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This site is for collecting ideas about how we can make Richmond, Indiana a better place to live, work and play. Users like you submit ideas that everyone else can read, discuss and vote on. A random selection of ideas is below, and you can use the menu at the top to see other ideas on the site. Enjoy!

9 votes

Have more potluck meals

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Neighborhoods and Families

Potlucks are great ways to get to know your neighbors, co-workers, and others around you while sharing good food.  They can usually be done on short notice, and tend to provide more than enough food for everyone who comes, even if a few folks don't have time to prepare dishes.

Organizing a potluck can be as easy as picking a time and place, but you can also play around with the idea by having themes, trying to make dishes from local ingredients, etc. 

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6 votes

Host a 48-hour film project event

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Media and Broadcasting

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours.  On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then, participating teams get together to view each others` films, sometimes at a local theater.

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11 votes

Create a community pride campaign

Submitted by Chris Hardie

Sometimes, Richmond suffers from a lack of self-esteem that is self-perpetuating.  By showing each other that we are proud to live here and do business here, we can help counter the effects of that esteem problem.

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6 votes

Make Richmond Brainstorm known to the community.

Submitted by ednadis

I think Richmond Brainstorm needs to be featured in the local media and talked up as a communication venue.  I personally had forgotten it even existed and i notice nothing recent on here.  Yet it is such a great concept.  Let's get reconnected and start fresh again.

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4 votes

Improve walkways for the disabled

Submitted by tony454

Hello my name is jim I have sevral prob's I got sick in 05  aug 16th to be on time. I have perm nerv damage from this virus they abrivate as G.B.S Was suppose to heal. But found I was one who fell in 10% group. Now I have good day's  and bad. But  I  like to use my walker. Or cain when I can but my side walk's in front of my home are dangerous. I can't control my leg's alot so I can fall real easy. So what i'd recommend is new sidewalk's were handie cap folk's live. So if we want to stroll  we can.

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17 votes

Start Community Gardens

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Food and Agriculture

When we know more about where our food comes from, we can begin to have more control over our diet so that we eat healthier and in ways that reduce our impact on the land.  Community gardens are a great balance between everyone needing to go out and learn how to grow their food, and everyone just depending on imported foods or non-local growers.  By teaching ourselves and each other how to grow food, and sharing that knowledge (as well as the fruits of our labor) with each other, we build community and eat better.

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9 votes

New Media Summit

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Technology

There are so many new technologies available to us to share information, collaborate on projects, and build connections.  Many people don't have time to explore these fully, while others may be intimidated by them.  We should have a "new media summit" with presentations, workshops, panel discussions and networking events to let interested local residents explore and understand these technologies and opportunities better.  From blogging to Facebook, Twitter to YouTube, there's a lot to learn and share!

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9 votes

Produce neighborhood rain barrel training/installation events

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Sustainable Living

Residential irrigation can account for up to 40% of water consumption.  By collecting rainwater and storing it for future use (such as watering your garden), you'll reduce your water bill and save on your use of this resource.  Rain barrels make rainwater collecting easy, and they can be created or bought inexpensively.

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6 votes

Beyond Facebook

Submitted by WayneCounty in Media and Broadcasting

I realize that if we have anything in common when it comes to what we all do online, it has to be Facebook.

It has become so popular that it seems everyone you talk to has an account and hangs out there.  But what I'm also realizing is it has become a lot like AOL used to be:  a place where people go and stay for the most part, without venturing out of Facebook to other sites on the web.

One of the problems for locals has been there wasn't much else to do to meet up with people in our area and find out what's going on.

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18 votes

Launch the Wayne County Time Bank

Submitted by Chris Hardie in Neighborhoods and Families

Time banking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. That hour goes into the Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time dollar to spend on having someone doing something for you. It's a simple idea, but it has powerful ripple effects in building community connections.

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