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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Angi Ford [angi@sherwoodoldtown.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 01, 2011 10:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] E-Blasts, Newsletters, etc.<br>
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<div>Thanks for the feedback, great to know that there is a free options out there! :)</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Landon Hoyt <span dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Landon Hoyt</span></b><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Main Street Coordinator | AmeriCorps*VISTA</span></b><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NEDCO (Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation)</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">212 Main Street, Springfield, OR 97477</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: <a href="tel:541-345-7106" target="_blank" value="+15413457106">
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541-345-9584</a></span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="mailto:landon@nedcocdc.org"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">landon@nedcocdc.org</span></a></span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> -
</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.nedcocdc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.nedcocdc.org</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Discover-Downtown-Springfield/146681012015526" target="_blank">Downtown Springfield on Facebook</a></span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Helping families and communities build assets since 1979.</span></i><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">The IDA Initiative is supported by funding from the Oregon IDA Tax Credit. The Oregon IDA Tax Credit allows you to support participants like ours and get back a 75% credit on your State
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Angi Ford<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone use a weekly E-Blast style email that people can sign up to receive? If so, what format do you use?</p>
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