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POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS/ACTIVITIES OF SELMA
* Communal or shared gardening/food raising (perhaps by planting
volunteered lawn extensions with communal vegetable gardens).
* Socializing through neighborhood-wide rotating dinner parties.
* Maintaining a neighborhood “tool chest”, either centralized or
“virtual” and distributed across everyone’s properties.
* Maintaining a roster of the neighborhood’s “skill base”, identifying
the skills, trades, or specialized knowledge/training of those around
us.
* Collective purchasing of food (organic produce, staples, etc.) or
supplies.
* Promoting the sustainability of our neighborhood through
environmental initiatives.
* Fundraising for neighborhood initiatives (book drives for sale to
books by chance, etc.)

WHAT WE NEED TO GET STARTED
* Neighborhood map
* E-mail/contact list
* Two or three “starter” projects

ISSUES TO CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD
* Is the proposed (approximate) geographic vicinity appropriate?
* Should equipment/property held by the group be maintained in a
centralized location, or be distributed throughout the neighborhood (a
“virtual” collection)?
* The logistical complexity and need for management should be kept to
a minimum.
* The security/privacy of web-based member information is an important
issue.

NEXT STEPS
* Expand membership of SELMA Google Goup
* Spread the word about SELMA idea at upcoming neighborhood gatherings
* Schedule first rotating every-other-friday-night pizza dinner
* Set-up “tools offered” and “tools requested” for virtual tool shed
* Kickoff first lawn extension communal garden

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