5H COMMUNITY READ Keegan Sulecki, Head of Adult Services Chelsea District Library Amount Requested: $3000 Intervention also funding in:  Year 1: $6900  Year 2: $6100  Year 3: $5782  Year 4: $6000 Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition Continuing or New Intervention:  Continuing  New

Intervention name Brief Description Having covered all 5 Healthy Towns interventions as themes, we seek to embrace the main intervention category we fall into “Connecting with Others” and identify a topic/theme important to the community. Using our established partnerships and outreach channels, we will bring the Chelsea community together over a book that highlights this topic and facilitate the open and respectful exchange of ideas. While in the past all 5H towns participated, this year we will continue to invite participation from our neighboring towns, but will likely move forward independently. Our goal will continue to be to engage our community in the magic of reading. Everyone can participate. By reading the same book, we create a common starting place to unite individuals through a shared reading experience. In addition to the book, events will be offered throughout Chelsea and in any partnering community that chooses to participate. In Chelsea, we anticipate offering between 5 and 8 structured programs, not including more passive activities such as reading the book or drop-in activities. Focus will be on three target audiences: the general public (adults age 25 and up); Youth age 10 to 15- years-old and their families; and secondary school educators. While planning will start immediately, the event itself will run from September through the end of October. Link to Coalition’s 1 & 5 year plans By bringing the community together over a book and encouraging the open exchange of ideas based on our many different perspectives, we seek to build a sense of community by connecting groups and individuals to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Chelsea-area residents and benefit our community as a whole. By using a chosen book and theme as a vehicle and providing supportive programming, we seek to: Increase opportunities to bring people together Encourage collaboration between organizations by using a team approach to planning and implementation. Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition

List all the goals of the intervention SMARTGoal 1: Specific GoalSelect a single book that can represent an important topic to the Chelsea community. This book should be engaging and accessible to the majority of our community. A supplementary title may be selected to allow our younger readers an opportunity to participate in the topic at their own level. How success will be measured The selection of the topic/title itself will be based on community involvement and feedback. Success will be based on the level of engagement through social media, programs, and feedback from community partners. Describe what data will be collected and who will collect it Chelsea District Library staff will be responsible for collecting and tracking date. Data such as website hits, number of comments via social media, number of books provided to the community & checked out at the library, and number of surveys and their responses will be collected. Why do you think the goal is achievable? In its 6 th year, Community Read has become an anticipated yearly event and one many community members and community partners enjoy. This past success and interest of the community to continue will support us in achieving our goal. Is the timeline achievable Yes, in the past we have worked on a similar timeline and do not anticipate this year’s changes will cause any disruption to our schedule that we cannot work around. 1. Select a single book that can represent an important topic to the Chelsea community. 2. Provide programming related to the book and the theme that is engaging to our community, encourages conversation and a sense of community. 3. Provide greater avenues for conversation and data collection through social media. For the primary goal provide the following information: Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition

Units of Engagement Estimated number of participants 450* Estimated time each participant spends at each event (T in hours) arrox. 1 hr Estimated number of events to be held (N) 5-8 P x T x N = 2,250 to 3,600 *This number is based on attendance at scheduled formal programs and does not include the passive activities of reading the book or attending drop-in activities. Note – if this is an infrastructure intervention, units of engagement may not be applicable Key Evaluation Data Examples of data other than participants and number of events: Number of Books Distributed in the Community & sites where books are distributed Available formats to gage access for entire community Number of library checkouts for both physical & digital formats Number of Surveys returned and analysis of response Feedback from community partners. Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition

Responsible Parties & Organizations Who will: Keegan Sulecki, Chelsea District Library (CDL) Head of Adult Services, will oversee all activities related to grant administration and data collection. Karen Persello, Head of Youth & Teen Services, will work with Keegan on building a staff and community team to plan and implement programming. Should other communities choose to be involved, the directors of those libraries will also be involves in the oversight of this program. There will also be a program planning committee of library staff as well as community members to plan programs, events, market, and choose a book. What organization are involved: 1. Organizations whose approval is required. We may need approval from the school, Senior Center and other organizations as we perform planning and outreach. 1. Organizations who have committed to contribute to the intervention A. Chelsea District Library will contribute staff, and allocate a portion of the marketing and programming budget as well as a dedicated budget of $4,000 B. All of our partners have not been identified to date, but may include the Schools, Chamber, Senior Center, and Hospital, among others. Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition

Marketing Plan Be sure to include the 5H logo in marketing material ( Ashley) Take photos of your intervention ( them to Ashley or Matt) Ashley will help you with “how to” add to the Facebook Page to get events on MARKETING PLAN is:  Include Community Read information and events in our Quarterly Newsletter  Create a brochure specific to Community Read with information on all activities available both in Chelsea and in neighboring communities that choose to participate  Update 5H Community Read Website or shift focus to facebook for more opportunities to converse using social media  Create a Twitter hashtag.  Release information regarding the Community Read to Sun Times & Chelsea Update.  All promotions will credit 5 Healthy Towns. Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition

Proposed Budget (Total Budget = $ 7,000) How $3,000 funds from 5HF will be used Examples are: Marketing = $ 500 Brochures, bookmarks, and stickers Materials = $ 2500 Books How $4000 funds from other organizations will be used Examples are: Marketing = $ 1000 Posters, advertisements, givaways Compensation = $ 2500 Program fees & honoraria Materials = $ 1500 Materials for displays, refreshments for programs, possible prizes or incentives. Year 5: Chelsea Friends and Family Wellness Coalition