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Community Events

November 6, 2025

Neighborhood Leadership Workshop

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Email:

Heather Tamminga HCTamminga@dmgov.org

Event Details

November 6, 2025

Neighborhood Leadership Workshop

Join other leaders for an engaging and flexible workshop featuring four interactive roundtable discussions designed to spark ideas, share st...

Event Details

Questions

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Email:

Heather Tamminga HCTamminga@dmgov.org

Community Meetings

The Future of the Evelyn K. Davis Center

 

The Cheatom Park Neighborhood Association invites all residents and community members to participate in two upcoming forums about the future of the Evelyn K. Davis Center (EKD) and the potential transition of ownership of the facility to St. Vincent de Paul Des Moines.

📅 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
📅 Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families, 1171 7th Street, Des Moines

These meetings are an opportunity to:

  • Hear details about the proposed transition.
  • Ask questions directly to project leaders.
  • Share your feedback and input about the Center’s future.

Everyone is welcome, and no registration is required.

For updates, you may email c.halls@2ttop.com to join the distribution list.

Together, we can ensure the Evelyn K. Davis Center continues to serve as a cornerstone of opportunity and empowerment for our community.

Community Meetings

CLI Conference in Minneapolis Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 6:30pm

 Overview:  The Near Northside Neighbors leadership team has been discussing over the past year on how we could work together better and have more impact in our community.  We want to have an overall strategy and a 2-3 year plan.  This conference gives us the opportunity to begin strategizing plus, it comes with an opportunity to receive a $4,000 grant to turn our vision into a reality.  This meeting is to have us meet face-to-face so we can begin this process.  The conference will also help us with our individual NA's.  So in addition to the participants going to the session we want to have the President of each NNN neighborhood attend this meeting too.

Agenda for initial 75 minute meeting:

  • Provide a quick overview of the CLI conference being held Oct 30-Nov 2, 2025
  • Each identify what they hope to get from conference
  • Set next meeting time, in-person or Zoom
  • Participants cover logistics and what to bring to conference, etc
  • Travelers who are driving and riding coordinate who is with whom

Press Release: June 20, 2025

Cheatom Park Press Release.06.20.2025 (pdf)

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News from Des Moines Parks & Recreation

From Max Harfst - Recreation Specialist

I’m reaching out with exciting news!

Our new, free mobile recreation program, Park N Play, is launching this spring, and we believe Cheatom Park is a prime location for it.

Park N Play brings the fun right to your neighborhood with a van full of games, sports equipment, crafts, and more for all ages. Instead of having people travel to parks with programs, we bring recreation to them—ensuring that everyone, from kids to seniors, has access to play and enjoyment! 


We would greatly appreciate if you could share this information in your neighborhood association and to your residents how you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will send you the schedule in the coming weeks.


Thank you for your time and consideration!

City of Des Moines Park-n-Play Van

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