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For more information contact Alana Garner at <a href="mailto:coordinator@lagrandemainstreet.org">coordinator@lagrandemainstreet.org</a>. or 541-963-1223.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Charlie Mitchell, CEcD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Community & Economic Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>City of La Grande<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PO Box 670<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>La Grande, OR 97850<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>541-962-1307<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:cmitchell@cityoflagrande.org"><span style='color:blue'>cmitchell@cityoflagrande.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.cityoflagrande.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.cityoflagrande.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lagrandemainstreet.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.lagrandemainstreet.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.facebook.com/LGMainStreet"><span style='color:blue'>www.facebook.com/LGMainStreet</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><img border=0 width=44 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD0683.0F7794F0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C94FBD.0B1CCD60"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Home of Eastern Oregon University</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheri Stuart<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Cc:</b> sara@albertamainst.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] cool ideas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>1. Cash mobs - cool article about how community members are supporting local businesses...and it is happening in Oregon as well. La Grande has had 3 "cash mobs" descend on local businesses!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.good.is/post/cash-mobs-the-anti-groupon-is-coming-to-a-small-business-near-you/">http://www.good.is/post/cash-mobs-the-anti-groupon-is-coming-to-a-small-business-near-you/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>*Thank you to Cara Kaser for sharing this idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>2. Free Volunteer sign-up tool.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I just learned about this free volunteer sign up tool and I thought some of you might also find it useful, especially for larger events with lots of volunteers. This will (hopefully) make our Street Fair volunteer coordinator's job much easier!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sign Up Genius: <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com">http://www.signupgenius.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Suggested by Sara Wittenberg, Executive Director, Alberta Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>3. Community Preservation Act - interesting concept - read on:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/swansea/mobiletopstories/x503117459/OUR-VIEW-Fall-Rivers-Community-Preservation-Act-would-be-a-good-investment#axzz1pfy6Uls6">http://www.wickedlocal.com/swansea/mobiletopstories/x503117459/OUR-VIEW-Fall-Rivers-Community-Preservation-Act-would-be-a-good-investment#axzz1pfy6Uls6</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sheri Stuart, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Oregon Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>725 Summer St., Suite C<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>503.986.0679<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/">www.oregonheritage.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>**CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE**<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>This e-mail may contain information that is privileged or confidential. 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