Promoting partnerships, policies and programs that protect
and enhance the health of the Oxford Hills community.
 

Teens for Change
Teen Summit held October, 2008

We worked with other local non-profits to support the Teens for Change group's hosting a Teen Summit last October.

 The focus of the summit was how can students get involved to improve the quality of life of our community.  For 2 days, students and adults talked, played, did visioning exercises and ate local foods in order to come up with some themes that student could work on.

A number of new initiatives emerged:  a monthly Open Mike held on the 1st Friday of every month at Cafe Nomad in Norway,  an Outing Club that is doing regular hikes, a political advocacy group that held a Mock Election in Nov., and two groups of students working on Local Foods and creating a Community Center

  • Current page is 8.1: Teens for Change

  • 8.2: YEPP


  News & Events

07/06/2010
Alan Day Community Garden -

 

Following an exuberant, energetic kick-off to the growing season which brought together 40 people at the Garden on April 25th, the Coordinating Council hired on Rocky Crockett as a half-time garden coordinator. Since that time, there has been a lot of activity, with people working more sessions every week.

* The Water Catchment work group now has 8 water barrels that can hold 400 gallons of water gathering rain water from the roof.

*The compost bins have been completed and compost is being picked up at Cafe Nomad

* Organic compost was delivered by the Caldwell Farms in Turrner.

 *Plans have been made for a new entrance to the barn, for renting a chipper to convert small brush and small trees for chips for the paths.

*The Maine Non-Profit incorporation papers came from the State and a few folks are working on the federal 501(c)3 tax exemption application.

*Ganderia Middle Schoolers are making plans for a composting toilet.

*The new raised beds are ready to plant and a new area is being prepared for raised mounds (beds without the wooden sides.

*A Welcome sign with the new logo has been installed at the street entrance. 

*Work days are on Sunday morning from 9am-12pm and  Mondays from 4pm-7pm.

A website,http://alandaygarden.wordpress.com/ explains the project and offers photographs and information about five works groups already set up for the garden. Call Ken Morse at 739-6222 for more information.