Michael Scott, Assistant Director
The first forum in the Sustainable Rural Communities program, co-sponsored by SELS and the U of MN Experiment in Rural Cooperation (ERC) was held January 15, 2008 at the Preston Public Library. The topic was Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and the speaker was Mary Laeger-Hagemeister, U of MN Regional Extension Educator. ABCD uses the premise that community members should identify the capacities and skills of its citizens, organizations, institutions, physical, and financial resources to help them understand the wealth of assets within their own community.
We had a small but engaged audience who ventured out on a cold January evening in Minnesota. Many assets in the local community were identified by the group and the message taken away from the program was to look at what a community HAS rather that what a community doesn't have. The program was excellent; stay tuned for information about how you can view this program on the Web.
Click here for pix of the program.
I'd want to encourage anyone who has an interest in the sustainability of our rural communities to attend any of the upcoming programs. Click here for the schedule.
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