Cohort of leaders: RDI program gives grants to Othello institutions
Rural Development Initiative employees, Rural Community Leadership Program cohort members and representatives of various local organizations and agencies have dinner at the Othello Senior Center Thursday evening prior to a ceremony reflecting on the leadership program and presenting grants to four local community organizations.
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Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce Manager Jackie Wilhelm, left, accepts a grant award from Rural Development Initiatives Leadership Services Business Manager Christine Gilmore as part of the Rural Community Leadership Program.
RDI’s Christine Gilmore, right, who led the Rural Community Leadership Program in Othello, presents a grant to Old Hotel Art Gallery Director Samantha Copas, left, who said the funds would be used to hold more art classes.
Lighthouse Community Center Program Director Angela Kudsk, left, Rural Development Initiatives Leadership Services Business Manager Christine Gilmore, middle, and Othello Bethel Assembly of God Senior Pastor Samuel Garza, right, pose with a grant award for the community center, which is funded and operated by Bethel Assembly of God.
OTHELLO — Rural Development Initiatives wrapped up its six-month-long Rural Community Leadership Program in Othello on Thursday evening with a final session for the leadership cohort at the Othello Senior Center and the presentation of $5,000 in grants from the cohort to various community institutions.
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