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St�ategic Initiative: <br /> Community Building and Communication <br /> Preserve and promote our cultural, educational, economic and <br /> recreational diversity and historic heritage <br /> Strate�ic Goals <br /> • Offer and support events, activities, and workshops representing the <br /> community's overall diversity in culture, education, recreation, and <br /> Build relationships and history. <br /> lcvcragc community <br /> partncrships Staff coordinated a wide variety of Downtown events which involved a <br /> broad, diverse cross section of our community. Events ranged from <br /> concerts and culturally-themed activities, to family events and the <br /> Redwood City International � _ __ . _ <br /> Latino Film Festival. The City ��' � � <br /> Fostcr mcaningful also coordinated the Green '� � �t. � <br /> communit`� Gardener's Certification , <br /> ,. , � ,�. � " <br /> cngagcmcnt and Program, the Community � � � t . {� ��� rt �• <br /> participation # ��� ���� <br /> Bu�lders ser�es of act�v�t�es, and � �;,� _ , <br /> several workshops as part of � �`�� � � . <br /> our Neighborhood Liaison i ��f - r �� �� . <br /> program. T he Pa t h o f H�s tory y-� � <br /> Prescrvc and promotc was inaugurated with a special - � <br /> our cultural, event at the new historical � <br /> cducational,cconomic, Infol'matlon klosk, the Clty's <br /> and recrcational environmental initiatives included recruiting Verde Youth Ambassadors as <br /> divcrsit`�and historic paid summer interns, and a strong fundraising effort is underway focusing <br /> hcritagc on the Fair Oaks Branch Library. <br /> Raise public awareness through increased communications and <br /> engagement <br /> Raisc public awarcncss <br /> through incrcascd • Explore social networking options for communicating with the <br /> communications and community and visitors. <br /> cngagcmcnt <br /> With Redwood City as a beta test site, staff worked with startup <br /> GoGoVerde to implement a new "neighbor to neighbor social network" <br /> web application. This program includes eight neighborhood associations, <br /> with over 500 residents now participating. Through GoGoVerde, staff is <br /> Engagc our able to connect with neighbors and neighborhoods, participate in <br /> ncighborhoods as neighborhood discussions, and share information on City events, <br /> partncrs with thc <br /> common goal of programs and services. Staff has also participated in several webinars and <br /> improving thc seminars regarding social media best practices used by other cities. Given <br /> communit`�'s hcalth, existing resources, we have not found another model that can be <br /> safct`�,and wcll bcing supported in Redwood City, and we will continue to explore to find other <br /> avenues for using social media. <br />