Our work begins with you.
Energize Clinton County is a non-profit organization committed to making Wilmington & Clinton County 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 develops and runs programs and 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 2018 and 2019, we're celebrating our 10th year of energizing! |
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. That’s why ECC is proud to provide administrative and financial support to the Clinton County Farmers’ Market.
ECC works to make the Farmers' Market a vital community connection point and local foods hub. Programs like the "Kids Club," "Kids Corner," and "Senior Day" engage local foodies, young and old, while partnerships with HealthFirst and HealthSource expand access to fresh, healthy, local food. Behind the scenes, ECC provides the financial and accounting support to the market, expanding access by allowing customers to use credit cards and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to shop at the Farmers' Market. If you're a customer, potential vendor, or potential partner and would like to learn more about he farmers' market, contact our market managers Sally Buchanan and Kaity Stuckert at info@clintoncountyfarmersmarket.com. |
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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, 32 fellows have worked on more than 80 projects and provided nearly 13,000 hours of service to the community.
During the 10-week summer fellowship, emerging young leaders are matched with significant projects serving local businesses, non-profits, and local government. Fellows gain a one-of-a-kind experience applying their energy, creativity, and education to complex business and social problems while working side-by-side with local professionals. The Clinton Community Fellows program is a collaboration of Energize Clinton County, the Clinton County Regional Planning Commission, and the Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the program, 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: the loss of our young people. Help us invest in the future leaders of Clinton County.
Every dollar donated to this program goes directly to fund a Fellow's summer stiepend. |
Pioneer Labs
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ECC is working to seed opportunities the empower makers, creators, and entrepreneurs in Clinton County. Recently, ECC has focused on working with our local libraries to establish community maker hubs. We have worked with Wilmington High School to make tools and equipment easily accessible to students through the development of a library makerspace. ECC helped WHS staff identify and implement engaging, self-guided programs for students to develop maker skills from computer science to lamp making. ECC also made a strategic investment in the WHS library makerspace to increase the availability of equipment that students can use to develop their own projects. ECC partnered with the WHS library makerspace to host Clinton County first ever Maker Fair, featuring projects built by WHS students and staff.
ECC has also partnered with the Wilmington Public Library in hosting a local Maker Talks series. These talks showed the skills and experience of local makers, and introduced community members to topics including jewelry making, Raspberri Pi, and photography. Through a partnership with Treehouse, ECC provides access to free on-line courses on coding and technology development through the Reach Clinton County program. This industry leading training helps local makers upgrade their skills to prepare for the high tech jobs of today and tomorrow. |
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Help grow Pioneer Labs
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Pioneer Labs is working to prepare the next generation of high tech workers and entrepreneurs in Clinton County. Help us prepare our community for 21st century careers by supporting Pioneer Labs.
With your support, we can continue our work with local schools and local educators to adopt innovative approaches to bring tech education to our local students. |
Contact Us
Let us know if you have any questions or would like to get involved with one of our programs
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info@energizecc.com |
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937.728.1294 |
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100 W. Main St. Wilmington, OH 45177 |