Comments on: The California Fires and Community Engagement (Part 5 - The Final Installment) http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/ Practical tools, support and inspiration for changing the world Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cathy Brooke http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-3673 Cathy Brooke Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:50:15 +0000 http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-3673 Hildy, it was great reading about our fire experiences through your eyes. It has been a time filled with high highs (one example - a fuel break in Lake Arrowhead that used $40,000 in federal funds saved 200 homes - and the fire personnel said "we saved these homes six months ago") to low lows (one of our most active coordinators and someone who has mentored numerous other local Fire Safe Councils lost his home in Modjeska Canyon). It has put into enormous perspective why we do what we do and made us all realize how much more there is to be done. Having new tools in our tool box will surely help the state organization and the local fire safe councils find ways of stretching our resources (of all kinds!) and finding new ones. Hildy, it was great reading about our fire experiences through your eyes. It has been a time filled with high highs (one example - a fuel break in Lake Arrowhead that used $40,000 in federal funds saved 200 homes - and the fire personnel said “we saved these homes six months ago”) to low lows (one of our most active coordinators and someone who has mentored numerous other local Fire Safe Councils lost his home in Modjeska Canyon). It has put into enormous perspective why we do what we do and made us all realize how much more there is to be done. Having new tools in our tool box will surely help the state organization and the local fire safe councils find ways of stretching our resources (of all kinds!) and finding new ones.

]]> By: Hildy http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-2970 Hildy Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:27:08 +0000 http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-2970 Oh Bob, your lovely note gives me one more thing to be thankful for! That and the fact that the temperature is finally falling here in the desert, and it's a perfectly clouded-over day. Once we have caught up after being away for so long, I am looking forward to hearing about all that is going on in beautiful Prescott! HG Oh Bob, your lovely note gives me one more thing to be thankful for! That and the fact that the temperature is finally falling here in the desert, and it’s a perfectly clouded-over day.

Once we have caught up after being away for so long, I am looking forward to hearing about all that is going on in beautiful Prescott! HG

]]> By: Bob Moore http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-2969 Bob Moore Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:42:53 +0000 http://hildygottlieb.com/2007/11/19/the-california-fires-and-community-engagement-part-5-the-final-installment/#comment-2969 Hi Hildy, Thanks for your continued inspiration! I look forward to continued Arizona networking in support of the work I see emerging. We are continuing to engage in some pretty exciting efforts to collaborate here in the "central mountains." I remember one of our local non-profit leaders teaching me the phrase "enlightened self-interest" many years ago. For me it has captured the essense of the spirit of community you continue to promote. There is no "I" in team, and we are all in this together. With another holiday season upon us I am beginning my own process of reflection and planning for the new year. I see exciting things on the horizon. It is often challenging to focus on the positive potential when bombarded with negativity, yet that is where I see our community ever reaching for what we can achieve! I envision abundance and well-being in the year to come. And I'm looking forward to sharing in gratitude, service, and responsibility... Looking forward to seeing you soon! Bob Hi Hildy,
Thanks for your continued inspiration! I look forward to continued Arizona networking in support of the work I see emerging. We are continuing to engage in some pretty exciting efforts to collaborate here in the “central mountains.” I remember one of our local non-profit leaders teaching me the phrase “enlightened self-interest” many years ago. For me it has captured the essense of the spirit of community you continue to promote. There is no “I” in team, and we are all in this together.

With another holiday season upon us I am beginning my own process of reflection and planning for the new year. I see exciting things on the horizon. It is often challenging to focus on the positive potential when bombarded with negativity, yet that is where I see our community ever reaching for what we can achieve!

I envision abundance and well-being in the year to come. And I’m looking forward to sharing in gratitude, service, and responsibility…

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Bob

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