About me:
SynerGeo is a 501 (c) (3) organization. The mission of SynerGeo is to enrich the lives of children and families through the arts, education, and cultural awareness. Our vision is to partner with struggling communities in order to empower people to live in community with mindfulness, compassion, and creativity.
Our Goals are to
1. Provide an intentional community among the Jonah House residents,
2. Inspire community action through the Arts,
3. Provide children, youth and families affordable access to the Arts,
4. Encourage creativity & positive expression, and
5. Be a partner to surrounding communities, organizations, corporations, & communities of faith.
The word SynerGeo was created by combining the words synergy, meaning a bringing together of energy from two or more parts, working in cooperation to create an energy or whole greater than the sum of the individual parts, and geo, meaning earth or planet.
SynerGeo's symbol is borrowed from the Aberlemno Cross, one of the Celtic high crosses dating to the eighth century. The mandala-like center, filled with spirals, represents all things revolving around God.
SynerGeo staff, volunteers, and board members believe that by coming together, we can have a greater impact on positive change in our communities. As a nonprofit faith-based organization, SynerGeo provides needed programs and services to the residents of Oregon Hill and surrounding communities. SynerGeo is an equal opportunity employer.
SynerGeo welcomes people from different socio-economic status, gender, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, ages, or mental and physical abilities.
To learn more about Synergeo's volunteer opportunities, click here. You can also send us an email at volunteer@synergeo.org. or give us a call at 804.648.2287 or come by for a visit at 349 South Laurel Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220. Help us continue to inspire community action through the arts!
SynerGeo is an AmeriCorp State Project.
Monday Jan. 19th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and SynerGeo's monthly community dinner at 6pm. We would like to encourage you to volunteer in your community on MLK Day. Our staff is serving at sites through out Richmond during that day (Neighborhood Resource Center, Jewish Family Services, ElderHomes, VCU Reads, and Maymont Elementary School Project).
Then come by SynerGeo at 6pm, bring a dish to share and tell us about any volunteering you were able to do. If you can't volunteer that day, still come by for food and conversation.
We are located on the corner of laurel and albermarle streets.
Some of you may know me already, but if I haven't met you yet, my name is Kelley Libby. I'm a graduate student who rents at The Overlook. I guess you could say I'm a newcomer to Oregon Hill—been here about 15 months. In that time, I've come across a number of Oregon Hill citizens, both in the public writing and out in the neighborhood, who are tremendously faithful to Oregon Hill and who stand up for it when it needs help.
I really admire that. I come from a rural community in Northeast Florida that in some ways reminds me of this community. One of the things I love best about home is that people there take the time to sit on their porches and visit with each other. I enjoy the stories, the news, the jokes, the sipping of sweet tea, even the pauses in conversation. To talk with a neighbor on a porch is fellowship of the highest sort, and at the same time, a simple, natural happening. I love that it happens here in Oregon Hill, that I've been invited to sit on porches with some of you all—to watch the cars go by, to listen to the birds and the church bells, to take a break from all the going, and to get to know you better.
If someone were to tell me that there would never be another porch talk, ever—that all the porches on people's houses were to be removed—I would be devastated. And I would fight, as I'm sure some of you would. And that leads me to my question.
What is it about Oregon Hill, for you, that you've either fought for or would fight for if it came down to it?
I'd like to put all of your comments into a book that will benefit Oregon Hill in some way. So I'd love it if you wrote to me, or posted on this forum. Or if you'd prefer, I'd be happy to sit down and talk with you. I'm at the William Byrd Community House every Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and like I said, I like porch talks too.
We have been making and collecting messages from people, children, the community. Many people have helped create these signs to give to others; Some of the people involved in the project include- OH teenagers from SynerGeo's Teen Center, Transformers volunteer work group from Roanoke, The Cross-Pollination Project, Neighbors, Shoppers participating at the Byrd House Markets, and the SynerGeo Staff.
We will be passing out messages on Monday and Tuesday, if we miss you please pick one up on Tuesday at The Byrd House Market.
We hope that you will participate in our vision and display the message in your yard Wednesday, July 30 through Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
During these weeks we will be teaching children of the community about how art can affect their environment. Thank you for your participation in this project.
Also, feel free to leave the message up for as long as you wish.
Please donate and recycle your used consumer electronics:
Cell Phones Ink Jet Printer Cartridges Laptop Computers Apple iPods Digital Cameras Digital Video Cameras
SynerGeo (on the corner of Laurel and Albermarle) at 349 South Laurel St. is collecting used recyclables. Please drop off any of the above items or call 648-2287
