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Greetings!
Another MCB Conference has been
completed - but the community betterment
work in communities all across the state
continues every day.
The comments on each community from
the judges have been sent this past
week. If you did not receive them
contact Jan Simon at 660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net
Your MCB Board wants to bring a
number of regional meetings to your
area. If you would like to host a
meeting, contact Ms. Simon. We plan to
hold the meetings again this year in
March.
Thanks to all who attended and
supported this year's conference. Your
participation plays a vital part in the
future of the MCB program.
In this issue of Community Matters
Congratulations Allendale...2006 MCB
Grand Prize Winner
Have You Completed Your Conference
Survey?
Conference Presentation Information Now
Available
Regional Meeting Ideas Requested
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts For Sale
MCB Needs Your Help
MU Extension Is Offering Community
Economic Development Study Tour In
Thailand
Friends Of MCB Want You To Join Us
Have a Happy Thanksgiving
Have You Completed Your Conference
Survey?
It is a goal to make the MCB conference
the best it can be, we need your
feedback on this year's conference and
ideas on how we can make it even better.
If you haven't had a chance to complete
the conference survey, please take a few
moments to fill out the online survey
and make your opinion count.
We would ask that all survey responses
be completed by November 15. Fill out
the survey at
MCB web site
Conference Presentation Information Now
Available
Several of the presenters from the
conference have provided their materials
to those interested in obtaining copies.
Continue to go to the MCB web site as
more presentations will be added as they
are received from the presenters. View
list of presenters materials
MCB web site
Regional Meeting Ideas Requested
The MCB Board plans to hold regional
meetings across the state in March 2007.
We need ideas for topics for the
meetings. We want to bring you
information that will be most useful to
your community or neighborhood. We also
want to allow time at the meetings to
have participants share their thoughts
with us.
If you would like to host a regional
meeting or have suggestions for topics
please contact Jan Simon at
660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net
MCB Sweatshirts and T-Shirts For Sale
MCB sweatshirts and T-Shirts will be
available to order through the MCB web
site in the near future. The cost of the
sweatshirts is $20 and the T-Shirts are
$10, orders may be either mailed to one
contact in a community or may be mailed
individually with separate mailing
rates.
Please watch the MCB web site for
pictures of the sweatshirt and T-Shirt.
For more information contact Jan Simon
at
660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net
MCB Needs Your Help
MCB is considering putting together a
resource guide for communities and
neighborhoods. Will you help us by
providing suggestions of topics that
would be most helpful to you as you work
on projects in your community or
neighborhood?
The resource guide would be placed on
the MCB web site and available to you at
any time. Topics that have been
suggested so far are: housing, planning,
funding sources and the list can be
unending.
Please help us serve you better. Contact
Jan Simon at
660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net with your ideas.
MU Extension Is Offering Community
Economic Development Study Tour In
Thailand
University of Missouri Extension,
through its Global Leadership Education
Program is offering a study tour
"Exploring Community Entrepreneurship",
which is a unique opportunity to explore
how Thai community-based
entrepreneurship facilitates local
economic development, preservation of
culture and quality of life.
This Study Tour to Thailand will offer a
small group an exceptional opportunity
to see first-hand a successful program
for community-based entrepreneurship.
Visit policy makers as well as local
villages and towns to see how
communities are enhancing local and
regional economic developmemt through an
innovative program called OTOP, One
Tambon One Product (a Tambon is local
government unit and translates to "subdistrict.")
You and others you work with (colleagues
and community leaders) might be
interested. Please go to the Extension
web site for more information at
Extension web site
Friends Of MCB Want You To Join Us
Consider becoming a member of "Friends
of MCB." For your $50-$249 membership
your name will appear on the web site,
in the conference program and other
printed materials, as well as being
introduced at the MCB luncheon and
banquet and receiving an MCB pin. The
number of Friends has increased this
year, but we want you to join us also.
Please send your membership dues to Jan
Simon, Executive Director of MCB at
22820 Hwy. 24, Dover, MO 64022. For more
information about the "Friends of MCB"
call Jan at
660-259-4409 or at
mcb@iland.net.
Download the Friends of MCB membership
form .
Have a Happy Thanksgiving
The MCB Board and Jan Simon wish each of
you a very happy Thanksgiving.
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The City of Allendale was presented with the
Grand Prize during the Annual Awards Banquet
held on Monday, October 23rd.
The Clinton Youth Group was presented with the
Glenn Smith Memorial Award during the Annual
Awards Banquet on Monday evening.
