Council of Rural Initiatives » News http://cri-wis.org Translating rural passion into civic responsibility Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:28:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Farewell to Harvey Stower http://cri-wis.org/2009/11/farewell-to-harvey-stower/ http://cri-wis.org/2009/11/farewell-to-harvey-stower/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:10:57 +0000 Wilda Nilsestuen http://cri.irose.com/?p=77 CRI marks with sorrow the recent passing of Harvey Stower—a kind and gracious man and tireless, effective public servant.  Harvey was the long-time mayor of Amery, WI, state legislator, supporter of arts and culture and mentor to many.  Harvey served on the leadership body of the Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin project.  In that role, as in many others, he was respected for his singularly competent and ethical leadership.  Harvey’s exemplary citizenship and leadership will be missed by the many whose lives he touched.

]]> http://cri-wis.org/2009/11/farewell-to-harvey-stower/feed/ 0 CRI Receives Bremer Foundation Grant! http://cri-wis.org/2009/11/cri-receives-bremer-foundation-grant/ http://cri-wis.org/2009/11/cri-receives-bremer-foundation-grant/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:56:14 +0000 Wilda Nilsestuen http://cri.irose.com/?p=74 CRI is delighted to announce receipt of a $40,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation of St. Paul.  Bremer is dedicated to sustainable community development primarily in the rural communities served by its banks in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

The first project that the grant will support is “Many Voices, One Community,” a collaboration between CRI and Alma-based Puentes/Bridges*, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the immigrant experience in rural Wisconsin for both new and long-term residents.  The project will provide training and support to teams of local community leaders for building immigrant integration programs with public education, opportunities for building cultural competency skills, social interaction, cultural exchanges and mutual appreciation.

Planning for the project is underway with curriculum development, site selection, leader identification the first planning goals.

*For more information about the fine work of Puentes/Bridges, see www.puentesbridges.org.

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