Back to Basics 2013 - Steps Toward Sustainability: The Solution Is YOU! in Brainerd

Back to Basics 2013 - Steps Toward Sustainability: The Solution Is YOU!

Focus on solutions, as you take steps toward living more sustainably. Join us for workshop sessions, keynote speakers, vendors, exhibitors, luncheon, door prizes, and more! .4 continuing education credits available. School-aged (K-6) children’s programming runs concurrently…bring the family and enjoy the day together! Event sponsored by Happy Dancing Turtle, Pine River-Backus Community Education, & Central Lakes College.

Keynote; Strategies for Building Strong Towns: How ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Chuck Marohn, President, Community Growth Institute

Local officials and their concerned residents are starting to realize that, if they want to make their community a better place, the responsibility is theirs. To some this is overwhelming, but to others it is liberating to redirect energy from pursuing outside assistance to making things happen locally. There are many things that even the smallest community can do to transform themselves into a strong town.

Charles Marohn - known as "Chuck" to friends and colleagues - is a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the State of Minnesota and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota's  Institute of Technology and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He is the author of Thoughts on Building Strong Towns (Volume 1), the primary author of the Strong Towns Blog and the host of the Strong Towns Podcast and See it Differently TV.

Presenters: If you are interested in presenting a workshop at Back to Basics, registrations must be received before November 19. You may link to online registration, or download printable registration forms and an informational letter from our website: www.happydancingturtle.org.

Vendors/Exhibitors: If you are interested in having a vendor/exhibitor booth at this event, you may link to online registration, or download printable registration forms from our website: www.happydancingturtle.org. Vendor/exhibitor registrations received before November 19 will be included in promotional materials, but registrations can be submitted up until the event, space allowing.

Participants: Registration brochures for participants will be available after December 14 at these locations: Pine River-Backus Community Education office, Pine River-Backus Family Center, Pine River Chamber Office/Information Center, Pine River Public Library, Pequot Lakes Library, Pequot Lakes Community Education Office, or by calling Happy Dancing Turtle at 218-587-2303. You may also link to online registration, or download printable registration brochures from our website after December 14:

www.happydancingturtle.org. For more information, contact Barb Beck at 218-587-2303 or bbeck@happydancingturtle.org.

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