WELCOME WV's NEWEST WALKING GROUPS!
Cheerleaders!
WHAT WOULD HELP WV's AG ECONOMY?
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One answer is changing the state's food policies.

The WV Food & Farm Coalition is helping people learn how to get involved in the legislative process, and create a strategy to make real their ideas for new food and farm policy change.

YOUR CALENDAR
Feeling social? Here's a few tasty morsels for June.

Richwood Concerts in the Garden  - weekly from F/5

First Friday Arts & Music, Fairmont - weekly from /5

Mtn Bike Rides, New River Gorge - weekly from Th/11

Princeton Street Fair, Princeton - Sa/13

Mainstream Fairmont's Walkable Block - Sa/13

Fast & Furriest 5k & 1mile, Beckley - Sa/20

OVConnect's Zoo Brew, Wheeling - Sa/27

Got an event you want to share in July? Email me at j.lynch@wvhub.org

TV IS GOOD 4 YOU
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You know her, we love her: The Hub's very own Stephanie Tyree was recently featured in a series of videos by the Babcock Foundation.

Connect With Us
 

June is awesome. It's all about celebrating.

As you can see by our list of events here, it's the month when many communities launch their outdoor entertainment calendars - parties in the park, art in the atrium, music in the meadows...

Wait, there's music in the meadows? Hmmm... Could be a great idea. Feel free to steal it.

Jake Lynch and The Hub Staff.
Wanted: Your Idea to Fight Poverty in West Virginia
Well done, troopers.
Got an idea for fighting poverty in WV? Ready to make it real?

In the past 3 years, the Our Children, Our Future campaign coalition has taken the policy ideas of West Virginians just like you and helped them become actual laws.

Now, they are looking for more great ideas from the grassroots. Take a first step: learn more.
You Can Tackle the Problem of Abandoned Buildings
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Thanks to the help of the Brownfields Assistance Center and a little local get-up-and-go, the people of Whitesville are taking the important first steps toward addressing abandoned and dilapidated buildings in their community.

What lessons are there in Whitesville that could help your neighborhood?


Three Cheers for WV's Newest Walking Groups!
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How easy is this? A couple of conversations, a few emails go 'round, and now Grafton and Whitesville have launched new walking groups.

In Grafton, the "Track Tuesdays" group meets at
7 p.m. at the  Grafton High School track.
The Whitesville walking group meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Salamy Building.
All ages and abilities welcome!

Want some help starting a walking group where you are? We can do that.
Email Christina Hunt of the WV Physical Activity Network at c.hunt@wvhub.org

FROM THE HUB BLOG
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How to Make Friends and Influence People.
Kent Spellman's 10 Tips on how to bring value to others in your community.
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Putting Purpose Behind Your Communications.
Jake Lynch plays the annoying (but useful) "always ask why" game.
summer is awesome.
vs. Dying Communities.
What characteristics separate them, and what does that mean for you?
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