Members of the media can contact: 

Wanda Repke, Community Ties Project Manager
repke@msu.edu
231-995-7085

Becky Roth, Community Ties Research Assistant
rothreb1@msu.edu

In the Press:

3/03/2010 - Colette Hunt - www.OscodaHerald.com - Program introduces students to careers - http://oscodaherald.com/detail/84753.html

2/26/2010 - Rick Haglund - Mlive.com - MSU Leads Effort to Help Rural Students Learn About Careers In Their Towns - http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/msu_leads_effort_to_help_rural.html

2/26/2010 - Rick Haglund - MichiganEconomy.com - MSU Program Aims to Boost Small Towns - http://www.micheconomy.com/2010/02/msu-program-aims-to-boost-small-towns.html

2/18/2010 - Guest Essay - Becky Roth - Community Ties: Tying People to Their Michigan Community  http://generationymichigan.org/

2/16/2010 - Letter to the Editor - Alissa Merklinger http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2010/02/16/opinion/doc4b7aec8215813643328229.txt

2/6/2010 - Letter to the Editor - Mykala Ford http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesearch/local_story_037075024.html

1/2010 - Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report for 2009 http://www.maes.msu.edu/publications/annualreport/09ann_rep.pdf

11/2/2009- Community Ties to Entrepreneurship. Oscoda County. Oscoda County Monthly and UpNorth411.com. http://www.upnorth411.com/news/default.asp?ItemID=305&rcid=91&pcid=83&cid=91

10/30/2009- MSU initiating ‘Community Ties’. Otsego County. Lorene Parshall. Gaylord Herald Times. http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2009/10/30/news/local_news/doc4aeb0d481cb2a897837884.txt

10/28/2009- Internship competition identifies youth opportunities in Marquette County. Ishpeming, Marquette County. Johanna Boyle. The Mining Journal.http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/535432.html

10/15/2009- Site makes finding jobs easier for local students. Marquette County. Claire Abent. The North Wind. http://media.www.thenorthwindonline.com/media/storage/paper1202/news/2009/10/15/News/Site-Makes.Finding.Jobs.Easier.For.Local.Students-3804277.shtml

4/7/09 - Community Ties Youth to Entrepreneurship - Grand Traverse Herald.  Grand Traverse County. Wanda Repke.  Article: http://www.gtherald.com/archivesearch/local_story_098061245.html

3/24/2009- There's more to the U.P. than you may think. Marquette County. Emily Pace. TV6 and UpperMichigansSource.com Article: http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=277741 Link to news story / video: www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/video.aspx

3/21/09 - A Community Forum Connecting Students and Entrepreneurs.  Northern Michigan Univeristy.  Marquette, MI.  http://www.nmu.edu/announce?action=show&id=4992

3/21/09 - Radio Interview - Dr. Bob LaRose - Gannon Broadcasting with Dave Sherbet aired on “The Coffee Club” show - promoting the Gaylord Community Forum.

3/20/2009 - Online Business, Youth Forum Set.  The Mining Journal.  Marquette County.  Article: http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/524523.html 

3/17/09 - Traverse City Record-Eagle - Community Forum listed on the BizWeek calendar.  http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesearch/local_story_076064524.html

3/16/09 - News story on Channel 10 Marquette - Ishpeming High School class develops website for Community Ties project.  

3/10/09 - Traverse City Record-Eagle - Community Forum listed on the BizWeek calendar.  http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesearch/local_story_069093314.html 

3/3/09 - Traverse City Record-Eagle - Community Forum listed on the BizWeek calendar.  http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesearch/local_story_062095718.html

12/22/08 -  Finding Youth Rural Entrepreneurs.  Grand Traverse County.  Wanda Repke.  Article: http://www.gtherald.com/archivesearch/local_story_358175240.html

Press Releases:

3/2/2010 - Marquette County Internship Winners (PDF)

3/2/2010 - Northern Michigan Internship Winners (PDF)

2/5/2010 - Oscoda County Internship Winners (PDF)

11/16/2009 - Internship Competition Deadline Extended (PDF)

11/14/2009 - Student Forms New Bond with Community (PDF)

11/7/2009 - Student Placed with Game Company Recieves Job Offer (PDF)

10/14/2009- Grand Traverse County: Michael Curths, Owner of the Inside Out Gallery named Community Ties October Member of the Month (PDF)

10/14/2009 - Marquette County: Scott Syrjala, Teacher at Ishpeming High School, named Community Ties October Member of the Month (PDF)

10/14/2009 - Oscoda County: Judy Utley, Owner of Stitches for You, named Community Ties October Member of the Month (PDF)

10/14/2009 - Otsego County: Nancy Ragan, of Otsego Memorial Hospital, named Community Ties October Member of the Month (PDF)

8/31/2009 - Internship Competition Coming to You (PDF)

8/20/2009 - More Workers Needed: Community Ties Hiring Again (PDF)

6/9/2009 - Grand Traverse County: Welcome Community Organizers Samantha Allen, Joel Janik, Joe Berkey and Amy McCoy (PDF)

6/9/2009 - Marquette County: Welcome Community Organizers Eric Schmoldt and Matthew Zavislak (PDF)

6/9/2009 - Oscoda County: Welcome Community Organizer Charlie Bouverette (PDF)

6/9/2009 - Otsego County: Welcome Community Organizer Caitlin O'Connor (PDF)

3/19/09 -  News story on Channel 10 Marquette - Marquette's E-Loft delivers talk, "Going Solo" at the Community Forum held in March at Northern Michigan University. 

2/16/2009 - Community Ties to Entrepreneurship - A Community Forum (PDF)

Presentations:

02/17/10 - Gaylord, Otsego County - Alissa Merklinger - Met with Maureen Derenzy at Otsego County Library and discussed the benefits of joining Community Ties.  We also talked about the Library becoming invovled in Community Ties.

02/16/10 - Fairview, Oscoda County - Charlie Bouverette - Updated Fairview Round Table. 1) Informed group of recent winners in the Community Ties Internship Competition; 2) Updated recent development for Oscoda County Library computers and five year continuation of Community Ties to Entrepreneurship. 

02/5/10 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented to State Senator Tony Stamas  about the goals and mission of Community Ties.  1) Explained Community Ties to Entrepreneurship project; 2) Gave benefits to being a Community Ties member as well as benefits for local communities; and 3) Distributed promotional materials. 

12/9/09 - Traverse City, Grand Traverse County - Wanda Repke - Update to a committee of the County Board of Commissioners about the Community Ties project.  Challenged them to 1) become and member and create a profile; 2) share the promotional post card with another adult professional and ask them to become a member; and 3) promote the Internship Competition to businesses/nonprofits and high school/college students.  Also highlighted the Zazzle online store selling Traverse City West Senior High logo items with profits going back to the school. 

11/1/09 - Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented to Oscoda County Chamber of Commerce about joining the internship competition. 1) Explained competition requirements; 2) Distributed promotional material; and 3) Asked to be a local supporter.

10/23/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Talked briefly with member and community leaders of Mio Round Table.  1) Explained internship competition; 2) Answered necessary questions; and 3) Provided promotional material. 

10/22/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Attended Oscoda County Chamber of Commerce meeting in regards to the Community Ties Internship Competition.  1) Explained Competition requirements and deadlines; 2) Answered necessary questions for business owners; and 3) Provided internship promotional fliers.

10/7/09 – Mio, Osocda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented to Economic Development Alliance about Community Ties Internship Competition.  1) Explained competition rules and guidelines; 2) Provided hand-out application questions; 3) Asked to be a local supported of Community Ties to entrepreneurship Project; and 4) provided promotional materials.

8/17/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented Community Ties ideas and objectives to the Human Service Community Collaborative. This is a meeting of several community leaders who discuss job opportunities, youth awareness, and economic stimulus.  I discussed 1) preventing “bright filght;” 2) creating jobs for youth; 3) maintaining and creating interaction between youth and business professionals, and 4) using Community Ties as a conduit for all functions listed above.

8/17/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Attended a Poverty Reduction of Oscoda meeting and presented the Community Ties to Entrepreneurship project.  1) Explained Community Ties objectives and goals; 2) Displayed features of the website; and 3) provided promotional material.

8/10/12/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette - Presented to AuSable River Country and informed of recent updates on the Community Ties Project and recent Internship Competition.  1) Reinforced registration/ profile importance; 2) Supplied necessary information to enter the internship competition; and 3) Distributed promotional materials.

8/4/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette- Presented to Michigan State University Extension Youth Mentoring Group about becoming student users on the Community Ties website.  1) Transferred website features into student benefits; 2) Displayed layout and profiles; 3) Gave incentive for creating adequate student profiles; 4) Created a student competition for parents (adult users) to Join Community Ties; and 5) Distributed promotional material.

7/13/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented to the Oscoda County Chamber of Commerce to discuss making a profile after initial meeting with commerce president.  1) Urged Commerce members to create a profile; 2) Stressed personal and professional benefits of becoming a Community Ties Member; and 3) Supplied additional promotional materials.

7/10/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Presented the Community Ties website to Chamber of Commerce President, Kendle Nichols.  1) Showed functions of the Community Ties website; 2) Explained benefits of being a community Ties member; and 3) Gave necessary information/promotional materials to supply to other commerce members.

7/10/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette - Presented to Economic Development Alliance of Oscoda County about Community Ties project.  1) Discussed the idea of Community Ties as a benefit for community members, as well as students; 2) Explained steps to creating a profile and potential profile questions; 3) Provided promotional material.

7/2/09 – Mio, Oscoda County – Charlie Bouverette – Discussed ideas of Community Ties to Entrepreneurship to Oscoda County Council on Aging President.  1) Toured the facility; 2) Provided youth community ideas and discussed possible volunteer opportunities; and 3)  Provided promotional information for seniors and posted information in the senior computer lab.

Community Ties Events:

11/17/09 - Traverse City, Grand Traverse County - Wanda Repke - Traverse City Business Expo - promotion of the Internship Competition and encouraging adult professionals to complete a p

3/21/2009 - Traverse City, Grand Traverse County - Community Ties to Entrepreneurship Forum held at the Hagerty Center.

3/28/2009 - Marquette, Marquette County - Community Ties to Entrepreneurship Forum held at Northern Michigan University.  

5/28/2009 - Community Forum and Student Hometown Website Showcase (Fairview, Oscoda County)

4/21/2009 - Round Table of Local Leaders Luncheon (Fairview, Oscoda County)

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