Plan B:E Society

All are welcome to attend the April 19 dinner but are encouraged to register at www.plan-be.ca.

Good news! Registration for the FREE Volunteer Dinner on April 19 at the Rec Centre in Salmon Arm is now open. Sign up here and see you there! :-) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-volunteers-free-co

This year's volunteer dinner date now announced. More here: http://plan-be.ca/?p=155

Santa Monica's newly released Wellbeing Index looks at six key dimensions: outlook, community (how involved Santa Monica residents feel with their city and loca...l government and networks), place and planet, learning, health and economic opportunity. Overall, we're in good health, feel engaged in our neighborhoods and are happy most of the time, said Mayor Ted Winterer. But there are clear areas of disparity, and the overall strength of a community is measured by its ability to help all members thrive, including its most vulnerable members." A place to start: engaging the 71% of city residents who feel as though they have no say in local policy decisions. How (and why) Santa Monica and communities around the world could benefit from supporting a culture of leadership emerging from all levels, inside and outside of government: www.pps.org//toward-place-governance-civic-infrastructure/

Well, the inaugural community volunteer appreciation dinner is now in the books. If you'd like to see it become an annual event, please be sure to thank and support the businesses who were instrumental in making it happen - The Hive, Village West Urban Market, and Askew's Foods. It was great to have Mel Arnold, MP and Mayor Cooper serve up cake to our guests and thanks to Council for serving the spaghetti! Thanks too to the Shuswap Community Foundation for the Canada 150 fund...ing, the Shuswap Family Resource Centre for the sponsorship of the application and the Scouts Canada - 1st Salmon Arm for table set up. But mostly, thanks for all you do building community through volunteerism.

Sign up on eventbrite to register for the free community dinner - Friday, April 28 at the SASCU Community Centre in Salmon Arm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-volunteers-free-co

It’s here! The CIW National report "How Are Canadians Really Doing?" was released today, covering topics from eight interconnected domains of #CdnWellbeing. One... fact is concrete: the gap between economic growth and wellbeing in Canada is growing. What interests you about Canadian wellbeing? Is it our communities, our living standards, our education? How can we find a better balance in all areas of wellbeing for all Canadians? Read it, share it, change it. http://ow.ly/38Xa306nz6A See more

https://www.positive.news///21636/wales-measure-good-jobs/

Thanks Jim Cooperman for this week's column.

Our AGM is tomorrow, Tuesday April 26 at noon. Bring your running shoes - it's a walking AGM - from the Gazebo to the wharf and back. BYO lunch and together we can discuss new ideas and new ways of community building. :-)

Further to our discussion on the benefit of affordable housing in our communities, this story from Dryden Ontario: http://thetyee.ca//14/Dryden-Single-Parent-Family-Housing/

What a delightful day we spent together discussing the economics of happiness. Sincere thanks to the attendees, the volunteers, the sponsors, the organizing committee and the ALIB for their welcome and kind reception in their great facility. The conversation continues. Stay tuned.

Time for Respect Lives Here Part 3 - The economics of happiness. Registration is now open. Join us April 13, 2016 at the Pierre's Point log building. $20 includes lunch, snacks and workshop materials.

Thank you to facilitator Charles Homes and everyone who attended the Respect Lives Here workshop. Thanks also for the warm welcome from our First Nations leaders. To all the volunteers and sponsors and co-hosts, a big thank you. You make these community events happen.

A year later, the conversation continues and inspires conversation in other communities. http://axiomnews.com/has-salmon-arm’s-healing-begun

Respect lives here now underway - welcome

So what's all this business about the B Corp anyway? Good question. Here's a primer: http://www.bcorporation.net

Join us March 22 and 23 for Respect Lives Here - Part Two, a workshop with facilitator Charles Hamilton. Please register at Community Futures Shuswap For more information, visit our website at http://www.plan-be.ca