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Promoting Healthy, Thriving Communities
May 12-13 2009 at the Strand Union in Bozeman
Sponsored by Montana State University Extension, Horizons, in collaboration with Hopa Mountain, and Montana State University Office of Rural Health / Area Health Education Center, College of Letters and Science, and Department of Political Science.
Share what works to grow community prosperity.
The Rural Community Conference is for service providers, educators, researchers,
policy-makers, business and civic leaders, faith leaders or private citizens looking for community-focused strategies to build a thriving rural Montana.
This state-wide gathering is for you:
Learn from the members of neighborhoods, schools, cities and towns who are bringing all kinds of people into creative community problem solving and building a future for rural Montana. They’re addressing entrepreneurship, youth, health, housing, education, and issues of poverty, and more.
Network with other communities, organizations, agencies, nonprofit, youth organizers,
healthcare providers and organizations, public officials, researchers, and educators to share success stories and find solutions to challenging issues facing rural Montana communities.
Adopt new tools to help broaden and strengthen your community change efforts.
Connect and Mobilize with others dedicated to creating a thriving rural Montana.
The Rural Community Conference is designed to give community members and service providers the tools they need to move from waiting to leading — from talk to action. It will touch on a wide range of solutions in a variety of venues, highlighting best practices for community success, emphasizing proven strategies and introducing emerging ideas.
Break out sessions • Panel Discussions • National Keynote Speakers
Attendees can also participate and learn in a Community Resource Fair —
Exhibits and displays highlighting community opportunities, effective strategies, and community successes.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share, learn and connect!
For more information, contact:
Paul Lachapelle, Community Development Specialist
Phone: (406) 994-3620
Email: CommunityDevelopment@montana.edu
*Bring a Children's Book to the Rural Community Conference*
Hopa Mountain welcomes the donation of new or very gently used children’s books for ages 0 - 8 in an effort to get more books into the hands of children with limited reading resources and to promote reading. Books collected at the Rural Community Conference will be given out locally and around the region. Contributions will be received at the conference for immediate redistribution. For more information, please call Hopa Mountain at (406) 586-2455 or email info@hopamountain.org
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