Our work begins with you.
Energize Clinton County is a non-profit organization committed to making Wilmington & Clinton County, Ohio a stronger, more prosperous community. We believe that small towns and rural communities like ours should have more control of their own destinies. For that to happen, we need to take responsibility for our own economic and community development. That's why our work begins with you. ECC supports, develops and runs programs or projects which work to catalyze economic and community development by helping people like you become an agent of economic change. We strive to create innovative programs to spark new investment, to inspire entrepreneurship, and to keep more wealth in our community.
In over 15 years of energizing- we've partnered with dozens of local organizations, funded and mentored over 50 young professionals, and worked with hundreds of local businesses- and our work continues! |
Our Programs
Clinton County Farmers' Market
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In many ways, the Clinton County Farmers’ Market represents the intersection of ECC’s values: supporting local entrepreneurs, helping consumers shop and invest where they live, and building a relationship with the landscape around us.
ECC administers and provides financial support to the Market and it's many programs all summer long. With support from the Clinton County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Clinton County Foundation and HealthFirst and many other sponsors annually we work to expand access to fresh, healthy, local food and facilitate the use of credit cards and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at the Market. If you're a customer, potential vendor, or potential partner and would like to learn more about the farmers' market, contact our market manager at [email protected] |
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Help grow the Farmers' Market
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With your support, we can continue to grow the Clinton County Farmers' Market. That means more market events, more support for vendors, and more opportunities for you to buy and enjoy fresh, locally grown food.
Your donation to the Clinton County Farmers' Market makes sure we can continue this work. |
Clinton Community Fellows
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The Clinton Community Fellows program continues as the first established program in Clinton County working to attract and retain the best and brightest young leaders in our community. Since its founding in 2009, over 50 fellows have now worked on more than 100 projects in the community.
The award-winning program was created in with the Clinton County Regional Planning Commission and the Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce. The Fellows program is now proudly administered in partnership with faculty of Wilmington College. For more information visit www.clintoncommunityfellows.org |
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Help grow the Clinton Community Fellows
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The Clinton Community Fellows program address one of the most critical issues facing our community: attracting and retaining local talent. Help us continue to invest in the future leaders of Clinton County.
Every dollar donated to this program goes directly to fund a Fellow's summer stipend. |
Pioneer Labs
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ECC worked to seed opportunities the empower makers, creators, and entrepreneurs in Clinton County. We have worked with Wilmington High School to make tools and equipment easily accessible to students through the development of a library makerspace and hosted Clinton County's first ever Maker Fair, featuring projects built by WHS students and staff.
Through a unique partnership with Treehouse, ECC provided access to free on-line courses on coding and technology development through the Reach Clinton County program to hundreds of local residents and students over the years. ECC was instrumental in setting the stage for the creation of true community makerspace downtown- Wilmington DRIVE- and led the effort for the community to purchase the former Mason's building. This multistep process is now being implemented in partnership with the Clinton County Port Authority. |
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Let us know if you have any questions or would like to get involved with one of our programs!
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937.728.1294 |
mailing |
c/o WCC Chamber P.O. Box 826 Wilmington, OH 45177 |