White Sulphur Springs, MT

The MCCF partnered with the city and county to provide an additional clean up day this year!  The extra day resulted in almost DOUBLE the amount of trash being shipped out of our community.  The first day (which was sponsored by the city) generated 136 loads of trash, while the second day (sponsored by the MCCF) generated 131 loads of trash! 

Through the community visioning process, it was identified that getting trash out of town is a top priority.  This additional dump day has not only doubled the amount of trash removed from White Sulphur this year, but has also prompted local government to examine alternative means of keeping garbage collected and out of town.

Five representatives from Meagher County hit the road January 15th to attend the Rural Community Conference in Billings.  The conference provided insights into rural leadership, information about the importance of increasing social networks in communities, and ideas for projects that could help to move our county through the community action planning process.

 The information gleaned from this conference will be shared with other members of the Meagher County Community Foundation at their first meeting on January 31, 2008.