Image taken from the a digital story created by MIRA team member Marjon Schaefer at digital scrapbooking seminar hosted by Kellogg

The communities of Carlisle and Norwalk joined forces to complete the requirement to receive the MIRA grant. They then divided the grant between each other and worked on separate, yet similar projects.

The Norwalk MIRA team used their grant to offer computer classes and set up a city web site and a chamber of commerce web site.

The computer classes offered were Beginning Computer, Power Point, Iowa Communications Network, and Internet. The classes, with 205 students, were very popular and consisted mostly of adults hoping to improve and/or gain computer skills.

Due to the web sites created by the Norwalk team, it is now easy to find information about the city and its advantages. The sites are also effective clearinghouses for city services and local information.