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12th Annual Detroit Neighborhood Day engages thousands across city

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“We had another amazing Neighborhoods Day,” its main organizer, Luther Keith, said this week, reflecting on the 200-plus events across the city that engaged thousands of participants.

Last Saturday marked the 12th Annual Detroit Neighborhoods Day sponsored and organized by Kresge Detroit Program grantee ARISE Detroit! Keith is the organization’s executive director.

The day included jobs and health fairs, large and small beautification projects, school-supply giveaways, a bicycle giveaway, a demonstration of flower farming, parades, arts festivals and children’s activities. Blue Cross Blue Shield alone fielded 300 volunteers for school cleanups.

“Overall, it was an amazing day of work and pride that reflected the resilient spirit of the people and neighborhoods of Detroit,” said Keith.

ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day 2018

A. J. Funchess plants signs on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library. The library teamed up with the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center, and the Detroit Historical Society to celebrate "Year of The Tiger" – the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series Championship, with food, games, face-painting and interactive experiences to learn about the 68' Tigers. (Photos by Lon Horwedel)
A. J. Funchess plants signs on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library. The library teamed up with the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center, and the Detroit Historical Society to celebrate “Year of The Tiger” – the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series Championship, with food, games, face-painting and interactive experiences to learn about the 68′ Tigers. (Photos by Lon Horwedel)
Kingston Brooks, 8, blasts a ball off the tee while playing a little ball on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library during the12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Kingston Brooks, 8, blasts a ball off the tee while playing a little ball on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library.
Ralphielle Hill, 6, gets his face painted on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library during the12th Annual Arise Detroit Neighborhood's Day.
Ralphielle Hill, 6, gets his face painted on the lawn of the Detroit Public Library …
.. and Ralphielle likes the results.
.. and Ralphielle likes the results.
Gywnelda Marcus helps clean up the fence line in the parking lot across the street from the Bethel A & E Church on Detroit's East side during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Gywnelda Marcus helps clean up the fence line in the parking lot across the street from the Bethel A & E Church on Detroit’s East side.
Travis Bussey, 11, helps clean up the fence line in the parking lot across the street from the Bethel A & E Church on Detroit's East side during Saturday's 12th Annual Arise Detroit Neighborhoods Day.
Travis Bussey, 11, helps clean up the fence line in the parking lot across the street from the Bethel A & E Church on Detroit’s East side during Saturday’s 12th Annual Arise Detroit Neighborhoods Day.
John Davis keeps the vibes positive at the Belle Isle Art Fair in Detroit during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
John Davis keeps the vibes positive at the Belle Isle Art Fair in Detroit.
Sevin McClure, Detroit, shows off his hand-made wrist cuffs, necklace, crown, and chalice full of his homemade health juice during the Belle Isle Art Fair, part of the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Sevin McClure, Detroit, shows off his hand-made wrist cuffs, necklace, crown, and chalice full of his homemade health juice during the Belle Isle Art Fair.
Volunteers hand out free hot dogs and hamburgers in the Mike's Market parking lot during Jazz Extravaganza: Jazz on the Avenue, which was part of the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Volunteers hand out free hot dogs and hamburgers in the Mike’s Market parking lot during Jazz Extravaganza: Jazz on the Avenue, which was part of Neighborhoods Day.
Tangala Howard, North Carolina, on horse, laughs as she pretends to know what she's doing (it was her first time riding a horse) much to the delight of Brianna Brown, left, Detroit, and Mackenzie Pillote, right, Ann Arbor, during the Horse Fair on Linwood Street in Detroit, where novice riders got the chance to experience the joys of riding a horse.
Tangala Howard, North Carolina, on horse, laughs as she pretends to know what she’s doing (it was her first time riding a horse) much to the delight of Brianna Brown, left, Detroit, and Mackenzie Pillote, right, Ann Arbor, during the Horse Fair on Linwood Street in Detroit, where novice riders got the chance to experience the joys of riding a horse.
Volunteers from Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs (DAWC) Inc. pose for a photo near the large pile of junk they had just finished cleaning out the basement of the DAWC building.
Volunteers from Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs (DAWC) Inc. pose for a photo near the large pile of junk they had just finished cleaning out the basement of the DAWC building.
Isabella DeMarco, 5, Detroit, and her mother Tricia, play on one of the installations on the street at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit's west side during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Isabella DeMarco, 5, Detroit, and her mother Tricia, play on one of the installations on the street at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit’s west side during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Members of the Black and Brown Theater perform in the alley at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit's west side during the during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
Members of the Black and Brown Theater perform in the alley at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit’s west side.
The art installations on the street are enjoyed in a variety of ways, including an afternoon nap, at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit's west side during the during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.
The art installations on the street are enjoyed in a variety of ways, including an afternoon nap, at the Sidewalk Festival on Detroit’s west side during the during the 12th Annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day.

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