Rexdale Lab

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MISSION Rexdale Lab amplifies, advocates and engages the community in North Etobicoke to create the future we want through interaction, community events, and projects.

VISION Our vision is a community that reflects action, embraces diversity and innovation to create a sense of well-being. Our aim is to be the best community to live, work and play in.

OUR PORTFOLIOSelected initiatives

Community Forum Dec. 2014100in1Day

June 2015

Projects

1000 Dinners TO

You can’t be everything to everyone

How?Community Development

Challenges• Commitment• Consistent

meetings• Busy lives• Taking initiative• Too many needs• Low civic

engagement• Silo mentality

Some Goals:• Bring together youth, people and organizations

across North Etobicoke • Increase networking opportunities • Increase partnership opportunities• Build on local solutions and expertise• Share knowledge on how to bring the community

together in new and creative ways• Increase interactions and action on pressing

issues• Increase awareness of Rexdale Lab for others to

join our initiative based group• Amplify new ideas and support decentralized

leadership

OUTCOMES • Increased membership from 7 to 46• Members from 14 different organizations and

businesses at the table met 11 times• 3 events - discussed where we are today and

vocalize needs• 22 different partnerships • Increased twitter followers to 193 (from 0)• Have increased interest in downtown groups and

resources to come to North Etobicoke to engage through likeminded areas, topics and tools

• Increased discussion around unique needs to Etobicoke North and lack of resources, and also to navigate areas of priority

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