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@Amie- Truly fascinated to learn more about what ...

2010-12-04T14:59:13.052-05:00

@Amie-

Truly fascinated to learn more about what you've seen and learned. Send me an email- renovo.amy@gmail.com. Would love to talk to you more about your experience and what you see as the most crucial needs for that area.

THANK YOU for writing!!

@Dave Tabler- Thank you so much for the suggestio...

2010-12-04T14:58:00.549-05:00

@Dave Tabler-

Thank you so much for the suggestion! Definitely will do some research and will look to interview some folks for the blog. Let me know if you recommend me talking to anyone in particular!

Hi Amy! This caught my attention since I was born ...

2010-12-04T11:09:22.330-05:00

Hi Amy! This caught my attention since I was born and raised in the heart of Appalachia. In fact, I'm a great example of "brain drain" (quotation marks because I don't mean to imply that not having a higher education is the same as not having a brain), having spent the first 23 years of my life there, leaving to pursue an advanced degree and not coming back.

I certainly feel like I ought to know more about this topic than I do. I will point you to my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College, where community engagement seems to be an increasingly strong area and I know there are also some interesting classes and activities having to do with Appalachia and poverty. I'm going to do some thinking on this and be back later!

Amy, a good place to begin is the group Appalachia...

2010-12-04T10:06:22.183-05:00

Amy, a good place to begin is the group Appalachia Rising ---> http://appalachiarising.org

They're very pro-active on ending mountaintop removal, which is destroying communities along with the entire eco-system of the region.