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- In January, the Corry Community Development Corporation (CCDC) received
a
$25,000 ReTool Erie grant to undertake several initiatives.
Part of the reason for this grant was to assess current and ongoing
projects and review the Corry 2020 data to set the "strategic doing" and
future
direction for CCDC for the coming years. To that end, CCDC is in the
process of:
¨ Identifying projects that can be implemented by existing
organizations;
¨ Evaluating the feasibility of projects and fostering
collaborative partnerships to implement them; and
¨ Reviewing projects identified by the Action Planning Teams to
assess feasibility and implementation.
Projects that are done or are currently underway as a result of the
Corry 2020 data include:
¨ Developing a motto or tag line for Corry (going on right now-see
Home page);
¨ Having seasonal annual clean-ups (Improving Downtown and
Neighborhoods Team have had two: one
in April 2010 and one in April 2011) ;
¨ Continuing the Corry Neighborhood Initiative;
¨ Starting a Farmers' Market (Improving Downtown and Neighborhoods
Team; two years running now);
¨ Celebrating the 150th (the week of June 13-19);
¨ Coming together to clean up Mead Park;
¨ Offering music lessons at the Hi-Ed (Cultural Opportunities
Team-been offering lessons at the Hi-Ed for several months now);
¨ Updating corrypa.com (in progress);
¨ Updating the community calendar (in progress);
¨ Opening a Music Store (Creative Projects in April
2010-Entertainment Team);
¨ Renovating the Corry Historical Museum (ongoing, much progress
made to-date);
¨ Starting a Corry's Got Talent (being developed by the Community
Theatre);
¨ Developing more post-secondary education at the Hi-Ed Council
(which is in the process of completing a year-long strategic planning
process);
¨ Bringing different kinds of bands to Corry (Corry Area Arts
Council is also currently engaged in strategic planning with the
Auxiliary, the
Artists' Guild, the Community Theatre, and
area musicians' groups);
¨ Having more concerts for Corry's youth to enjoy (Corry Area Arts
Council);
¨ Having a circus (July 25-spearheaded by the Chamber).
Some projects that are ongoing, upcoming, or being explored and are in
need of additional help:
¨ Creating a Skate Park (Skate Corry group spun off from
Recreation Team and have been meeting, planning, locating land, and
having fundraisers for over a year);
¨ Finding a venue to show movies (being worked on by Entertainment
Team);
¨ Developing an after-school arts program (being worked on by
Cultural Team in cooperation with Arts Council, Artists' Guild, and the
Auxiliary);
¨ Creating an attractive entrance to the city of Corry (Improving
Downtown and Neighborhoods Team);
¨ Opening a Co-op Gallery to showcase the work of local artists
(being worked on by Cultural Team in cooperation with Arts Council,
Artists' Guild, and the Auxiliary);
¨ Developing an entrepreneurship program (Entrepreneurship Team);
¨ Starting a Buy Local/Shop Local Campaign (Entrepreneurship
Team);
¨ Starting a Snow/Winter Festival (being worked on by
Entertainment Team); and
¨ Starting a Fall Music Festival (being worked on by Entertainment
Team).
Over the next three months, CCDC will be continuing to identify upcoming
projects and will be engaged in action planning, recruiting additional
volunteers, and working on implementation. The next Community Meeting is
scheduled for Monday, July 25 (see Upcoming Events page for details).
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