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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Good Day All!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Hard to believe that it is already recruitment time here at the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) headquarters. As most of you know,
word of mouth is one of the best methods of recruitment. As such, we hope you will help us spread the good word about the RARE Program</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">
This year alone, we have participants working with La Grande Main Street Downtown, Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance, Coos Bay Downtown Association, Sandy Main Street, City of The Dalles Main Street and Port Orford Main Street Revitalization Association on
an array of amazing Main Street related projects. Whether it is developing a Restaurant Guide for the South Coast, coordinating and organizing La Grande’s first Brew Festival, taking the lead on a strategic planning process… our members are making a difference
in rural communities across the State of Oregon! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Please pass on the following announcement and attached flyer to organizations that could possibly use our assistance…
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Do you have community building, main street, downtown development or planning projects that you do
not have resources to complete?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program might be your solution.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The mission of the RARE Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions,
through the assistance of trained graduate-level participants, from across the US.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> These RARE participants live in and serve the communities for 11 months.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">RARE participants assist in the development and implementation of projects focused
on increasing the vitality of the communities and organizations we serve.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> The RARE Program is now in its 20th year and has placed more than 400 volunteers and served nearly every Oregon County.
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">For more information about the RARE Program, including the benefits and the costs of the program, please visit our website at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/">http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/</a>.
<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:#333333">Pre-applications (due April 1</span><span style="color:#1F497D">8</span><span style="color:#333333">, 201</span><span style="color:#1F497D">4</span><span style="color:#333333">) are available online
as well. </span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:#333333">If you have any questions, please contact us via email at:
<a href="mailto:rare@uoregon.edu">rare@uoregon.edu</a> or telephone at: 541.346.2879.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Titus Tomlinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Community Service Center | Resource Assistance for Rural Environments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://csc.uoregon.edu/">http://csc.uoregon.edu</a> |
<a href="http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/">http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">T | 541-346-2879<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good Morning from Foggy Eugene!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please help us spread the good word about the RARE Program! This year alone, we are have participants working with Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, Coos Bay Downtown
Association, La Grande Main Street, and Milton-Freewater Downtown Association. In other words, we love working with organizations and communities who are following the Main Street Approach.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Do you have community building, natural resource or planning projects that you do not have resources to complete?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program might be your solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The mission of the RARE AmeriCorps Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance
of trained graduate-level participants, from across the US. These RARE AmeriCorps participants live in and serve the communities for 11 months. RARE AmeriCorps participants assist communities in the development and implementation of projects for achieving
a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions. The RARE AmeriCorps Program is now in its 19th year and has placed more than 400 volunteers and served nearly every Oregon County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For more information about RARE, including the benefits and the costs of the program, please visit our website at
<a href="http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/">http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/</a>. Pre-applications (due April 15, 2013) are available online as well. If you have any questions, please email us at:
<a href="mailto:rare@uoregon.edu">rare@uoregon.edu</a> or call 541.346.2879.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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