Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Johan
Last Name: Van Tonder
City/Town: Johannesburg
State/Province: Gauteng
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Design Network International is a Venture to form Sustainable Rural Ecovillages to aleviate poverty and suffering. Our first goal is to establish autonomous agricultural farming with special secondary enterprises such as eco-tourism and Bamboo plantations with lots and lots more too numerous to mention here.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Organizational development and good Govenance.
Submitted:
First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Villone
City/Town: Dalmatia
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Trainer for the Pennsylvania Department of Health providing professionals and community groups with effective strategies in dealing with the prevention of substance aubse
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource to build training modules.
Submitted:
First Name: Jean
Last Name: Hess
City/Town: Boston
State/Province: Massachusetts
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I run a community service program in a medical school and we've just completed the first year of a service-learning course called Physician in Community that I'll be helping out with even more this coming year.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Looking for good articles on: how to conduct a needs assessment; models of behavior change; program planning, implementation and evaluation and a variety of other skills-based information that medical students are never exposed to! This is an awesome site!!!!!!!
Submitted:
First Name: Rajaratnam
Last Name: Abel
City/Town: Vellore
State/Province:
Country: India
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a public health physician from India. I have worked in this field for over 25 years. Now I am working on advocacy.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource material for a workshop. The material is well done, complete and very useful. Thanks.
Submitted:
First Name: Annie
Last Name: Parker
City/Town: Durham (north-east of England)
State/Province:
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work as a development worker in a community project in the coal-fields area in the North- East of England.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To gather information that will help me improve the project I work in and to gather new ideas.
Submitted:
First Name: ken
Last Name: baker
City/Town:
State/Province: Ohio
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
safety director for med size mfg plant (500+)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
safety meeting ideas, info, material
Submitted:
First Name: Beatrice
Last Name: Rice
City/Town: Laurel
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the program director for an after school learning center in East Baltimore.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We have started our mentoring program however we are now expanding the program to provide family mentoring for the students we serve. This site has been invaluable with the information to get started and keep the program. Thank you.
Submitted:
First Name: Woods
Last Name: Houghton
City/Town: Carlsbad
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a county agriculture agent in Eddy county NM. I have 27 years experence. Due to recent commmunity problems I have helped create a Collaboration to combat drugs and crime.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To give some guidelines and ideas. This is a great resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Kirsten
Last Name: Barnard
City/Town: Denver
State/Province: Colorado
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an MSW student at the Univ. of Denver and stumbled across the Toolbox in a resource guide at my current field placement (a community-based non-profit). I graduated from KU in 1994 from the WAW school of Journalism and I'll admit I like checking out anything to do with KU because it keeps me connected to a good part of my life.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am not using it but will certainly keep it in mind.
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: Wilson
City/Town: Mitchellville
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Humanity lover, mother, wife, grandma, consultant, coach, facilitator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Don't know yet. Looks good though.
Submitted:
First Name: Debbie
Last Name: Toopetlook
City/Town: Fairbanks
State/Province: Alaska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the Community Psychology Master's Program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Denise
Last Name: Martin
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Teacher for 8 years. Currently working on getting master's degree
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
For masters class and to increase problem solving and community building within elementary classroom
Submitted:
First Name: Amanda
Last Name: Vanhoozier
City/Town: Coppell
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a KU graduate (ED'78) Now in Community Programming through city gov.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Very helpful as we are working with composting, community gardens, and recycling projects. Helps to have these tools and ideas.
Submitted:
First Name: Heidi
Last Name: Klein
City/Town: Essex Jct.
State/Province: Vermont
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
public health educator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
recommending it to local health officials for improving collaborative decision-making for environmental health issues
Submitted:
First Name: Jo
Last Name: Simonsen
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Jackie
Last Name: Turner
City/Town: Waterloo
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an MSW student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, with a focus on community, planning, policy and organization (CPPO).
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am on placement at a community health centre and my supervisor recommended this site as an excellent learning tool and resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Andrea
Last Name: Morris
City/Town: Southport
State/Province: Queensland
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I coordinate a project for young carers. Young carers are children and young people (aged 8 to 18) with caring responsibilities for a family member with a disability, mental health issue, chronic or terminal illness or who are frail with age
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am finding it a valuable guide particularly with regard to project work
Submitted:
First Name: Diane
Last Name: Thomas Lincoln
City/Town: WICHITA
State/Province: Sedgwick
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Professor/ School of Art and Design, Wichita State University - Director/ Decorative and Ornamental Painting and Design Certificate Program/ Decorative Arts Guild/Advisor, Faculty Advisor to new 501C-3 "Works of Heart, Inc." an arts educational service organization. Using your site as a means of educating and forming this new group working to (H)eal, (E) Environment, using the (A)rts in community, (R)estoring culture through transformative action, (T) teaching.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Don't know yet - am grateful for your efforts
Submitted:
First Name: zach
Last Name: remmich
City/Town: bloomington
State/Province: Indiana
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
student at indiana university conducting a community needs assessment for a public health ed. class.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
gain information
Submitted:
First Name: Tonya
Last Name: Wolf
City/Town: Nixon
State/Province: Nevada
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Diabetes Program Coordinator for the Pyramid Lake Tribal Health Clinic in Nixon, NV. The program funds are provided by the Special Diabetes Program for Indians through Indian Health Service. Our program is working towards getting recognized through the American Diabetes Association.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To research ways to improve my grant writing skills and program goals.
Submitted:
First Name: Robyn
Last Name: Hillier
City/Town: Cairns
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I volunteer in a community based organisation made up primarily of older women, who won't accept change.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I'm using the CTB to educate a small group of women in how to attract new members to our organisation and how to promote what we do in our community.
Submitted:
First Name: Sydney
Last Name: Duke
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a "new" Community Health Educator, as I just graduated from NAU (Nortern Arizona University) in August.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have been contracted with Indian Health Service to plan, implement, and evaluate a health promotion/disease prevention program focusing on cardiovascular health in women and obesity awareness/prevention for three northern tribes. I will be using this site as a resource for this program.
Submitted:
First Name: ERWIN
Last Name: BERNITT
City/Town: GUAYAQUIL
State/Province: GUAYAS
Country: Ecuador
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I AM IN REAL ESTATE BUSSINESS AND IN AGRICULTURE
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I AM GOING TO TRY GET INVOLVED INTHE ORGANIZATION OF A VERY SMALL LITTLE TOWN
Submitted:
First Name: Paul
Last Name: Leahy
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
rural community group activist presently pursuing a private water supply scheme in Ireland and studying for a masters degree in rural development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
not yet but hoping to start soon
Submitted:
First Name: Jo
Last Name: Harris
City/Town: DeSoto
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Community and Movement Leadership for the YMCA of the USA
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
One of our goals is to build strong communities. I'm using your site to find out what are/and develop best practices for community development work.
Submitted:
First Name: Julie
Last Name: Hendricks
City/Town: Lincoln
State/Province: Nebraska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
deputy director of a non-profit organization of non-profit housing developers
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Judith
Last Name: Crane
City/Town: Georgetown
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Coalition for improving end-of life care through family and caregiver communication
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Not yet but will consider as our coalition builds
Submitted:
First Name: noel
Last Name: oribio
City/Town: San Fernando
State/Province: La Union
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Physical Therapy Full-Time Instructor, and Part-Time Instructor in Health Service Management and Biomedical Equipment Technology teaching courses in Fundamentals of Health Care
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As reading assignments and teaching aids.
Submitted:
First Name: carolyn
Last Name: pincheck
City/Town: Houston
State/Province: Texas
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
president of a 501(c)3 that offers free or low cost health and social services to the uninsured and underinsured
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just found your site. Having problems with some members of church (we are located on church property but separate organization) being overly critical of everything - and most of them have never had direct contact. Controversy seems to stem from historically white middle class parishoners seeing outreach to mostly minority individuals on campus. A real pain. Hope your info will help.
Submitted:
First Name: gareth
Last Name: thomas
City/Town: swansea
State/Province: wales
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a manager of a comunity development programme at Cardiff university, Wales.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I Have used this toolbox over many years and find it invaluable. Where else can you get this information in such a user friendly format and for free. I would like to thank you for the hard work that most go into designing these pages and for all your help over the years. This really is a gift to us workers in the field.
Submitted:
First Name: Lawrence
Last Name: Berger
City/Town: Albuquerque
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a pediatrician and consultant in community health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will promote the Tool Box in my fellowship program for injury prevention specialists working for Tribes and the Indian Health Service.
Submitted:
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Uhrle
City/Town: San Francisco
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
community advocate devoted to community capacity building the effective way. run my own nonprofit organization and work at the national and local levels. also teach medical docs at a local university how to create health interventions in the community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
re-affirming the principles i have seen to be the case through my own experience. reading the various chapters and recommendations sends chills down my spine as i agree with everything that is printed here. there are areas that i could add to the understanding that's shared but wouldn't conflict or contradict in any way.
Submitted:
First Name: Jesse
Last Name: White-Frese
City/Town: East Haddam
State/Province: Connecticut
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
healthcare consultant
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
gathering resources to conduct a social marketing campaign for a Healthy Communities Access Project in New London County, Connecticut.
Submitted:
First Name: Jan
Last Name: Hecht
City/Town: Richmond
State/Province: Kentucky
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Student in public health program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Research
Submitted:
First Name: Margie
Last Name: Grimsley
City/Town:
State/Province: Colorado
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for a non-profit organization that serves children and families with mental health challenges.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We are developing a pilot program in the NW area of Denver. The goal of the project is to organize community leaders, providers, and city agencies around the health and safety needs of the children in our community.
Submitted:
First Name: syed
Last Name: abid gilani
City/Town: islamabad
State/Province: islamabad capital
Country: Pakistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
social worker
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
i am still going through the site it is really very helpful site for those h want to contribute in development of community and society. very good guidelines people like me working this field. particular in pakistan where their is no such training facilities. a great job continue serving humanity with your good ideas.
Submitted:
First Name: Herman
Last Name: Williams
City/Town: Miami
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
President of a nonprofit organization in Florida
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
reserching best practices and research on management and families and youth development.
Submitted:
First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Letizia
City/Town: San Clemente
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a PhD student specializing in epidemiology.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Dennis
Last Name: Embry
City/Town: Tucson
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Howdy KU friends
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Only limited by the imagination
Submitted:
First Name: Stroyan
Last Name: Monkhouse
City/Town: Kingston
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a nurse practitoner student. My focus is on primary health care.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource for my courses.
Submitted:
First Name: Anna
Last Name: Williams
City/Town: Roeland Park
State/Province: Kansas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an MSW student at KU doing a practicum at El Centro in Kansas City, KS.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am trying to use CTB to help me with data collection procedures. I am trying to find some "best-practices" information about how to get staff to talk about benefit structures, what they want, what they don't want, what they use, and what they have questions about. So far, there has been too much information to sift through to find what I need, though I am sure it's here somewhere.
Submitted:
First Name: Alice
Last Name: Molter-Serrano
City/Town: Sedona
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work with teens and personally interested and involved with many social issues
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
writing grants and implementing new programs
Submitted:
First Name: Phil
Last Name: Broadley
City/Town: Glasgow
State/Province:
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
NFP Business Advisor with a local economic development company
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the website to get ideas and guidance on techniques for things like monitoring and evaluation
Submitted:
First Name: Elli
Last Name: Taylor
City/Town: Richmond
State/Province: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community organizer, who will be working with ACORN in Vancouver, Canada
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Trying to gain more skills for myself and better understand my task to help build community capacity.
Submitted:
First Name: Naomi
Last Name: Swinton
City/Town: Wilmington
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Charles
Last Name: Baum
City/Town: Chicago
State/Province: Illinois
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a physician with specialty training in clinical nutrition and public health nutrition
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To help find ideas to justify a community health department
Submitted:
First Name: Jerry
Last Name: Jost
City/Town: Lawrence
State/Province: Kansas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for the Kansas Rural Center helping farmers sustain healthy businesses and a sustainable environment. I also help groups with facilitation, mediation and planning.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have used the tool box many ways over the past several years. I have used it to help me think through strategic planning as I work with non-profit organizations. I also have used it to help me plan better project evaluations. It also has been useful in project planning and grant writing.
Submitted:
First Name: Terry
Last Name: DiMaria
City/Town: Warwick
State/Province: New York
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a divorced mom of 5 and I am looking to move down to the southern Jersey area, next year. I have been looking for employement and came across this site. I love it! I am hoping to work for RWJ and become active in the community. Thanks!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Tina
Last Name: Johnson
City/Town: Wheat Ridge
State/Province: Colorado
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Trauma Nurse Coordinator for a community hospital.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the CTB to help me understand grant writing, for developing programs to promote safety within my community, and to help find funding for these programs.
Submitted:
First Name: patricia
Last Name: huss
City/Town: corrales
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a graduate student at the University of New Mexico and I am learning about program planning
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource and for contact with other program planners