From: "Penkiunas, Daina J - WHS" <Daina.Penkiunas@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 09:49:39 -0500 Subject: Apply Now for This Place Matters Community Challenge! Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B3501E90E70030D@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
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CALLING ALL PLACES THAT MATTER!
The This Place Matters Community Challenge is being brought back in 2011 th
anks to Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and National Trust Insurance Servi
ces, LLC, who have made This Place Matters (including last year's Challenge
) a huge success!
Click here for more information: http://www.preservationnation.org/take-act
ion/this-place-matters/.
What is the Challenge?
The Community Challenge gives your organization a platform on which to decl
are, This Place Matters! Each organization gets a webpage on PreservationNa
tion to tell their story and rally support from community members. Voting s
tarts on June 1st and the top three vote getters win a cash award!
This year, only 100 places will be selected to participate, and the applica
tion period is open from May 2nd at 8am EST to May 13th at 5pm EST. Applica
nts will be notified of their status on May 17th, and there will be three p
rizes this year: First Prize - $25,000; Second Prize - $10,000; Third Prize
- $5,000. (And while cash awards are a great incentive, we know you'll agr
ee that the new connections made and the conversations started are the best
rewards of all.)
Don't forget - in order to participate, you must be a 501c3 and submit two
high-resolution photos of your project featuring a This Place Matters sign.
You can download that sign, here.<http://www.preservationnation.org/take-a
ction/this-place-matters/TPM-NTHP-LOGO.pdf>
You can now submit your application, including your photo and story, here.<
http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/this-place-matters/community-
challenge/2011-application.html>
Questions? Feel free to email thisplacematters@nthp.org<mailto:thisplacemat
ters@nthp.org> for more information on entering the 2011 Community Challeng
e and how your participation can help grow and empower your community. We l
ook forward to seeing the place that matters most to you!
Apply Now!<http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/this-place-matters
/community-challenge/2011-application.html>
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