| Ironwood - December 11, 2008 James Lorenson, President of G.C.C. welcomes the
large group of people who came to take the Next Step for the
Next Generation. Jim quoted Margaret Mead, once called
"Mother of the World", by Time Magazine in 1969
Mead is
famous for her quote "Never doubt that a small group
of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
The purpose of the meeting held at G.C.C. was to
follow up on the October presentation by Rebecca
Ryan titled "The Next Generation", how to attract
young people to our community and how to keep the
community's young people from leaving the area.
After adressing the group Mr. Lorenson introduced
Will Andresen to the audience who then went on and
presented the audience with the "Brutal Facts"
pertaining to the sixty plus years of population
decline.
After an interesting Power Point Presentation,
Will asked the audience to divide themselves into
into four breakout groups depending on their
interests Each Group had one or more team leaders
who would guide them through goal setting and
informational gathering. |
