All residents of Morbærhaven can start an activity group and obtain funding for the group’s activities. The groups are an expression of the communities of interest that exist among the residents of Morbærhaven. Examples of groups include the Recycling Group, the Fitness Group or the Board Game Group.

“There is a saying that when two people meet in Denmark, they greet each other, but when three people meet, they start an association.”

Each group has a contact person. This person gets/has an email address that serves as the point of contact between the contact person and the group’s other members. The group can choose to create a Facebook group. Many groups choose to use Facebook as an easy and convenient platform for staying in touch and handling daily communication with their members.

Create a group

It is quite easy to start a group in Morbærhaven. You simply need to put it forward as a proposal at the annual department meeting. Read more about how to submit a proposal to the department meeting here.

At the department meeting, a vote will be held on whether the group can be established. At least one of the people proposing the group must be physically present at the department meeting, otherwise the item lapses. It is recommended that the group’s initiators write a set of “bylaws” for how the group is to function.

After approval at the department meeting, the group must submit a notice to the department board. The notice must include the group’s name, the contact person’s details (name and apartment number), a description of the group’s purpose and activities, as well as where and when the first group meeting will be held and where, when and how often the group plans to meet thereafter (e.g. every other Sunday, every Monday, etc.).

Read more about the role of the contact person here.