O.A.T.H.
Faith not Fear Forever More
"To Truly Love" Creator And His Diversly Fashioned Human Creations Is An Assurance Unto Eternal Blessed Life; to love not "This Truth" assures certain death both physically and spiritually, and upon the higher ideals of This Precept "O.A.T.H." was formed as a common open forum of hope. We are "a not for profeit " web community seeking the truth in all things ...learn more
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Created: Oct 12, 2008
Updated: Aug 11, 2009
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Every town has authenticity, character, spirit—its own heart and soul. One-size-fits-all development means that many towns in America are losing what makes them unique, those special qualities and distinctive characteristics that keep a place from becoming Anywhere, USA.
Land use planning in America has yet to engage a broad base of local
citizens to define and shape the future of their communities. Attempts
to involve people in community planning often fall short because the
process doesn’t convey how citizens’ day-to-day lives and livelihoods
will be affected. Meanwhile, incremental change occurs, yet its
cumulative effects are hard to imagine or predict. Growth and change
creep up on a community, and the consequences are born by future
generations.
The Orton Family Foundation works with people in small cities and towns
to counter such consequences, first, by asking citizens what they value
most about their communities and, second, by placing those shared
values at the center of the planning process. We assist communities by developing and helping to explore new practices and tools for citizen engagement, by sharing resources and success stories online and helping to build a national network of community planning practitioners, and by convening groups and conferences to discuss ways of building vibrant, enduring communities.
About Us
The Orton Family Foundation was established as a not-for-profit, private operating foundation with a mission to assist small towns and cities in the U.S. Founded by Lyman Orton and Noel Fritzinger in 1995, the Foundation is supported by profits generated by The Vermont Country Store, the Orton family business.
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Visit us at www.orton.org to learn more.
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Come to the COMMUNITYMATTERS10 conference in Denver, CO, Oct. 5-7, 2010.
Check out our other initiatives, including Community Almanac, Big Box Evaluator and CommunityViz.
