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Helping hands build stronger communities

4/13/2020

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Fred Rogers, who hosted the popular PBS children’s television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for more than 30 years, is known to have said that when he was a child and saw scary things in the news, his mother would tell him to “look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
Finding the helpers, and more importantly, being the helpers, is certainly one way that many people are getting through the current coronavirus pandemic. 
At Miner Institute, we have built an impressive community of staff and students who time and time again step up to the plate to do what needs to be done for the Institute, but also are willing to help the broader community.
A number of Miner staff are still working regular schedules caring for the animals and the facility and several staff members have had to adapt to virtual teaching schedules to continue our Advanced Dairy Management semester remotely. 
Additionally, several staff members have pulled out their sewing machines and have been making masks to donate to organizations locally who need them.  Residents of the Miner housing complex teamed up to pick up trash along Ridge Road while also practicing social distancing. And staff and their families are coming up with creative ways to make quarantine fun. Research Team Member Maggie Carter is hosting themed dinner nights at her house.  She has done Royal dinner with maple glazed pork chops and twice baked potatoes; western dinner with chili; IHOP dinner with pancakes, crepes, bacon and sausage; fair dinner with hamburgers, fries in paper cups and milkshakes.  Her family even sometimes dresses up to match the theme!
William and Alice Miner were steadfast in their support of the North Country and their philanthropic work continues to benefit the region 90 years after William Miner's death. In our efforts to carry on the Miner legacy, we are brainstorming ways to continue making a difference in both the agricultural community and the North Country community.
Be safe and well!

Cloth masks made by Director of Lab Studies Steve Kramer.
Cloth masks made by Dairy Outreach Coordinator Wanda Emerich.
A bag of garbage collected along Ridge Road in Chazy by Miner staff.
Sarah Morrison and Cari Reynolds helped collect trash along Ridge Road.
Steve Kramer models one of the masks he made.
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5/8/2020 06:45:40 pm

Building a strong community is not easy. I want to be a person who can lead a community in the future. It is because I grew up in a place that is not like this, that I want to do it. I believe that we can really make a lot of great changes in our community. I want to be at the forefront of everything. I want to be the leader and the one who guides my people in the future.

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7/8/2020 04:09:12 am

It really requires individuals who are willing to help, exert lots of effort and make a better place for everyone in order to build a strong community. Those things are what allows us to have a strong community and people as well. Whenever we are in need of help, our neighbors are always one call away which is something that I am indeed grateful for. Anyway, this kind of blog is actually worth reading and it makes me happy to see individuals who help each other especially during this time of pandemic. It is also nice to know that the staff and families find ways to make this quarantine fun while following the social distancing.

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