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KICKING OFF THE COLUMBIA BASIN CHAPTER
Over
30 people gathered this past Thursday, November 20, in Hermiston to
celebrate the kick off of Oregon Rural Action's fourth and newest
chapter. Not bad for an evening when a half dozen other events were
taking place around town! Those in attendance were treated to a
delicious lasagna, salad and garlic bread dinner as they listened to
presentations on Oregon Rural Action, the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC), and the new chapter's first issue campaign to expand local recycling options.
Tom
Badrick, Sustainability Coordinator for Legacy Health System, was on
hand as guest speaker to provide information 
on developing a successful
recycling program. His presentation was lively and provided great,
practical information for members to use in improving the recycling
program in their area.
Several new members joined at the door and everyone seemed excited to have their own grassroots community group in the Hermiston area. At the close of the kick off celebration, the chapter members officially voted to call themselves the Columbia Basin Chapter, ratified the chapter's affiliation with Oregon Rural Action, and elected a slate of temporary officers to provide the group's initial leadership.
The next step will be to confirm a day and time to hold the first general chapter meeting and then to begin the initial activities of the recycling campaign.
Read the East Oregonian article on the kick off celebration.
Several members of the new chapter also participated in a Leadership and Action WORCshop on Saturday, November 22. Kevin Williams, Director of Organizing for WORC, facilitated the workshop and participants learned key organizing skills such as creating a successful campaign strategy, incorporating fundraising into our campaigns, and influencing public officials. Such tools will be useful in the coming months as the chapter grows and develops its campaign.
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Oregon Rural Action is a 501(c)3 nonprofit membership-based community organization working to promote social justice, agricultural and economic sustainability, and stewardship of the region's land, air and water. We're bringing people together to build strong communities by providing information and tools for local people to use in addressing the issues affecting our communities.
Oregon Rural Action is one of seven grassroots community organizations that are members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC). WORC is a regional network that has over 9,500 members and 45 local chapters. WORC helps its member groups succeed by providing training and coordination. By working at the grassroots level and joining others throughout the West to address issues that affect us all, we have the power to create the changes we need.
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