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Greetings!
As you are gathering information and starting to put your project books together we want to provide you with some additional resources. Again this year we have placed on our web site project books from different population categories. Read more in this newsletter about this resource.
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 reprinting them from the previous newsletter. Remember this information is available on our web site and 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.
Missouri Community Betterment has changed their mailing address and phone numbers. The new information is: 1702 Cedar Ridge Way, Branson West, MO 65737, Phone 417-334-3474, FAX 417-334- 3475.The MCB email and web site will remain the same. Please use this new information when corresponding with us
In this issue of Community Matters
2008 MCB Award Competition Materials
Community Plan
Important Reminder of 2008 MCB Calendar of Events
Request a Community Visit
Project Book Examples on MCB Web Site
Plan Now to Attend the 45th MCB Conference
MCB Judges Needed
Community Plan Important
Since planning is such a vital part of each community betterment organization we want to encourage you to review your plan from last year and make any changes that you feel are needed.
If you determine that it is time to
develop a new plan, review our planning guide to give you some suggestions. Then start working on your new planning process whichever style your community decides to use. The new MCB Community Inventory Form located on the MCB web site is another community planning tool that is available.
Remember that if you send a copy of your community plan to Jan Simon
by June 1, 2008 you will receive an additional five (5) points on the MCB Scoring Sheet in the 2008 Awards Competition.
Reminder of 2008 MCB Calendar of Events
To assist you in planning for 2008 we would like to remind you of some important MCB dates.
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Project Entry Form and MCB Permission Statement Form Deadline - June 30, 2008
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Project Books, Adult and Youth Nomination Forms and Community Contact Form Deadline - July 31, 2008
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MCB Judges Visit Communities - September 15- 18, 2008
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MCB Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City - October 19-20, 2008
Request a Community Visit
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Missouri Community Betterment is fortunate to have received funds through our Neighborhood Assistance Program project that will enable Jan Simon, MCB Executive Director, to be available to make visits to your community at no charge.
Criteria for a community visit have been developed and is available on the mcb web site at mcb web site. Click on Community Visit Criteria. Communities that meet the criteria may contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or at mcb@iland.net to discuss their community visit request.
Visits for this grant cycle need to be made by June 30, 2008 so plan to contact Jan today. Shown is a visit to Mansfield.
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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. Again this year we have placed four Project Books from different population categories on our web site. Two of the project book examples are new and two have been listed previously 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 MCB resource please go to our web site at mcb 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 documents 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.
New this year: the Project Book may be submitted electronically. As an example, a Power Point presentation, word document or Excel document may be submitted as the electronic Project Book entry.
One paper copy of this electronic presentation must be submitted to MCB for display at the Annual Conference.
Plan Now to Attend the 45th MCB Conference
The MCB Adult and Youth Planning Committees are hard at work selecting topics and speakers for our Annual Conference. The conference will be held again this year in Jefferson City at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. Events will start on Sunday afternoon and conclude with the Awards Banquet on Monday evening.
We hope that all our communities will enter the Awards Competition, but if it is not possible this year, please plan to attend the Annual Conference anyway. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet people from other community betterment organizations, review Project Book entries, visit with vendors that can assist your community on future projects and hear great speakers with topics for youth and adults.
Mark October 19-20, 2008 on your calendar and plan to attend the 45th Annual MCB Conference. We will be featuring topics and speakers in our upcoming MCB newsletters. Watch the excitement grow as we are Celebrating 45 Years of Accomplishments!
MCB Judges Needed
Persons interested in judging the communities and neighborhoods may contact Jan Simon at 417-334-3474 or mcb@iland.net . Judges will meet in Columbia on Sunday afternoon, September 14 for judges training. The judging process starts Monday, September 15 and concludes on Thursday, September 18. 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.
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