Monday, May 14, 2012

Main Street Arkansas Update - May 14, 2012


Main Street Arkansas Calendar – May 14 - 18, 2012
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MONDAY                             Greg, Sam, Nancy, Susan – Walnut Ridge (various site visits)
TUESDAY                           Cary – Texarkana (board meeting); Greg, Mark, Susan, Sam – Jonesboro (board training)   
WEDNESDAY                    All Staff - AR Preservation Conference – Ft Smith  
THURSDAY                        All Staff - AR Preservation Conference – Ft Smith    
FRIDAY                                All Staff - AR Preservation Conference – Ft Smith    
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MSP Builds Up Loose Caboose Fest
Downtown Monticello Cash Giveaway
MSR’s Taste of the Valley a Success
Perkins Departs MSB
Eureka Joins MSA
Grant Opportunity


Main Street Paragould Builds Up to Loose Caboose

Downtown Monticello Gives Away Cash


Main Street Russellville’s Taste of the Valley a Success

Perkins Leaving Blytheville

Eureka Springs Joins MSA

Support for Tourism Sites Throughout the World
Tourism Cares Worldwide Grant Program
Tourism Cares is a U.S.-based nonprofit IRS 501 (c)(3) public charity, supported primarily by the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry, which is dedicated to preserving the travel experience for future generations. The Tourism Cares Worldwide Grant Program provides grants to nonprofit tax-exempt, public charities throughout the world that conserve, preserve, or restore tourism-related sites of exceptional cultural, historic, or natural significance. In 2012 the program will provide twelve grants of $10,000 each for brick-and-mortar capital improvement projects or educational programs that will enhance interpretation of the site. The upcoming deadline for the letter of inquiry online application process is July 2, 2012 at 5 pm Eastern Time. Visit the Tourism Cares website for Eligibility Criteria, Grant Application Process, Frequently Asked Questions, and a link to access the online Worldwide Grant Application.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Main Street Arkansas Update - May 7, 2012





Our thoughts are with the family of Brett Blakney, the one-time Main Street Clinton executive director, who passed away this weekend.  http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=537362

Main Street Arkansas Calendar – May 7 - 11, 2012
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MONDAY                             Cary & Sam – El Dorado (program assessment); Susan – Helena (merchant visits)  
TUESDAY                           Cary & Sam – El Dorado (program assessment); Greg & Susan – Arkadelphia; (meeting with new stakeholders) Mark & Nancy – Dumas (property & biz assistance)    
WEDNESDAY                    Cary – Texarkana (succession planning); Susan – annual leave   
THURSDAY                        Cary – Blytheville (succession planning);; Susan – annual leave     
FRIDAY                                Cary – Fayetteville & Siloam Springs(speeches); Susan – annual leave     
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Hutchison Retiring from MST
Last MSP Art & Stroll ‘Best Ever’
AR Biz City of Distinction Applications
Grant Opportunity
3 Stats Every Downtown Should Live By

Hutchison Retiring from Main Street Texarkana

Latest Main Street Paragould Art & Stroll called “best ever”

Arkansas Business City of Distinction Applications

Urban Forestry Grant Opportunity

Three Statistics Every Downtown Should Live By