Spring is not here...yet...

...and may be a while coming. The picture below is our yard, April 30, 2013. My advice: keep the bedding plants well protected, for the time being.

April 30, 2013

My posts to this blog are few and far between, but I have been posting bulletins to my Esmé Comfort: Town Councillor  Facebook page. Those are mostly current events, not reflections or analyses of what is going on. My brain is fizzing with observations, new knowledge, connections, the usual random factoids and experiences. Not much time for reflection...but I am getting there. Meanwhile...some deadlines are looming. 

Town of Canmore Volunteer Awards nominations close tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Wildsmart BowValley Speaker Series has another installment, Cougars in my backyard: co-existing with a large carnivore, Wed., March 26th, 7 p.m. at Canmore Collegiate High School.

 

Also competing for your entertainment dollar - and by "entertainment dollar", I mean "FREE" - is the Integrated Transportation Plan Public Open House, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Elevation Place. I love the graphic, don't you?

Then this, March 31st:
The Rotary Club of Canmore wants submissions for local community-based projects. These projects should be community-focused and serve the town of Canmore and area (east of the national park gates to Exshaw). This project funding will be one-time funding, minimum $100 up to a maximum of $5000 and may be applied to new or existing projects. Individual recipients are not eligible for funding. The deadline for submissions is March 31st, 2014. The funds will be disbursed by May 1st, 2014. Message me for submission contact details. Funding proposals (limit to 2 pages) must be submitted in the following format:
Page 1: Basic Information on Organization
• Mission Statement
• Annual budget of organization
• Outline of paid and volunteer positions
• Outline of current fundraising activities
• Agency history
• Summary of existing programs
• Agency contact person, phone number and e-mail address

Page 2: Project Proposal
• Timeline of project
• Target population
• Description of project and amount of funds requested
• Project supervisor/contact
• Method of recognizing Rotary for funding of project

Word documents are an acceptable format for emailing.
Only the first 2 pages of submissions will be forwarded to the selection committee.
Agencies will be contacted via e-mail by April 20th, 2014 regarding the status of their application.
Please provide an e-mail address contact.
The successful applicant will be required to provide a brief presentation upon completion of the project.

In the interest of brevity and getting to the next meeting on time, I'll post this now. More to come.