Community Ambassadors Take on State Road 7 Outreach.HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The State Road 7 / U.S. 441 Collaborative and the South Florida Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Council are pleased to announce the creation of the "State Road 7 Community Ambassador Program." Made possible by the generous support of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and his wife Catherine T. , this program reaches out to a group of more than 50 designated community stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. in an effort to educate and empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems them to share accurate and up-to-date information with their peers on the progress of the State Road 7 /U.S. 441 Corridor revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. project. The official launch and inaugural meeting of the State Road 7 Community Network Ambassadors will be held Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. A, One Seminole Way, in Hollywood. Registration will be held from 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. with the meeting from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Ambassadors will meet members of the State Road 7/U.S. 441 Collaborative and learn in detail about the planning and implementation activities of the many cities that are involved with the transformation of the State Road 7 Corridor. In addition, each Ambassador will receive a copy of an official Ambassador Book. This book will provide them with detailed information about accomplishments to date, photos of new development along the State Road 7 corridor, a quarterly newsletter and answers to frequently asked questions. Ambassadors will receive periodic updates, news articles and other interesting materials related to the State Road 7 revitalization effort. This select group will be encouraged to act as a resource to their community and share this information with neighbors and constituents in order to broaden community involvement and interest in the State Road 7 revitalization process. |
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