The Mill - New Gates Mills Publication

Hello All

We are so excited to continue on this journey with a new community involved.  January marked the start of The Mill, our newest publication in the Chagrin Valley and our hope to help Gates Mills encourage community. The residents of Gates Mills have been wonderfully supportive and have seemed to embrace the publication.  We already have a resident staff writer in place, a couple group leaders taking over articles as well as a few amateur photographers submitting regular photographs.  We have been blessed to highlight some unbelievable people and stories and look forward to providing a place for the residents to share their lives.   

We have also felt such a great outpouring of support for Chrysalis!  Now no one in Gates Mills or Hunting Valley has stepped forward to join the Chrysalis team, but to be honest we haven't asked and aren't really ready to receive that type of help..  That said the publication is helping us continue to take steps towards our financial goals.  We still have a long way to go but our goals seem more reachable everyday.  We hope any resident who visit this blog and is encouraged to help us: find a home for our farm, knows someone we should meet or is wanting to join us please let us know.
dashers16@gmail.com 

Here is a breakdown from our last and first Board Meeting

Trish Campbell, a long time supporter of the Dashers6!, family friend as well as local business owner, mother of too many to count, wife and Hunting Valley resident  has come aboard as a board member!  We look forward to her strong voice and guidance.  She is a perfect fit and we know her wonderful spirit will guide us in excellence.

Staci Dasher has taken on the Secretary position and will serve as our Director of Women's Services. Staci kind and patient leadership is necessary to be the ballast stone keeping us stead and on course. We couldn't ask for a better voice as we move forward.

Shane Dasher will serve as the Board Chairman and Director of Operations.  As I write this know the title does not fit well on me yet.  I hope to continue to press on towards this huge vision with passion and hard work...all know that's what its going to take!

Currently we are still developing Phase One of the project.  This phase is designed to help us accuire all the resources necessary to start The Farm.  Our original timeline placed us on a 50-100 acre farm by the end of 2015.  We are still pressing on towards that goal.  We hope to reopen talks with local Land Conservancies as well as build relationship locally with other farms and organic food producers.  Remember our farm will be an Hierloom, Organic fully sustainable endeavor supplying our other business co-ops with food and material.  

Until next time have a wonderful rest of your winter...or summer for those below the equator and let us know about your lives!