Just keeping you all informed of the progress of lack of on our OFA project, "Made in Linn County"
The buy local and community service project, "Made in Linn County" is moving forward again.
We have a grant writer, Toni Reynolds who moved recently from Maryland and is a strong Barack Obama support. We have a Lawyer that will help up with forming a non-profit group. The decision to go non-profit we believe will open many doors for us.
In the beginning, we were overly sensitive to those around us which caused delays. These delays caused us to ask questions about our mission and it helped remind us where we want to go with this project. Loyd and I have pondered this deeply and we cannot be all things to all people. Of course we will try to be all things while we remain focused on our goals of community service. We wish to educate and awaken the conscience of the people of the benefits of buying local and helping our local economy, but more than that, we want to create a sense of community. I have a cassette tape from Dennis Waitley, LOL, now I am dating myself, anyway, Dennis said, " Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods." Do we have courage, I not sure how one defines that but we do need to remain focused on our mission. Our mission, we will be changing our mission statement within the next week to recognize our neighbors. Although we will have the boundaries of Made in Linn County to remain unique and somewhat identifiable, we are also going to recognize and support our neighbors.
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