BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160511T150000Z DTEND:20160511T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:In the Bag: Grocery Alternatives for Rural Communities DESCRIPTION:Through conversations with local elected officials\, The 7 Rivers Alliance became aware that many communities have lost their grocery stores and no longer have direct access to healthy food options. Low-income citizens cannot benefit from foods available if there is no store within a reasonable driving distance\, or if the only store has very limited inventory. The 7 Rivers Region is home to many communities with very limited food access and the survival and success of these stores is necessary to ensure food security for rural communities.\n\nThe 7 Rivers Alliance is partnering with Juneau County\, LYNXX Lemonweir Valley Telecom and the USDA to offer a one day planning event on May 11th for business and elected leaders seeking grocery store options for their community. "We have assembled all the key organizations in one event so that leaders can explore all their options and connect with the right people to develop a viable community grocery model for their community\," said Dr. Lisa Herr\, Executive Director of The 7 Rivers Alliance.\n\n \n\nRural grocery stores play a unique and critical role in their communities. Fundamentally\, they provide access to food especially for seniors\, those with limited mobility\, and low-income residents. But they also play an important social role and spur economic development in the community. According to the University of Wisconsin Extension services\, for every one job created by a grocery store\, another job is created within the community.\n\nCost: $40 and includes lunch\n\nRegister: www7riversalliance.org or by phone at 608-787-8777\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n Time\n Event\n Presenter(s)\n \n \n 10 :00 am\n Welcome to Juneau County\n \n \n \n 10:05\n A Community Seeking A Grocery\n Roger Herried\, City Administrator\n\n Necedah\, WI\n \n \n 10:25\n Reality Check: What it takes to get a grocery store\n Cynthia Jaggi\, Principal\, Economic Development Partners\n \n \n 10:50\n 10 Minute Break\n \n \n \n 11:00\n Grocery Store Panel\n\n 1) What they look for when selecting the site for a grocery store\n\n 2) Future trends in the grocery industry\n Jeff Schafer\, President & CEO\,Gordy's Markets\n\n Liz Haywood\, Regional Manager\, People's Food Cooperative\n\n Greg Hanson\, Partner & Owner\, Hanson's IGA\n \n \n 12:00\n Networking Lunch\n\n Table Display Sponsors introduced\n \n \n \n 12:30\n Alternate Grocery Options\n\n 1) Convenience Stores\n\n 2) Community Food Banks/ CSAs\n\n 3) Business Sponsored Stores\n \n\n Carl Rick\, Director of Marketing\, Kwik Trip\n\n Teresa Weimerslage\, Iowa Food Hub\n\n Ricki Lowe\, Silver Star Health\n \n \n 1:10\n Farmers Markets\n\n \n Josh Dansdill\, Decorah Farmer's Market\n\n Carol Wetuski\, USDA\, Know Your Farmer Program\n \n \n 1:50\n 10 minute break\n \n \n \n 2:00\n Community Action Planning\n\n -State and Federal Resources\n\n -Private Foundations/ Trusts\n Lisa Herr\, Executive Director\n\n The 7 Rivers Alliance\n\n \n \n \n 2:45\n Wrap Up and Final Remarks\n Lisa Herr\n \n \n 3:00\n Depart X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Through conversations with local elected officials\, The 7 Rivers Alliance became aware that many communities have lost their grocery stores and no longer have direct access to healthy food options. \; Low-income citizens cannot benefit from foods available if there is no store within a reasonable driving distance\, or if the only store has very limited inventory. \; The 7 Rivers Region is home to many communities with very limited food access and the survival and success of these stores is necessary to ensure food security for rural communities.
\nThe 7 Rivers Alliance is partnering with Juneau County\, LYNXX Lemonweir Valley Telecom and the USDA to offer a one day planning event on May 11th \;for business and elected leaders seeking grocery store options for their community. &ldquo\;We have assembled all the key organizations in one event so that leaders can explore all their options and connect with the right people to develop a viable community grocery model for their community\,&rdquo\; said Dr. Lisa Herr\, Executive Director of The 7 Rivers Alliance.
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\nRural grocery stores play a unique and critical role in their communities. \; Fundamentally\, they provide access to food especially for seniors\, those with limited mobility\, and low-income residents. But they also play an important social role and spur economic development in the community. According to the University of Wisconsin Extension services\, for every one job created by a grocery store\, another job is created within the community.
\nCost:  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; $40 and includes lunch
\nRegister: \;  \; \; \; \;www7riversalliance.org \;or by phone at \;608-787-8777
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TimeEventPresenter(s)
10 :00 amWelcome to Juneau County \;
10:05A Community Seeking A GroceryRoger Herried\, City Administrator
\n Necedah\, WI
10:25Reality Check: What it takes to get a grocery storeCynthia Jaggi\, Principal\, Economic Development Partners
10:5010 Minute Break \;
11:00Grocery Store Panel
\n 1) \; \; \; \; \;What they look for when selecting the site for a grocery store
\n 2) \; \; \; \; \;Future trends in the grocery industry		Jeff Schafer\, President &\; CEO\,Gordy&rsquo\;s Markets
\n Liz Haywood\, Regional Manager\, People&rsquo\;s Food Cooperative
\n Greg Hanson\, Partner &\; Owner\, Hanson&rsquo\;s IGA
12:00Networking Lunch
\n Table Display Sponsors introduced		 \;
12:30Alternate Grocery Options
\n 1) \; \; \; \; \;Convenience Stores
\n 2) \; \; \; \; \;Community Food Banks/ CSAs
\n 3) \; \; \; \; \;Business Sponsored Stores		 \;
\n Carl Rick\, Director of Marketing\, Kwik Trip
\n Teresa Weimerslage\, Iowa Food Hub
\n Ricki Lowe\, Silver Star Health
1:10Farmers Markets
\n  \;		Josh Dansdill\, \;Decorah Farmer&rsquo\;s Market
\n Carol Wetuski\, USDA\, Know Your Farmer Program
1:5010 minute break \;
2:00Community Action Planning
\n -State and Federal Resources
\n -Private Foundations/ Trusts		Lisa Herr\, Executive Director
\n The 7 Rivers Alliance
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2:45Wrap Up and Final RemarksLisa Herr
3:00Depart \;
\n LOCATION:LYNXX- Lemonweir Valley Telecom Community Building UID:e.62.9025 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260526T200535Z URL:https://tourism.bikesparta.com/events/details/in-the-bag-grocery-alternatives-for-rural-communities-05-11-2016-9025 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR