Archive for May, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SCAVENGER HUNT #3 WINNER

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

 Tammy Brewer from Melstone is this week’s winner of the scavenger hunt. She correctly determined that Big Timber was the scavenger community. Good job Tammy, and enjoy the new Ipod!!!!

Housing: Montana’s Economic Edge

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

The   2008 Montana Housing Conference  will be held June 10-11-12 in Great Falls.  This is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to learn more about affordable housing, Land Trusts, Community Development Block Grants, rising costs, and tax credits. Furthermore, those in attendance will learn

  • the value of green communities

  • how to market your home and community

  • how to address rising construction costs

  • how to develop cooperative housing

These are just a few of the areas that will be addressed. The event is open to anyone and scholarships are available to help cover the costs. Come join in on this great event!!!

For more information on the event and scholarship opportunities please call:   Montana HomeOwnership Network at 866-587-2244 or 406-761-5861

Scavenger Hunt Community #3

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

YOU COULD BE THE OWNER OF A NEW IPOD!! 

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you all get to go outside and enjoy the warm weather today. Now, that we are back on track with our scavenger hunt this week’s winner has the chance to win a brand new 8 GB Ipod!! What a prize, I have one myself and it is fantastic!

Anyway, back to the fun stuff!

  • Which community is conducting a grant writing workshop on June 3rd?
  • Why is grant writing so important?
  • What are the keys to successful grant writing?
  • Has your community used grants to alleviate poverty?
  • Do you feel anyone can write a grant? If so, what do they need to know to be successful?
  • Why is grant-writing such an important facet of the Horizons Program?

Good Luck!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SCAVENGER HUNT #2 WINNER

Monday, May 19th, 2008

 Congratulations Bobbie Roos! You successfully found and answered the second scavenger hunt question. For your hard work you will be receiving a FREE SONY CYBERSHOT 7.2 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA AND CASE!!!!

Thank for participating!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SCAVENGER HUNT WINNER

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Sorry everyone!!!

I am slowly learning how to use our blog and I didn’t realize I had to approve the comments before they could be posted. I would like to congratulate girardoh for winning the first scavenger hunt. PLEASE email at hbishop@montana.edu with your contact information so I can get your free flashdrives in the mail!!!

Thank you for your great posts!