The following is from a press release from The Center for Michigan. See especially #3 below for contest details to share with your staff and library patrons.
October 11, 2007 (Lansing, Mich.) – More than 1,000 of community leaders and citizens are meeting in more than 80 locations this fall to move Michigan past bitter, polarized politics to a new era of bipartisan leadership and problem solving.
The Michigan’s Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign kicks off with these Community Conversations and an EnvisionMichigan Storytelling Competition with more than $30,000 in prizes.
Michigan citizens can immediately participate in three ways:
1. Join a Community Conversation. Have your say in Michigan’s future. Join this unprecedented series of statewide conversations to set a clear citizens’ agenda for a new Michigan. To reserve a seat, call 734-769-4625 or email info@thecenterformichigan.net. Contact us today because space is limited.
2. Share your views online. “Online Community Conversations†allow any Michigan resident to quickly register views on what Michigan must do transform its economy, government, and education system. Online participants can instantly see how their views compare to others’ statewide. Go to www.thecenterformichigan.net/community-conversations to participate.
3. Share your Michigan story and win! What do you love about Michigan? What do you want to change? What’s your best vision for our state’s future? How do we get there? Tell us in words, photos, or online audio/video stories. We’re offering more than $30,000 in prizes, including college scholarships, vacations to top Michigan resorts, and weekly Meijer shopping sprees. Go to www.thecenterformichigan.net/stories to enter. Sponsors include Boyne USA Resorts, Crystal Mountain Resort, the Grand Hotel, Meijer, the Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan, and Thunder Bay Resort.
The overall purpose of the Michigan’s Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign is to establish a statewide, citizen-driven agenda to help navigate Michigan through a critical era of change and challenge and transform Michigan to a new era of prosperity.
For further information, see: http://www.thecenterformichigan.net
