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I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />Minnesota Cities Week 2000 <br />"Building Quality Communities" <br />October 8-14 <br /> <br />Below are some ideas for celebrating Cities Week. Use your imagination and have fun. Your <br />community has a rich history and you build a quality community in countless ways. The size of <br />the event depends upon the resources of your city. <br /> <br />Event Ideas <br /> <br />· Show the Building Quality Communities video on your local cable <br /> channel or at city events. <br /> <br />Ask the local historical society or civic group to co-sponsor a heritage day <br />focusing on the history of your city. Recruit a school class to develop a local <br />history display at the library, at the local shopping mall, or on the community's <br />web site. <br /> <br />· Work with youth groups to celebrate the unique gifts of your young people. <br /> <br />· Recruit a high school computer class to help or~nize an on-line communit~ <br /> discussion on your community's web site. <br /> <br />· Contact senior citizen groups for their involvement and historical <br /> perspectives; discuss ways to get senior citizens involved in city government. <br /> <br />Work.with the schools --encourage job shadowing, mock city council <br />meetings, mock (or real) ordinance writing on a community issue, sponsor <br />community beautification projects, recognize students at a council meeting. <br /> <br />· Create an adopt-a-school program where city departments "adopt" a local <br /> school to share information and plan activities. <br /> <br />Sponsor a poster contest for area children related to a particular city <br />government issue or service, recycling, water conservation, recreation and parks, <br />planning, police and fire services, etc. <br /> <br />Hold a scavenger hunt of city roads, places or people through your local media or <br />city newsletter. Or create an I-scavenger hunt on the Internet and <br />promote through your schools and community groups. <br /> <br />Coordinate ongoing or new partnership programs with schools, business groups, <br />neighboring towns. Explore unique needs of members in your community <br />and find a creative way to gather the community to meet those needs. <br /> <br />-175- <br /> <br /> <br />