[MainstreetManagers] Press Release

[Executive Director Route 66 Main Street]

Congratulations!!

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 12:45 PM Sarah Eckhardt <mainstdirector at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>> *For Immediate Release*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Local Programs, Program Directors Vie for Top Main Street Awards *
>>
>>
>>
>> *(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.
>>
>>
>>
>> “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.”
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>    - Altus
>>    - Cherokee
>>    - Enid
>>    - Ponca City
>>    - Pryor
>>    - Sapulpa
>>    - Stockyards City
>>    - Tahlequah
>>    - Woodward
>>    - Yukon
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>    - Vicki Davis, Yukon 66 Main Street;
>>    - Maci Graves, Ponca City Main Street; and
>>    - Jamie Hale, Tahlequah Main Street.
>>
>> 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
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>
> --
> Sarah Eckhardt
> Woodward Main Street Director
> 1102 Main Street
> 580-254-8521
> www.Woodwardmainstreet.com
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-- 
Teresa Flusché, Executive Director
Tulsa Route 66 Main Street
2215 West 38th Place
Tulsa, OK 74107
*W: 918-445-4457*
C: 918-402-1018
www.rt66tulsa.org
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