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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 One of the myths in the Wenatchee Valley is that Pybus Public Market is “owned” by local philanthropists Mike and JoAnn Walker. While they made extraordinary contributions to make the market a reality,...