[MainstreetManagers] Press Release

[Sarah Eckhardt]

Congratulations Ladies,
Yall are ROCK STARS!

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM Kelli Yadon <Kelli.Yadon at okcommerce.gov>
wrote:

> Good morning!  This has, or will be shortly, going out to statewide media
> today.  Wanted you all to have a copy for yourselves. Congratulations to
> the top programs and to our three Watonga Bob Shoemaker award finalists!
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> Contact: Buffy Skee
> Oklahoma Main Street Center
> Phone: (405) 815-6552
> Email: Buffy.Skee at okcommerce.gov
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> *For Immediate Release*
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> *Local Programs, Program Directors Vie for Top Main Street Awards *
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> *(Oklahoma City, Okla.) – *The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced
> today the finalists for Main Street Program of the Year and the Watonga Bob
> Shoemaker Award. All finalists will be honored and the winners announced
> during the 34th annual Main Street Awards Banquet on September 24th at
> 6:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City.
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> “To oversee a Main Street program is hard work and our local program
> directors do an outstanding job of leading people, managing resources and
> directing the initiatives set forth by their boards of directors,” said
> Buffy Skee, State Director of the Oklahoma Main Street Center. “We are
> happy to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and excellence of these
> accomplished local programs and individuals committed to revitalizing and
> enhancing their Main Streets, showcasing the continued prosperity of our
> towns and cities.”
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> The Main Street Program of the Year award will recognize the top local
> program in the state. The programs earning national accreditation from Main
> Street America and the most quality assurance points during the 2023
> calendar year are invited to submit a short essay in support of their
> selection to be Main Street Program of the Year. A panel of outsides judges
> review the essays to determine the winner. The programs (in alphabetical
> order) earning top honors include:
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>    - Altus
>    - Cherokee
>    - Enid
>    - Ponca City
>    - Pryor
>    - Sapulpa
>    - Stockyards City
>    - Tahlequah
>    - Woodward
>    - Yukon
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> In addition, the Watonga Bob Shoemaker Award, given to the outstanding
> program director of the year, will also be recognized at the banquet. A
> local program director must first be nominated by their own board of
> directors. The nomination is based on 10 different categories of
> leadership, communication, etc. Ratings by their peers from across the
> state and state staff are also considered. Those nominees include:
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>    - Vicki Davis, Yukon 66 Main Street;
>    - Maci Graves, Ponca City Main Street; and
>    - Jamie Hale, Tahlequah Main Street.
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> The dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet
> will go on sale August 1. For more information about the banquet or to
> purchase tickets please visit  www.okmsf.org/awards-banquet.html#/
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Sarah Eckhardt
Woodward Main Street Director
1102 Main Street
580-254-8521
www.Woodwardmainstreet.com
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