Bear Creek Byway - Ford Institute Leadership Program - Cohort 2

10/29/2017

The local volunteers who brought you the Fox Park pavilion, the Bear Creek Byway, and the Molalla banners have come together into one group: ACHIEVE. Please visit our page and "like" it to stay informed!

https://www.facebook.com/achievevolunteers/

Building community by supporting volunteers with financial advice, fiscal sponsorship, and training.

06/23/2017

The city of Molalla, working in partnership with the Ford Family Foundation, is in the early stages of developing a community vision and then deciding what is necessary to carry it out. The second meeting was held last Wednesday evening to discuss the results of the first community survey. The next step is to gather survey input from a broader range of community members.

From tfff.org: "Long-term, comprehensive and inclusive community visioning and planning is seen as best practice in the field of community building. It unites all the smaller efforts, synthesizes them into a coherent, compelling and comprehensive whole and builds in processes for successful implementation. It is a process that has been done well in many rural towns in the Pacific Northwest."

04/11/2017

02/18/2017

I am sure most of you have seen the wonderful banners that have recently gone up throughout Molalla.

Please consider supporting the Ford Institute Leadership Program (Molalla Cohort 3) Fourth of July banner project!

4th of July is a Big Deal in Molalla! Let's paint the town! The 4th of July celebration is huge in our little town. Just think about our downtown area exploding with color as forty large banners hang displaying our Community Spirit! It will be a point of pride for all of us as thousands of...

02/11/2017

We can't say enough about the wonderful generosity of the Lumber Jack Grill's owner and staff during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Bear Creek Byway. From the wonderful appetizers you provided, to your flexibility in allowing us to fill up your space, our event was a success because of you!

Remember: support the businesses that support our community. If you have not been to the new Lumber Jack Grill and the Tap House, make a plan to do so. The food, the drinks, the staff, and the owner are amazing!

11/29/2016

After years of dedicated work toward this project and a generous outpouring of support, the Bear Creek Byway is almost complete!
(Photo credit: Linda Philpot).

11/20/2016

Thank you, Molalla Pioneer, for keeping our community up-to-date on the Bear Creek Byway project!

Molalla City Council approves funds for Bear Creek Byway, Local News, Molalla local News, Breaking News alerts for Molalla city.

11/20/2016

A beautiful, commemorative plaque has been ordered for the Bear Creek Byway sign. It will list all of the donors who provided $500 or more in cash, goods, and services to the project.

We are waiting to hear from the City of Molalla as to when the asphalt paving of the path will be scheduled. We expect to have it completed by the end of the year.

Molalla Community Builders would, once again, like to thank everyone for their continued support of our project! We are thrilled to see our vision become a reality and to be able to provide a safer walking/biking trail for our community.

Stay tuned.....

09/26/2016

The completed path is just weeks away! Thank you to the City of Molalla for partnering with us for this last phase of the Bear Creek Byway!

09/02/2016

Molalla Community Builders is extremely grateful for the continued support we have received for the Bear Creek Byway project through our YOUCARING page.

If you have not already done so, please consider "sharing" our online donation page on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

The Bear Creek Byway is a nonprofit project to create a safer route to vital stores and services in rural Molalla, Oregon. The Byway's new bridge and multi-use path will allow pedestrians, wheelchair users and bicyclists to avoid highways 211 and 213, each with narrow shoulders and no sidewalks....