I cannot tell you enough how impressive these blogs have been! I have shared them over and over and over with agencies, organizations and individuals that have asked how communities are doing in Horizons. This is so amazing and the information you are sharing about yourselves is helping others all over the state and beyond. Keep up the incredible work! You should all be very proud…. I sure am!
I’d encourage you all to go to Gackle’s blog and read the Horizon’s limerick written by Mary Conrad. Too cool! You are so creative Mary!
I would encourage everyone to check out Anamoose’s blog - Alyce Heer has put up a great slide show of community pictures. Nice work Alyce and another great way to showcase your town.
Consider helping working families learn more about the Earned Income Credit and the Child Tax Credit. Every year millions of individuals miss out on information and filing for these important federal tax benefits because they do not know they qualify, do not know how to claim the credits, or do not know where to find free tax filing assistance. With tax season upon us, please consider ways your might be able to help individuals in your community learn more about these tax credits.
Outreach strategies to help working families learn about the Earned Income Credit & Child Tax Credit http://www.cbpp.org/eic2008
Outreach tools (posters, flyers, envelope stuffers) to help working families learn about the Earned Income Credit and Child Tax Credit http://www.cbpp.org/eic2008/outreach-tools.htm
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs in North Dakota - http://www.ndcaa.org/financelegal.htm
A two-day grant writing workshop will be held on April 21-22 at the North Central Research Extension Center in Minot, ND from 9-5 each day. The NW North Dakota Grant Writer’s Roundtable has extra seats available for those interested in this workshop. This workshop will sharpen your skills for grant development, making your fund-seeking efforts more successful.
The Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone Tourism Committee is hosting this conference for all interested on March 27, 2008 from 9-4 PM at the Cornerstone Community Church in Cooperstown, ND. The one-day conference will focus on providing tourism related information to anyone interested in learning more about opportunities in the tourism industry. Pre-registration is required and a fee of $25 is requested for each participant. Horizon’s communities can use their local budgets to attend this informative event.
Steele, ND will host a regional housing roundtable on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from noon - 3 PM. Lunch will be served at noon for attendees and we ask that you register for the session by April 3 to help plan for numbers. Registration can be done by calling Alva Schoepp at 701-475-2133 or e-mailing her at steelecc@bektel.com. This roundtable will help participants learn about solutions for rural community housing needs and all are welcome.
Randy Parry and Kathy Callies of Miner County, South Dakota will share information on how their community has reversed 90+ years of population decline to population increases being predicted by the SD Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Miner County’s grassroots efforts have been similar to those Horizon’s communities have taken so please consider attending their presentation to learn more about what they have done.
To be held in Gackle at the American Legion from 7-9 PM on March 6th and in four videoconferencing sites from 10-12 AM on March 7th. Video sites include Bismarck, Wahpeton, Devils Lake and Watford City. Please refer to the brochure for more information on where these sites are and pre-registering to attend a site.
Hamburger Helper (yes the hotdish mix), provides grants of up to $15,000 for community projects. They are giving away a total of $100,000 this spring so please check out www.myhometownhelper.com if you are intersted in learning more. Yet another way to potentially finance the great things happening in your towns.
The Dig Into Tourism Conference held on March 11, 2008 in Devils Lake has a slight time change I was just informed of. Please note that the new start time is 9:00 am instead of 8:30 am as mentioned earlier. You are still welcome to arrive at 8:30 am to get registered and enjoy a continental breakfast. The sessions will begin at 9:00.