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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