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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Reminders….<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">1.
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Registration is now open for the 2014 Oregon Main Street Conference, October 1-3, 2014, in lovely, downtown McMinnville. Please register at
<a href="http://www.2014omsconference.eventbrite.com"><b>http://www.2014omsconference.eventbrite.com</b></a> to reserve your space! Remember, attendance is free for communities participating in the Oregon Main Street Network and to Certified Local Government
communities. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please remember to share this link with your board and committee members, local officials, your community partners, downtown business and property owners,
and others interested in downtown revitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">2. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00689F">Now accepting applications for the October round of the National Trust Preservation Funds.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Are you working on a preservation project and need seed money to help kick-start your planning efforts? Is your organization undertaking a new educational effort aimed at engaging
new audiences in preservation? If the answer to either question is yes, you may be eligible for funding from the National Trust Preservation Funds grant program.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Grants from the
<a href="http://my.preservationnation.org/site/R?i=3Afk13HlLp1nGM-H1uQJCw"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#00689F">National Trust Preservation Funds</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for planning and education projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain
the technical expertise needed for particular projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private and public sectors.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Grants range up to $5,000 and require a dollar-for-dollar match. Full eligibility requirements and grant guidelines, along with a link to our application, can be found at
<a href="http://my.preservationnation.org/site/R?i=Z0sWvfHg6ok8HdLU038ZXA"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#00689F">http://www.preservationnation.org/funding.</span></a>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Applications are now being accepted for our
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October 1, 2014</span></strong> deadline. Not ready to apply just yet? Don’t worry. The program has three annual deadlines. If you have any questions please contact the grants office at
<a href="mailto:grants@savingplaces.org"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#00689F">grants@savingplaces.org</span></a> or 202-588-6277.
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