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| Thursday, May 10,
2007
The Lead Clermont Class of 2007 invites you to attend "Building Leaders for the Future." This year's conference marks the seventh year for Clermont 20/20's annual Leadership Day, featuring keynote speakers Sean Miller, Head Basketball Coach at Xavier University, Brian Kelly, Head Football Coach at the University of Cincinnati, and Carrie Hayden, United Way of Cincinnati. | ||||||
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Blum, Janice Gilpin, Pam Johnson, Sue McKinley |
Felicity/Franklin
Township Shelter
 Tucked away in the southwestern most corner
of Franklin Township in Clermont County is the small village of Felicity,
Ohio. After having enjoyed prosperous times through the development and
building of the power plants along the Ohio River, the staffing and
running of the Nike Missile Base, and the 216th Ohio National Guard Army
Engineering Battalion, Felicity fell into a state of economic depression
when the work was completed and the bases were closed. Although times were
becoming difficult for the township and community, what couldn’t be
depressed was the spirit and pride those still residing in the area
possessed. Unfortunately, because jobs were scarce, many had to move their
families to locations where they could better provide for them. Those that
remained continued to find ways to keep the community going. FINE 2020, a
group of committed and active citizens organized a community group that
looked at the needs of the area and chose to focus on the children in the
local schools, elderly and handicapped citizens and community
beautification. From this grew Cool Tools For School, a project that
provides fully stocked backpacks for all Felicity/Franklin students grades
K through 12; Felicity Facelift, maintenance and repair of homes occupied
by the elderly and handicapped; and community beautification projects such
as the Clermont Clean and Green Spring Litter Pick-up, flower and bulb
planting around the village, partnering with the county on a Community
Distress Grant and grubbing out trees and overgrowth at the Farmer Barger
Walking Trail.
Stay tuned for the actual day of the grand ribbon cutting so you can make plans to join us for this exciting celebration! | |||||
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High school seniors throughout Clermont County are gearing up for graduation and soon will be heading off to college. All Clermont County students enrolled in the CEO college access program at our partnering schools are eligible to apply for the Last Dollar Grant scholarship. The grant is a needs-based scholarship and helps students who are pursuing higher education to meet their college expenses. CEO is proud to be able to award two scholarships this year at each of our six partnering high schools and career centers in Clermont County - Amelia, Glen Este, Williamsburg, Clermont Northeastern, Goshen and Live Oaks. Deadline for application submission is April 20th and the grants will be awarded during the Senior Awards Ceremonies at each of the schools. Our in-school advisors work diligently throughout the school year to encourage students to pursue some form of higher education after graduation and assist students and families as they navigate their path toward postsecondary education. FAFSA REMINDER: If you or someone you know has a high school senior graduating this spring and you have not completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have questions regarding the process please contact Nancy Hall, Program Manager, at the CEO office for assistance. This application must be completed and submitted to the federal government before a student can be considered for any type of financial aid (grants, scholarships, work-study, and government loans) from the college he/she is planning to attend in the fall. | ||||||
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Whether you're a parent, guardian, teacher, mentor, or other caring adult, chances are there's a teen in your life who wants to go to college. You can help your teen succeed by taking time to learn about college planning and financing. Together, you and the teen you care about can share this important goal and achieve it! Clermont 20/20, Inc. and CEO is proud to partner with the Ohio College Access Network and the Lumina Foundation in promoting a new interactive and informative website that is full of great information on helping students and parents to plan for a successful journey toward a college degree. Targeting students and parents from middle school through senior year, KnowHow2Go.org provides tips, resources and newsletters that will raise the awareness of all postsecondary options and how to pay for them. Please take some time to visit www.knowhow2go .org and learn how to start making a difference today in your teen's future! For more information about the Clermont Educational Opportunities college access program contact Nancy Hall, Program Manager at 753-9525 or ceop@clermont2020.org. | ||||||
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| Monday, June 18,
2007
Clermont 20/20, Inc. will hold its annual golf scramble at the Legendary Run Golf Course, on Monday, June 18, 2007. More details to follow. | ||||||
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| Saturday, April 21,
2007
Clermont County needs you! On Saturday, April 21st from 9:00 AM- 12:00 noon, Clermont County’s largest clean up takes place. Becky Ploucha, Director of the Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Program explains "This is our 9th annual Great American Clean and Green Spring Litter Pickup. Thanks to our great Community Captains and volunteers it gets bigger and better every year! We will have 14 staging areas throughout Clermont County where volunteers can register then pickup safety and litter collection supplies. We will have t-shirts while supplies last. Volunteers then meet back at the staging area for a cookout and celebration." For more information or to register contact the Clean and Green Collaborative at 513-753-9222 or cleanandgreen@clermont2020.org. Registration and release forms can be downloaded from the Clean and Green page on the Clermont 20/20 website. Volunteers can also register online. | ||||||
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Recognizing the pride and devotion the
citizens of the community have, our LEAD Project Team decided to work on a
project that would allow families to enjoy what was already a wonderful
asset; The Farmer Barger Walking Trail; by enhancing it with a picnic
shelter and stationary grills. Starting in September, we met as a team to
plan the project, break it into three phases and begin the task of
cleaning a site within the trail to put the shelter. The physical work
began in October when the team, joined by volunteers from the community
and Total Quality Logistics, started cutting down trees, grubbing out
stumps and clearing a site. Work has now progress to the point that we are
preparing the site for the pouring of concrete. Our next phase will be to
construct a shelter large enough to house 10 picnic tables with two offset
grill pads. The anticipated completion date is late June, 2007......
weather permitting!