[MainstreetManagers] Press Release

Mon Jul 29 13:08:12 CDT 2024

CONGRATULATION you all work so hard for such a great cause.
Proud of each of you..
Rhonda

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM Executive Director Route 66 Main Street <
director at route66mainstreet.org> wrote:

> 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!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ###
>>>
>>>
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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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