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Good Morning All,

It has been awhile since our last update.  Please know there has been work going on to accomplish our task of a Dothan event calendar on the internet.

One of the coolest items about using Google Calendars is that people can “subscribe” to this calendar and it will automatically sync all the events to their computer/phone. 

As you may remember – we have been stalled for a couple months in search of a pro-bono graphic designer.  A big, big thanks to Drew Key of Key Koncepts for stepping up and helping out.  Also a big, big thanks to Brandon Shoupe of Strategy 6 Web Design for getting us launched and the site set up. 

With approval of the site above – we will “go live” with it and set up how to enter the event data.  Several of the group have already compiled lists  of needed contributors. Now this will be the next step. Group members will provide:

1)  People to be the points of contacts that reach out to the identified calendar contributors.

2)  People who would like to help be administrators/watch dogs on the calendar.  These people help insure we have good information on the site and no spam.

3)  People who want to lead the charge on guerilla marketing of this site.  Since we do not have a budget, we need some creative minds that will meet with groups in an effort to get the word out there.

Quality of Life: As a team striving to strengthen awareness of cultural arts, entertainment and recreation we recognize assets, research and programs exist.  It is our goal to take a proactive stand to unite these forces and taka a synergistic approach in being leaders and ambassadors for marketing awareness of cultural arts, entertainment and recreation.

Bullets of plans

• Council
• Education
• Calendar
• Social Media
• Outside involvement
• Consideration of those not communicating through social media
• Local industry

Part one –Quality of Life- Brainstorm

1.   Draw for demographic

2.   Accessibility for elderly/disabled

3.   Marketing of cultural activities

• Fiscal support
• Combining efforts/resources
• Awareness arts, entertainment

4.   Education (k-12) primary public

• Drop out rate
• Retention

5.   High skilled/high paying jobs

Part two -Ranking by need

• First concern marketing of cultural arts
• Secondary concern education

Part three -Focus

Marketing awareness of cultural arts, entertainment and recreation

1.   Create an arts, entertainment and recreation council

2.   Bring education in

• k-12, 2yr, 4 yr
• student government leaders

 3.   Create a master calendar and utilize social networking to communicate what is going on!

4.   Involve in the council;

• Cultural arts
• City of Dothan
• Faith based community
• Civic organization
• Recreation department
• Entertainment
• County government

5.   Think of new creative ways to avoid excluding those not actively using social media

• Include calendar in utility bill
• Wiregrass electric magazine
• Mailouts

6.   Bring in local industry to assist with marketing events