| December 2008 Truckee Meadows Tomorrow (TMT) Annual Meeting Thursday, December 11th, 7:30-8:45 a.m., Remedees/Renown Please join us for TMT's annual membership meeting this Thursday morning at Remedees meeting rooms 108/9 in the Center for Advanced Medicine-Building C at Renown Regional Medical Center. TMT’s meetings are open to anyone interested. A networking continental breakfast will start at 7:15 a.m. District Attorney Richard Gammick will speak about public safety initiatives related to the community’s public wellbeing quality of life indicators (see updated indicators below). Members will also vote on the 2009 slate of TMT officers and board members, approve the 2009 budget, and learn how to engage in TMT’s activities, including Accentuate the Positive scheduled for October 9, 2009. Click on the links above for more information and to download meeting files. We'll also be honoring the following individuals recently "caught in the act" of improving our community’s quality of life: Nancy Brown, Charles Schwab Bank -- for creating partnerships between banks and nonprofits helping people become financially stable, improving the economic wellbeing indicators. Don Gable, Nevada Army Guard -- for efforts to keep our open spaces clear of abandoned vehicles. Rebecca LeBeau, Child Assault Prevention (CAP) -- for her work helping young children deal with abusive adults, improving the public wellbeing indicators. Betty Rose, United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra -- for improving the philanthropy indicator through United Way’s volunteer-driven, allocation process funding community programs that further improve our quality of life. Mark Struble, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) -- for his work raising public awareness about open space issues. Have you "Caught" someone in the act of improving our community's quality of life? Nominate them today by sending their name, affiliation, the Quality of Life Indicator the person has affected and why they should be recognized, to TMT by using the "contact us" page on the TMT Web site. Updates to Community's Quality of Life Indicators Links to public wellbeing updates New online graphics and data metrics have been updated for the Crime Index and violence in the schools measures of the perception of safety indicator. The Crime Index for Washoe County as a whole remains less than the State of Nevada, although higher than western states and the nation. Violence to students and staff in the Washoe County School District continues to decline, however, the same is not true for possession of controlled substances. Excel data tables can be downloaded and used internally by 2008 TMT members. Click here to become a member. |