Monday, October 29, 2007

Annual Meeting

Hello everyone. October 31 ReStore will hold it's annual meeting for members. We'll be voting on board members. Three (3) positions are up for vote. We'd love to have you attend and get involved. In retrospect, we've had a pretty full year and we're excited about the future!

For those unable to attend, here's a quick summation of accomplishments this past year.


Formation of Group, Committees
Development of short term goals
Development of Mission Statement
501C3 Status approved
Presentations to City Council Planning, Zoning committee
Meetings with organizations to combine efforts, including:
MAMA
Friends of Front Street
Harmar
Armory
Colony
City Development Advisory Board
Mayor
Chamber
Marietta College Leadership Program

Harmar Bridge of Flowers Support
Historic Preservation education, facilitation
Community Reinvestment Area letter of support
Development of website
Development of Blog site
ReStore Tear Down the Wall Project, Member drive
Support of Music in the Park
Coordination of Downtown Building Inventory with Mike McCarthy
Presentation to civic organizations
Main Street application work
Ongoing publicity with media coverage from the Marietta Times, Marietta Register and WMOA Radio.
Attendance at Main Street workshop

This coming year we'll focus our efforts on increased membership, fundraising, networking with local organizations/businesses, and gearing up to submit for Main Street Designation.

Watch for more updates after our annual meeting. Happy Fall!