News from Community Development Partnership

THIS PLACE MATTERS

June 2012

Greetings!

Community Conversation

Direction Strong

New Ideas Emerge

On June 14, many of you joined our Community Conversation to help plan the CDP's direction for the next 20 years. We spent a wonderful afternoon talking about the work of the CDP - past, present and future. One hundred guests from all sectors of our community turned out at the Back Nine Cafe at the Captain's Golf Course in Brewster for this important phase of our development as an organization.

Senator Dan Wolf led a panel discussion about the history and current state of the CDC movement. Everyone in the room had a chance to participate. The Community Conversation identified many priorities, including a continued focus on affordable housing, business development, and sustaining our fragile environment. Among the new ideas that emerged were the importance of becoming part of the Cape-wide broadband network, increasing opportunities for a young workforce, and promoting renewable energy generation.

Thank you to everyone who spent time with us.

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Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Goes Green

Since 2010 Cape Cod Five has been committed to going green. Not only is the Bank greening their buildings, but they also encourage their vendors to join them in a collaborative effort to sustain our community. "The greater the impact, the greater the excitement," says Will Rhymer, Branch Manager of Wellfleet, the most recent branch to become verified. "Everyone is enthusiastic about the ongoing greening of their workplace. They apply their knowledge to their homes as well." The Bank's goal is to have all 14 branches, plus their operations buildings become green verified in the near future. Learn more about how your business can become verified as Cape & Islands Green. Call Pam Andersen at 508-240-7873 ext.18.

CDP Awarded $20,000 Grant from RBEG

The U.S. Department of Agricultrue awarded the CDP $20,000 to participate in the Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG)Program which provides grants for rural projects that finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses, help fund distance learning networks, and help fund employment related adult education.
For information of this and other small business development programs, contact us at 508-240-7873.

Back Nines Open with Micro Loans From CDP

Two years ago they opened the Back 9 Cafe at Cranberry Valley Golf Course in Harwich, this winter they opened their second Back 9 Cafe at Captains Golf Course in Brewster. Both successful businesses started with loans from the CDP."We don't know where we would be without the CDP... certainly not where we are today. We are eternally grateful for the opportunity the CDP has given us through their funding. They have helped to make our dreams come to fruition!"

Antonella Fernandes and her brother Nick Muce know that good food and golf go hand in hand.The CDP Micro Loan Program provided the support and funding necessary for them to fulfill their dream.

Summer Is Here and It's Time For Ice Cream
Lewis Brothers Homemade Ice Cream Truck is headed out to the beaches of Truro and Eastham. Their truck is unique. It is powered by solar panels which means no noisy generators. It is an eco-friendly ice cream truck. Lewis Brothers strives to protect beautiful Cape Cod. It's the solar powered, Cape & Islands Green verified, ice cream shop on wheels. Learn More

Have you been touched by the work of the Community Development Partnership? Have we made a positive difference in your life? Would you like to be featured in one of our monthly E-Newsletters?

Let us know. As part of our 20th anniversary celebration, we are eager to showcase members of our Lower Cape family. Call us at 508-240-7873 to make an appointment for an interview.

We are all part of what makes our home special. This Place Matters.

Elizabeth Bridgewater