Cohousing-L Mailing List: Harvesting the Value in Community: What We've Learned in 15 Years

[Ellen Orleans (ellen]

You are invited....
 
Harvesting the Value of Community: 
What We've Learned in 15 Years of Creating Cohousing 

How can you make living in community a richer, fuller experience?   Learn
about time-tested approaches and activities that really work, as seasoned
cohousing residents and professionals share their knowledge. You'll leave
this weekend workshop filled with tools, ideas and inspiration!


Friday - Sunday, April 23-25th 
Hearthstone Cohousing  (4700 W. 37th Ave.  Denver) 

Friday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm  $5

Dessert, Slideshow, and Q&A
(Free if you register for Saturday or Sunday) 

 
Saturday, April 24 9 to 5 p.m.  $125
"Harvesting the Value" 
Large and small group presentations and discussion, including

The Sweet Spot: 
Combining The Good Life, A Sense of Place and a Sense of Purpose 
(Jim Leach and Annie Russell) 
Stages of Community Development (Shari Leach) 
Best Practices in Cohousing, presented by real-life cohousing residents. 
Topics include Common Meals, Building Community through Decision Making,
Community Parenting, and Challenges and Rewards of Good Communication
 
Early Bird Special! 
Saturday Workshop fee just $100 if you register before April 16 

Fee includes lunch and an advance copy of Head, Heart and Hands: A
Community-Building Workbook by Shari Leach. 

 
Sunday, April 25   9 to noon  $50
Facilitation: Ten Things You Need to Know to Keep Your Community Running
Smoothly
presented by Shari Leach and Annie Russell


Registration
Register for this workshop online, www.cohousing.org, 
or by calling Ellen Orleans at 303.449.3232 ext. 107. 

If you prefer to pay by check, please make your check out to Cohousing/US
and send it along with your contact information and workshop registration
details to:

Cohousing/US
c/o Wonderland Hill Dev.
745 Poplar Ave.
Boulder, CO 80304 


Bios of Presenters 
Jim Leach is a professional engineer involved in environmentally progressive
building and development for over 30 years.  As president of Wonderland Hill
Development, Jim has successfully completed 11 cohousing communities.
 
Annie Russell has worked with groups for 20 years and now brings her wisdom
about community to cohousing. She is a member of the Wild Sage Community in
Boulder and was the conference manager for the National Cohousing Conference
in 2003. Annie is helping Wonderland create Silver Sage, a cohousing
community for active adults in Boulder. 

Shari Leach has been a professional community builder for many years,
working with more than 15 cohousing communities. She is past president of
the Cohousing Association of the U.S. and author of Head, Heart and Hands -
A Community-Building Workbook. Her skillful, yet humorous touch has endeared
her to all who know her. 
 
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