From Sr. Debbie Blow, Executive Director

As you know, our annual meeting of the 501 c corporation known as the North Country Mission of Hope usually occurs in May. However, we’ve approved a change in our fiscal year and so, our Annual meeting of the corporation and its members will take place on Sunday, NOVEMBER 7th- 2010.

Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Behavioral Health Services North- US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY

If you cannot travel or attend in person, you can be a part of this very important meeting by calling in for a conference call set- up:
Info for telephone conference bridge:

Dial: 1-213-289-5450
Access Code: 118 1431#

Also, an important piece of this annual meeting (besides seeing your fellow missioners) is voting on a constitiutional bylaw amendment change.

That proposal and details are available at: Proposed Bylaw Changes October 2010

I hope to see many of you on Nov. 7th.

October 13, 2010
For Immediate Release

Sr. Debbie Blow, Executive Director has received an E-Chievement Award from eTown, a nationally syndicated radio show heard weekly on over 280 public, community and commerical stations across North America. The E-Chievement Award celebrates those who are making a positive difference in their communities and beyond.

On September 12, Sr. Debbie was interviewed by the eTown team. The broadcast of this interview will air across North America from November 24-30.

Check the website below to find out how and where to tune in:
eTown Interview Schedule
(Note: Sr. Debbie’s interview will be part of the the Shawn Mullins /Cloud Cult program. Click – Shawn Mullins & Cloud Cult program)

Many stations also stream over the web, so you can listen from their websites, anywhere in the world. Podcasts of the show are also available.

For further information about eTown and the E-Chievement Award, please read more below.

About eTown
Founded in 1991, eTown is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation whose mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience, and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as thought-provoking interviews and the presentation of the listener-nominated E-Chievement Award recognizing everyday people who have made a difference in their community or beyond. Founders Nick Forster, of the legendary bluegrass band Hot Rize fame, and his wife, singer/actress Helen Forster host the show. For more information, visit
Visit eTown.org

About the E-Chievement Award
One of the show’s most popular segments is the E-Chievement Award. Listeners from around the country send in nominations of remarkable individuals who are working hard to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond. From massive river clean-ups to programs that help the homeless, from neighborhood activists to national and international social and environmental organizations, eTown takes pride in celebrating the success stories of ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary things. To learn more about the E-Chievement Award, Visit eTown.org

October 9, 2010
by SUZANNE MOORE, Features Editor, Plattsburgh Press Republican

PLATTSBURGH — Mariel Juliano Ph.D. had signed up to help orphans in Ethiopia.
She quit her job as psychologist in a school for emotionally challenged children. She sold her Pennsylvania home. But then the Ethiopia program fizzled out. Ready to go, Juliano was going nowhere.

Enter North Country Mission of Hope. Click on the following, to read the full article,
Mission Psychologist begins work in November 2010

Sr. Debbie Blow, Executive Director and Barbara Dobilas, Orphan's Hope Project Coordinator, discuss plans with Dr. Mariel Juliano, a psychologist who will live in Nicaragua for one year helping orphans and other children.