Missouri Main Street Calendar

March 17th - 18th Missouri Main Street® Workshops - Jefferson City
March 17th
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Main Street Promotion Basic Training – Jeanine Rann, presenter
1:00 – 4:00 pm Main Street Economic Restructuring Basic Training – Kathy LaPlante, presenter
10:00 am – 3:30 pm Quarterly Workshop: "How to Conduct a Successful Fundraising & Membership Campaign,"
Donna Harris, presenter.
6:30 pm Networking Dinner for Main Street with MMSC Board & Advisory Board, DeVille Hotel.

March 18th
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Main Street Design Basic Training – Kathy LaPlante, presenter
1:00- 4:00 pm Main Street Organization Basic Training – Donna Harris, presenter
Capital Day 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Managers and staff meet in the Capital rotunda to visit with legislators
1:30 – 4:30 pm Managers' Training, "What Main Street Managers Need to Know about Retail," Kathy LaPlante,
presenter.

May 2nd - 6th National Main Street Conference - Oklahoma City

Classroom and In-the-Field Workshops for all Main Street participants, networking opportunities with people from across the nation. See more at: Preservation Nation

June 2nd - 3rd How to Form a Downtown Revitalization Organization - Washington, MO
If your town is beginning to organize for revitalization, this workshop provides tools to apply the Main Street
Approach® to recruiting Board members, raise funds, prepare Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, work plans and budgets. Presenters: Norma Ramírez de Miess & Gayla Roten. POSTPONED TO SPRING 2011.

August 10th - 13th "Get Plugged In...Downtown," Missouri Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference in St. Louis - Sheraton City Center Hotel
Classroom and In-the-Field Workshops for all Missouri Main Street participants, plus many networking opportunities. Visit the MMSC website, "Get Plugged In Downtown" for more details this spring: Get Plugged In Downtown Website

September 14th Affiliate Grant Application Workshop - Jefferson City
1:00—3:00 pm Room 850, Truman Building, 301 W. High Street
If your town has started a downtown revitalization program, or is thinking about doing so, this grant opportunity may be just what you need to jump start your plan. This matching grant provides $23,000 in services from MMSC over two years. The session will cover all details of the application process. Applicants must send at least one representative to this workshop.

November 2nd - 3rd Quarterly Workshops - Sedalia
Nov 2nd
9:00 – 11:30 am "Business Recruiting 101," Norma Ramírez de Miess, presenter, location TBA
11:30 am – 2:00 pm Networking Lunch and Tour of Downtown District.
2:00 – 5:00 pm "Are You Ready for the Economic Upturn? Financing Business Expansion & Job Development,"
Todd Barman, presenter, location TBA
6:30 pm Networking Dinner for all attendees (Dutch Treat), location TBA

Nov 3rd
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Managers' Training, "Orientation for New Board Members that Develops Leaders," and
"An Advocacy Plan To Prepare Your Downtown for the Economic Upturn," Norma Ramírez de Miess and
Todd Barman, presenters.

Dates are subject to change.

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