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Greetings!
MCB wants to be sure that communities are using the 2011 Project Book guidelines and entry materials as they prepare for this year's MCB Award Competition! This information is all reprinted in this issue from the March 2011 Community Matters. Remember, the latest information is always available on the MCB Web Site.
You will also find reprinted here the 2011 Calendar of Events.
Missouri Community Betterment contact information:
Missouri Community Betterment
1702 Cedar Ridge Way
Branson West, MO 65737
Telephone: 417-334-3474
Fax: 417-334-3475
email: mcb@iland.net
Web Site:
http://www.mocommunitybetterment.com
Please use this information for all correspondence with Jan Simon and Missouri Community Betterment.
In this issue of Community Matters
MCB Regional Meeting Information
2011 MCB Calendar of Events
Request A Community Visit
Community Plan Important
Friends of MCB
2011 MCB Award Competition Materials
Please Visit MCB Sponsors
MCB Regional Meeting Information
Misouri Community Betterment is pleased to announce the schedule for the Regional Meetings this spring. An e-mail will be forwarded regarding the Regional Meeting agendas along with registration forms as soon as they are available. This information will also be placed on the MCB Web Site. The current schedule is:
Clinton - Saturday, April 30, 2011
Chillicothe - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Canton - Friday, May 13, 2011
Windsor - Saturday, May 14, 2011
Additional Regional Meetings may be set up if there is interest in other outstate areas.
The 2011 MCB Annual Conference will be held on October 16-17, 2011 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.
If you have any questions, please contact Jan Simon, MCB Executive Director, at mcb@iland.net or 816-699-1735 (cell).
2011 MCB
Calendar of Events
To assist communities in planning for the 2011 MCB Conference, MCB would like to give the following information:
Community and Youth Group Project Entry Form and MCB Permission Statement Form Deadline - postmarked by June 30, 2011.
Project Books/Disks, Adult and Youth Nomination Forms and Community Contact Form Deadline - postmarked by July 31, 2011.
MCB Judges' Community Visits - September 12-16, 2011.
2011 MCB Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City - October 16-17, 2011.
MCB Resource Directory Available on the MCB Web Site
Has your community used the MCB Resource Directory that is available on the MCB Web Site? This directory provides a tool for communities to be better able to continue to provide the quality of life they want in their community.
New information is constantly being added as it is received. If you have or know of information to add to the directory, please contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at
mcb@iland.net.
Please feel free to use this valuable resource often!
Request A Community Visit
Missouri Community Betterment is fortunate to have received funds through the Neighborhood Assistance Program project that enables MCB Executive Director Jan Simon to be available to make visits to communities at no charge.
The criteria for a community visit have been developed and are available on the MCB Web Site. Click on "Community Visit Criteria" in the Red Section under "Local Community Betterment Start-Up."
If you are aware of any community that meets the criteria listed, please have them contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at mcb@iland.net to discuss their community visit.
Visits can only be made until designated funds are expended, so please contact Jan Simon soon!
Community Plan
Important!
Since planning is such a vital part of each community betterment organization, MCB wants to encourage communities to review your community's plan from last year and make any changes that your community feels are needed.
If your community determines that it is time to develop a new plan, please go to the MCB Web Site "Planning Guide" for possible suggestions on how to start work on the new plan - using whichever style of plan your community chooses to use. Also available on the MCB Web Site is the "MCB Community Inventory Form" which is yet another community planning tool that is available.
When considering the projects your community chooses to enter into the MCB Awards Competition this year, remember that they should relate to your current community plan.
The Friends of MCB Want You To Join Us!
Please consider becoming a member of the "Friends of MCB."
For a $50-$249 membership, your name will appear on the MCB Web Site, in the MCB Annual Conference Program, and on other printed materials, as well as you being introduced at the MCB Conference Luncheon and Banquet, and receiving a MCB Lapel Pin.
Please send your membership dues to:
Jan Simon MCB Executive Director
1702 Cedar Ridge Way
Branson West, Missouri 65737
For more information about the "Friends of MCB," please contact Jan at 417-334-3474 or at
mcb@iland.net.
You may also download the Friends of MCB membership form from the MCB Web Site.
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2011 MCB Award
Competition Materials
Now on Web Site |
The 2011 MCB Award Competition Materials are now available on the MCB Web Site.
There are NO entry fees again this year! MCB is able to keep participation costs low due to having received the NAP Grant, and because of generous donations from sponsors.
Please read the 2011 Project Book Guidelines carefully.
The 2011 MCB Conference Theme is: "MCB is not magic, but it works; the odds for winning look good. Take your chances...."
Communities entering the 2011 MCB Awards Competition MUST plan to have a representative from their community attend the 2011 MCB Annual Conference October 16-17 in Jefferson City to accept any recognition or award(s) that may be bestowed on the community.
If you have any questions or need any assistance please contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at mcb@iland.net.
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Our Sponsors
MCB Sweatshirts & T-Shirts
MCB Sweatshirts and t-Shirts will be available to be ordered at the 2010 MCB Conference in the registration area during the Conference. Samples will be available for you to see the finished product. Orders may be placed at the conference and the products mailed to you. MCB does not keep extra products in stock.
Sweatshirts are $20.00 and T-Shirts are $10.00. For more information, please contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or by e-mail at MCB@iland.net.
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