DATE: Wednesday, September 24, 1997         TAG: 9709240601

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TYPE: PUBLIC LIFE

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UPCOMING

VIRGINIA BEACH

The city is seeking neighborhood activists and other grass-roots leaders for the fall session of the Virginia Beach Neighborhood Institute.

Registration deadline is Oct. 10. Class size is limited to 25.

The institute aims to:

Expand the pool of skilled neighborhood leaders.

Broaden understanding of city government and the community.

Foster partnerships.

Encourage the building of a shared vision.

Enhance abilities of residents to solve problems on their own or in cooperation with other neighborhoods or institutions.

Classes will be held on Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., beginning with an Oct. 14 orientation, featuring Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf. Also, there will be neighborhood tours and field trips on some Saturdays. The session concludes Dec. 16.

There is a $10 registration fee.

The program is conducted by the Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation and the Norfolk State University School of Social Sciences.

For information, call Katherine Williams, 426-5760.

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