Project Centrl

Capitol Hill Day! Sharing boots on the ground experiences from rural Arizona while building relationships with Senators, members of the House of Representatives, staff and Committees. Well done Class 34!

Board rooms and business by day make for boring pictures (even with thought challenging content!) Monuments and Memorials by night make memories.

At the risk of cherry picking from our surprise dinner guest last night; Class 34 leaves Gettysburg and heads to DC inspired “…For us the living…dedicated to the UNFINISHED work…that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

We are saddened to share the passing of Jeff Homack from Class 23. His classmates have already started making donations in his honor to the program that binds us all. Sharing: “It’s so special, we don’t all always agree on every issue; but we will all stand together always.” Class 23 invites you to join them in honoring Jeff with a gift to CENTRL. His obituary can be found here: https://www.altogetherfuneral.com/obituaries/d-21555237/tucson-arizona/jeffrey-scott-homack/april-2026

Your gift doubled today! Can you help us meet our $3,000 matching gift challenge!? This Arizona Gives Day, www.azgives.org/centrl your gift will be matched up to $3,000 to help support Project CENTRL, Make a Difference and Alumni in Action! Everyone working together to strengthen rural Arizona!

Do you want to join a network of over 750 passionate leaders working to make rural Arizona healthy, vibrant and sustainable? Apply before 3/15 for CENTRL Class 35. It’s a 12-month experiential learning experience for 16 fellow passionate people connected to rural Arizona where you’ll meet lifelong friends along the way of improve our state! The current Class 34 recently experienced that passion at the State Capitol over 3 day!

Just 10 days left to apply for CENTRL Class 35! Experiences like this await: learning to engage in politics and public policy! Each year 16 rural leaders are selected to travel the state, Mexico, Gettysburg and DC together to learn from each other, experts and experiences about how to give back to their communities. But to get this tuition-free opportunity; you must have all application materials in before 3/15 at www.centrl.org/apply

Collaborating for Rural Arizona is the theme; even in Phoenix! Partnering with Salt River Project, Gila Vally Leadership, UA Cooperative Extension and CENTRL Alumni in the Legislature, everyone shared ways they are working to strengthen rural Arizona. If you want to join in; applications are due by 3/15 at www.CENTRL.org/apply

Grow, learn and lead together! CENTRL and UA Cooperative Extension have been doing that since 1983 and we highlighted a small portion of that in Pima County with a CENTRL Regional Connection. If you want to grow, learn and lead together with a class of 15 other rural leaders; consider applying before 3/15 to Class 35 at www.CENTRL.org/apply

Participating in Project CENTRL is not a one-time or one-year activity; it’s a lifetime commitment to rural Arizona. Thanks to six alumni from Class 6 - 31 who teamed with another group of dedicated Yumans to show Class 34 where their food comes from and who helps grow, water and harvest it! If you’re interested in learning things like this behind the scenes and from the experts; apply for Class 35 before 3/15. www.CENTRL.org/apply