Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: upcoming Minneapolis-St Paul Quick-Start Cohousing meetings

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Hello Joelyn!

Congratulations!  Please keep us up to date on your progress.  I'm  
deliciously jealous that you have all these sites available.  Wish we  
had such opportunities here in the Washington, DC area.  May you have  
a zillion responses!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Principal, The Cohousing Collaborative
Cohousing Consultant
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On Apr 9, 2007, at 8:46 PM, mikejotodd [at] comcast.net wrote:

> Cohousing Advocates Introductory Sessions!
> Cohousing Advocates is a new business in the Twin Cities 
> (Minneapolis-St
> Paul) area. The founders are Joelyn Malone (of Monterey Cohousing,  
> Mpls
> MN)and Phil Stevenson, an owner of  rental properties who has a  
> long-term
> interest in cohousing. We are holding our first information  
> sessions to
> describe our services this month. Our "quick-start" model features  
> sites
> we've been researching that could be available for cohousing move- 
> in within
> as short a time as 6 months to 1-2 years. This is a pretty unique
> opportunity we have because of the slow-down in the housing market,  
> and
> will only be available as long as other condo and multi-family  
> sales are
> close to zero as they are now.
>
> Here are the Introductory Meetings scheduled so far:
>
> Saturday April 14th: 10:00 AM - Noon
> Twin Cities Friend's Meeting House
> 1725 Grand Avenue
> St. Paul, MN
>
> or
> Wednesday April 25th: 7:00 - 9:00PM
> Lake Harriet Spiritual Community
> 4401 Upton Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN
>
> We are really excited to have found this gold mine of potential  
> cohousing
> sites. Some already have financing for affordable housing as part  
> of the
> package they can offer. You can meet other people interested in  
> cohousing,
> share your ideas, see photos, and explore how Phil and I might work  
> with
> you. If not for one of the sites in our (growing) portfolio, then in
> group-building and cohousing education and coaching, and typically  
> also
> helping you find the site you've been looking for.
>
> See www.cohousingadvocates.com for more information. Or contact me  
> at the
> above email address -- I'd love to talk more with anybody from the  
> Twin
> Cities or surrounding region. (We have a questionnaire for interested
> people to fill out at our web site, but we're having technical  
> difficulties
> with the form so check back later if that's how you want to reach us.)
>
> Joelyn Malone
> from Monterey Cohousing, where we had all time high temps in the  
> 80's and
> three days later day-time highs that were all-time lows. 2-5 inches  
> of snow
> & slush is predicted for tomorrow.
>
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