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First Name: David
Last Name: Darling
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Hello, get in touch with me and let's talk. David Darling, Community Development Economist from K-State Research and Extension On the web at www.agecon.ksu.edu/ddarling
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First Name: Carl
Last Name: white
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President of a neighboorhood improvement group. Trying to find as much infor about community development as possible
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This is first time to your site. This is also the best site I have seen on the net. You have a lot of useful information.
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First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Walker
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I am a program coordinator in Community and Health Promotion Branch of the Ministry of Health in Ontario. I am currently involved with the Ontario Heart Health Program. I also teach nursing part time at Ryerson Polytechnic University.
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I just browsed today. Plan to return for a more comprehensive look. I am very impressed by what I saw. Thabk you.
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First Name: Donna
Last Name: Maguire
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Nurse
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First time visit
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First Name: Charlene
Last Name: Shreder
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I am the Coordinator for the Prevention Resource Center Region Four in East Texas covering 23 counties. I am also Director of Special Projects/Grants Development.
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We are utlilizing the VALUABLE tools and examples in grant writing and designing programs and approaches for use in our coalition efforts. What an outstanding service!!!!
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First Name: Maureen
Last Name: Bates
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I help run employment training programs for people with barriers to employment, including economic disadvantages and disabilities.
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Reference and training
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First Name: DeAnna
Last Name: Havens
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Co-founder of the FLUORIDE AWARENESS TEAM OF KANSAS. Our team's focus is on educating the general public regarding the DANGERS of WATER FLUORIDATION with FLUOSILICIC ACIDS and the distinct differences between the various forms of "fluoride" (for example: calcium fluoride vs. sodium fluoride vs. hydrofluocilicic acid). Use of the acid form in community water fluoridation can be especially harmful to children and susceptible adults. We welcome communication from all venues. Visit our website at: http://fluorideawareness.cjb.net/ Contact <DeannaH@KScable.com> or <Fluoride@USA.com> for additional info.
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My first visit. It looks interesting, thanks.
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First Name: Fred
Last Name: Bates
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I am a Counselor for the Village of Cumberland and have a specific mandate to create a long term vision for our community, named "Vision 20/20"
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I am jsut beginning to check this site out.
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First Name: Jamil
Last Name: Adil
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I was waorking as a "Community education promoter" in a community development project named "Fellowship Schools Program". This project was initiated by "Sindh Education Foundation" in Sindh Province of Pakistan. After 10 months I had been promoted as a "School Development Associate" in "Quality Education & Training Support Unit" of Fellowship schools Program. Now I am working multidimentional work. Basically I am community worker and developing best & easy tools of Quality Education in perspective of community participation.
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I have just opened it now!
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First Name: Cary
Last Name: Valdez
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I work for the Maui County Office on Aging; I am a member of the Lahaina Community Voices Project
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I will utilize it as part of the Community Voices Project; as an information resource
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First Name: Christina
Last Name: Kantor
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Coordinate teen pregnancy prevention initiative
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First Name: Cindi
Last Name: Kennedy
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I am with He Kula Na Mea Hawaii ( A school of things Hawaiian). Our mission is to perpetuate, restore, stabilize and perserve our Hawaiian culture through intergenerational education. We are in the process of expanding our cultural center and are looking for help to complete this project.
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I would first like to express my mahalo nui loa (deep thanks) to Dr. Stephen Fawcett for sharing this exceptional website with us at the conference last week in Honolulu. Your website provides the tools necessary for me to work on grant writing and community partnerships. Both topics are of great importance to the success of our projects. You are an exceptional person Dr. Fawcett.
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First Name: Julia
Last Name: Jones
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I am the Tenant Support Service Coordinator for a not-for profit organization named Pratt Area Community Council whose mission is to offer affordable housing to low to middle income individual and improve their quality of life through tenant and community organizing, tenant and homeowner services, housing and economic development. We help resident to achieve self sufficiency, create a sense of community and achieve an overall neighborhood revitalization to residents in the Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant communities.
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As a point of reference and referrals
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First Name: Wendy
Last Name: Siegel
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I'm a consultant to non-profits and government. Do alot of community based development work.
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Just looking.
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First Name: Kay
Last Name: Parent
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RN, Assistant Director, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Center for Healthy Communities
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Information for Developing Coalitions for Health Promotion activities at neighborhood/community centers. Teach class to new public health educators in Coalition Building
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First Name: lezak
Last Name: shallat
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work for an international NGO that promotes consumer protection
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downloaded info on producing newsletters, etc for workshop i gave in guyana. great stuff!
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First Name: Edna
Last Name: McGeough
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I work for the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) - the EFCL is a non-profit volunteer organization that coordinates the 142 Community Leagues within the City of Edmonton. It is recognized by the City as the primary representative for the community movement; the EFCL is the central contact fot his large network of neighbourhood-based organizations. The EFCL strives troward enhancing the quality of life for all Edmontonians through community committment. The website is located at www.efcl.org
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Referrals to other communities.
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First Name: Loretta
Last Name: Renford
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1. Co-Founder of Concerned Citizens Against Police Abuse 2. One of 11 Commissioners of Citizen's Rights and Community and Human Relations. 3. Community Activist 4. Studying environmental toxins and their effect on residents(any information would be helpful)
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I am just opening your site. But I would like to learn grant writing and see what others are doing as a result of your site and networking. I will evaluate the benifits of the above as I progress
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First Name: C.Don
Last Name: Morgan
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Founding member of Community Voices that will hold its first community meeting Nov, 15th with a $2.00 Turkey lunch and meeing. Also on Board of So. Maui A.A.R.P.: Board of Condominium Council of Maui.
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We intend to.
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First Name: Leigh
Last Name: Stapleton-Ward
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Im a graduate looking to get into community work, with a background in Urban Planning and Civic participation. My url is: www.stapleton-ward.co.uk
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Im using the tool box as a source of learning, and like it so much ive added a link to you on my web page, for all the world to see.