You are invited to join us for the first ever RIPPLE event to be held on Saturday, May 22 in Hood River, Oregon.

Saturday's sessions will feature RIPPLE bloggers Joanne Steele, Lily Brislen, and Az Carmen. These focus groups will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Hood River Hotel, 102 Oak Avenue in Hood River, Oregon. Presentations are open to the public and will run approximately two hours each.

RIPPLE Goes Live Sessions:

• Joanne Steele: The Kansas Model: Approaches to Cultivating Rural Tourism
• Lily Brislen: Buy Local Campaign, Nuts and Bolts
• Az Carmen: Native American Leadership Development, The Celilo Village Project

The RIPPLE web site features views and voices from the rural Northwest. It is a place to educate yourself, a place to share resources, a place where you can read a good story or see photos of small towns and rural folks from across the Northwest. RIPPLE lets you have conversations with others who understand where you’re coming from. Don't miss this opportunity to meet the folks behind the work, learn more about the web site, let us know how we can better serve you, and celebrate how far we've come.

For more information, contact Alison Cassin at acassin@rdiinc.org.

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