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Champaign's Strong Local Communities
Oscar Smith, Publisher May 21, 2021
We at HIP Champaign are becoming increasingly convinced that our strong local Champaign Urbana communities can help solve many of the problems we are currently facing.
When you think about it, most things that people truly care about are local issues. Do we have access to good schools? Is our neighbourhood safe? Do we have access to good stores nearby to do our daily shopping? Are there any facilities, sports clubs, not-for-profit organizations where our kids can go after school?
Making progress toward addressing these issues usually requires a combination of factors. First, some of the local projects need funding. Second, they need a community leader who will take the initiative to find a solution. Our goal as publishers is bring needed awareness within our communities.
Several tools already exist to help our local communities become stronger. Current examples are Nextdoor and Facebook Groups on the social networking side and GoFundMe on the fundraising side. We have been working in collaboration with Realty Newspaper and Illinois Television building opportunities for broadening communications for all the various communities to access.
As Publisher there are a few critical characteristics involved putting everything in place:
These are the heartfelt initial thoughts, and we’d love to get any feedback.
ATTN: Oscar Smith, HIP Champaign, Publisher