Support growing for Pybus Event Center remodel
Walk into the event center space at our community’s Pybus Public Market these days and you’ll be blown away by how the space is being transformed. Holes for windows and glass doors have been...
Category: Our Well-being
The powerful community lessons we can learn from folk singer Carrie Newcomer
Folk singer Carrie Newcomer has some powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities. She’ll share those insights through performance on Friday, March 23 and a workshop on March 24...
Podcast #43: Folk singer Carrie Newcomer talks about bridging the divide in our communities
My guest this week is celebrated folk singer Carrie Newcomer. We talked her powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities.
DON’T WAIT Project tour set to launch March 16
The passion to make a difference in the lives of other people burns brilliantly in the life and work of Wenatchee’s Lisa Bradshaw. She’s put her heart and soul into her nonprofit — The...
Podcast Episode 42: Lisa Bradshaw’s DON’T WAIT Project tour set to launch March 16
My guest this week is Lisa Bradshaw, who is passionate about inspiring people to take charge of their happiness through her DON’T WAIT PROJECT. The project encourages people to do things that give their...
WestSide club shows students the art of giving back to the community; funds being raised for 4-year-old lukemia patient
In successful communities, people look out after those who are in need or are suffering. That sense of giving back is part of the DNA of those of us who live in North Central...
YMCA elevates its programs to enhance local youth programs.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/40_How_Wenatchee_YMCA_is_enhancing_our_valley.mp3 Some significant enhancements are being developed at the Wenatchee Valley YMCA that will help youngsters in our valley develop healthy relationships, confidence and fitness. This is an organization moving forward aggressively to serve...
Podcast episode #40: Wenatchee YMCA “notching up” its value to our kids under Foster’s leadership
My guest for this episode is Dorry Foster, the executive director of the Wenatchee Valley YMCA. Since Foster arrived a year ago last fall, the YMCA has made some important strides forward in serving...
Our Valley effort inspiring significant community improvements
It is astounding how significant an impact the Our Valley Our Future grass-roots community building effort is making in our communities in the year since the first plan was released. The lessons learned from...
Podcast episode 39: Our Valley effort is making a significant impact here
We’re doing something special for this week’s podcast. I joined with Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort to host a community conversation on February 8th focusing on grass-roots community building effort called Our Valley...