From Shawn's first blog: Recently, I created an opportunity to make a difference in my community. I ran for city council and won! Although political campaigning and holding public office is not on my resume, I have marketing experience, enthusiasm and passion. Add a dash of magic and maybe a little something special can be created in our community.
I choose who to invite… the residents… the citizens of our community… those
who live here… I decided to leave out of the conversation… for now… the
established local leaders… those who already have a platform…a voice …
I choose to have...
After months of thinking about it… I am ready to host our community’s first
civic engagement... I have to think about where to hold the space… the
location… who am I going to invite… open to the public or invitation only…
do...
Our city does not have a town square for residents to gather… however, we do
have the Frances R. Healy Community Center, built by a group of civic
volunteers in early 70s, and it just happens to be located in Chamberlin
Park,...
Invite them and they will come. Part of our marketing campaign to attract people to our annual city park festival involved distributing fliers door-to-door to our city of 5,750 residents.
A group of volunteers took the initiative to not only...
...open the door, go out and have conversations.
Recently I was having a conversation with a pastor from a local church,
talking about our annual fundraiser for our community park. He had asked if
there was anything he could do to help....
Recently, I created an opportunity to make a difference in my community. I ran for city council and won! Although political campaigning and holding public office is not on my resume, I have marketing experience, enthusiasm and passion. Add...