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ABOUT US
“WHY
PARTICIPATE IN MCB?”
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Shows Community is
progressive
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Positioned better to
apply for grants
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MCB award recipients
are recognized as leaders in Missouri
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Statewide recognition
for community volunteers
The
MCB Program has been in place for more than 45 years and
has created a vehicle for numerous communities to reap
the benefits of community betterment. Its impact on the
quality of life, including the growth in economic
development, almost defies measurement. But one can get
some idea of the positive impact just by looking through
the community project report books on display at the
annual MCB statewide conference.
Now
the MCB Program is even more important to communities.
More and more federal and state programs, as well as
non-governmental programs, are looking at where they can
best invest their money, “a kind of viability test”.
They are looking at the needs of the community, but also
at
“What has the community done for its part?” “Does it
have its act together?” “Does the community have a
strong organization and an overall program and plan in
place so that it can maximize the benefits from outside
assistance?”
A
broad-based MCB organization with an overall
plan
can provide this framework for outside
assistance from other programs.
This
“viability test” is not something entirely new, but
rather one of emphasis. It is only natural that an
active, upbeat, positive-minded, energetic community
will be more attractive than it’s opposite. There is,
however, more emphasis in these times of tighter funding
on the “viability test.”
The
local Community Betterment Organization is encouraged to
be as “all inclusive” as possible and may consist of:
City: Mayor, Administrator, Council Representative,
other
Clubs: Rotary, Lions, Jaycees, other
Youth: Scouts, 4H, School Groups, other
Organizations: Chamber of Commerce Economic
Development, Main Street, other Citizens: Neighborhood
Groups,
Individuals
Churches: Community Outreach, Ministerial Alliance,
other
Agencies: Health, Education, Social Services, other
To
print a copy of the MCB membership brochure, with the
above information, click
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