WE – what’s in two small letters?
In a recent meeting the question was asked, “what is meant when using the word
‘we’?” It is a great question so we thought we’d ask you too.
When using the word ‘we’, does ‘we’ mean the people who think the same as us?
Our family or circle of friends? Does ‘we’ mean our neighbors or our town? Can
‘we’ mean something bigger, stretching to include all Granite Staters, all Americans
or even people around the world?
Generally, we’ve noticed that the smaller our definition of ‘we’, the more likely that our
actions might benefit a few while ignoring the well-being of others. The larger our
definition of ‘we’, the more likely that our actions will benefit more people.
‘We’ may in fact be the most powerful two-letter word in the English language with
the ability to divide or to unite. So, what do we mean by the word ‘we’?
WE=community. What do you mean?
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Staying Healthy Conversation:
How do we help people to stay healthy?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 3:30-5:00 pm
“Most of our health is determined by the environment we live in, our family history with
disease and our own behavior. What we eat, the stress in our lives, our exercise
habits and our connectedness with other human beings are more decisive than
anything the health care system provides. We know all this. The question is, what
does it take to act on it?” ~Peter Block
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Staying healthy improves the quality of our lives (and our
budgets). But, how do we help our friends, neighbors,
school children, seniors and ourselves to stay healthy?
None of us can answer this question alone, but together
we could make great strides. We have some ideas. We
are sure you do too. Join the conversation hosted by the
Health & Wellness Team. Please bring your best ideas
and be ready to listen to others. A courtesy RSVP is
requested by Thursday, January 12 by email or calling
323-8139.
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Spirited dialogue at Kindergarten Readiness event
Kindergarten Readiness is more than ABCs
Group meets next on Dec 7 at 6:00 pm at SAU 9 in Conway
IThe 45 early educators and community
members learned how many different
perspectives there are about what
Kindergarten readiness means and how
different the expectations of children can be
from one setting to another. Increasing
communication was one of many
ideas sparked by this community
conversation.
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Concerns ran the gamut from pushing young children too hard to the number of
children who don’t have access to early childhood education at all. This led to one of
the most burning questions of the evening: “What can we do as a community to
increase access to pre-school for all children regardless of income?”
In the weeks following the meeting, early childhood educators and school personnel
have been working to finalize a shared checklist of what Kindergarten Readiness
looks like that can be used by parents, preschools and schools. At the same time
the group is focusing on the question of “What are the best ways to connect with
and support parents and how can communication be improved between early
childhood educators and the schools?
The team’s goal is to support communities in Carroll County to work together so that
more of our children come to school ready to learn as a foundation for long-term
success. The next meetings are December 7 and January 11 from 6-7:30 pm. See
the full community conversation notes here.
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Energy of group at wood biomass heating tour heats up cool day
Team will meet Dec 13 at 8:00 am - Tri-County CAP (Tamworth)
Thirty-two people from all over the region toured the Tuftonboro Town Hall and
Winnisquam High School. They left feeling much more informed about how heating
with wood biomass works and the viability of this option for their own towns, schools
or businesses. Attendees were pleased to find out how heating with pellet or wood
chips could save their towns money and possibly help the local economy too.
Several people left with the intent of taking a serious look at switching to biomass
heating for at least part of their heating needs. If you missed the tour, you can find
information here.
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A huge thank you to Jack Parsons (Tuftonboro) and Ian Raymond (Winnisquam) for
their information packed presentations and to Sarah Smith from UNH Cooperative
Extension for providing additional resources and answering questions. Hats off to
the team members who worked diligently to put this tour together: Wendy Scribner,
Leona Simon, Noreen Downs, Ray O’Brien, Brian Walker, Chuck Henderson, Art
Slocum, Mike Benoit and Dorothy Solomon. Thanks also to Melody Nester from MWV
Chamber for drafting and submitting an article to the Conway Daily Sun. Great job all!
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About Carroll County United
Community's Aspiration: Working together to make Carroll County
a place where all generations can, live, work & thrive.
You dreamed it. We believe it is possible.
We invite you to help make this future real.
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