Good community members get involved
by Robb Hicken
Published: June 16,2010
Time posted: 6:17 am
Tags: City of Idaho Falls, City of Meridian, Downtown Boise Association, Grow Idaho Falls, Rec Fest
Robb Hicken
When someone asked the other day about why they should participate in the upcoming “Rec Fest” I was a bit stunned and a bit in awe.
It had never occurred to me that there was any other train of thought than where I stood: “Community commitment makes a capable community.”
I have been active in many different communities in the 30 years of my being in the newspaper and communications business. My job required that I become acquainted with local civic organizations, state and local governments, city and town councils, and most of all, the residents.
Each community has its own call to action, its own drive to serve, and its own passion for the common good. While it varies widely from region to region, town to town, it always surfaces.
When a natural disaster strikes, a community throws aside race, color, creed and religion as individuals step up to help one another. When a man-made disaster disrupts a section of town, residents step forward with immediacy and nary a care for their own personal needs.
For that brief window, we are all one body, with one effort.
The other arena that brings most residents together are the civic activities, like the Rec Fest in Boise, Dairy Days in Meridian, or the Breakfast on the Bank in Idaho Falls.
These activities not only strengthen a community’s ties, but also give an outlet to residents to see other community members in a different setting or light. It should never be assumed fun should not be had.
The Downtown Boise Association’s efforts to liven the summer months with the “Alive After Five” programs are a great example of civic pride and involvement. Its sole purpose is to lift the spirits of the residents and unite them in a common cause.
While chamber of commerce promotes business activities, speakers bureaus, luncheons awards and such, the economic development partners are there to lobby for government and communities’ business opportunities.
Talking with Grow Idaho Falls CEO Linda Martin this past week she said civic activities play a vital role in attracting new businesses to the area and business plays a vital role in civic activities.
But, chambers open the door and provide that additional voice to businesses to show off their products, opportunities and services.
“Civic activities are just a part of life that you have in a community,” she said.
In Idaho Falls, the economic development groups are pushing an event center that would provide more opportunities for civic participation, opening a venue to allow more community involvement and activities.
“I think that sometimes businesses need an additional voice to help them in the community to let know who they are, and gives them a chance to provide leadership, volunteerism,” she said. “Then you have the civic clubs as well.”
The chamber, convention and visitors bureau in Idaho Falls, along with Grow Idaho Falls, is working toward a convention center.
“We feel that if we have a larger venue, we could encourage more activities for civic, business and government groups,” she said.
The number of organizations that are out there promoting a community will have an effect on whether a business selects a community.
If a community doesn’t show it’s alive, businesses will not want to be part of the community.
So, why should I be involved in “Rec Fest?” The answer is obvious: Become part of your community.
Robb Hicken is managing editor of the Idaho Business Review and will be at the “Explore Idaho” booth Saturday night and Sunday afternoon as part of Rec Fest ’10 June 26-27.
![[Print]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/print.png)
![[Email]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/email_2.png)
![[RSS Feed]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/delicious.png)
![[Facebook]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/facebook.png)
![[Twitter]](http://idahobusinessreview.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/twitter.png)
June 16th, 2010 at 11:04 am
[...] Idaho Business Review » Blog Archive » Good community members get involved idahobusinessreview.com/blog/2010/06/16/good-community-members-get-involved/ – view page – cached Tags: City of Idaho Falls, City of Meridian, Downtown Boise Association, Grow Idaho Falls, Rec Fest Tweets about this link Topsy.Data.Twitter.User['boiserecfest'] = {“photo”:”http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/677450471/fb_logo_normal.jpg”,”url”:”http://twitter.com/boiserecfest”,”nick”:”boiserecfest”}; boiserecfestInfluential: “RT @Miller4Life: Great blog by Robb Hicken at the Idaho Business Review on why Idahoans should volunteer at @BoiseRecFest http://ow.ly/1ZniN ” 11 minutes ago retweet Topsy.Data.Twitter.User['miller4life'] = {“photo”:”http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/758488043/26210_540554617574_52306646_31794183_3957505_n_normal.jpg”,”url”:”http://twitter.com/miller4life”,”nick”:”miller4life”}; miller4life: “Great blog by Robb Hicken at the Idaho Business Review on why Idahoans should volunteer at @BoiseRecFest http://ow.ly/1ZniN ” 17 minutes ago retweet Filter tweets [...]
June 20th, 2010 at 1:35 am
[...] Idaho Business Review » Blog Archive » Good community members get … [...]
June 21st, 2010 at 6:43 am
[...] Idaho Business Review » Blog Archive » Good community members get … [...]
September 5th, 2010 at 5:50 am
…
i truly like your net web page. Its very informative. Goodbye!…
September 17th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Purchase mp3 music online…
nice list..really helpful….
September 19th, 2010 at 3:20 am
The Best Family Vacation Ideas – For Family Vocations…
Credit on behalf of the suggestions and references information’s….
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Property Solicitor …
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]…
May 15th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Hey {this is a|this can be a|it is a} {real|actual} cool {website|web site}…
Hey I found this web site to be really interesting! Bookmarked!…
May 30th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Awesome Site!…
… Our daily blog post of the day! Check it out and feel free to comment….
May 30th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Great Site!…
[...] Check this site out!! [...]…
May 30th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Great Site!…
[...] Kind of warm for sweaters now but check out this blog post! [...]…
May 30th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Great Site!…
[...] Friends: Check out this post, It was my read of the day! [...]…
May 30th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Great Post…
I saw this really great post today….
May 30th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Great Site!……
[...]Kind of warm for sweaters now but check out this blog post![...]…
May 31st, 2011 at 6:24 am
The best website……
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
May 31st, 2011 at 10:53 am
The best website……
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
May 31st, 2011 at 12:54 pm
As You Like It…
weblog here! Also your website so much up fast! What host are you using? Can I am getting your associate hyperlink on your host? I desire my site loaded up as quickly as yours lol…
May 31st, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Sober Living…
I found all the help with addiction I needed at The Lake House in Westlake, CA…
May 31st, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Looking forward to this fall’s lineup…
It wasn’t until I noticed a few key points from this site that I realized how this was going to affect the industry…
May 31st, 2011 at 7:37 pm
As You Like It…
blog here! Additionally your web site so much up fast! What host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link on your host? I want my website loaded up as fast as yours lol…
June 1st, 2011 at 9:41 am
Hi,…
I was more than happy to seek out this internet-site.I wanted to thanks for your time for this wonderful learn!! I undoubtedly enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post….
June 1st, 2011 at 10:38 am
As You Like It…
blog right here! Additionally your web site a lot up very fast! What web host are you the use of? Can I am getting your affiliate hyperlink for your host? I desire my web site loaded up as quickly as yours lol…
June 1st, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Time to check myself…
[...]you really do know how to create something viral[...]…
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:28 am
Evergreen…
Wow, fantastic weblog structure! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for? you make running a blog look easy. The whole glance of your web site is wonderful, as smartly the content material!…
June 2nd, 2011 at 5:00 am
Hi,…
Spot on with this write-up, I truly think this website wants far more consideration. I’ll probably be again to read rather more, thanks for that info….
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:09 am
Great Site……
[...]check this out as this contains important information about[...]…
June 2nd, 2011 at 9:39 am
Nice Site…
[…] … great article that everyone should read […] …
June 2nd, 2011 at 1:49 pm
I Have A Lot to Learn…
This also relates:…
June 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 am
Great Site……
[...]check this out as this contains important information about[...]…
June 3rd, 2011 at 7:17 am
Nice Site…
[…] … great article that everyone should read […] …
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:06 am
Great Site……
[...]check this out as this contains important information about[...]…
June 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 am
Great Post Here:…
This is worth reading!…
June 3rd, 2011 at 11:34 am
Hi,…
Spot on with this write-up, I actually think this web site wants far more consideration. I’ll in all probability be again to read way more, thanks for that info….
June 3rd, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Nice Site…
[…] … great article that everyone should read […] …
June 4th, 2011 at 11:01 am
Check out this good read…
Bloggers: Check this out…
June 4th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
make money online …
fantastic choice of subject matter and just what I have been looking for to share with my readers…
June 4th, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Hi,…
A formidable share, I just given this onto a colleague who was doing just a little evaluation on this. And he in truth bought me breakfast because I found it for him.. smile. So let me reword that: Thnx for the deal with! However yeah Thnkx for spendin…
June 5th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
thanks for your help…
It’s in point of fact a nice and useful piece of info. I’m glad that you just shared this helpful tidbit with us. Please stay us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing….
June 5th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Hi,…
Oh my goodness! an amazing article dude. Thank you Nonetheless I’m experiencing challenge with ur rss . Don’t know why Unable to subscribe to it. Is there anybody getting identical rss problem? Anyone who is aware of kindly respond. Thnkx…
June 6th, 2011 at 3:18 am
Links for the day!…
[...]… Good day everybody. I Just Saw this informative site i would like to share it with you guys.[...]… …
June 6th, 2011 at 8:26 am
how to make money online…
This is a very informative website and provides the sort of content I want to share more with my readers. I think linking back to your site will provide great long term value….
June 6th, 2011 at 9:13 am
benidorm hotels…
What a really informative post, I have been looking for this sort of quality content to provide to my readers….
June 6th, 2011 at 10:48 am
seo seo…
couldn’t go away your web site before suggesting that I really loved the standard info a person provide to your guests? Is gonna be again continuously in order to inspect new posts…
June 6th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
how to make money with article marketing…
This is just what I have been looking for to refer my readers to on this sometimes complex issue…
June 7th, 2011 at 12:24 am
Great Fathers Day…
Fathers Day Is Coming Soon…
June 7th, 2011 at 9:19 am
cheap hotel bookings…
Just what I have been looking for, a great looking site with worthwhile content I can recomend to my readers…
June 8th, 2011 at 7:11 am
Useful link…
Hello Everyone I just came across this very useful page, you may want to visit it sometime….
June 8th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Hi…
Great blog you got here. Good job with the post as well. I found this related link that you may want to check out….
June 8th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
My 1st visit…
Hey! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I really enjoy reading through your articles. Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that go over the same subjects? Appreciate it! …
June 8th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Hi,…
You made some first rate points there. I regarded on the internet for the issue and located most people will associate with together with your website….
June 9th, 2011 at 12:14 am
Trackback Link…
[…] … great article that everyone should read […] …
June 10th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Hi,…
This is the fitting blog for anyone who needs to search out out about this topic. You realize so much its almost onerous to argue with you (not that I actually would want…HaHa). You positively put a new spin on a topic thats been written about for year…
June 10th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Website trackback Link…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
June 13th, 2011 at 3:22 am
The best website……
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
June 13th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Hi,…
I just would like to give a huge thumbs up for the great information you might have here on this post. I will be coming again to your blog for more soon….
June 14th, 2011 at 10:09 am
Hi,…
That is the right weblog for anybody who needs to seek out out about this topic. You notice a lot its nearly exhausting to argue with you (not that I truly would need…HaHa). You undoubtedly put a brand new spin on a topic thats been written about for y…
June 14th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Cool Posting…
..This posting was wickid cool…
June 14th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
Check this out…
[...] that is the end of this article. Here you’ll find some sites that we think you’ll appreciate, just click the links over[...]……
June 14th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
June 15th, 2011 at 1:57 am
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
June 15th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Blogs you should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
June 15th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……