Blog Questions Week 2
Congratulations to Judi from UpRiver, winner of week 1!
Rules:
Post your answers on your blogsite by Tuesday, April 1 (no jokes about April Fool’s day!) at midnight and be entered in the drawing for a fabulous prize.
Reflective Question: How is your community thinking about/planning for sustainability after the end of the Horizons program on June 30? What will Horizons-related groups look like in your community in one year?
We have been able to link up with many organizations throughout the community that are on the same wavelength as us, such as the SVEDC, Shoshone Co Women’s Resource Center, and the American Legion, to name a few, as well as some “partners”, such as Velocity Business Training. All the arrows pointing in the right direction!! Along with teaming up with these other organizations, we feel that we have some very dedicated people on board, and a good base to continue into the future with. We feel that our Horizons- related groups will have expanded due to linking up with other groups, because for each new person that you come across, that person will almost inevitably know another person and so on and so forth.
Are you optimistic/worried? (relieved?)
Honestly I feel that we are all relieved to say the least. This has been such an endeavor for us. Some of the reasons being our population size 4,992 and our geography. We are not just one town, we are four, and technically, what comes of this project will ultimately benefit the whole Silver Valley which consists of roughly 13,000 + and 14 towns.
I feel that we are optimistic as well though because, there will be something that will come of this, even though we have to be patient, and people will see that and want to become more involved in our future. That has been another one of our obstacles as well, the old addage of “we have tried things before and nothing has come of them”.
I myself am really optimistic for our future here in the valley and even though it has been tough at times, I am glad that I was involved. Not only did I learn a lot from this process but it also gives me the tools to turn around and do something with that knowledge for others.
Scavenger Hunt Question: Which community has been approved to receive a $65,000 Idaho Community Development Block Grant for work on their city water reservoir? HINT: don’t forget to check ‘previous entries’ (the link at the bottom of the blog page, or check archives in the column on the right) This week’s winner will receive BOTH of the following books: The Magic of Dialogue : Transforming Conflict into Cooperation by Daniel YankelovichPopulation: 485 –Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael Perry