beyond the midway: tennessee healthy watershed initiative
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By Gary Gaskin, Connected Sustainability LLC with Wilson County Water Group & PartnersTRANSCRIPT
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“123,953 attended the final Saturday at the 2013 Wilson County Festival – breaking the all time record for any day in Wilson County Fair History.
Overall in 2013 the fair was 60,797 up on 2012 attendance and the all time record was also smashed with 589,229…”
WKRN News 2 and the Lebanon Democrat.
Over the course of a year about 1.2 million people visit the site.
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Tennessee Healthy Watershed Initiative with
Wilson County Water Group & Partners
TNSA Annual Conference November 2013
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BUILD A TEAM… BUILD A VILLAGE…
LEARN THEIR GOALS AND FIND THE COMMON GROUND.
OUR PARTNERS INCLUDED; - STORMWATER - MASTER GARDENERS - TRADE ASSOCIATIONS - CLUBS - SCOUTS - STATE AGENCIES - COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - VOLUNTEERS
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NEW PARTNERS MEAN NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
IT’S NOT ‘US AND THEM…’ …IT’S WE.
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DEDICATION…
…TO THE PROJECT AND TO EACH OTHER.
INVITE THE PRESS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS
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NOW… …GOING FORWARD
LOOKING FOR NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPANDING YOUR ABILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF HEALTHY WATERSHEDS.
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT… …COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
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Beyond the Midway is made possible with the kind support, funding, guidance and encouragement of the major sponsors below. Of equal importance are the other partners who have given time, materials and friendship to us along the way.
Concrete Paver Assoc. Groundcover Farms Master Gardeners MTSU Southern Nurseries and Soils
Tennessee Concrete Assoc. Wilson County Highway Dept. Wooten Construction Year Round Garden Club
…and many others.
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YOU ARE INVITED.
2 WORKSHOPS 2 FOCUSES 2 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
…MUCH MORE TO COME.
SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 75 REGISTRANTS.
REGISTER YOUR TEAM BY EMAILING:
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THE TAKE AWAY…
Managing a grant, like managing a stormwater program is like eating an elephant…
Change your thinking.
Imitate, emulate, plagiarize.
Ask for help, beg when needed.
Make friends and share the love.
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YOU ARE INVITED.
2 WORKSHOPS 2 FOCUSES 2 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
…MUCH MORE TO COME.
SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 75 REGISTRANTS.
REGISTER YOUR TEAM BY EMAILING: