Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Leadership Plenty Meeting 3/22/20009

Forming partnerships with individuals and organizations is valued and encouraged. We discovered partnerships developing within our sessions. Join our discussions, we need all the ideas and diverse viewpoints we can get.

* People expressed interest in a barter system.

* More activities during Battle Days is being discussed.

* Ideas for creating improved internet access. Improved internet capability for all could lead to more Internet based business in our community.

Join us at the next Leadership Plenty meeting March 29, 4pm at the Old Lumberyard.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Closure to Leadership Plenty Phase, Start of Visioning

The training date will be Thursday, April 9th in Room 255 of the Spokane South Campus Complex (the Bookie building) where we held one of the Study Circle Facilitator trainings. Lets try to get as many members of our Horizons Leadership Team as possible to attend, but a team of 2 to 4 will work as well. We are hoping to have our class from appoximately, 6:00 and 8:15pm. We will walk through the LP action planning process and begin to conceptualize the Visioning process. Food will be provided, along with barrier reduction assistance. Our Horizons team has already developed the general framework and forms, but we'll need help with your community survey, timeframes, outreach efforts, etc. So....please begin to check community calendars for possible Horizons outreach dates or ways to engage residents with a survey and students with classroom activities (in May and June) and begin to identify 2 evenings to conduct the strategic planning process in mid to late June. We really need to have our work done before July 4th or we'll loose valuable folks from participating.

Great news from Patrick

Subject: new pre LP survey numbers


Great work everyone!!!!We have nearly the highest numbers in the state. Your awesome, but - don't let up.There's still some very exciting modules left with valuable information for our community's. AND, we need to complete the action plan for the Forum action ideas. So the more residents and the more diverse the audience the better.Yea, congratulations!! Pat.

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

Inland Northwest Horizons Food Security Workshop

Save The Date- March 14!
If your community is interested in starting or growing a community garden, farmers market, Plant-A-Row for the hungry, a food co-op, a commercial kitchen or incubator, a food recovery, gleaning program, helping growers sell to schools or restaurants, expanding nutritional education too students, giving more to food banks, starting a community supported agriculture effort, or expanding the use of WIC coupons and food stamps for healthy and locally grown food-then you need to attend & bring others to this workshop.

When: Saturday, March 14th 8:30am to 5:00pm
Where: Deer Park, Arcadia Elementary School (1120 N. D St.)

And the good news is; several of our community members have pre-registed that they will be attending this informative workshop

Pre-registration was required.

Leadership Plenty

This afternoon we have another of our informative, exciting and thought provoking meetings. Leadership Plenty module #4, is today at 4:00pm at the old Lumberyard. I hope to see you all there. We are all in this together, to better our community and hopefully even ourselves.