"HELPING OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE"

The Tum Tum Community has been selected by the Northwest Area Foundation to participate in a program designed to reduce long-term poverty in the region. The area that will be impacted includes the 5 Tum Tum voting precincts which lie between the Spokane County line and Corkscrew Canyon Road along Highway 291. The program is delivered through Washington State University’s Horizons Project. More than 200 communities in 8 states have already participated in the program. Representatives from the Horizons Project have been working with individuals in the community to facilitate Community Conversation Circles to bring about dialogue to identify community needs and resources. The Horizons web page states, “HORIZONS IS ABOUT MOVEMENT AND CHANGE: From waiting to leading…from talk to action…from poverty to prosperity…from a few to many…from despair to hope…from indifference to pride.” One objective of the program is to secure a grant to implement the programs adopted by the community as possible solutions to the identified needs. Participation by members of the community is welcome, and in fact, needed. It will take approximately 18 months for the community to complete all of the required tasks.

A dinner and meeting for all those interested will be presented Monday, November 24, 5:30 p.m., at the Tum Tum Community Center, dinner will begin at 5:45 p.m.. It will include time for people to participate in sharing their views on the needs in the area and what it would take to help make our community thrive. To attend, R.S.V.P. to Diane at 466-1497 or ogle.dm@gmail.com . For more information, visit the following web sites online: www.tumtum-wa.blogspot.com , www.nwaf.org, www.everyday-democracy.org, www.horizons.wsu.edu.