summary report for your first ARC session on Vision and Values is ready and has been published in the Documents section of this portal. Please have a look and let us know your thoughts/comments. Checkout the report here. Based on your ideas and thoughts, the ARC team has summarized them into three vision statement options. Please click on the SurveyMonkey link below to vote for your most preferred choice/which aligns the most with your community:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8JMYYVV  The survey is open until June 21, 2024. So please vote now! Thanks again for your active participation and contribution! The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, Are you ready for your next ARC community conversation on Barriers and Objectives? Please hold your calendars for June 25, 7-9 pm. Here is the invite and a brief description about the session below for your reference: Please note: All kids and youth are welcomed to join, engage, and share their opinions😊 There will also be door prizes from the Board😊 Looking forward to meeting you all soon! The ARC Team

Hello Garden Square members, Thank you so much for having us at your co-op for the Vision & Values session. We really appreciate the level of member engagement and excitement for planning around the future of the co-op. Thank you again for your time and contribution throughout the session. I hope you all enjoyed brainstorming and being a part of the community conversations during our time together. We also strongly appreciate the contribution and involvement of Garden Square’s Board in making this session a successful one. From scheduling and promotion to the set up, food, and door prizes, all your efforts are very appreciated. In case you were not able to fill out our feedback form after the session, here is the link below. Your feedback is valuable to us and helps us keep these sessions tailored to you and the community. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSFHFVT Next Steps: Please keep an eye on your emails and the ARC website for: Summary Document and snapshots of this session – Week of June 10th Vision Statement options to vote on - Week of June 10th. Updates on next session – Barriers & Objectives – End of next week Thanks, and looking forward to meeting you all again! The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, We are just one week away from our first ARC community conversation with your co-op community on Vision and Values. Let's get ready to come together and brainstorm! We are hoping to talk about your future, vision, and goals collectively and creatively. Are you concerned about childcare arrangements? Don't worry! We have some exciting games and activities for your kids too. The program is all about your community, so we wouldn’t dream of leaving them behind. All kids and youth are welcomed to join, engage, and share their opinions. Please note that the board has arranged Pizza dinner for everyone with doors opening at 6pm. There will also be door prizes. Looking forward to meeting you all soon! Regards, The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, We have just completed the Stage 1 of the ARC program which was “Community Check-in”. As part of this stage, we asked you to participate in a Community survey to understand your concerns, interests, satisfaction ratings around various co-op areas and finally, the readiness for ARC. We are very happy to announce that more than 70% of the membership participated in the survey. I really wanted to appreciate your participation and involvement and thanks very much for sharing your valuable feedback and suggestions. As promised, we have emailed a brief summary of the results that came out of the survey to all of you. You can also have a look at the report right here on this page in the key documents section. Please have a look to understand what other members in your community feel and love about the co-op they are living in and what are some of the areas where they want certain improvements on. Please also let us know in the comments below for any feedback around the report or in case of any questions/concerns. Thanks again for exploring the chance to working together and stay tuned for more updates on upcoming sessions!   Shivani Sethi The ARC team

Hello Garden Square members, We promised you an exciting feature of the ARC engagement which is “Exclusive Members only access”, so here is it for you: You are currently viewing the Garden Square ARC portal. We have registered everyone on the portal, so Garden Square members can now have exclusive access to all the conversations, sessions summary, posts, key dates, and documents and all the relevant information regarding their ARC engagement. You must have received my email regarding the default login credentials which were as follows: Username - your email address Default Password – Garden@ARC (You have the option to reset your passwords – see below.) I strongly encourage everyone to reset their default passwords with the help of the below tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gD-yn52wcU Please reach out to us in case of any queries. Please Explore! Shivani Sethi The ARC Team

    Thank you for participating in the Active Resilient Communities (ARC) Program. We are excited to start the ARC journey with Garden Square! We will be interacting with each other through a variety of methods including workshops, drop-in sessions and online activities. We will also be available through this website and a phone line mentioned at the bottom of this page, throughout your engagement. We will be asking you along the way to fill out surveys to provide valuable feedback about the program (and process), so that we can make improvements to our program. Again, thank you for joining us and we look forward to meeting and working with you! ~ The ARC Program Team