April 2010 WSU Stevens County Extension News

April 2010 WSU Stevens County Extension News, a monthly newsletter with Extension event and program news. We encourage you to forward this newsletter to friends and family that might benefit from the information. If you do not wish to receive this e-mail newsletter please hit reply and ask to be removed from the list. We hope you enjoy the newsletter – Debra Kollock, County Extension Director

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Community Development:COMING UP SOON, register now! April 2: Grantwriting and Fundraising Workshop: Finding Funding When Money Seems Scarce. A free workshop for all non-profits and community groups (this is not a workshop on finding money for private, for-profit business ideas.) 8 am to 4:30 pm at the Chewelah Peak Learning Center, 3215 Flowery Trail, Chewelah, WA

Farm, Garden and Field:COMING UP SOON, register now! March 27: Sowing Seeds for Supper is designed to offer something for every gardener. Sixteen classes will be offered. Each class is fifty-five minutes. Topics range from beginning gardening to preserving the harvest. Each participant will be able to attend four of the classes offered. Registration fee is $15.

April 3: Farm and Ag Show at the Northeast Washington Fair Grounds. 9 am to 4 pm. Visit booths of local businesses, agencies, and organizations. There will be educational workshops on water rights, animal health, soil test analysis, poultry and livestock processing and more! Pesticide license holders can earn 2 WSDA credits.

April 7: “The Basics” on Weeds in Ferry County Including Tour. This free workshop will give you the skills to identify and control noxious weeds in Ferry County. Sponsored by the WSU Ferry County Extension and the Malo Grange. 1 to 4 pm at the Malo Grange, 17531 Hwy. 21 North, Malo, WA. Pesticide license holders will earn 3 WSDA credits.

April 13, 14 or 15. Hands on Weed Control Calibration. Learn how to understanding the label, safety & principles of calibration, what you need to know from practice labels, and what records you need to keep if you spray over one acre per year with any pesticide or if you use a restricted-use pesticide. 3-4 WSDA Recertification Credits available for pesticide license holders. Sponsored by WSU Ferry Extension. Visit their site for more information: ferry.wsu.edu.

April 23: Bio Energy Day 2010 will feature topics such as Biodiesel Production, Canola Production, Forest Biomass Utilization, and Selling Carbon Credits. 9 am - 1 pm at the CCT Energy Department Headquarters in Okanogan, WA. Sponsored by the WSU Ferry County Extension.

April 24: Understanding Carbon Markets for Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Owners Workshop. This workshop will give landowners and managers an opportunity to learn about the realities of emerging carbon markets, how carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions relate to your property, and hear from a landowner with real world experience marketing and selling carbon credits. Co-sponsored by WSU Ferry County Extension and Ferry County Commissioners 10 am to 3:30 pm at the Malo Grange, 17531 Hwy. 21 North, Malo, WA

4-H Youth Development:April 7 and 14: Public Presentations: The final two area 4-H Public Presentation contests will be held in April. The first is set for April 7 at 4 pm at Gess Elementary in Chewelah. The second will be at the Extension office in Colville on April 14 at 3:30 pm. 4-H members are encouraged to give a presentation at one of the area contests. All youth earning blue ribbons at area contests are invited to attend the County Finals Contest on April 20 at 4 pm at Gess Elementary. Blue ribbon winners at the county contest will represent Stevens County at the State 4-H Fair this September.

April 16-18: Youth ages 8-18 are invited to Cougar Youth Weekend to learn more about the dairy industry and showing dairy animals (goat and cow). Event held on the WSU Pullman campus. Contact gabby_eddings@hotmail.com for information.

April 17: The second I Make Difference Leadership Conference for volunteers and educators who work with youth is today at Pinelow Park Conference Center in Loon Lake from 8 am to 3 pm. Current and timely topics for working with youth today include teaching children with dyslexia to read, connecting with community, discovering your personal strengths and more. Information and registration forms available at the Extension office or at the website above.

May 1: 4-H Horse Certificates are due to the Extension office today. Certificates must be on file today if planning to compete for a spot on the State 4-H Horse Team.

May 1: The Larry Porter Memorial Dairy Judging Contest will be held today at 10 am in Deer Park. This a state-qualifying event for 4-H members.


For a complete calendar of events visit: http://stevens.wsu.edu/enewsletter.htm
WSU Stevens County Extension985 S. Elm Ste. A, Colville, WA 99114509-684-2588 509-684-9790 fax TDD 1-800-833-6388
Cooperating agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Stevens County. Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations while participating in the program may call WSU Stevens County Extension at 509-684-2588. If accommodation is not requested in advance, we cannot guarantee the availability of accommodation on site. Extension programs and policies are consistent with federal and state laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

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Horizons Meeting

Hi Team,
All the votes are in and it looks like the best date for our meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 in the City Council Room.
See you then.
Krisan LeHew
Horizon's Community Coach
Community Leadership to Reduce Poverty
Washington State University Extension
P.O. Box 401
Chewelah, WA 99109
(509)690-8400
(509)935-0578 (fax)
krisan@wsu.edu
www.horizons.wsu.edu

I Make a Difference Leadership Conference

I Make a DifferenceLeadership Conference...for volunteers and educators who work with kids.

March 6, 2010 from 8:15 am to 3 pm
Pinelow Park Conference Center
3908 N. Deer Lake Road, Loon Lake, WA

If you work with youth then this conference is designed for you. Learn skills that you can put to work today as you teach youth to be successful in life.

Topics for the day:
A Blue Ribbon Project or a Blue Ribbon Child by Ann Hennings, WSU 4-H Educator
True Colors: Discovering Your Personal Strengths with Bridget Rohner, WSU Extension Educator
How do You Know You are Making a Difference by Dr. Gary Varrella, WSU Extension Educator
Teaching Dyslexic Children to Read by Suellen Bierce, home school educator, librarian and 4-H leader
Connecting with Community by Dave Gammon, Athletic Director and Life Science teach at Northwood Middle School in Mead
Early registration is $35 due by March 1. Registration fee is $40 after March 1. Breakfast and lunch included. Clock hours available for teachers.
Registration forms available at http://stevens.wsu.edu/FourH/makeadifference.htm
Thanks,
Shannon Gordon-Rowley
WSU Stevens County Extension
4-H and Food $ense Program
985 S. Elm Ste. A
Colville, WA 99114
509-684-2588
509-684-9790 fax
sgordon@wsu.edu

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

Rural Reflections Summit:Building a Stronger Washington

Horizons 1, Horizons 2, Horizons 3 and Beyond…
Rural Reflections Summit: Building a Stronger Washington
March 19-20, 2010
Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake

Friday, March 19:
Registration Opens: 3:00 p.m.
In-depth Workshops (optional early bird workshops): 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Program and Banquet: 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 20:
Program/Workshops: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (detailed agenda will follow)

Rural Conference Overview:
1. Highlight successes and progress made by each H1, H2 and H3 community
2. Workshops will focus on:
· Networking and sharing lessons learned by Horizons and RuFES (Rural Family Economic Success) teams
· Financial Asset and Wealth Building
· Leadership and Strengthening Our Community’s Capacity
· Public Policy Education
· Tourism and more…
3. Finding your “rural voice.”

HORIZONS COMMUNITIES (H1, H2 AND H3):
The Horizons grant will pay for the following:
· Up to 6 people (youth and adult) from each community to attend. Additional people are welcome to attend at their own expense.
· Gas cards for up to 2 cars to travel to the conference. Please carpool with neighboring Horizons communities. Other vehicles traveling to the conference will be at their own expense.
· 2 hotel rooms per community for Friday evening only. Shared rooms only. (Please combine with neighboring Horizons communities, if possible). We are trying to stretch the dollars as far as possible. Additional hotel rooms are blocked and are available at own expense.

Reflect and Rave……..this is your time to brag!
Each Horizons community is asked to provide:
· Table top display highlighting Horizons successes (to be set up Friday afternoon prior to banquet).
· 150 business card sized papers (2” x 3 ½”) with community contact information. Who would someone contact if they had a question about a particular project that was done in your community??
· By February 19th - Three (3) photos with a brief explanation of the activity along with impact information. For each photo, please answer one of the following: how did it increase leadership capacity? how did it reduce poverty? or how did it aid in creating a thriving community? These will be used for a combined Horizons PowerPoint presentation. Photos and impacts may be emailed or mailed to: Ronda Gollehon gollehon@wsu.edu or JoEllen Wollman jwollman@wsu.edu WSU Extension Horizons, P.O. Box 399, Davenport, WA 99122. All photos will be returned.


WA RuFES COMMUNITIES:
The Horizons grant will pay for the following:
· Up to 2 people from each Horizons RuFES team to attend. Additional people are welcome to attend at own expense.
· Gas cards for 1 car (if carpooling) to travel to the conference. Other vehicles traveling to the conference will be at own expense.
· 1 hotel room for Friday evening only. (Please remember you can share with the Horizons team that will be attending from your community). Additional hotel rooms are blocked and are available at own expense.
If you are a WA Horizons/RuFES Community: you could send up to 8 people, have 3 hotel rooms and up to 3 vehicles traveling to the conference.

HOW DO I REGISTER?
Each community leadership team is asked to please work with your Horizons Community Coach to enroll for the conference.

Please invite others to attend – this conference is open to all.

This training has been made possible through funding from the Northwest Area Foundation – Horizons Program and partnership with the WA State Department of Commerce.

More info on RUFES

An Action-Learning Institute for Washington Horizons Communities

November 2-4, 2009

The Opportunity: An Action-Learning Exchange to Advance Rural Family Economic Success

Working together, the Washington Horizons Program, the Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) are offering Washington’s Horizons 1 & 11 communities the opportunity to strengthen your Horizons action by advancing local efforts to improve the economic success of low-income families in your communities. The opportunity is to participate in a Rural Family Economic Success Action-Learning Institute that will bring you ideas that work to help low-income rural families get ahead – from your peer communities in Washington and others across the country.

This Rural Family Economic Success (RUFES) Action Learning Institute, being held November 2-4, 2009, will be tailored to the needs and opportunities of the local, action-ready Horizons leadership teams that commit to participate. This is not a typical “conference” – rather, it is a structured working session in which your team will both learn about key RuFES strategies and policies and develop an action plan to take back home. The Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) will work with your team and the sponsoring partners to design and facilitate the Institute.

Horizons, NWAF and AECF are partnering to sponsor this Institute because they share both passion and goals to help reduce family poverty and to help rural communities thrive. Horizons, with the support of NWAF and the assistance of Washington State University Extension, has engaged and organized hundreds of people in Washington’s rural communities in building their capacity to examine issues, lead, work together and pursue a new vision for their communities – always toward the end of reducing poverty. AECF’s RuFES Institutes engage action-oriented community-based teams – like Horizons teams – in learning about and adapting the best available strategies to help low-income working families in their communities do better – today and into the next generation.

The Content: Strengthening Rural Families

The Institute will engage each team in understanding AECF’s Rural Family Economic Success framework in depth, and in using it to make more – and more strategic – progress in improving outcomes for rural children and families back home. Specifically, the framework will address how communities can help low-income and low-wealth rural families get ahead by pursuing three outcomes:

§ Earn It: Working families earn a living that allows them to survive, thrive and raise their children in their community. This means that a family’s working members can qualify for a job in the region, they can find and land that job, they can keep it, they can create their own businesses locally, their jobs produce enough income to meet at least a basic family budget, and they advance in careers and income over time.

§ Keep It: Working families have access to and make good choices that safeguard their family income and lower their cost of living, forging stable and predictable financial lives. This means that a family sets financial goals, builds a mainstream banking relationship, improves its credit record, obtains affordable financial services, accesses available tax benefits and public and private support to close the gap between income and expenses, and obtains their family’s essential goods and services at reasonable prices.

§ Grow It: Working families accumulate and maintain assets that gain value and advance family and community prosperity over time. This means that family members are saving, advancing their education, buying homes and acquiring other assets that improve their financial prospects over generations; they are caring for and maintaining those assets; and that civic engagement and local investment increases the value of family and community assets over time.


Adapting to the starting point of the participants, this two and one-half day Institute will include a mix of sessions that build on each other, from a RuFES overview, to program and tactical approaches that work to make progress on specific RuFES goals, case stories and tools that help you move policy, service delivery, and standard business practice to create better Earn It, Keep It and Grow It outcomes for your families. The Institute also will also feature small group and peer advice exercises that help participants develop a specific, trackable, What Will We Do? RUFES agenda and Next Steps workplan.

Who may participate?

The RUFES Institute will be open to up to seven action teams of five to six members each from Horizons II communities in Washington. The ideal team will include key doers, thinkers, opinion leaders, and decisionmakers who can – and will – make the difference in moving a RUFES agenda back home. It can draw key members from your Horizons steering committee, include your Horizons coach, and be rounded out with a selection that makes sense in your community.

For example, one team might include an educator, a workforce development specialist, a community action agency director, a banking or credit union director, a low-income family advocate, an active youth leader, and a chamber of commerce representative. A different team might bring along an economic development director, a community foundation staffer or board member, an influential local business owner, an elected official, a spiritual leader, and a health care administrator. The exact mix for your community depends on who makes decisions, has energy, exerts influence and/or really must be at the table to make a local action plan succeed and stick. You know who they are!

The Washington Horizons and Aspen CSG staff will work with each team to ensure the selection of a balanced and action-oriented team that will work well with others – and themselves! Other Institute participants will include a Resource Team, selected both to offer specific Earn It, Keep It and Grow It expertise and experience, and to assist individual teams in their RUFES analysis and action planning.

What is expected of participants?

Participating teams are expected to:

§ Select/work with a team leader. The Team Leader (or co-leaders) will be your communication point person before and after the Institute, will ensure that the team prepares for the Institute, and will help convene you to keep your RUFES action plan on track.
§ Prepare in advance. CSG will conduct a two-three hour interview of your team a few months prior to the Institute. A few weeks before the Institute, each team will receive an assignment to prepare in advance that will help them come to the Institute informed and focused on their RUFES challenges and opportunities. Aspen CSG designs this assignment as structured questions for you to answer and present to your peer teams, and to take only a few hours.
§ Attend the entire Institute. Dropping in and out will detract from the flow of the event and the quality of the outcomes for everyone participating. Because the Institute is designed to take teams through a process that builds from session to session, all team members are expected to attend the Institute from start to finish.
§ Develop a RUFES Action Plan. The Institute prepares you to take action back home on at least two RuFES Action Ideas. The agenda includes time for your team to devise a three-month RUFES Action Plan and accompanying steps.
§ Advise and inform your peer teams. In some cases, you may be asked to give teams from the other participating locations frank and caring critique and advice about their RUFES challenges and plans – or to present a story about a particular successful approach being used in your community.
§ Advance and report on your Action Plan. Teams are expected to carry out their action plans back home, and to share details of their RUFES progress with AECF, NWAF, CSG and the Horizons staff as part of the Institute follow-up.

Timing, Location and Support

The Institute will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2009 and wrap up at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The Institute will be held at the Cedarbrook Convention site near the SeaTac airport..

The partnership will cover the costs of travel, lodging (single rooms!) and meals for teams participating in the Institute.

If you want to participate or have more questions …
Please contact your community coach or
Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom
WA Horizons Project Director
509.358.7686 (office)
509.435.3381 (cell)
Doreen@wsu.edu

You Asked For It!

You Asked For It!
Enjoy and afternoon and evening of training, dinner and networking with Horizon Alumni and New Horizon community members.
Join us Friday, April 3rd at The New Springdale Community Center (The Depo)
Starting at 2:30 PM training with Jan Klein on Youth/Adult partnerships then from
5-7 we’ll have dinner and Alumni Speed Dating Horizon Style where you’ll get to meet and talk to
other Horizon folks, learn what works and what doesn’t.

Please R.S.V.P. by March 27th to Krisan@wsu.edu or 690-8400

Travel and child care reimbursement is available upon request.
Krisan LeHew
Horizon's Community Coach
Community Leadership to Reduce Poverty
Washington State University Extension
P.O. Box 401
Chewelah, WA 99109
(509)690-8400
(509)935-0578 (fax)
krisan@wsu.edu

Supporting Youth.com

A few members from the Horizons group have been assisting the team at Youth.com to develop a "Kitchen Shower" fund raiser. This event will invite community members to donate kitchen items and supplies to supplement the meager supplies and equipment that exists at Youth.com

They hope to share resources and contact names for this event..

The Horizon survey indicated that opportunities for youth was high on their list.

Horizon Board Member Highlighted in Newsletter

Angie Tipton, Chewelah's Horizons Board Vice-Chair, was featured on the front page of the Rural Resources newsletter. Hre is the article - her new leadership role in Head Start wil have a positive impact on our community; and she's been a great organizer on our committee!

Angie Tipton’s son, Joseph, used to be shy and standoffish, and his speech problems caused him and his parents no end of frustration.

“He’d just get so mad when you couldn’t understand,” says his mother. All that started to change after Angie enrolled Joseph, then 3, into Head Start, a federal program provided locally by Rural Resources Community Action.

RRCA is a one-stop resource for individuals and families in need in rural Northeast Washington. In addition to early-childhood programs (Head Start), we help people with housing, employment and training, senior services, transportation, energy and rental assistance, family counseling and support, and other needs.

Angie – who had come to us for rental assistance and help with energy costs – decided to sign her only child up for Head Start because she wanted him to socialize and learn with other children, but couldn’t afford to put him into private preschool.

Head Start is more comprehensive than preschool, and it’s free. In addition to language-rich preschool classes, the program provides qualified low-income and disabled children and their families with health education and screenings and parent training and support.

Angie noticed a change in her son right away. He became more verbal and social. He seemed a much happier child as he brimmed with excitement about the friends he was making and the songs and letters he was learning.

Through Head Start, Angie and her husband, Michael, connected with other families and received expert advice in classes on parenting strategies and child development. They also found out about their son’s speech and developmental delays in time to get him enrolled in the Chewelah School District Preschool, a special-education program that gives the 5-year-old the intensive one-on-one help he needs to be ready for kindergarten.

“Joseph is learning new things every day,” says Angie. “He's really grown academically by leaps and bounds even in this short time. I’m so proud of him!”

Angie shudders to think where her son would be now were it not for Head Start. “He probably would have been so far behind, they would have held him back,” she says. There’s also a lot more peace in the household now that Joseph is better able to communicate, adds Angie, who is also stepmom to her husband’s teenage son. “We no longer have to guess at what he’s trying to tell us,” she says. “He got really good at pointing, but now he doesn’t do that. He uses his words.”
While Joseph was finding his voice, Angie also found hers.

At the urging of Rural Resources Family Services Advocate Bev Wilkerson, Angie agreed to represent Chewelah parents on the Head Start Policy Council, which makes policy, staffing and curriculum decisions. Late last year, she was elected vice chair.

“Bev saw something in me that I didn't see, and she was right,” says Angie, who has since become involved in a grant-funded project to reduce poverty in the Chewelah area.
“I’ve learned an awful lot,” she says. “Plus I’ve developed leadership skills that just weren’t there before. When I first started, I had no idea how to speak up and push the issue. I’ve really grown legs on that.”
Like mother, like son.

Participate in Community Food Survey

Chewelah community members are invited to participate in a university study on food availability, food choices, and food budgets. Participants must receive or be eligible for food stamps to participate.

WSU Rural Sociologists are conducting the focus groups and want to learn about where you shop, what types of food you buy, and what influences those decisions. Studies like this help broaden the understanding of how food costs are impacting people in poverty.

Contact Horizons community member, Crystal at 509-935-0577 if you are interested in participating.

WHY SHOULD WE READ TO CHILDREN??

WHY SHOULD WE READ TO CHILDREN??

The Horizons project of Colville is offering a FREE 5-hour workshop on
Early Literacy

Friday, May 16
10 am to 3pm
at the Rendezvous Theater
at the Community Colleges of Spokane, Colville Center

Contrary to popular belief, children prepare to read long before they
enter kindergarten or first grade. What children know about reading
and writing before they can actually read and write is now called
early literacy.

Parents, teachers, daycare workers, nurses, school staff, library
staff, Horizon participants and potential literacy volunteers are
invited to attend this free Early Literacy Workshop. Lunch will be
provided. Participants can attend either the entire five-hour training
or any of the three sessions (10-12, Brain Development and Current
Research, 12-1, How to be an Early Literacy Advocate, 1-3 How to Read
Aloud to Childre).

The speaker at the workshop is Ms. Sunny Strong, an early literacy
consultant with the Washington State library and former manager of
Children's Services for the Snohomish and Island County Libraries.

Attached to this email are 2 flyers about this event. One is for
parents, the other for teachers. We ask for your help in getting the
word out about this wonderful opportunity.

Those who RSVP will receive a free lunch and a packet of information
about early literacy at the workshop. Clock hours for teachers and
Stars Credit for daycare workers are available. Fuel vouchers and
money for daycare or eldercare available upon request.

For more information or to RSVP, email whitney@scrld.org

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Whitney Edwards
Horizons Early Literacy Focus Group


Debra Kollock,
Phone: (509) 684-2588

Grantwriting Workshop

Trish Miller (left) and Brenda Gregerson from the Chewelah Horizon group work on exercises that help refine their writing skills so their grants are more appealing to funders.



Grantwriting workshop creates new capacity in Chewelah area

Twenty one people from the Chewelah and Addy communities have a set of new skills thanks to a 2-day workshop in April. They joined 156 people from the tri-county area to learn how to write grants for their creative ideas.

This Horizons sponsored Grant Writing Workshop was free to all who attended because of the financial support from the Northwest Area Foundation and WSU Extension. The Horizon programs are in our communities to create leadership and reduce poverty.

The presenter, Susan Howlett, has consulted, trained and spoken to hundreds of non-profits nationally over the last 20 years made the following statement about the training, “It gives me hope and spirit to work with people like you who are doing the right things for the right reasons.”

Several people commented that it changed their thinking about grants and the foundations that fund them.. “Funders don’t ‘give’ us money because we need it, we need to find funders who’s goals align with ours – consider the giver first,” said one participant.

“This workshop was very informative, interactive. Best part, you made it available to all citizens, regardless of their financial ability. In a rural community like ours, even a class fee of $50.00 can be too hard on family budgets. So many thanks to those who made this opportunity at no charge,” stated one participant.

The goal of the workshop was to increase grant writing skills for community members. Of the 177 that attended, 116 have never written a grant before.

“We hope that the increased capacity and enthusiasm will result in many grants being written – and many also being funded,” said WSU Extension director Debra Kollock. “There are many opportunities to find money, and now we have 177 people with more skills and knowledge.”

Steering Committee Meeting Minutes- March 25, 2008

Meeting Agenda

• Training Topics- What do we want to learn?
• Presenters for those trainings
• Schedule next meeting date
• Community News/ Committee Reports

Present: Gary McNiel, Tracey Rice, Sarah Haden, Krisan LeHew, Rose Walter, Karen Lyson, Angie Tipton, Debra Kollock(Chewelah's Community Coach)

Meeting Started at 4:36 pm

• Grant Application process/Application review was tabled until the next meeting
• Mission Statement suggestions were tabled until next meeting
• Reviewed top training choices from our last meeting

Volunteers:

• Needs Assessment- What kind of volunteers?
• Screenings
• Recruiting
• Training
• Supervising/Evaluating
• Rewarding/Motivation
• Retaining
• Short-term vs. Long-term
• Communication

1. Sarah is going to check possible trainers
2. Debra is checking with WSU for possible trainers and Judy
3. Krisan will check with Patrick Malone

Grant Writing/Fundraising 101

• How do you find them? (Research)
• Developing your fundraising plan

1. Betty Buckley-Debra will call
2. Gabriel-Debra will call
3. Dave Keeley-Krisan and Debra will call

Rural Economic Development

• What businesses are already working?
• Sales and Marketing

1. Sue as possible trainer?

Community News

• Krisan has ordered the book about setting up a non-profit
• Flyers handed out for Rural Economic Development with Michael Shuman which will be at the Ag & Trade Center on April 17, 2008- 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Flyers handed out for Planning a Farm Forum- April 3, 2008 at the WSU County Extension 6:00 pm-8:30 pm
• Flyers handed out for the Grant Writing Workshop- April 18 and 19, 2008 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the WSU County Extension in Colville- Preregister by April 11(Susan Howlett is the presenter)
• Krisan handed information out on Financial Literacy/Business Planning Classes
• Angie handed out the Spring Catalog for the Chewelah Community Education program
• Debra will email all of these to Karen to be posted on the blog

Next Meeting will be on April 8, at 4:30 pm in room #105 at the Chewelah City Hall

Meeting Minutes Respectfully Submitted By Angie Tipton

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION • HORIZONS PROGRAM Grant Writing Workshop:
April 18 & 19, 2008
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
WSU Extension
985 S. Elm
Colville, WA

This workshop is free to anyone in
Stevens or Ferry County because of the
dedication of Horizons volunteers.
You must preregister by April 11 with:
WSU Stevens County Extension
(509) 684-2588
985 S. Elm, Colville WA 99114
extensionstevens@wsu.edu

During the two day training you will learn:
• Where does money come from (types of sources and where to find them)
• How do you decide what’s a good match for you and your project
• How do you prepare your organization to be grant-ready
• Writing a compelling letter of inquiry
• What do grantmakers look for in a proposal
• What are the standard questions and what are strong answers for each
• Budgets, other supporting documents and the stories they tell
• Cultivation, recognition and stewardship of grantors
• How to corroborate need
• How to articulate outcomes or measurable objectives
• How to develop an evaluation plan
• An exercise in reviewing real letters of inquiry

Our presenter, Susan Howlett, has consulted, trained and spoken to hundreds
of nonprofits nationally over the last 20 years. She has a reputation for offering
simple solutions to complex, systemic problems, delivered with
stories, humor and chocolate.
She has served for many years as core faculty in the Fund raising
Certificate Program at the University of Washington, where
she received their 2004 Award for Teaching Excellence. She
developed the Nonprofit Management Certifi cate Program at
Bellevue Community College, where she has taught grant writing,
fund raising and board classes for 15 years.
In 2004, Susan co-authored Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant
Proposals with Dr. Mary Hall. Acclaimed by users across the country, the book has
gained five stars on Amazon.com. Susan’s forthcoming book, Getting Your Board
Members to Raise Money Joyfully, will be published soon.
WSU Extension programs and employment are
available to all without discrimination. Evidence of
noncompliance may be reported through your local
WSU Extension office.

Don’t delay! Seating is limited, lunch
and snacks will be served. Gas cards and
day care reimbursement are available for
anyone who needs assistance. This opportunity
is available to anyone who
wants to make our communities a better
place to live. This grant writing workshop
is funded through the Northwest Area
Foundation and WSU Extension.
Discover how Tri-county Economic Development can help
access statistics and demographic data.
Learn about the grants database at the Libraries of Stevens County.

Horizons Steering Committee Members

Thank you to those who were able to attend the Steering Committee Retreat on Saturday. It was great day - everyone learned a lot and took a home a great resource book. If you weren't able to attend a notebook has been prepared for you. Your community coach or another steering committee member will get it to you. Visit www.horizonscommunities.blogspot.com for some great photos of the day. This blog will be used to share information for all Stevens and Ferry County communities.

As part of the day we brainstormed a list of regional training ideas. Please take a moment to vote for your top five training choices at http://stevens.wsu.edu/horizons/survey2.htm.

This will help us see what types of training needs are common and can be offered on a regional basis. You must complete the survey by February 6. It will not be available after that.

Thank you for all your hard work!!!
Your Community Coaches,

Anita, Debra, Krisan, and Shannon

Debra Kollock, Director
WSU Stevens County Extension
985 S. Elm, Suite A
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: (509) 684-2588
Fax: (509) 684-9790

http://stevens.wsu.edu

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

Steering Committee

Hi Chewelah Horizons team!

You have either already been involved, or expressed interest in being a part of the Chewelah Horizons Steering Committee. The next meeting is January 8th at 5:00 pm at the Chewelah City Hall. If you cannot make it, but still want to be involved, let me know.

Agenda:
Select final members (7-9)
Determine roles, we need someone to fill the role of Chairperson, Secretary, Public Relations, Financial and Blog Communications
Write and approve application for initial project money
Set dates and times for future meetings
Discuss upcoming training (Steering Committee Training is set for Saturday, January 26 – location to be announced.)

Happy holidays, we have a big, exciting year ahead with the Horizons Program!

Debra Kollock, Director
WSU Stevens County Extension
985 S. Elm, Suite A
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: (509) 684-2588
Fax: (509) 684-9790
http://stevens.wsu.edu
Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

Horizons LeadershipPlenty Training Bus Trip To Moses Lake

Our journey began at 8:00 am in the Chewelah Safeway parking lot. Calls were made with the news that our bus driver forgot to come. Becky, Brenda's daughter, races home to get a bigger truck for the four of us with all our suitcases. We now will meet him in Springdale at Kountry Korners.






While waiting, some LeadershipPlenty Trainee's had coffee (paid by Horizons), did a little shopping and chatted with new friends at the Kountry Korners Restaurant.



We arrived at Moses Lake only 5 minutes late!









We are ready to go!!
Doreen greets us at the Motel in Moses Lake.