MIDTOWN

MIDTOWN RALEIGH ALLIANCE

Midtown Raleigh Alliance has had its busiest year so far. The membership continues to actively engage on critical growth and transportation issues with city, county and regional leaders. MRA members have generously hosted the community to several sessions to discuss and Midtown Planning, transportation, development and education topics. Additionally the MRA awarded its first ever college Scholarship to a local high school senior and conducted the First Midtown Banner Art contest supporting local artists.

MRA's focus on economic development and community vitality led the organization to host a panel discussion on disruptor brands and innovation, at the annual Holiday Member Celebration in December. Representatives from Wegmans, Lime Scooters, Indigo Road Holdings and SPACES shared market insights and their innovative corporate approaches and culture with attendees.

Serving as a mechanism for the community to connect, engage and support is at the core of MRA’s mission. Since the organization’s inception a large-scale charitable event is held each year to support a local cause. With the help of a dynamic network of sponsors and partners, the 2018 MRA Pumpkin Palooza raised nearly $19k bringing the Holt Brother's Foundation KidsCAN program one step closer to a permanent home at Duke Raleigh Hospital. This program helping kids dealing with cancer in their families exists in Durham and Wake county, but with MRA support will now exist in Midtown.

MIDTOWN CERT

Midtown CERT was approved and established in 2015 by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Association, and listed in the national database. Midtown CERT is one of only two CERT programs in the City of Raleigh, one of 13 within the Triangle and 68 in the State of North Carolina. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a FEMA and DHS program that prepares citizens and community members for disasters and hazards that may impact their area and trains them in fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations

In 2006, Kane Public Safety became the first CERT program in a mixed-use development. Currently, all ground crew members for Midtown Property Services and Kane Realty Corp. have been trained and are active members of the Midtown CERT team. Additional CERT Basic training classes will take place throughout 2020.

MIDTOWN RALEIGH ALLIANCE