North Branch Holiday Tea
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,333
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
no
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Chisago
Project Overview
Tom Hegg read his book, A Cup of Christmas Tea, followed by an author talk about being an author and finished the evening by reading, A Memory of Christmas Tea on December 13, 2014 at the North Branch Area Library.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,333
Other Funds Leveraged
$74
Direct expenses
$2,408
Administration costs
$8
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.01
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Those in attendance will learn the story behind the book, A Cup of Christmas Tea by author Tom Hegg and the history behind this best-selling poem. They will also learn about what it is like to be an author and what it takes to have a book published.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 80% of those in attendance were age 55+ and over 88% rated the program as excellent.
When asked what one thing they learned from this program, answers included:
1) the story behind the publishing of the book
2) revisiting the importance of our elders, our family and relationships
3) reminded once again of the power of words
Source of Additional Funds
East Central Regional Library, Friends of the North Branch Area Library
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Misselt
Organization Name
East Central Regional Library
Street Address
244 South Birch Street
City
Cambridge
State
MN
Zip Code
55008-1588
Phone
763-392-0643
Email
bmisselt@ecrlib.org
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