moving in step

Who We Are

"Moving In Step is a network of your friends and neighbors with all kinds of talents and skills who wish to help meet the needs of the Nelson and Munsonville community."

As a community, we have always stepped forward together to enhance our strengths, and to collectively agree upon ways to boldly build for our future without losing the flavor of our past. Today, Moving In Step continues a long and rich tradition of caring for each other and our neighborhood.

Nelson Community Forum

For one-and-a-half days in mid-September, Nelson and Munsonville residents are invited to come together to:

• affirm town strengths
• identify problems and concerns
• collectively plan action projects

By defining what is special about Nelson and identifying areas we want to improve, we will be better able to meet future challenges, take advantage of opportunities and manage change.

This event will also give us a chance to catch up on old friendships, meet new community members, enjoy good food, and express our ideas and hopes for Nelson.

The Nelson Community Forum will take place on September 17th and 18th at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music.

All Nelson residents are welcome, so if you have a friend, neighbor, or young adult over the age of thirteen whom you think should be included, please encourage him or her to sign up as well.

Dates & Forum Schedule

Participation involves a commitment to attend two sessions at Apple Hill:
the first on Friday, September 17, from 5:30 to 9:30 pm, (starting with a potluck supper) and the second on Saturday, September 18, from 8:45 am to 4:30 pm.

You are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions.
Childcare will be provided, and we encourage everyone to carpool if possible.

Nelson Community Forum Schedule:
Friday, September 17, 2010
* 5:30 to 6:30 pm:   Registration and Community Pot Luck Supper
                                Details below
* 6:30 to 9:30 pm     Large and Small Group Sessions
      Introduction to the Community Forum
      Overview of the community using census information
      Collective community evaluation

Saturday, September 17, 2010
* 8:45 am Sign-in, Light Refreshment, and then:

* 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
      Identification of key issues
      Brainstorming and evaluation of potential solutions
      Lunch     (Dietary needs specified on the Registration Form)
      Selection of immediate action initiatives
      Plans to achieve and implement goals

Pot Luck Supper
The Nelson Community Forum will begin with Registration and a
Community Pot Luck Supper at 5:30 pm on Friday evening.
If your last name begins with:

• A - G: please bring a salad
• H - R: please bring a main dish
• S - Z: please bring a dessert

Beverages and dinnerware will be provided.

What will be the results of Nelson's forum this September?
No one knows - that's the beauty of it.
When one hundred people or so get together to toss ideas back and forth, who can say what the outcome will be?

Our Future Is Calling!

... and our past wishes to be heard.

Some communities allow the future to happen to them and others see that the future of a community is something that can be created together. Won't you take a personal stake in the future of the Nelson and Munsonville community?