The Best Western Motel in Moses Lake, Washington was the site of the Horizons Program training in public relations April 10-12.
The Horizons program is about the changes a community can make to move from poverty to hope, from population and economic decline to prosperity. This initiative is for rural communities of fewer than 5,000 and with poverty rates of at least 10 percent.
23 Washington communities were represented at the three day program. Training was provided in two different tracks. One track was Leadership Plenty, designed to equip community members with skills that they will take back home and pass on to others. The other track was public relations. Pictured are people learning the basics of digital photography, media releases, web sites, blogs and more.
The Public Relations track trainees will be the people who publicize the Horizons Program in their towns.
The Horizons Program will continue in Washington for another year helping communities to raise up leaders, identify resources, and bring people together to improve their own community.