Don't have a pumpkin yet? Want to have some popcorn and cider while watching Charlie Brown pumpkin movie? Dougall Dragons (Dougall Public School) is hosting a Fun-draiser TOMORROW afternoon! Come buy a pumpkin and support Dougall :)

Our Women's Community House renovation received a boost from the support of Rotary 1918 this past week. We're converting the bottom floor of our Women's Community House into a place to live for a woman in need. Thank you Rotary Club of Windsor!

.Bob BellaciccoCTV looks into the support and criticism of Windsor’s aquatic centre on its fifth anniversary. windsor.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1…

Some inspiration for your Monday "I think of my vocational life as on this big campaign to join God’s re-localization of the Church, or kind of reorganize the Church around God’s dream in the neighbourhood.” -Tim Soerens" buff.ly/3mqEOSC

"Your art is wonder-filled." said a neighbour to our friend Shannon. There is beauty all around us, beauty in our city, and beauty in Shannon's artwork. She's a neighbour, a child educator, a former-clown, a face-painter, an artist, and she's one of the leaders of Dine & Doodle.

Local leaders make all the difference in a neighbourhood. Isabella and Roger are two such leaders in Glengarry. They run the Glengarry Community Pantry, ensuring their neighbours have access to food throughout this pandemic. Shout out to Exchange Church for the generous donation!

Today we're reminiscing on our River's Edge Men's House, a hospitality house led by three men who were “Creating space for men to develop healthy rhythms and patterns for life.” The three of these men are still involved with the DWCC today!

"From supporting local entrepreneurs and tending to community gardens to hosting bonfire nights and sitting on our front porches with an openness to connection, small acts of neighbourliness deepen our local presence, move us toward the people we... buff.ly/3oEyybC

We're pretty excited to share this news from our friends at the Downtown Windsor Farmer's Market and the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association. A holiday market in the parking garage sounds like some fantastic festive placemaking! buff.ly/3kA6unk

This week, RE ACT Windsor is starting phase 2! While phase 1 is four weeks of looking into the basic concepts of complex trauma, phase 2 is the deeper dive into understanding how complex trauma has shaped their lives. buff.ly/2TNtYK4

In light of the Absolutely Canadian feature on local graffiti artists, check out this beauty by Derkz on University between Pelissier and Victoria. There's so much beauty in our downtown, and our local artists are bringing that beauty to the forefront. buff.ly/3ejp9l6

Today we're celebrating our former community development coordinator Sarah Cipkar. She's a neighbour, an advocate, a listening ear, and a champion of downtown, and she's started her own development company. She just completed her first alleyway home! ➡️ cipkar.ca

Almost two years ago, we flew Tim Fletcher of RE ACT and Finding Freedom to Windsor to help our city shift to a trauma informed way of viewing the challenges of our city. It was a two day event that brought 175 people together from across a variety of sectors to learn together...

The Best Site: The Downtown Vision The Windsor Design Collaborative is a group of architectural designers, urban planners and impassioned supporters from across Windsor. Their main objective is to encourage the public to use their voice in helping... -buff.ly/2UjsLdu

Check out this alleyway mural launch happening this weekend! We love seeing alleyway beautification. It tells the neighbourhood that our alleys are infrastructure that is cared for, that can enrich the neighbourhood. #goodplacetogrowup #goodplacetogrowold

Thank you to our neighbours, the Windsor paint team at BASF Canada for choosing to support the DWCC! "The BASF Windsor Paint Plant implemented a monthly donation initiative to local charities in the Windsor/Essex community."

Today, our members laced up their running shoes for RE/ACT Windsor-Essex’s annual 5KM walk/run – a fundraiser dedicated to raise money to help people struggling with trauma and addiction. Thanks to everyone who turned out to support this awesome cause!

On November 9, celebrate the announcement of our Ontario Trillium Foundation 2-year grants. Lisa Gretzky, member of Provincial Parliament will be announcing the Trillium Resilient Grant. There will be light refreshments served at 502 Wyandotte Street W. RSVP: dwcc.ca/events

Registration is free for this Crime Prevention walkabout! Come join with the Windsor Police Nov 2, 6-7:30pm

Giving Tuesday is coming up, this November 28th! We hope that you will partner with us and help support our StreetLight team in providing community and connection to our neighbours living without a fixed address. Listen to Aurinta's story here: dwcc.ca/stories/street…