The High Ground of Texas Education Foundation, in partnership with area Economic Development
organizations, is hosting the REDI© 2009-2010 Program.
Developed in 1990 and offered numerous times since, this twenty-five hour comprehensive program is designed to give volunteers, board members, city staff, chambers, practitioners, elected officials and other interested individuals, a basic, nuts-and-bolts understanding of the economic development process.
We work particularly hard to help people understand the questions of "what do we do next" and we are dedicated to giving the information at a "how to do it" level. A training manual, collateral materials, and case studies are used in the instructional formats.
A very successful Session I was held in November 2009 in Odessa. Session II will be held in Levelland on March 4th, Session III will be held in Amarillo on May 12th, and the final Session will be held on Midland in August 2010.
"We would like to express our appreciation to our Session I presenters which included Gary Vest (Odessa), Sheryl Hardy (Perryton), Ken Becker (Sweetwater), Edwin Knight (Slaton), Chris Alexander (Friona), and David Rushing (Shamrock). We thank the Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center for sponsoring the Luncheon and we appreciate Xcel Energy for serving as a major sponsor for the REDI 2009-2010 Course." said Lorie Vincent, Executive Director, High Ground of Texas
"This week we welcome Hunter Hilburn (EDsuite), Mitzu Yamazaki (TIP Strategies, Inc.) and David Quinn (Levelland Economic Development Corporation) as our special guest presenters for the REDI Session II course whose topics will focus on aggressive marketing strategies." explained Mrs. Vincent.
If you know of someone who would benefit from attending, please share this information with them. The course is open to all interested parties. You can register for sessions individually or receive a discount for registering for all four sessions together.
The Registration Deadline for the next session, to be held in Levelland on March 4th, is Monday, March 1, 2010. Please register at https://www.regonline.com/REDICourse.
The High Ground of Texas is excited about presenting the REDI© 2009-2010 program and we hope that you will have someone from your area interested in attending one or all of the dynamic REDI© sessions.
For questions, please contact the High Ground office at 806.366.7510 or higround@xit.net.
Today I have lost a dear friend and ally, David Evans.
David was the Economic Developer in Plainview and served with me on the High Ground of Texas board of directors. Over the last several years David had become more than a colleague, he was a dear friend.
We traveled many of the same roads in search of opportunities for our communities, yet there was never a feeling of combativeness between us. We often shared our approaches with one another, while more often than not; I was the one doing the listening and David the teaching.
David's willingness to share his experience with his less seasoned colleagues around the region and his desire to leave this world better than he found it made him the embodiment of the very sprit upon which the High Ground of Texas was founded twenty years ago.
So in return for David's support for our region the High Ground of Texas has established the "David Evans Spirit of Giving Scholarship Fund". He often talked to Lorie Vincent, Executive Director of the High Ground of Texas, about what he could do to ensure the growth of rural Texas and foster economic development support for those with limited resources.
"It was his desire to be a part of a legacy that would continue to support his dream for "making a difference". Donations to his scholarship fund will be used to provide assistance for economic development practitioners to obtain economic development education, then taking that knowledge back to where it would be put to good use," says Lorie.
The HGEF will work closely with David's family to insure that his wishes are carried out. If you would like, you can make a gift to the "David Evans Spirit of Giving Scholarship Fund" by going to the following link https://www.epartnersingiving.com/educationfund
or you can send a donation to:
David Evans Spirit of Giving Scholarship Fund
c/o The High Ground Education Foundation
P.O. Box 716
Stratford, TX 79084
Please note on the online form that the gift is for David Evans or write it on your check. Gifts acknowledgements will be immediately sent to the family of David Evans.
"David thank you for blessing me with your friendship and love, farewell my friend."
Dave Quinn, Levelland