Welcome New Intern! - September Connect Newsletter

Community Resources Council

Meet the new intern!

Mariah Debacker is the new Communications Intern. She is a Topeka native, who went to Hayden Catholic High School and now is a freshman at Washburn University, majoring in Marketing. Mariah is part of the LinC/Bonner Leadership Program at Washburn which is a national service scholarship program supported by the Bonner Foundation . She also works at Easter Seals Capper Foundation as a Direct Support Professional.

Outside of work and school, Mariah enjoys hanging out with friends, jogging, listening to music, and volunteering. Her personal goals for this internship is to be pushed to her full potential, get out of her comfort zone, and to learn new things in the community.

"I would love to meet everyone who makes up CRC. And thank you very much for giving me this opportunity!" Mariah Debacker

Volunteers needed for the Annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts in Topeka

On Wednesday, September 16th 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon and Saturday September 19th 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm volunteers are needed to manually count bicyclists and pedestrians at several locations across the City of Topeka. The data from this will assist City and leaders with estimating usage and demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, track the city's progress on increasing the use of non-motorized transportation, help determine the location of future investments, etc.

New volunteers must to attend a mandatory training session prior to their scheduled count day. Sessions are on Tues, Sept. 8th at 6 p.m.-7 p.m. & Wed, Sept. 9th Training and Informational Sessions: Cyrus K. Holliday Building, 602 SE Madison Holliday Conference Room

Sign up today at: www.topeka.org/bikeways

Nominations are DUE SOON!

Don't forget to fill out a nomination for our 2015 Awards of Excellence and Learning Summit. Categories include:

Individual

Government Agency

Non-Profit

Business

Long Standing Organization*

Click here for the nomination form. Nominations are due by September 18.

Learning Summit agenda is now announced! See topics and speakers here.

Topeka Metro Announces New Services

As the transportation solution provider for the city, Topeka Metro is always looking for opportunities to better serve Topeka residents. Topeka Metro is now offering a new resource directory to help identify appropriate transportation options in response to a need identified in the Community Health Improvement Plan and partnering with Heartland Healthy Neighborhoods.

The directory, housed on Topeka Metro's website, provides a comprehensive list of all transportation options available in Topeka. The providers are categorized by general transportation, medical transportation services and community services.

Also, check out the Topeka Metro's new routes and flex zone , free until October 1st.

You can access the directory at: www.topekametro.org/riding/directory

Whats Your Family Emergency Plan?

Did you know that 50% of Americans have not discussed or developed a family emergency plan ?

The Ready Campaign recommends taking four steps towards preparedness:

1) be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate protective actions

2) make a family emergency plan including information on how to reconnect and reunite

3) build an emergency supply kit to have supplies you will need whether at home, at work or in the car

4) get involved by finding opportunities to support community preparedness.

To learn more. please click the links: about the campaign , PSA, and Web Site.

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