I am saddened that there is a recommendation to end the Minneapolis Awards. When I received mine in 1994, I was deeply honored. For me, it felt like the activists version of being crowned Miss America. It was a wonderful evening and I recieved a beautiful plaque and a beautiful bouquet from Roger Beck.
The award is packed away right now, but, I recall it talked about leaving this city a better place than I found it. I think that says it all. However, it wasn't the dinner or the plaque that I remember the most. It was how grateful I was that my peers noticed my contributions and thought enough of the community work I was doing to nominate me for this honor. Craig, you are right. This should be the social event of the year. There is nothing preventing us from preserving this. I am sure if we found an alternate source of funding, that the city would be more than happy to continue this. I am going to make a few calls tomorrow and find out what's up. I would be more than happy to work with some others on this to find a way to continue this prestigious honor to citizen activists. Perhaps we could write some grants to see if we can't fund this through the private sector or through foundations. E-mail me off list if you are interested. Barb Lickness 1994 Minneapolis Award Winner (and very humbled by it) ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
