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fall fest    unity   project

 During the course of the Barboursville Fall Fest (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Sept 15-17, 2016) close to 200 people from the Bville area participated in the "Unity Project" (See www.UnityProject.net for the inspiration.) 
Community members were invited to indicate identifying statements that are true about themselves, and to connect 10-foot PVC poles with yarn to make a kind of community art representation of who was there. What a variety of people we have, and we are all one!

Look below for the identifying statements we used in 2016.
​The Unity Project was done in 2017 and 2018 as well, with new sets of questions.

Every identifying statement was claimed by at least 2-3 people, some statements were claimed by a majority of participants, and check out the pictures of the boards where people wrote their own responses. What a variety of people we have, and we are all one! 

Email FirstChurchBville@gmail.com if you have questions or comments about Bville's Unity Project 2016

By the way: if you right-click on a picture you can open it in another window and it'll be larger!​
Participants were encouraged to post their own selfies on social media, using hashtags #unityproject #welivebig #bvillefallfest #betterbville, so you may find more pictures out there!
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The first few strands of community in our Unity Project circle, Thursday evening
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Beginning a strand
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More people adding their yarn
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The project grows...
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Community members participating on Saturday afternoon
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Check out the moon! It's beautiful, too!
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This guy was real excited at the thought of having his picture online. Even though it isn't on youtube
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Confession: she had to remove her tiara to keep it from getting tangled in yarn!
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Some of the "I am..." personal statements
Which of these statements are true for you? Feel free to email your responses to BAM25504@gmail.com (subject Unity Project) 
1.   I’m a parent
2.   I’m a student
3.   I’m single
4.   I have a spouse or life partner
5.   I own a home
6.   I rent a home
7.   I don’t have a home
8.   I consider myself a Republican
9.   I consider myself a Democrat
10. I don’t identify with Republican or Democrat
11. I love science
12. I love sports
13. I love the arts
14. I’m a dog person
15. I’m a cat person
16. I don’t care for pets
17. I am employed
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​18. I am unemployed
19. I work more than one job
20. I was born within 100 miles
       of Barboursville

21. I was born more than 100 miles
       from Barboursville

22. I am impacted or affected by addiction
23. I identify as LGBTQ
24. I identify as straight
25. I am a gun rights supporter
26. I am a gun control supporter
27. I speak English as a second language
28. I’m a survivor
29. I believe in a higher power
30. I don’t believe in a higher power
31. I live with a disability or chronic illness
32. I am _________________________
       (you may write your own. There’s a place
        for you to share your answer as well)

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