[HistoricCemeteries] Grant workshop, Travel Oregon 101 workshop, vandalism research, HB 2086 & 2087

[Kuri Gill]

1. Grant Workshop
2. Travel Oregon 101 - Heritage Tourism
3. OCHC Soliciting Vandalism Information

1. Designing Projects for Successful Grants Workshop
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 10:00am-12:00pm
Oregon Historical Society, Madison Room - 1200 SW Park Ave.
 
Join us to learn tips on designing your project and writing for successful grants. The first part of the session will address issues to consider when planning your project. The second part will focus on the grant writing. While the information will help with any grant, the emphasis of the workshop will be on the Oregon Heritage Grants, the Oregon Museum Grants and the Historic Cemeteries Grants offered by Heritage Programs of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. This workshop is highly recommended for people who plan to apply for these grants.
 
To register or for more information contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.

2.Travel Oregon 101      HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Tourism 101 by Travel Oregon
July 24, 2009 10:00am-12:00pm
This free 2 hour resource session is developed with a special focus on heritage tourism to help organizations better understand Travel Oregon's mission, how to get involved in its programs, and the potential benefits of partnering with tourism organizations.
 
Attendees will find out how their heritage tourism organization, community and region can be involved in the following areas: advertising, consumer (visitor) marketing, social networking, customer service training, domestic media and public relations, industry relations, international markets and media, niche markets, tourism industry partnerships, tourism product development, publications, research, travel trade and group tours, visitor information, and websites for consumers and Oregon's tourism industry.
 
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center - 2020 Auburn Avenue, Baker City

Visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1aec48eb-8491-49ef-a463-a3fb59e7dcc1 to register with Travel Oregon.

3. OCHC is looking into how historic cemeteries are served by the designation and the laws that refer to it. We are looking for stories from cemeteries that were vandalized and the perpetrator's were caught. We are looking for both designated and undesignated cemeteries. Please contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill at state.or.us or (503) 986-0685 to share your story.

4. HB 2086 and 2087 passed. 
Both bills, introduced by the Secretary of State's office, passed this legislative session. Please visit oregon.gov to see the actual text. HB 2086 Allows non-profit associations incorporated with the State of Oregon who missed their renewal deadline keep the status and renew without having to reapply as a non-profit. SB 2987 removes the non-profit corporation renewal fee for organizations whose function is to operate historic cemeteries. The cemetery must be listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries to receive this benefit and organizations must still complete the annual process.




Kuri Gill
Historic Cemeteries Program  & CLG Coordinator
725 Summer St. NE, Suite C
Salem, OR 97301-1266
(503) 986-0685
(503) 986-0793 (fax)
kuri.gill at state.or.us
 
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www.oregonheritage.org