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MU Extension pitches neighborhood engagement workshop and ‘Christmas Cards for Soldiers’ to Warrenton officials
Summary
Deanna Duffidge of University of Missouri Extension described a free, one-hour 'Becoming an Engaged Neighbor' workshop and a year-round Christmas card drive that delivered roughly 6,000 signed cards last year; she proposed a partnership with the city for events such as the fall festival.
Deanna Duffidge, a representative of the University of Missouri Extension in St. Charles County who lives in Warrenton, asked the Board of Aldermen on May 5 to partner with Extension on two programs: a free, one-hour "Becoming an Engaged Neighbor" workshop and a year-round "Christmas Cards for Soldiers" service project.
Duffidge said the engaged-neighbor program is statewide, free to participants, and can be tailored to Warrenton. She told aldermen that the Christmas-cards project collected about 6,000 signed cards last year, which were delivered to Heroes Care in Valley Park for shipment overseas.
Board members suggested coordinating the card-signing with the city’s fall festival to increase participation and publicity. Duffidge said she typically presents the workshop with a PowerPoint and would need AV support from city staff. "We have 120 programs at Extension right now," she said, and encouraged residents to review extension.missouri.edu for program details.
No formal vote was required; staff and aldermen agreed to explore partnership and scheduling options and to waive or cover any necessary booth or permit fees for a nonprofit partnership at city events.
