i thought some of you might be interested in this project. kathy vassar
----- Original Message ----- From: "Elsa Hornfischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sauer.Dr.Marge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 10:44 AM Subject: Dear arts/cultural friend, > The Framingham Cultural Council (FCC) is about to embark upon an exciting > initiative. The FCC, the Mass. Cultural Council (MCC,) and the Framingham > Planning and Economic Development Department are collaborating on a new > project called the START Framingham Partnership. The project is funded by a > grant awarded to the MCC from Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds. The MCC has > chosen to apply the grant to three Massachusetts towns; Framingham, > Northern Berkshire, and Springfield. > > Members of the ad hoc committee of the START Framingham Partnership would > like to invite you, and those you feel would be interested, to apply to the > Selectmen to take part in this exciting project. Up to 50 members of the > Framingham community will be appointed by Selectmen from the following > community groups; business, community, social, and government. This > broad-based, community-wide group will meet approximately 3-4 times for the > next two years. Each meeting will be scheduled on a first Wednesday evening > of the scheduled month in which it is held. > > The mission of the START Framingham Partnership is to > strengthen community life in Framingham by broadening, deepening, and > diversifying participation in the arts and cultural activities. This will > contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of the entire town > while supporting the revitalization of the downtown. > > Please contact Framingham Selectman as soon as possible indicating your > interest in becoming part of this initiative. We have included the > following letter sample to make this process easier for you... > > > Date______________ > > Board of Selectmen, > Memorial Building > 150 Concord Street > Framingham, MA 01702 > > Dear Selectmen, > > I am interested in becoming a member of the START Framingham Partnership. I > feel that I can contribute to the goal of broadening and diversifying > participation in the arts and cultural activities in Framingham. > > It is my intention to work with the other participants in fulfilling the > mission of the project. Thank you for your consideration. > > Sincerely, > > Name____________ > Address__________ > Phone____________ > Email_____________ > > > Thank you very much for your attention. Please pass this email along to any > Framingham resident whom you think might be interested. > > Sincerely, > > Elsa Hornfischer, Chair > Framingham Cultural Council > > Kathleen Bartolini, Director > Department of Planning and Economic Development > Town of Framingham > > H. Mark Smith, Director > START Community Partnership > Mass. Cultural Council > > (If you do not wish to be on an arts/cultural email list, please email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and request to be removed from the list. > Thank you.) > > > > > > > [ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/ For help send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web interface at http://frambors.syslang.net]
