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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications will be opening soon for Oregon Main Street’s Excellence on Main Awards! We created the awards fifteen years ago to celebrate and recognize the people, projects, and activities that are strengthening our historic downtowns
across Oregon. We are featuring the awards at the Opening Celebration of our Oregon Main Street Conference in Albany as an inspiring way to kick off the multiple days of learning and connecting.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eligible applicants are organizations at the Accredited, Designated, and Affiliated Main Street levels of the Oregon Main Steet Network. Information about the award categories, criteria, nomination questions, etc. can be found
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/awards.aspx">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We gave a preview of the award nomination process at today’s Mornings on Main call. Attached is a copy of the PDF of presentation. You can access the recording here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#6E7680;letter-spacing:.1pt"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/JRmCNxGUVZ8d0RhVP3LRXSV4WJRn38wdSvN8jAgpBaMgAMo0a--EqmCyYiim5xqp.zMeLopzWWOP8XQI5"><span style="color:#0E71EB">https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/JRmCNxGUVZ8d0RhVP3LRXSV4WJRn38wdSvN8jAgpBaMgAMo0a--EqmCyYiim5xqp.zMeLopzWWOP8XQI5</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#6E7680;letter-spacing:.1pt">Passcode: mS8qn?nC
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<p class="MsoNormal">You all are doing amazing work! We hope you take this opportunity to share your stories and impact so we can celebrate you and encourage others by your example.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers, Sheri<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228">Sheri Stuart
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#4F6228">(she, her, hers) </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">| Oregon Main Street Coordinator</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Desk: (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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