The Blount County Commission Monday divided a $4000 grant among four municipalities that will use their $1000 toward improving future disaster readiness. The grant comes from CAWACO Research Development and Conservation, a government-affiliated agency that supports educational and community development in five central Alabama counties, including Blount. Blountsville and Cleveland will use the money toward [...]
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Chilton County Farm, Home & Wildlife Expo 2011
The Chilton County Farm, Home & Wildlife Expo 2011 August 6, 2011 In an attempt to make the public aware of the resources that are available to them at the research and extension center, a field day we term as the Farm, Home and Wildlife Expo highlights the fruit and vegetable work that is ongoing to addresses needs [...]
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YouTube of Cawaco Horticulture Program
Check out this YouTube video of Cawaco Horticulture Therapy Program (HTP) and the 4H Club in local schools. HTP combines special needs students and elderly in a horticulture program that changes lives of often forgotten people. You will see HTP founder Susan Grimes in a Hawaiian shirt in some photos working with the 4H Club. [...]
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Your Town Alabama 2011
2011 Your Town AL_brochure Important Information: Dates of Workshop: Wednesday, June 1 – Friday, June 3, 2011 Location: Camp McDowell, – Nauvoo, AL, near Jasper Cost: Double Occupancy: $195; Single Occupancy: $230 Deadline to Apply: May 2, 2011 Last Date to Receive Refund: May 2, 2011 How To Apply: 1) www.yourtownalabama.org – click Workshop [...]
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Volunteer on Five Mile Creek
March 19, 2011 Cawaco and the other Five Mile Creek Greenway partners will help the City of Birmingham clean up the site of a future park on Five Mile Creek. Come join us! Five Mile 11 Flyer
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Chilton County Hosts CleanTech
http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/10/chilton_hosts_tech_firms_from.html CLANTON — Chilton County is known more for growing peaches than for a green economy. But in the rural county 45 miles south of Birmingham, officials hope to change that by courting several Swedish “clean technology” companies. State and local governments are collaborating to bring several of the European country’s green industries to central [...]
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Sunshine Supplies Donates Floating Island
Locally owned Sunshine Supplies in Watson, Alabama, donated a floating island to the City of Center Point. The floating island improves water quality in the small pond at Reed Harvey Park. Web site for Sunshine Supplies www.sunshinesupplies.com For more information visit the Five Mile Creek District Partnership web page: www.fivemilecreekgreenwaydistrict.org
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Help for Sherman Heights
Our Cawaco Intern Emmie Johnson/Birmingham-Southern College, Crispin Piaza/Catalyst, Kellie Johnston/Warrior Clean Water Partnership and Francesca Gross/Cawaco are putting together a neighborhood rain barrel installation in the Sherman Heights neighborhood. Jay Craig is managing the vegetable and ornamental garden product in the neighborhood for Community Development. Stay tuned for more information!
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Check out Cawaco’s work in Blount County
Through our Community Development Funds, we have provided $10,000 to the Blount-Oneonta Chamber of Commerce Website Update and Video Revision Project. These funds were made possible by State Representative Elwyn Thomas. Please take a minute and check out their updated website. To view the revised video, click on “A Special Greeting from the Blount County [...]
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