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...
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.
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...
WestSide High School hosted a very cool event called GirlPower last Wednesday that created an opportunity for groups of girls to work together to identify a community problem and try to solve it. I...
The Lutheran retreat center at Holden Village has quietly been a catalyst for deep community building throughout North Central Washington. This was driven home for my during a conversation with Barbara Rossing, a former...
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I was excited to learn about the upcoming Icicle Creek Family Film Festival that will be held in Leavenworth and Wenatchee from Sep. 29 through Oct. 1. This festival represents a collaboration of North...