For the Common Good

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For the Common Good

A Trip Down Common Goods Memory Lane

November 28, 2000 10th Anniversary Celebration
Institute Southern State Community
College Wilmington Campus Wilmington, Ohio

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Through the efforts of its State Team and many
others, todays Common Good continues to foster
collaboration among state and local workforce
investment systems to ensure effective and
efficient services for individuals and families
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For the Common Goods history of success,
has been dependent upon many things
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But few things capture the Common Goods visible
presence better than the
Green Bag
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As we celebrate this 10th Anniversary, lets
take a look at a pictorial history which
captures the essence of the Common Good
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Attendees of May 1995 Common Good Institute
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Attendees of December 1997 Common Good Institute
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Members of Local Linkage Teams get all tied up at
a Common Good Institute
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Local Linkage Team Representatives having
a Common Good time at Camp Mary Orton
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State Team Members Past and Present
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Members of a Common Good Local Linkage Team
collaborate during a team-building exercise
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Happy Anniversary Common Good

• Heres Wishing You 10 more years
• of successful collaboration in Ohio

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Today, we pause to celebrate 10 years of For the
Common Good history and collaboration. Many of
us know that the project was initiated in
1990 as a result of the Family Support Act of
1988. However, the true origin of the Common
Good can be traced to seven women



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It All Began With A Trip
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Their destination, Williamsburg, VA and a
national conference addressing interagency
collaboration. They represented both the Ohio
Department of Education, and The Ohio Department
of Job and Family Services. Their work during
that conference laid the foundation for the
Common Goods first institute in 1990, and the
10 years of collaboration that have followed.
Today, those 7 are affectionately referred to as
the Founding Mothers. They are
Sandra Thatcher Laurenson
Connie Ackerman
Jane Frye
Ellen Seusy
Virginia Ringel
Lynne Hall
Gene Todd
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The Common Goods Current Leadership is comprised
of representatives of the following state
agencies
The Ohio Department of Education, Career-Technical
, and Adult Education
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Ohio Department of Development
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
The Ohio Department of Alcohol Drug Addiction
Services
The Ohio Board of Regents
The Ohio Department of Aging
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and includes the following individuals
Emma Brewer
Susan Imel
Sally Prouty
Carol Brigham
Gwen Ivory
Chris Reis
Paul Brown
Mary King
Ellen Seusy
Kris Cox
Jamie Klinger
Chris Sherman
Jeff Gove
Jeanne Lance
Jean Sickles
Cathy Hill
Sue McKitrick
Robert Smedley
Mike Hock
Barb Nicol
David Spaulding
Ben Ibe
Linda OConnor
Sanford Starr