Thrive PEC Community Symposium

THRIVE Prince Edward County

Help us reach our goal to INSPIRE, CONNECT and CATALYZE collective vision for Prince Edward County. JOIN US at the Community Symposium.

Prince Edward Collegiate Institute

Thank you so much! We look forward to seeing you at the Thrive PEC Community Symposium

How do we reach our goal to INSPIRE, CONNECT and CATALYZE our collective vision for Prince Edward County? JOIN US at the Thrive Community Symposium on March 25th, 2023 at PECI. T﻿ickets are available for $20 or Pay-What-You-Can.The one-day event is a chance for community members to gather for a day of building connections and exploring new approaches for developing our community. Thrive PEC is a community-led development of a collaborative vision for our community.The one-day event will:<ul><li>Inspire you to envision a brighter future for Prince Edward County</li><li>Connect you with community champions &amp; new ideas</li><li>Catalyze our collective impact so our community realize its vision</li></ul>Your ticket provides:<ul><li>Access to Keynotes &amp; Breakout Sessions</li><li>Boxed Lunch &amp; Drinks by Local Chefs and Community Businesses</li><li>Connections Café Volunteer and Info Fair</li><li>Community Social celebration at the end of the event</li></ul>Hear from thought-leaders, experience hands-on sessions and make community connections.Keynote Speakers &amp; Panels: <ul><li>A &quot;Yes, And...!&quot; Approach to Developing Community - Lanrick Bennett Jr. </li><li>A Path Forward - Jennifer Campbell and Melissa Hammell</li><li>The Power of Human Connection Beyond the Crisis - Pete Bombaci </li><li>Video Premiere: PEC Youth Documentary</li></ul>Afternoon Breakout Sessions:<ul><li>The Future of Food - Barbara Schwartzentruber</li><li>Investing in Our Community - Mike Amos, Kathy Kennedy, Mary Warner</li><li>Weaving the Fabric of Community - Heather Keam</li><li>The Learning Circle - Melissa Hammell</li><li>The County Ambassador - Eleanor R. Cook</li></ul>Tell your friends &amp; neighbours and we&#x27;ll s﻿ee you at the Community Symposium!To REGISTER for child care, <a href="https://bit.ly/symposium-childcareform" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">please complete this form</a> by March 18, 2023Child Care available for 4-12 year olds, provided by The HubPresented by The County of Prince Edward, Loyalist College, The County Foundation, Community Futures and Communities Building Youth Futures.

Agenda

What's it like growing up in Prince Edward County? What kind of future do the community's younger members dream about? This video collaboration between Communities Building Youth Futures and Darkspark paints a picture of what today's youth are facing, and their hopes for a safe and welcoming community where they can grow and thrive.

PEC Youth Video Premiere

A hallmark of improv training is to develop a "Yes, And...!" mindset, one that builds off the skills and scenes being set by fellow actors and comedians. How can we transform our communities when we adopt a similar approach? Lanrick Bennett Jr. shares how his Second City training has shaped his community work, from building active transportation to better urban design to placemaking at 8 80 Cities and Artscape.

A "Yes, And...!" Approach to Developing Community

Whose stories do we tell through local history? How can a community bring voice to forgotten tales, misunderstood narratives and history being made today? City of Kingston Director of Heritage Services Jennifer Campbell and First Peoples Group's Melissa Hammell share Kingston's path in transforming from a city of museums to a Museum City, animating local history while celebrating and reconciling its past.

A Path Forward

Lunch and Community Conversations

Our community has the means to make lasting change. This panel, featuring Mike Amos, Managing Director of KNDL; Kathy Kennedy, Executive Director of the Prince Edward Learning Centre; and Mary Warner, co-Executive Director of Tapestry Capital, explores new and powerful ways to celebrate and build community through local investment.

AFTERNOON SESSION: Investing in Our Community

Imagine a food system where there’s no such thing as waste and where every citizen has access to the healthy, nutritious food they need. Imagine a living lab that promotes collaboration between food entrepreneurs, farmers, researchers and social innovators—and a rural-urban partnership that leverages smart technology to make it all possible. Since 2020, Barbara Schwartzentruber and the City of Guelph has been working to create Canada’s first circular food economy. Hear how this revolutionary project is enhancing access to nutritious food, reducing carbon outputs, turning “waste” into valuable resources and creating new economic opportunities.

AFTERNOON SESSION: The Future of Food

Through an ongoing series of community conversations, Thrive PEC has been collecting and mapping the gifts and assets that we value and cherish in our community using an asset based community development (ABCD) approach. In this workshop with the Tamarack Institute's Heather Keam, we go to the next step, building on the fundamentals of ABCD to learn how to weave those assets into activities that lead to building community.

AFTERNOON SESSION: Weaving the Fabric of Community

Got a question about Indigenous culture you've always wanted to ask? While there's no one-size-fits-all path or practice, this session with First Peoples Group's Melissa Hammell can help demystify some common questions, alleviate worries of saying or doing the 'wrong' thing and encourage a spirit of curiosity, learning and sharing.

AFTERNOON SESSION: The Learning Circle 

Do you know where to park for cross-country skiing at Sandbanks? What to do after dark on a wintry, Tuesday evening? Gain perspective on The County, from Sophiasburgh to the South Shore and all points in between. Taste some locally-made treats, meet some new faces, get the inside scoop on the newest things to see, do and experience in our community. BYOD [Bring Your Own Device] as Visit The County's Eleanor R. Cook takes you on a journey to becoming a certified County Ambassador.

AFTERNOON SESSION: The County Ambassador

What impact does two years apart from friends, family, neighbours, colleagues and classmates have on our health, happiness and well-being? Genwell Project's Pete Bombaci shares why we may not be fully back to our old selves just yet, and offers some ways to rekindle the community spirit and sense of neighbourliness that makes The County a great place to be.

CLOSING KEYNOTE: The Power of Human Connection

SOCIAL: Community Celebration

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