Nederland Area Non-Profit Alliance



Quarterly Meeting



18 April 2001



(PART 2 of 2)







Nederland Community Center



Hosted by the Nederland Area Seniors



Facilitated by Lisa McCarley, Peak to Peak Healthy Communities Project



(meeting minutes continued)







Columbine Family Health Center



Mission:  Insure that the uninsured/underinsured-everyone-in the community



receives healthcare services.



Programs/Services:



   · Health Fair



   · Mammogram Van



   · Senior services



   · New clinic







High Country Community Greenhouse Project (HCCGP)



www.highcountrygreenhouse.org



Mission: The High Country Community Greenhouse Project addresses escalating



human impact on the natural resources of the Colorado Front Range. Our



community-based organization provides educational opportunities and greenhouse



gardening facilities to encourage sustainable living practices and promote



environmental responsibility.







CASA Fund



www.casafund.org



Mission:  The Community and School Alliance (CASA) Fund was formed to provide



private support for local educational programs via grants, increased



communication and organization, volunteers, and business partnerships while also



serving as a liaison between its stakeholders.  The CASA Fund shall empower,



fund, organize, assist and ultimately compliment the individual and partnership



participation to provide the highest quality educational opportunities for



children in Nederland and the surrounding mountain areas.







TEENS, Inc.



Mission:  Teens, Inc. acknowledges youth as a priority and empowers them to have



a voice in their community.  We are committed to building positive relationships



between teens, their families and communities by providing an educational, safe,



and nurturing environment.







The Youth and Family Center offers many educational programs, activities, and



opportunities for Nederland area youth, their families, and the community.







Nederland Artists Co-op



Mission:  To bring art to our community, and provide opportunities for people to



express themselves artistically.







The Nederland Artists Co-op offers programs and classes in various mediums that



are open to the community.







Old Timers/Miners Day



History and mission (as submitted by Jeannette Smith):  Old Timers/Miners Days



has been an annual function for many years.  The first Miners Day was celebrated



July 14, 1916 in Nederland.  It died out when the Nederland area mines closed.



It was renewed in 1950.  Then in 1962 a few mining events were added to the



Nederland Jamboree celebration.  Miners Days became a separate celebration with



the help of Tom Hendricks.  The Old Timers committee requested that the two



celebrations be combined.  Now, Old Timers/Miners Days is celebrated on the last



weekend of July.  We intend to continue this tradition as long as the town



exists.  In this way the town of Nederland will never forget its roots in the



mining contribution to the state of Colorado, and the history of the Nederland



area.  This weekend is for families and class reunions.  It is a time to honor



our senior citizens of Nederland.







NANA'S Mission



The group then moved on to discussing NANA's mission statement.  The draft of a



mission statement created at the first meeting stated:



NANA supports the missions of the local non-profits in order to



promote and enhance the quality of life of the greater Nederland area.







The group then worked with this draft and created NANA's mission statement:







	NANA facilitates collaboration and communication among local



    non-profits in order to empower these groups to accomplish their



    missions to promote and enhance the quality of life of the greater



    Nederland area.







Meeting Evaluation



The meeting ended with an evaluation of the meeting's facilitation.  Remarks



and suggestions included: watching the timekeeper's time; making it a goal



to work for one hour meeting times; the prepared agenda was helpful; the



time for announcements is good; the facilitation was good; and the purple



marker was appreciated.







Next Scheduled Meeting



The next quarterly NANA meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 13 June 2001 at the



Columbine Clinic in Nederland from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm.  It is a bring your own



lunch meeting.  Chipeta Park will be the fair weather alternative meeting



site.







The agenda for this meeting will address:



   · What NANA wants to accomplish



   · Explore the notion of collaboration



   · A centrally located kiosk for disseminating information