Main Street Arkansas Update - June 30, 2008

NEXT MSA QUARTERLY TRAINING: JULY 29-30, HARDY
TOPIC: MAIN TO MAIN (HOW CAN WE REPLICATE THIS IN AR?)
SPEAKER: LEON STEELE, MAIN TO MAIN COORDINATOR, LOUISIANA MAIN STREET

JULY 24-25 - ARKANSAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION SUMMER MEETING, MT MAGAZINE

OCTOBER 6-8, DESTINATION DOWNTOWN, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS
OCTOBER 21-25 – NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE, TULSA, OK

October 20-21 - Artlinks 2008: The Value of the Arts in the 21st-Century, Little Rock

NOVEMBER 15-18 NATIONAL TRAILS SYMPOSIUM, LITTLE ROCK more at www.americantrails.org (good place for Rails to Trails information)

Main Street Arkansas Calendar June 30- July 4, 2008
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MONDAY Caroline – out
TUESDAY Caroline – out
WEDNESDAY Susan – Russellville
THURSDAY Susan - Russellville
FRIDAY office closed, July 4 Holiday
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IN THIS ISSUE
Jonesboro ADN Press
Main Street Batesville Press
Celebrate Independent Businesses
2009 Arkansas Volunteerism Awards
African-American History Driving Trails Story
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Jonesboro ADN News
http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=33642

Main Street Batesville News
http://www.guardonline.com/?q=node/46074

Celebrate Independent Businesses July 1-7, 2008
Join communities across the US to celebrate the importance of locally owned, independent businesses (and microenterprises) to the nation's heritage and prosperity during Independents Week, July 1-7. Sign up to participate (at no charge) as an opportunity to increase awareness about your program and/or encourage your clients to join. For more information click here

2009 Department of Volunteerism Community Service Awards Nomination Information and Forms
Think ahead and nominate someone for the 2009 Arkansas Community Service Awards! Do you know an individual, a business or an outstanding youth who you feel exemplifies the volunteer spirit in Arkansas? We are now accepting nominations year-round and each month a finalist will be chosen and highlighted on KARK. Get your nominations in early to give your nominee more chances to be a finalist! The Finalists will be eligible to be recipients for the awards in the summer of 2009. Award categories include:
• Individual Candidate Award: age 21 and up
• Youth Humanitarian: 21 and under (must not turn 21 before July 2009)
• Corporate Humanitarian: Small Corporate 100 or less employees & Large Corporate 101 or more employees
Click on the category below to download nomination forms and instructions.
• Individual Adult & Youth Nomination Instructions
• Individual & Youth Nomination Form
• Corporate Humanitarian Nomination Instructions
• Corporate Humanitarian Nomination Form

African-American History Driving Trail in Louisiana
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/travel/25trail.html
- not too different from the driving trails being developed by our partnership with the Rural Heritage Development Initiative