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August 10, 2018
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August Chamber  Luncheon
Wednesday, August 15
hosted by  Adena Pike Medical Center
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American Red Cross
20th Annual Heroes Awards
Thursday, August 16
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REGIONAL MBAC 
Piketon Office
Accepting Applications for 
Part-Time Contractual Business Counselor 
located at Ohio State University South Centers


Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted  Declares August 2018 
as Ohio Nonprofits Month  for Ohio Business Profile

Business After Hours
Tuesday, August 21
hosted by  Bristol Village Homes

 
Upcoming Events Upcoming
Pike County Farm Bureau
Saturday, August 11
100th Year Retro Farm Family Celebration
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Velma Engle Memorial
Read for the Gold
5K Run/3K Walk
Saturday, August 18
8:30 am
Bristol Village Activity Center

SAMJAM BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
August 29 - September 2
Pike County Fairgrounds

American Pickers
Coming to our Region in September

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Natural Resources & AgricultureAg
Way Farms
Farmers' Markets
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POP-UP
Farmers' Markets
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S ports - Health - Well Being
 
Sports

Nominations for  Advocates and CIT Champions of the Year


The Paint Valley ADAMH   Board will be holding a Recovery Celebration on  September 13, 2018. 
In order to help celebrate recovery we will be honoring a Mental Health and an 
Addiction Advocate  of the Year as well as a  Crisis Intervention Team Champion of the Year.

If you would like to nominate someone in our board area for one of these awards please complete the attached forms and return to our office no later that 8-23-2018. 
For complete details please refer to the nomination forms.

50th ANNIVERSARY 

Welcome to summer of 2018- the 50th Anniversary of the Pike County Outreach Council of Churches, Inc.

We take this opportunity to share with you the needs of Pike County families and to ask for your help.

Since January, we have provided more than 108,000 meals at our choice food pantry and are asking for your help to continue our ministry. Can you pledge $120 a year to provide your neighbors with nutritious food for their families?

No one should feel the pains of hunger.

We also assist our neighbors quarterly with $30 in emergency help towards their utility bills, medical bills, or other necessities.

$150 a year could make a big difference in the lives of Pike County families!!

Please help us help our neighbors!

Thank you, 

Pike County Outreach Council of Churches Inc. 

LOOKING FOR HELPING HANDS
Feeding the Community
Accepting Donations at the YMCA
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Polaris Industries supports a grant program called TRAILS, which provides funding support for trail maintenance, access, safety, and other initiatives for trails serving purposes such as ATV and snowmobile use.  Grants may be up to $10,000 and may be requested up to twice a year; grant applications are due by March 1 and September 1 annually.  Eligible recipients include 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(7) organizations, government agencies, and nonprofits.  For more information, visit  http://www.polaris.com/en-us/rider-support/trails-application.

Grants Available 
to Expand  Wireless Broadband Access

Connected Nation has partnered with the Ohio Department of Transportation's Office of Transit to release an invitation to bid for the expansion of fixed wireless broadband service in targeted counties.
 
Fixed wireless internet service providers, community organizations, rural transit agencies or organizations collaborating on a public/private partnership or any individual are encouraged to bid on the development, construction and operation of a fixed wireless system or other acceptable broadband network.

The targeted counties include Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Morgan, Monroe, Muskingum, Perry, Pike, Scioto and Washington.

The intent of this invitation to bid is to provide funding for fixed wireless networks that will provide coverage to areas in the targeted counties where mobile coverage is not known to exist.  

Below are the ITB documents; any questions may be directed to Charles Spann, Director, Engineering and Technical Services, Connected Nation, at 606.748.3343.    

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WORKPLACE
Health and Wellness Program 
offered by BWC

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YMCA
Kroger - Amazon
Community Rewards Programs

Webinar Series with InSite Consulting
You are invited to join AEP and AEP Ohio for a complimentary 4-part webinar series,  Every Community Has A Great Quality of Life, presented by Tonya Crist and Rob Cornwell of InSite Consulting. The one-hour webinars will be held daily at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT, Monday - Thursday, the week of August 27. 
 
With their frank and forth-right (and funny, too) approach, Tonya and Rob will share how your economic development organization can gain true competitive advantage across key areas.

·    Monday, August 27 - Introduction to Site Selection and What Clients Expect | Explore current trends in site selection and what clients expect from a viable economic development organization.
·    Tuesday, August 28 - Product Development and RFI Response | Discover the client's definition of "ready product" and why 90% of communities get eliminated immediately after their RFI response.
·    Wednesday, August 29 - Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Program | Learn the keys to a successful BRE Program. Here's a clue - it's not a "call program."
·    Thursday, August 30 - Marketing & Attraction | Clients locate in communities that run like businesses. Find out how you can build a business-like marketing capability. 
You only need to  register once to get access to all four sessions. Recordings will be available after the live sessions, please register to be included on the distribution.

August Wellness Classes

Chronic Disease Self-Management
NO CLASSES

Diabetes Self-Management
Lawrence County - Starting August 1st
Scioto County - Starting August 1st

Chronic Pain Self-Management
Lawrence County - Starting August 6th
Jackson County - Starting August 6th

Matter of Balance Falls Management
Gallia County - Starting August 7th
Jackson County - Starting August 7th

Tools for Caregivers
Pike County - Starting August 3rd

Coaches Training for Chronic Disease and Diabetes Self-Management
Adams County - Starting August 13th

For more information contact:  
Jenni Dovyak-Lewis
Director of Community Outreach and Training
Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.
E-Mail -  jlewis@aaa7.org
Website -  www.aaa7.org
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