Great Expectations

Citizen blogger Bill Rowland returns for a second "A City That Works" forum, this time with members of Young Involved Philadelphia. He writes:

The May 29th Great Expectations forum was a bit different than many of the others recently held. Located in the bowels of the Philadelphia Inquirer building on North Broad Street, the event was held in conjunction with Young Involved Philadelphia, a grassroots nonprofit organization that aims to increase civic engagement among young Philadelphians. Like peanut butter and jelly, they go well together…

Winding my way through a Get Smart-like maze (the original, Don Adams version) I found the basement venue filled with a mix of project organizers, event attendees and city officials chatting over light finger food. A few brief conversations revealed that this was an introduction to the Great Expectations project for most attendees. In addition, a quick poll found that most people were in an information gathering mode and assessing volunteer opportunities.

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