Chisholm, MN

    On May 20th we met. We had 16 in attendance. We finalized that we would be offering scholarships for up to 20 people (students) to attend the summer rec. program. The skateboard family day was also finalized! There will be resource booths, skateboard competitions, exhibitions, and food!! The location is Chisholm Skate park. Which is located on 8th street north (by the lake). Time: 11 to 3 on Wednesday June 25th. If rain Thursday June 26th. All youth and families are invited to join us for a day of family fun!! This event is sponsored by Chisholm Youth Center, Chisholm Horizons, City of Chisholm, Chisholm Police dept., McDonald’s, Jubilee, and Kiwanis.

Also on this day….The annual fishing contest sponsored by Chisholm Police dept., Parks and Rec, Chisholm Chamber, Kids Plus, and Chisholm Sportsman’s Club. The time is 3:30 to 7:00.

Sorry if i forgot to mention any sponsors : )

The next youth meeting will be on June 17th at 4 pm at the Chisholm Youth Center.

On May 28th there will be a Grant Writing Clinic in Duluth. The Horizon team has decided to send 4 people down to learn more about grant writing. We are hoping that with this knowledge we will be better equipped to continue to help Chisholm in are fight to reduce poverty. We will report back to the team on what we learned and keep everyone up dated.

The Horizon Team met to cover the items listed as goals and accomplishments in the draft Work Plan. 

The Work Plan is a necessary component of the Horizons Project.  Once this Plan is completed, it will be submitted to MN Extensions and brought to the Northwest Area Foundation for consideration.  ONCE the plan is approved, the Community of Chisholm will then receive the last payment from the NWAF of $8,500.00.  This money is and can be accessed to help Chisholm fight Poverty!

The Horizon Team is also looking to schedule a “Community Transitional” Event on Friday June 13th.  This will be a Fabulous event where all those people that gave of their own time to help our Community by getting involved in the Horizons Program will be acknowledged!

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Lynne at 218-996-1256.

We are officially in the final stages of completing the ‘Chisholm’s Community Connections‘.  Our goal is to the initial “Draft Copies” available for preview at the June 25th Community Celebration / Skate Park Day / Fishing Contest.  We strongly encourage all community members, business owners and concerned citizens to come on down and take a sneak peak!

We are anticipating, that after the June 25th event, we will submit a request to the Horizons Team in order to request the necessary money to cover the publishing and distribution costs. 

So far to date the Community of Chisholm has received $1,500.00 from the Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) for their participation in the Horizons Project.  

                        Kudos to all the energetic individulas taking this on for the sake of all. 

If you are new to the area or have recently moved, please contact Lynne at 218-996-1256 or Karen at 218-969-1310 to be added to the mailing list.

The youth meeting that was scheduled for Wed. May 21st has been changed to Tue. May 20th. This meeting will be held at the Chisholm Youth Center @ 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions or are interested in attending please give Marketa Anderson @ 254-7628 or Gus Cronberg @ 254-2960 a call. We will be making final plans for the Family skateboard day at the park and talk about what our next project will be.