Grangeville, ID

horizons_summit_actionteams.pdf

Seven Grangeville Horizons members attended the Horizons Summit held in Grangeville on Thursday, January 24th.  The Summit was attended by Horizons community members from more than 8 communities as well as local and statewide partners.  The Summit provided an opportunity for each community to share the vision and action that has come out of their Horizons experience and to seek assistance from the potential partners who were present.  Potential partners had the opportunity to hear about all of the great community work happening across northern Idaho in Horizons communities.  Lots of connections were made between Horizons communities and with potential partners who can provide assistance as the action teams move forward.

Grangeville’s Action Team status report was presented by Scott Russell.  A copy of the report can be viewed at the beginning of this post.

The Grangeville Horizons Coordination System Action Team has determined that their number one goal is development of a community entity with 501(c)3 non-profit status.  The Action Team is in the process of working through the process to form a community-wide structure and system for developing and implementing a variety of projects that will target issues of poverty.  Development of a non-profit entity will allow for an organized and coordinated approach to community-wide planning and fund seeking for projects that help the community reach its vision of being a vibrant small town that has a powerful sense of community with opportunities for all people to thrive and grow.

Grangeville’s Leadership Development Action Team is working to “create and make a path and resources for people interested in developing leadership skills within the community”.  Their goals include:

• connecting existing community leaders with people who may be leaders on new community projects
• developing community mentoring/leadership training in the schools by placing volunteer mentors in the schools and offering monthly brown-bag lunch leadership training in the school to include youth as well as other community members

The Leadership Development Action Team’s ultimate goal is to see an increase in community members taking leadership roles. 

Downtown Action Team - 1/14/08, 6:00 PM, Miller Hardward

Farmers Market Action Team - 1/18/08, 12:00 PM, The Gallery

Education Action Team - 1/16/08, 6:30 PM, Soltman Center

Leadership Action Team - 2/4/08, 4:00 PM, Super 8

Business Development Action Team - 2/4/08, 5:30 PM, The Gallery

Recreation Action Team - 1/14/08,  6:30 PM, Oscar’s

Coordination System Action Team - 1/18/08, 9:00 AM, Jahn Studios

Recreation/Culture Action Team Work Plan

Education Action Team Work Plan

Downtown Action Team Work Plan

Cordination System Action Team Work Plan

Business Development Action Team Work Plan

Horizons Action Teams are working on the following:

Downtown Action Team:  community yard sale - Spring 2008, Steelhead Run celebration - Fall 2008, planter boxes on Main Street

Leadership Development Action Team:  discussion about targeting Leadership Development system to youth and 20-30 year olds, linking new leaders with experienced leaders for mentoring, reviewing existing leadership development training for possible use

Coordination Action Team:  website is up and running and will be fine tuned as we use it, November 19th at 5:00 PM at Camas Professional Counseling - Debbie Evans from Kamiah will meet with the group to discuss how the Upper Clearwater Community Foundation was formed and what purpose it serves in the community

Recreation Action Team - forming a volunteer “Recreation Commission” to begin to explore how to eventually have a paid Recreation Director and staff, ultimately would like a Recreation Center to be built

Cultural Action Team - also really interested in building a center to house performing arts and other cultural programming, will merge with Recreation Action Team and work together toward a Art and Recreation Center

Business Development Action Team - purpose is developing a system to provide continuing support to new and existing businesses, central point for resources, marketing, coordination of existing resources for businesses, looking for a member from the Dept. of Commerce and Labor

Education Action Team - first meeting Wednesday, November 14th, 6:30 PM at Soltman Center

At the end of the Vision Rally on October 15, 2007, a number of items were identified by the 215 people in attendance as both short-term and long-term actions toward reaching the vision. 

At the Vision Launch attended by 57 people on October 22, 2007, the following action teams were formed with these leaders:

Education Action Team - Co-leaders:  Harold Gott, Katie Eimers

Recreation Action Team - Co-leaders:  Terra Hill, Cathy Wassmuth

Cultural/Community Center Action Team - Co-leaders:  Sharon Hamilton, ?

Downtown Action Team - Co-leaders:  Tommiann Whitten, Mark Willig

Entrepreneurship Action Team - Co-leaders:  Marina Bates, Cody Edwards

Coordination System Action Team - Co-leaders:  Hanna Young, Suzanne Peterson

Leadership Development Action Team - Co-leaders:  Greg Bailey, Heidi Lindsley

If you are interested in participating on any of there Action Teams, information about upcoming meeting times and dates will be posted soon.