 | Home based business, etc. |
| History & resources |
| Recreational opportunities that currently exist |
| Organizations |
Rochester Horizons Project
Action Items Identified
during the Study Circles Phase of the Rochester Horizons Project
(The items on this list are in random order with no priority assigned)
| Create community theme Experience
Rochester (As a group – discover what Rochester has to offer.)
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| Compile findings and update Resource Book | ||||||||
| Newspaper (but here) | ||||||||
| Contribute for existing newspaper | ||||||||
| Distribute via website, electronic newsletter, visitor center, signage, community information fair, existing newspaper | ||||||||
| Pictorial history @ visitors center/Historical center | ||||||||
| School Admin (the existing) building for visitor/Historical center | ||||||||
| Use of school facilities for education about community issues | ||||||||
| Theater – Movie/Stage | ||||||||
| Burma shave type “Welcome to community” signs | ||||||||
| Concert in the park | ||||||||
| Arcade | ||||||||
| Something interactive to incorporate community history | ||||||||
| Bike trail/walking trail | ||||||||
| Sidewalks & road shoulders (A Horizons committee is working on this - initial phase is to construct sidewalk between Albany Street and the Rochester Middle School) | ||||||||
| Combine college & Library center | ||||||||
| Farmers market/business fair (A Farmers Market is planned and will be on Saturdays in the parking lot at the Rochester Middle School) | ||||||||
| Collaborate with schools/grub | ||||||||
| Collaborate with community center (ROOF, Library, groups) | ||||||||
| HIEFER Project (commercialize Swede Hall kitchen) | ||||||||
| Youth & Senior Citizens involvement | ||||||||
| Mentoring Church action groups |
o Adult mentoring
o Parenting
o Cooking/baking
o Outdoor activities
o Building repairs to Swede Hall
| Business listing (Billboard) |
| Bartering Co-op |
| Bus system |
| Satellite system for services – DSHS,, etc .,senior, college, feed banks, & counseling |
| Continued diligence against illegal drugs |
| Community signage (where things are, ie, parks, Lucky Eagle, freeway) |
| Electronic newsletter |
| Singles club |
| Resource training/education liaison |
| Center to include satellite offices for DSHS, Work Source, Food Banks, Senior & College counseling, Social Security) |
| Safety |
| Workshops for ethic education |
| Return of WIC to Rochester (WIC has moved to "Swede Hall" with their program) |
| Personal invitation helps build relationships to gain more involvement by other people |
| Build volunteer base for Library |
| Neighborhood watch |
| Buy locally |
| Resource/exchange (helping those who are hurting but don’t show it outwardly) (A Clothing Bank has been established at the Rochester United Methodist Church) |
| Involve high school students in community activities |
| Low-cost meals and additional state support for schools that pass levies |
| Entrepreneurship fair to educate people about potential apprenticeship programs |
| Local senior center has only 6 to 11 people show up for “senior meals” |
| Personal invitation helps build relationships to gain more involvement by other people |
| Community forum on “work ethic work-shop” |
| “Cash flow for Kids” game as a means of teaching financial responsibility |
| Make Rochester the Folk Dancing capitol of Washington State using Swede Hall as the focal point. |
| GIS partnership to train kids to be analysts |
| Fire department to use GIS for their trucks on way to a fire |
| We need to adopt a mission statement to incorporate technology teachings into the community |
o Block Watch
o Involve middle school students and staff in some activity at the park
o Small groups needed to start “lending Circle”
o Discrimination - age, language culture etc.
o Unite various community groups
o New businesses/grow existing businesses
o Grow local jobs
o Guide local growth
o Art Tours
o Increase volunteerism
o Community pride - Flag at Post Office not displayed on holidays and other times
o Use of schools for community events
o Rochester Leadership
o Resource case-worker training
o Visitors Historical Center type of central information resource
Additional
Things we can do to increase our ability to convince people/groups to invest in
our community!
o
Build a resume of successful small projects
o
Keep track of volunteer hours on community projects
which can then be used as matching funds
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Look at an organizational structure that will form
the basis of getting started