Gallery
| BC Workshop – Tamarack Conference Center, Beckley – September 27-28, 2007 |
 
   
 
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| Beacon Awards Ceremony – Tamarack Conference Center, Beckley – September 28, 2007 |
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| BC Workshop – Tamarack Conference Center, Beckley – April 2-4, 2007 |
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| West Virginia Rising, Capitol Rotunda, March 12, 2007 |
Displaying a smaller version of the street banner each community team received are Bill Batz, FHLBank; Jean Ambrose, Community Collaborative, Inc.; West Virginia Secretary of Commerce Kelly Goes; and John Bendel, FHLBank.
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Celebrating the dawn of a new day for community development in the state, more than 130 people attended West Virginia Rising in the Capitol Rotunda.
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The Hon. Joe Manchin III addresses community leaders, partners and sponsors at the event.
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| Governor Manchin inspires community leaders to take advantage of opportunities for growth. |
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Jean Ambrose, Chair, Community Collaborative, Inc., speaks on the work of the Community Development Gathering.
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| Joe Hatfield, Executive Director, West Virginia Housing Development Fund, announces the ten Blueprint Communities. |
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Bill Batz, Chief Operating Officer, FHLBank Pittsburgh, discusses the Blueprint Communities initiative and its impact for the state.
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| John Bendel, director of Community Investment, FHLBank Pittsburgh, conducts the ceremonies. |
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| Larry Groce, artistic director of Mountain Stage, premieres his song, 'West Virginia Rising,' commissioned specifically for the event. |
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| Jean Ambrose addresses the assemblage, including former governor Cecil Underwood (right). |
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| Workshop Luncheon & Orientation, Summit Conference Center, March 12, 2007 |
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