We've been learning from the reading that we've been doing as well as discussions with others who have been through a renovation project that communication is essential. Peter, Ruth, Rudi and I are members of the Communications Committee whose job it is to ensure that the public and staff are constantly updated on our progress. This will be accomplished through blog posts, press releases and newspaper advertising. We will also be publishing a newsletter called "Re:News". The first edition is scheduled to be circulated with the "Elgin County Market" most likely this Saturday, November 27th. We will be publishing two more editions, one in early spring 2011 to talk about construction and a final "We're finished!" edition.
The goal of "Re:News" is to let the community know that we are revitalizing, why we are doing so and what the community can expect. The first edition will introduce me as "Revitalization Coordinator" so people have a name to contact with questions and concerns and a face to put to that name. There will be a project timeline, blurbs about the project itself, news about the Palmer donation, some of Katelyn's research findings and statistics and a message from the Board chairman.
It was in the Elgin County Market on Thursday, December 9, 2010. Delivery of the Market seemed to range between Thursday to Saturday. Please let me know if you have any patrons comment on it! We're interested in knowing if generated any "Buzz."
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