Next Steps
Next Steps
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So what’s the next step?
So what’s the next step?
We’ve learned that one of the most important parts of MPNA is just letting people know who we are, what we're doing and how they can get involved.
The most challenging part of this is that different people want to get involved in different ways, to different degrees, at different times.
Some people aren’t ready to show up regularly to meetings but they do want to come out to a Linwood Cleanup to pitch in and get to know the group. Other people are ready to jump in and become a dues paying member ASAP, while others might live in a next-door neighborhood (like Classen Ten Penn) and just want to sign-up for our newsletter to keep up with MPNA News.
Wherever you’re at right now, here’s what you need to know to take your next steps.
Getting Started
Getting Started
If you are new to MPNA, start here:
Regular Linwood Clean-up Days
Regular Linwood Clean-up Days
At least once every three months we get together on a Saturday morning to cleanup Linwood Blvd and beautify our Linwood Triangle. In 2020, we officially adopted Linwood Blvd through the City of OKC's Adopt a Street Program. Since our Linwood Triangle landscaping project was completed in 2021, we've been meeting-up at the Triangle on our Linwood Cleanup Days and split our efforts between cleaning up Linwood and keeping the Triangle beautiful.
The best way to stay up-to-date on Linwood Clean-up days is to follow MPNA on Instagram and Facebook.
Introduce Yourself & Join a Team
Introduce Yourself & Join a Team
MPNA always has multiple on-going projects with active project teams. If you would like connect with the MPNA community and begin the conversation about how you can get involved, email the MPNA Leadership Team at metroparkokc@gmail.com and introduce yourself.
Sign-up for the Newsletter.
Sign-up for the Newsletter.
Our newsletter is our primary way of getting the word out and telling our story. It's called MPNA News. It's hosted on the Substack platform.
Substack is an awesome free tool for online publishers. We've set it up so that you can subscribe to one or multiple news feeds that will be delivered automatically to your email inbox.
For more information about MPNA News and how to subscribe, go to the News page on this website.
Join the MPNA Google Calendar.
Join the MPNA Google Calendar.
A shared online calendar is a simple yet extremely powerful tool for a neighborhood association.
For example, have you ever been in the frustrating situation that you couldn't find the info for tonight's meeting? Maybe you couldn't remember whether it starts at 6:30 or 7:00, or more likely you just wanted to find the link to join the online call without having to dig and dig in your email inbox.
Or what about that event that the group scheduled three weeks ago at last month's Members Meeting? You forgot to write it down. Panic!
Subscribing to the MPNA Calendar means that you've got an app for that.
Your Google Calendar app (or other compatible calendar app) will keep all the basic neighborhood event info easily accessible to you.
Go to the Calendar page and scroll down to find the step-by-step directions on how to subscribe.
Become a MPNA Member
Become a MPNA Member
Signing up for MPNA membership is an easy online process.
For a getting started guide on how to sign-up to become a MPNA Member, go to the Membership page on this website.
Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting
You don't have to be an official MPNA member to get involved.
You don't have to be an official MPNA member to get involved.
Some neighbors might hesitate to get involved because they think signing-up for membership and paying annual dues is a requirement for participation in the group. It's not!
We believe it's important to have a formal membership structure, rules of operation, legal incorporation, a bank account, etc. It makes us a stronger and more capable group.
On the other hand, all of that is secondary to our mission: to build community and improve our neighborhood.
Formal membership is important, but it's not the most important thing.
This is a journey, not a race.
We hope you'll choose which next steps you want to take and then begin.
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