Sharing our Future
Workshop notes
Friday, August 16th
Lourdes
What do we want to continue?
.What is needed to keep project going?
- Get people interested and excited about this type of events
- Variety of different events for all ages
- Keeping the different medians: Internet, TV, Radio, Newsletter
- Promotion of what is happening in the area
- Skills must be maintained, new skills acquired
- Keeping in touch with what is going on around us.
- Getting others to take advantage of the resources available
Barriers
- Opposite of number 1
Highlights of what we do and what we are proud of.
- Live events ie: sports
- Video conferences to parts of Canada
- Recording studios - making music CD's
- Roncolli radio- digital radio pieces
- Teen TV
- School net news and School net
- Webpage design
How to keep in contact with everyone
- Monthly reports on line of what activities that were done
- Pieces shared within the group/and archive for everyone to see
Challenges
- Getting more adults involved
- Finding money
- Top quality events
- More skill development workshops for youth
Bay St. George South
Things we could continue:
- Expatriate email
- Senior newsletter
- Radio Station
- Youth will continue to meet
Ways we could keep:
- Media Club at school
- Volunteers
- Area Development keeping process of radio station moving
- Fund raising for equipment
- Training
Barriers
- Financing
- Training
- Teacher Sponsor
- Lack of experience
Keeping in touch
- Emails
- Newsletter (electronic)
- Web Page (updated monthly)
- Hosted in different communities
How to overcome challenges
- Seek out people who are interested
- Fund raising
- School Grassroots