

Our Transition Update

Save the Date! Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 1pm-5pm Cottage Grove Community Center

Dear Friends & Interested Parties -

Can you believe Spring Equinox just passed? Our Aprovecho Transition Team has been very busy, and we have so much to update you on.

First, thanks to all of you who provided input to our Transition Team, especially those who responded to the community survey we launched in late 2018. We closed the survey earlier this month (March 5th) with over 100 respondents! The Transition Team has reviewed and analyzed the responses, finding common issues and ideas, and applying them to our organization’s strategic planning process.

We still welcome additional community input, and, in fact, we are hosting a Cottage Grove Community Meeting (1-4pm) and Potluck (4-5pm) on Saturday, April 13th at the Community Center.

PLEASE JOIN US ... AND SPREAD THE WORD!

What: Cottage Grove Community Meeting & Potluck When: Saturday, April 13th, 1pm-5pm Where: Cottage Grove Community Center Reception Hall at 700 E. Gibbs Avenue

Agenda: Community members will work in teams to explore key strategic question about Aprovecho's future.

Why? To welcome community members into our organizational transition process;

To engage with our neighbors on how we can best serve our community; and

To build relationships and share a meal with each other in person!

RSVP HERE

Please contact us at apro@aprovecho.net or 541-942-8198 if you have any accessibility needs. (i.e. Spanish translation, sign language, etc.) We will try our best to accommodate all needs.

Si tiene cualquier necesidad de accesibilidad (traducción al español, lenguaje de señas, etc.), favor contactarnos a apro@aprovecho.net o al (541-942-8198). Haremos todo lo posible para acomodarle.

Second, special thanks to all our amazing, dedicated supporters and volunteers! Through many generous gifts and contributions, we have been able to develop an updated Land Stewardship Plan and initiate a strategic planning process under the guidance and support of Banyan Coaching & Consulting. Our goal is to re-launch our organization later this year. The Transition Team is currently working on our organization’s new mission, vision, and values. These critical elements will help guide how our organization carries out programming, outreach, and collaborations. We look forward to integrating even more community input and then sharing what we come up with in the near future.

Third, while we continue our organizational transition, please note we are committed to capturing Aprovecho’s important history and legacy. We also find this to be a very important time to acknowledge that, over the years, Aprovecho has meant a lot of different things to many different people, and sometimes the organization didn't meet everyone’s expectations. As a team of people engaged in making the organization the best it can be into the future, we are committed to taking a look at both what has and hasn't worked for people in the past in order to come up with an inspiring vision of an open, responsive, and collaborative community organization moving forward. For those who have ever been offended by Aprovecho, please accept our apologies.

As mentioned earlier, we are revisiting our mission, vision, and values... and one of the big changes we are seeking to create is a NEW NAME for the organization, one that describes who we are and what we do. That being said, please come to the April 13th meeting with your ideas!

Finally, through the decades, Aprovecho has been sustained by many volunteers and supporters, and we continue to need your help! Support is needed to maintain our campus, implement our land stewardship plan, and continue collaborating with professional non-profit consultants for the transition. In-kind, tax-deductible DONATIONS and VOLUNTEER SUPPORT are crucial for us to continue with the transition and to be able to re-open our doors this year as planned!

We appreciate your time and consideration, and we hope to see many of you on April 13th!

In community,



The Aprovecho Transition Team apro@aprovecho.net | 541-942-8198 www.aprovecho.net





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