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Greetings!
MCB Award Competition entry forms are
starting to arrive. If you have not sent
in your entry please do so now. Entry
materials may be found on our web site.
To assist you we have placed on our web
site project books from different
population categories. Reminder
project books, adult and youth
leadership nominations and the contact
list form are due postmarked July 31.
We want to be sure that you are using
the new Project Book guidelines and
entry materials as you prepare for the
MCB Award Competition, therefore we are
again reprinting them from the previous
newsletter. The forms may be entered
online or printed and filled out. We are
also reprinting the information about
the MCB Calendar of Events so that you
have the deadline information at your
finger tips.
In this issue of Community Matters
MCB Award Competition Guidelines
Project Book Examples on MCB Web Site
MCB Calendar
of Events
Plan Now to Attend the 44th MCB
Conference
MCB Judges Needed
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts For Sale
Project Book Examples on MCB Web Site
MCB wants to provide you with as much
assistance as possible as you prepare
for the Award Competition. For the first
time we have placed four Project Books
from different population categories on
our web site. These examples will give
new or reactivating communities or
neighborhoods a starting point as they
assemble information and put their
project book together. For the
communities and neighborhoods that have
participated in the Award Competition
for many years this will give you
examples of how other organizations
compose their project book to determine
if you would like to try a new style of
presentation.
If you would like to use this new MCB
resource please go to our web site and review the Project Book
examples. Then start working on your
Project Book using the style your
community decides to use. The pages
following each project may be filled
with newspaper articles, photos or other
information that provides information
about your project. Remember your
Project Book is the first opportunity
that the judges have to learn about your
projects before they visit your
community or neighborhood.
MCB Calendar of Events
To assist you in planning for 2007 we would like to give you some MCB information.Project Entry Form, Entry Fee, and MCB Permission Statement Deadline: Postmarked June 30, 2007
Project Book, Adult and Youth Nomination Forms and Community Contact Form Deadline: Postmarked July 31, 2007
MCB Judges Visit Communities: September 17-20, 2007
MCB Annual Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City: October 21-22, 2007
MCB Judges Needed
Persons interested in judging the
communities and neighborhoods may
contact Jan Simon at 660-259- 4409 or
mcb@iland.net. Judges will
meet in Columbia on Sunday afternoon,
September 16 for judges training. The
judging process starts on Monday,
September 17 and concludes on Thursday,
September 20. Judges will visit
communities and neighborhoods across the
state that will be determined by
population. Expenses during the judging
week are paid by MCB. This is a
wonderful opportunity to get to see the
communities, meet their membership and
hear about their exceptional projects.
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts For Sale
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts are
available to order through the mcb web
site at
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. Orders may be placed until July
31, 2007. When orders are shipped an
invoice will be included.
Please go to the MCB web site for
pictures of the Sweatshirt, T-Shirt and
order form. For more information contact
Jan Simon at 660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net .
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MCB Project Book Has New Guidelines
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The 2007 MCB Project Book guidelines have changed. We are trying to make it easier for communities to participate in the MCB Award Competition. This year the project book should contain
a maximum of 38 pages. Section One will have the same 13 pages as last year.
Section Two should have no more than 25 pages and feature no more than five projects. The 2007 theme is: Planning and Planting the Seeds for Success.
NEW REQUIREMENT: Due to the rising costs for the judging process Missouri Community Betterment is
requiring an entry fee of $50. Checks should be made payable to MCBEF and sent to MCB, 22820 Hwy. 24, Dover, MO 64022.
The MCB Entry Form, entry fee and new MCB Permission Statement are due postmarked June 30, 2007.
Communities entering the awards competition should plan to have someone from their community attend the 2007 Annual Conference to accept their award.
The 2007 entry materials may be obtained on the MCB web site at mcb web site . If you need assistance please contact Jan Simon at 660-259-4409 or at
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