http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/33_Misael_Fajardo-Perez_and_the_Lutheran_Latino_Ministry.mp3 My guest this week is Misael Fajardo-Perez of the Wenatchee Valley Lutheran Latino Ministry. Fajardo-Perez is doing some amazing community building work in the valley by bringing people together and finding common ground....
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/32_Abel_Noah_and_the_power_of_the_Confluence_Health_Foundation.mp3 This episode features Abel Noah, the vice president and executive trustee of the Confluence Health Foundation. Noah has been at the forefront of dramatic changes since the foundation’s role moved from Central Washington...
Dozens of tiny glass balls suspended from the ceiling at the MAC Gallery on the Wenatchee Valley College campus contain items from people who have experienced sexual violence. Each tiny ball is a reflection...
nda Haglund of the Wenatchee Downtown Association tells me that Small Business Saturday was a big success this year. Tumbleweed Bead Co. owner Jessica Russell told Haglund that people were lined up at the...
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I very much appreciate the community-building efforts that are a priority for the board and staff at Pybus Public Market. This month, I have been drawn like a magnet to the blackboard sponsored by...
One of the things I greatly appreciate about the Wenatchee Valley is the strong community commitment to inclusion —the notion that everyone belongs and deserves respect.
For those who have been elected to serve in public office in North Central Washington, I offer congratulations and best wishes as you get to work learning your roles and addressing challenging issues. Serving...
John McQuaig dropped by my office this week with Dr. Marlene Wall, the president of LCC University in Klaipėda, Lithuania, to chat about how that school is transforming lives and creating hope in the...
There are powerful insights we can learn from the Era of Megafires project that could help us craft more effective ways of solving difficult challenges in our communities. In just over a year of...