Creating A Positive Image For Economic

Development In Kiowa County

Kiowa County Leadership Program

Planning

Recruiting

Educating

Strategic planning

Implementing

•Strengthen Linkage and Partnerships within Kiowa County.

•Unify community efforts to Promote County activities.

•Promote Positive Attitude and Outlook for Kiowa County.

•Educate Volunteers in Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic Development.

•Promote Community Pride.

•Educate and Promote Alternative and Additional Incomes

KCLP Objectives•Increase participation from County residents in planning and implementing activities within the County.

•Increase number of Volunteers for all organization and activities in Kiowa County

•Create a positive Image for Economic Development of Kiowa County.

•Decrease number of abandoned structures in Kiowa County.

•Increase the number of residents using E-Commerce to increase personal income.

Progress through Programs

•Personal Power tools- Opening meeting

•Leading for success-Opening meeting

•CARE-Opening meeting

•Understanding Yourself-April

•Tourism Development-May

•Economic Diversification-June

•E-Commerce-July

•Community and County Promotion-Aug

•Increased Volunteer help from eight volunteers at the County Fair a year ago to twenty one volunteers this year.

•Three abandoned structures will be removed and cleaned up starting Nov. 1st due to the work of the KCLP and the Hobart Economic Development Group.

•County wide Tourism committee has been formed to coordinate activities, and design a brochure to help promote Kiowa County.

Two High Speed Internet providers have came to Kiowa County, as well as, a Satellite Company providing High Speed connection County wide.

Wilt Brown, City Manager Hobart,

Oklahoma“ In a word, we feel your Leadership Program is mostly responsible for this new found attitude of our citizens and those of the entire County.”

What has caused these changes?

•People have begun to get involved because they are seeing things happen.

•Everyone wants to part of a winning team

•Volunteerism is contagious

Attitudes have changed.

•Saturday Mornings worked in the winter, but not in the spring and summer.

•Evenings worked well in the summer, but ran into conflicts in the fall and winter.

•Early morning meetings are working the best.

•You can ask too much of your volunteers.

•Try not to take Volunteers away from their work. Unless they can count it as part of their job.

•Do not just meet and visit, plan and take action

Become active, if your Community doesn’t another will.

Kiowa County Accomplishments•High Speed Internet connection for entire county.•Legislation to burn abandoned structures.•More Volunteers helping with Communities activities.•Tourism committee to promote Kiowa County.

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Creating A Positive Image For Economic

Development In Kiowa County