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Greetings!
As the weather warms up we start to make preparations for a busy spring. Many of you may be making decisions about what will go into your MCB project books. We want to assist you with this process by bringing you some new MCB information.
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
Request a Community Visit
MCB Project Book Matrix
Join MCB Friends
Remember Gene Speichinger
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 - June 30, 2009.
Project Books, Adult and Youth Nomination Forms and Community Contact Form Deadline - July 31, 2009.
MCB Judges Make Community Visits September 14-17, 2009.
MCB Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, October 18-19, 2009.
Request A Community Visit
Missouri Community Betterment is fortunate to have received funds through the Neighborhood Assistance Program project that enables Jan Simon, MCB Executive Director, to be available to make visits to your community at no charge. All visits must be completed by June 30, 2009.
Criteria for a community visit has been developed and is available on the MCB Web Site. Click on Community Visit Criteria.
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!
MCB Project Book Matrix
Community Projects that were entered in the 2008 MCB Awards Competition through a community project book are now listed on the MCB Web Site.
Remembering Gene Speichinger
Do you have a favorite story, memory, or anecdote (or know someone who does) regarding Gene Speichinger, and the positive impact he had on MCB for so many years?
If you do, please forward them (just as you wish they would appear on the MCB Web Site) to mcb@iland.net.
They will be reviewed and placed on the MCB web site on a tab that will be available from the MCB Home Page.
Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you and appreciate you sharing your fondest memories of Gene with us all.
The Friends of MCB Want You To Join Us
Please consider becoming a member of the "Friends of MCB." For your $50-$249 membership, your name will appear on the MCB Web Site, in the MCB Annual Conference Program and other printed materials, as well as 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 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, and when orders are shipped an invoice will be included.
Please go to the MCB Web Site for pictures of the Shirts and the Order Form. To help save on costs, MCB tries to have several orders placed before having the items made. Please consider placing your order now! For more information, please contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at mcb@iland.net.
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2009 MCB Award
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The 2009 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 our sponsors.
The 2009 MCB Project Book or Projects Disk will have the same format as last year. The book should contain a maximum of 38 pages. Section One should have a maximum of 13 pages. Section Two should have no more than 25 pages, and should feature no more than five (5) projects. (If a community is submitting their project book on a disk, one paper copy must be submitted to MCB for display at the 2009 Conference.)
The 2009 MCB Conference Theme is "MCB: Where Every Community Matters."
Communities entering the 2009 MCB Awards 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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