Monday, June 30th, 2008
The Columbus Horizon’s Steering Committee initiated several conversations across the community to involve several organizations and key players in the Horizons process. The committee felt that this was necessary in order to make the Horizons project thrive in our community. Too often in small communities such as Columbus, new projects are seen as efforts that come and go with little to no impact. Sharing the opportunity that existed through Horizons was very important. Many of the organizations were those that we felt could help us involve all socio-economic classes and bring more awareness to our committee about eliminating the barriers that exist for those in poverty. The following are dates of meetings that were held across the community.
October 06: Kelly Shumway, Public Health/WIC and Sharon Diane, Tobacco –Free Coalition
November 06: Columbus Mayor, Gary Woltermann and Superintendant of Columbus Schools, Al Sipes
November 06: Office of Public Assistance: Nancy Ambrose, Tammi Kirch, and Judie DeBock
December 06: South Central Mental Health Advisory Board
January 07: Columbus School Board and Columbus Town Council
January 07: Columbus Senior Citizen Center
January 07: Stillwater County Commissioners, Maureen Davey and Jerry Friend
February 08: Presentations to Columbus Town Council and Stillwater County Commissioners to update on the progress of the Horizons Project
March 2008: WIC/Office of Public Assistance Meeting to discuss the opportunity of using food stamps or welfare cards at the Farmer’s Market to provide more access to low income families.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The first phase of Horizons was comprised of study circles, where people from the Columbus area met from January to early March, 2007, to address what could be done to reduce poverty. As a result of the Action Forum (held March 4), three committees have been successful in moving forward: a mentoring program, a farmers’ market for local producers, and beautification of our community.
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