Scotland, SD

Committee Goal: To help those unable to do so for themselves in beautifying their yards for spring. Our target area of people to help was those physically/financially unable to do so for themselves, the elderly and disabled.

One thing this community has going for it is when something is planned and funds are needed to make something happen there are fundraising efforts as well as grant applications which have been applied for and received to continue with a project or to start a new program. I am sure that what ever ventures are pursued in the future, the resourcefulness of the community will once again shine through to at least get the project started and then continue to look for ways to sustain. The perfect example is the youth center. Once this project is up and going continued efforts will be made to keep this project alive.

One of the problems we are facing with our Horizon’s group, city council and economic development group is the process of coming together and working as a solidified unit, not each headed in their own direction as has been going on for years. That is definitely one of the issues we will need to deal with in order to get everyone on the same page and working in the same direction. One of the problems is the diversity of knowledge and ideas of where this community should heading. That is probably the one real objective we need to work on more than anything. Leadership in this community has always been done by a select few and sometimes it is hard to convince others that they should come out of their box and venture into uncharted territories. Especially those who have the leadership skills but are afraid they may be overlooked or don’t want to step on any toes.