I am reposting this because we meet THIS THURSDAY at 8:00 a.m.
--no host breakfast at the Main Street Deli.
I hope you and interested others that you know will attend.
Susan
Visionaries,
Several weeks ago, Lori Keenan (Director, Latah County Library District)
posted a notice about the Idaho Humanities Council's call for grant
applications that "explore issues of community at the end of the
millennium."
Both Jack Hill, on behalf of the school district, and I, on behalf of
Moscow Vision 2020, responded and met with Lori. The brainchild of that
meeting was to propose an IHC grant-supported "Town Retreat" in June of
next year.
Although we'd like the entire town to participate, we especially hope that
all agencies, organizations, and individuals concerned with aspects of
"community" will participate in the planning and realization of this
event. That includes you.
We tentatively envision inviting a keynote speaker such as Missoula Mayor
Dan Kemmmis, orchestrating concurrent workshops in areas such as
"schools," "growth," "facilities," "environmental concerns," "the
arts," and "the economy." The retreat would take place in the high school,
nearby churches, the Community Center, the library, and so forth. These
are just a few of the ideas.
The day-long retreat would conclude with a festive celebration in East
City Park. We even envision that stores and offices might post signs in
their doors that read "Closed...gone to the Town Retreat!"
As Lori wrote to me, "A retreat is a place where you go in order to get in
touch with energies you know are there, but they need to be
liberated...It's hard work and deserves a celebration at the end...A
barbecue and music/dancing in the Park in the evening."
So, GET OUT YOUR CALENDARS. To help us generate and sharpen our ideas for
the grant proposal, join us for a no-host planning breakfast at the MAIN
STREET DELI, on THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 8:00 a.m.
We'd like to see representatives from the League of Women Voters, the
newspaper, school board, city and county offices, the Historical Society,
council and commission members, churches, non-profits, law enforcement,
economic development and business groups, senior citizens, citizen's
groups, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, state representatives, the arts community,
Latah Sanitation, the university, library, and more!
If I've left anyone out...come to the planning breakfast and let me know
about it. I hope to see you there.
Cordially,
Susan Palmer
Moscow Vision 2020 Steering Committee Member