[BCMA MBEN] Minister's Announcement UPDATE
Jim Harding
JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:24:27 -0700
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Greetings!</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Minister Hagen's official announcement recognizing BC's Big Brothers
& Big Sisters Month has been moved up to 3:30pm, Tuesday,
September 12th (TODAY!) at the Royal BC Museum.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">An official news release will be issued by the Province immediately
following and will be posted on BCMA-L.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The Ministry has extended an invitation to member museums and art
galleries in Victoria and the region to be represented at today's
announcement (the more the merrier!):</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">3:30pm, </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Clifford Carl Hall (behind the giant BC relief map)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Royal BC Museum</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The announcement will launch the province-wide recognition of the
work of the province's 20 Big Brothers & Big Sisters agencies with free
admission to member museums and art galleries for BB.BS mentors
and their "littles" over the balance of September, in conjunction with
their National Mentorship Month.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">We have received a number of enthusiastic and supportive emails from
BCMA member museums and art galleries over the past few days, and
BCMA thanks you for your participation.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">A current list of member museums and art galleries has been posted
for quick reference to the Membership homepage on the BCMA
website:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/Content/Membership/Overview.asp"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"><u>http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/Content/Membership/Overview.asp</u></span></font></a></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Big Brothers & Big Sisters agencies have been tremendously
appreciative of BCMA's participation.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Logistically, we have only received about 6 or 7 jpegs of the different
BB,BS agency membership cards. More should follow. You may want
copies of these for your Admissions desk or Box Office staff to verify
admission.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">BCMA will upload these membership card jpegs to our website over
the course of today to the "members only" level, for security. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">You will need your BCMA Member GO Card to use Member Login and
access posted BB.BS membership card jpegs.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Watch for a follow-up notice on this MBEN listserv with instructions.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Thank You! </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> _______________________________</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Jim Harding, ED</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">BC Museums Association</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">(250) 356-5694</span></font></div>
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