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Greetings!
Summer is always a busy time of the year, and the summer of 2009 is no exception! MCB really hopes your community is busy putting together a community project book or disk, and also gathering information for your community's adult and youth leadership award nominations. 2009 Awards entry materials may be found on the MCB Web Site. To further assist you, you can also find sample project books and a sample disk on the web site from different population categories.
Reminder: Community Project books or disks, adult and youth leadership nominations, and the local community contact list are all due to MCB postmarked no later than July 31, 2009.
MCB wants to be sure that your community is using the 2009 Project Book guidelines and entry materials as you prepare for the MCB Award Competition. You will find them reprinted here again from the June "Community Matters" Newsletter. This information is also available on the MCB Web Site, where it may be entered online, or printed and then filled out. You will also find reprinted here the 2009 Calendar of Events so that you will have that information readily available.
Missouri Community Betterment's address remains: 1702 Cedar Ridge Way, Branson West, Missouri 65737-9278. Telephone 417-334-3474 and Fax 417-334-3475. MCB's email is
mcb@iland.net and the Web Site is
http://mocommunitybetterment.com.
Please use this information for all correspondence with Jan Simon and Missouri Community Betterment.
In this issue of Community Matters
2009 MCB Calendar of Events
Project Book Examples
46th Annual MCB Conference Speaker Linda Nash
Join the "Friends of MCB"
MCB Sweatshirst and T-Shirts
2009 MCB Award Competition
Please Visit MCB Sponsors
2009 MCB Calendar of Events
To assist you in planning for the 2009 MCB Conference, we would like to give you the following information:
Project Entry Form and MCB Permission Statement Form Deadline - must be postmarked by June 30, 2009.
Project Books or Projects Disk, Adult and Youth Nomination Forms and Community Contact Form Deadline - must be postmarked by July 31, 2009.
MCB Judges Make Community Visits - September 14-17, 2009.
MCB Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City - October 18-19, 2009.
Deadline for Hotel Reservations
The deadline for reservations for the MCB block of rooms at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City is October 1. Rooms may be available after that date, but at an increased rate.
The rate is $75.00 per night plus state tax of $5.79 and lodging tax of $2.25. Please call the hotel at 573-635-1234, or toll free at 800-338-8088 and ask for the group block "MCB."
The hotel registration form is on the MCB Web Site. Send the registration form along with payment or credit card information to:
Capitol Plaza Hotel
415 McCarty Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Project Book Examples are available on the MCB Web Site
MCB wants to provide communities with as much assistance as possible as they prepare for the 2009 MCB Award Competition. MCB has placed three copies of Project Books and one disk format from different population categories on the MCB Web Site.
These examples will give new or reactivating communities and neighborhoods a starting point as they assemble information and put their project books together. For the communities and neighborhoods that have participated in the MCB Award Competition for many years, these will be examples of how other community organizations compose their project books. Communities can then determine if they would like to try a new style of community project presentation.
If you would like to use this MCB resource, please go to the MCB Web Site and review the Project Book examples, then start working on your community project book or disk in the style you choose to use. The pages following each project may be filled with newspaper articles, photos, or other documents that provide more information about the project. Remember, the project book is the first opportunity that the MCB Judges will have to learn about your projects before they actually visit your community or neighborhood.
The community project book may be submitted electronically. As an example, a Power Point presentation, Word documents, or Excel documents may be submitted as the electronic project book entry. One paper copy of this electronic presentation must be submitted to MCB for use by the MCB Judges, and for display at the Annual Conference.
Presenting the 2009 MCB Annual Conference Luncheon Speaker:
Linda Nash
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Linda Nash is a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences and a workshop and seminar leader in corporate and association venues. Her practical tools coupled with her enthusiasm, quick wit, great stories, and motivational style really connect and inspire audiences to find fun and joy in life while achieving stellar results. Linda's clients attest that her programs, consulting, and coaching have helped them focus on the "right" issues, bounce back from challenges, and move forward with greater control, confidence, and courage.
Linda will be speaking on the "Keys to Resilience in Changing Times." It's sure to be a highlight of the 2009 MCB Conference.
Make plans now to attend the 46th Annual MCB Conference, October 18 and 19, 2009 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri.
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The Friends of MCB Invite You to Join Us!
Please consider becoming a member of the "Friends of MCB." For your $50-$249 annual membership, you or your community's name will appear on the MCB Web Site, in the MCB Annual Conference Program, and other MCB printed materials. In addition, you will be recognized at the MCB Annual Conference Luncheon and Banquet, and you will receive a MCB lapel pin.
By joining the Friends of MCB, you are investing in better communities in Missouri.
Please join today! Plan to send your "Friends of MCB" investment 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 Simon at 417-334-3474, or at
mcb@iland.net. You may also download the "Friends of MCB" membership form at the MCB Web Site.
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts For Sale
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts are available to order through the MCB Web Site.
The cost of the Sweatshirts is $20 and the T-Shirts are $10. Orders may be mailed to one contact in a community, or may be mailed individually. There are no handling fees. An invoice will be enclosed when orders are shipped.
Please go to the MCB Web Site for pictures of the Sweatshirt and T-Shirt, and for an order form. For more information, please contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at
mcb@iland.net.
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2009 MCB Award
Competition Materials
Deadline
July 31, 2009 |
This is a reminder about the deadline for the 2009 MCB Award Competition. The 2009 MCB Award Competition Materials are available on the MCB Web Site.
The 2009 MCB Community Project Book or Disk will have the same format as previous years. The book/disk should contain a maximum of 38 pages. Section One will have a maximum of 13 pages. Section Two should have no more than 25 pages, and feature no more than five local community projects. Electronic Disk project books may be submitted, for example, as a PowerPoint Presentation, Word Documents, or Excel Documents. One paper copy of the disk must be submitted to MCB for use by the Judges as they are traveling the state, and to be on display at the 2009 Annual Conference. The 2009 MCB Conference theme is:
"MCB - Where Every Community Matters."
Reminder: Community Project Books or Disks, Adult and Youth Leadership Nominations, and the local Community Contact List are due to:
Missouri Community Betterment
1702 Cedar Ridge Way
Branson West, Missouri 65737
postmarked no later than July 31, 2009.
Communities entering the 2009 MCB Award Competition must plan to have a local representative from their community attend the 2009 MCB Annual Conference October 18 and 19 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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