The White House Project

Roughly 160 women of all ages joined together for The White House Project at Fortune Bay the weekend of the April 11-13.

Working with an advisory committee of women leaders from across
the Arrowhead Region, the training brought together an
extraordinarily diverse group of women from over 55 cities and
townships, spanning 14 Northern MN Counties. One-third of the
participants were Native-American, representing seven different
tribes.

Women of all ages attended, some bringing their young children...

Winona LaDuke

Activist, Author, and past vice-presidential candidate

Marie C. Wilson
Founder and President of The White House Project

St. Louis County Attorney Melanie Ford

WDIO/WIRT reported Renee Passal

Explorer Ann Bancroft

Our own Eveleth City Councilor Liz Kuoppala

Senator Becky Lourey

I would encourage all women and girls to watch for the next White House Project training to take part in this exciting event. The skills we learn are extraordinary. We are all leaders in our communities, collectively, we can help to ensure better communities for ourselves, children, grandchildren, friends, etc.

Students to Present Findings on Poverty

Mesabi Range Community & Technical College

Friday, May 2, 2008 10:00 a.m.
Virginia Campus, Room F100

Mesabi Range Community & Technical College will kick-off its second annual Box-a-Thon/Empty Bowl events beginning at 10:00 a.m. on May 2 in the Fine Arts Theater (F100, Virginia Campus) with a presentation by Mesabi Range Human Services students who were involved in the Minnesota Poverty Commission Story Telling Project. Students will be presenting their summaries of information found during interviews with those suffering in poverty in Greater Minnesota.

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WHAT IS THE MINNESOTA POVERTY COMMISTION?
The MN Commission to End Poverty was authorized in the 2006 session and appointed in the 2007 session. Their charge is to review current policies and procedures, review governmental and nongovernmental agencies working for those in poverty and identify barriers to those who are affected by poverty. The overall objective is to put poverty rates in a steady decline and possibly eliminate poverty in Minnesota by 2020.

WHAT IS THE STORYTELLING PROJECT?
Fall semester 2007 AEOA approached Mesabi’s Human Services program for assistance in a storytelling/interview project for the Minnesota Poverty Commission. The students worked with AEOA to interview families and persons on the Iron Range living in and affected by poverty. Students then submitted their reports to the Commission. Their findings may direct future legislative action.

Refreshments will be available before presentation. Question and answer session if time allows.

Hope to see you there!

Help Out Bill's House

Have you heard? Arby's is now open....Go have breakfast, lunch, dinner, desert, a snack....

On Wednesday, April 23, 2007 That's TODAY!!!!

If you eat at Arby's today 10% of the proceeds goes to help out Bill's House....

Clean Up Eveleth Day

Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time: 8:45am-12pm Clean-up & 12:15pm-2pm BBQ
Where: Parking Lot next to Fire Hall on Jackson

A clean and beautiful city depends on the pride of residents, businesses, property owners and youth. It also makes good business sense and results in a healthy economy. Clean and beautiful cities attract highly skilled workers and investment, and enable us to live, work and play in well maintained, safe and pleasant surroundings.

Join us in cleaning up our community. We will be in 4 designated areas in Eveleth. If you would like to become involved or your neighborhood would like to be involved.
Please call 744-2098

Online course for parents re: binge drinking risks

The University of Minnesota has developed an online course for parents that address the risks associated with binge drinking during the college years. It provides statistics, tips for talking about alcohol, comments from parents and college students, online discussion opportunities, and a list ofavailable resources.

Studies show that while parents cannot monitor their students' actions daily, they do continue to influence the way studentsconduct themselves during the college years. Students who perceive that their parents know what they are doing are less likely to engage in behaviors they know their parents disapprove of.

Who: Any parent of a college student or soon-to-be college student.

Why: Even if your student does not drink, he/she will beinteracting with students who do, and will have to makedecisions about drinking. Although you probably have been talking with your student about alcohol, the college environment related to alcohol isdifferent, and the messages that you have been giving need tobe adjusted to meet the needs and questions of a college-aged student.

What: An online course you can take at your own convenience,resources you can use when you need them, and a connection to a virtual community of other parents.

But I've never taken an online course: When you first enter the course, click on the "Course Introduction" icon. From there, click on "Getting Started." We've provided a series of instructions for moving through the course.

How much: Just $20 for a limited time.To get started, visit:http://projects.cehd.umn.edu/parentseminar/onlinePortal/

This project is a collaboration between University ofMinnesota Parent Program, University of Minnesota Extension,and the Department of Family Social Science.