Strengthening Neighborhoods - Orem’s MyHometown initiative
One of the three main priorities of my campaign, and my service as Orem City Councilwoman is Strengthening Orem’s Neighborhoods. I’m proud to have helped accomplish that priority through a partnership with MyHometown. It is my duty, and pleasure, to serve as the liaison between Orem City and the MyHometown organization. It is one of the best parts of my job, as we are making a real difference in Orem’s neighborhoods.
MyHometown is a non-denominational, service organization that partners with cities to provide education, beautification, service, and connection opportunities to the city’s neighborhoods. They provide free classes that teach important skills to the public, and even offer after-school classes to help the neighborhood children with homework. They also organize significant service projects in the neighborhoods, attended by hundreds of volunteers.
Orem launched its first MyHometown initiative in the Geneva Heights neighborhood. I was very involved in this launch and worked closely with the volunteers of MyHometown as well as the city staff. The launch was a great success, and the program is functioning so well that they launched a second initiative in the Sharon Park neighborhood.
As the official City Council Liaison to the MyHometown initiative, I have worked closely with both Jim and Marilyn Barry and Brent and Beverly Ririe. Here is what they had to say about my work with them:
“We have worked with LaNae for the past 18 months and wholeheartedly endorse her as a member of the Orem City Council. She is committed to improving neighborhoods so that Orem remains "Family City USA". She is calm but firm under pressure and we appreciate her common sense and strong leadership. Her voice is needed on the city council.”
Jim and Marilyn Barry, City Chairs, MyHometown Orem
“LaNae Millett is a gift to Orem City! As inaugural Executive Directors of the first MyHometown community in Orem, we have been blessed to have LaNae Millett’s vision, experience, passion, and advocacy for strengthening and improving Orem neighborhoods as Chairman of the Neighborhood Commission. LaNae has been a wonderful partner to MyHometown by listening genuinely, actively showing up, and taking an interest in solving the needs of a neighborhood community, and truly helping to transform neighborhoods into resilient and attractive communities of promise. We strongly endorse LaNae Millett’s candidacy for reelection to the Orem City Council. A vote for LaNae Millett is a vote for strong and vibrant neighborhoods!”
Brent and Beverly Ririe, Executive Chairs, MyHometown Geneva Heights
Here are some photos of one of the recent Orem/MyHometown days of service. We had a great turnout and were able to do a lot of work to help beautify and revitalize the Geneva Heights neighborhood. I love working with Orem residents to provide service and help each other. This great program is helping to make Orem’s neighborhoods even stronger.
