Leadership Chenango invites past residents to "come home"
CHENANGO COUNTY – The Leadership Chenango Class of 2008 thinks Chenango County is a wonderful place to live, and because of that, they are inviting residents who have left to “Come on home, Chenango.”
Leadership Chenango, a program of Commerce Chenango, was developed in the 1980s as a way to identify and develop individuals to become future community and civic leaders, volunteers for charitable organizations, potential board members for schools, and government or community organizations. The class always takes on a group project, and this year’s class decided theirs would address the issue of young people leaving the area.
Class member Jennifer Tavares, who works in the economic development office at Commerce Chenango, explained the class came up with the idea for the “Come on home, Chenango” project after they realized they wanted to draw people back. Local physician Dr. Thomas Holmes took the idea and ran with it, drafting a letter. The class decided to distribute the letter, along with informative pamphlets about what Chenango County has to offer, to residents who have left the area.
The Leadership Chenango class identified goals for the project, which include attracting young families and retirees back to Chenango County, inspiring businesses to be created or relocated in this area, preventing the “brain drain,” helping to grow Chenango’s economy and tax base and continuing to invest in Chenango County so it will grow and prosper.
“It doesn’t have to be young families,” Tavares explained. “It can be retirees, or anyone who has lived or worked in the community who is looking to come back. We certainly want to reach out to those people, too.”
The class has created a preliminary list with the names and addresses of approximately 100 people, but they hope they will be able to send the information to at least 200. In an attempt to gather more names and addresses, they are appealing to the community to submit the names and addresses of people they would like to return to the area.
“We want to see how many mothers are out there who want their child to come home or families who want to see a friend or relative come back,” Tavares said.
The Leadership Chenango Class needs all names and information to be submitted by May 22 in order to finalize the mailing and get the information out.
When asked about what Chenango County has to offer in terms of the current job market, Tavares said she believes Chenango County has plenty of good jobs, including positions in the health care, educational, manufacturing and engineering fields.
“If you monitor the jobs that are available in the county, you’ll see there steadily are jobs available,” Tavares said. In addition, she explained that there are a lot of needs for more businesses in the community and resources for entrepreneurs who wish to set up shop here.
“Our biggest selling points are the quality of life here, the sense of community, our education systems are top notch and the focus on our arts and cultural events. There is plenty to do in Chenango County,” Tavares said.
Anyone who would like to add the name of a friend or family member to the mailing list for the “Come on home, Chenango” project can e-mail Tavares at jtavares@chenangony.org with the name, address and year of high school graduation or approximate last place and date or employment. Names can also be mailed to Leadership Chenango, 19 Eaton Ave., Norwich, New York 13815.
The Leadership Chenango Class will also have the informational packets available at upcoming high school reunions and at Commerce Chenango.
Leadership Chenango, a program of Commerce Chenango, was developed in the 1980s as a way to identify and develop individuals to become future community and civic leaders, volunteers for charitable organizations, potential board members for schools, and government or community organizations. The class always takes on a group project, and this year’s class decided theirs would address the issue of young people leaving the area.
Class member Jennifer Tavares, who works in the economic development office at Commerce Chenango, explained the class came up with the idea for the “Come on home, Chenango” project after they realized they wanted to draw people back. Local physician Dr. Thomas Holmes took the idea and ran with it, drafting a letter. The class decided to distribute the letter, along with informative pamphlets about what Chenango County has to offer, to residents who have left the area.
The Leadership Chenango class identified goals for the project, which include attracting young families and retirees back to Chenango County, inspiring businesses to be created or relocated in this area, preventing the “brain drain,” helping to grow Chenango’s economy and tax base and continuing to invest in Chenango County so it will grow and prosper.
“It doesn’t have to be young families,” Tavares explained. “It can be retirees, or anyone who has lived or worked in the community who is looking to come back. We certainly want to reach out to those people, too.”
The class has created a preliminary list with the names and addresses of approximately 100 people, but they hope they will be able to send the information to at least 200. In an attempt to gather more names and addresses, they are appealing to the community to submit the names and addresses of people they would like to return to the area.
“We want to see how many mothers are out there who want their child to come home or families who want to see a friend or relative come back,” Tavares said.
The Leadership Chenango Class needs all names and information to be submitted by May 22 in order to finalize the mailing and get the information out.
When asked about what Chenango County has to offer in terms of the current job market, Tavares said she believes Chenango County has plenty of good jobs, including positions in the health care, educational, manufacturing and engineering fields.
“If you monitor the jobs that are available in the county, you’ll see there steadily are jobs available,” Tavares said. In addition, she explained that there are a lot of needs for more businesses in the community and resources for entrepreneurs who wish to set up shop here.
“Our biggest selling points are the quality of life here, the sense of community, our education systems are top notch and the focus on our arts and cultural events. There is plenty to do in Chenango County,” Tavares said.
Anyone who would like to add the name of a friend or family member to the mailing list for the “Come on home, Chenango” project can e-mail Tavares at jtavares@chenangony.org with the name, address and year of high school graduation or approximate last place and date or employment. Names can also be mailed to Leadership Chenango, 19 Eaton Ave., Norwich, New York 13815.
The Leadership Chenango Class will also have the informational packets available at upcoming high school reunions and at Commerce Chenango.
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