Cottonwood, ID

Horizons announces an opportunity for free training to anyone in one of the Horizons communities. The training title is “Non-Profits that Work” which focuses on aiding small, rural communities in assessing need and logistics of developing non-profit organizations.

When: Thursday, December 6, 2007 - 9AM-3PM

Where: Super 8 Grangeville, 801 SW 1st St., Grangeville, ID – “lunch provided”

The training will be taught by a highly respected and accomplished trainer, Kay Sohl. She is co-founder and Executive Director of TACS (Technical Assistance for Community Services) based out of Portland, OR. Please contact program Assistant Meri Joswiak merijoz@uidaho.edu or call her at (208) 885-8949 by December 1 to reserve your space.

As a part of the youth from the “quad” cities, I have found difficulty in getting the youth to be more active in seeing and being active in the future of our area. As a “quad”, I believe the Prairie has amazing potential and through Horizons, I see the youth are beginning to see the vision planted and that is slowly but growing into something that has amazing potential! After the visioning rally and launch, many groups that are listed on the blog have blossomed and are going ahead at full force to make the best better. I think that as apart of an upcoming generation, as many youth should make their voice heard to help with the growing and “pruning” of the quad cities to make it a place they will want to come back to and see the amazing work done by their generation and other generations ahead of us. I feel blessed to be able to be a part of the Horizons program and see the great results that have come so far into our community and see the effects of positive attitudes and how a little seed of hope can turn into a blossoming flower.

The Quad Cities have now launched four action teams. Which one will you be part of?

1. Intergenerational Community Ctr. Action Team
2. Welcome to the Prairie Action Team
3. Economy Action Team
4. Communication/Coordination Action Team

See Cottonwood Chronicle for next meeting dates, times, and places.

On October 16th, many people from the “Quad Cities,” (includes Keuterville, Cottonwood, Greencreek, and Ferdinand attended the visioning rally at Priarie Elementary and published our vision statement. We are deeply committed to making positive changes and have “Planted the Seeds of our Future!”