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Volume 9, Issue 3
March
2007
AACOG
8700 Tesoro, Suite 700
2007 Chairman
2007 Vice-Chairman
Executive Director
Deputy
Director
Serving the Counties
of: Alamo Area Homeland Security Calendar Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 City-County Cooperation Award Program 2007 Free Tax Preparation Assistance for low-income working individuals and families NADO Innovation Awards Program National Professional Social Work Month Workshop: Improving Energy Efficiency for Local Governments and Municipalities World Refining & Fuels Conference: San Antonio
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Stroll to Milam Park (501 W. Commerce) during lunch on March 30, 2007 for Fresh Air Friday. Restaurant vendors will sell food while local organizations provide information displays and giveaways.
Fresh Air Friday will provide an opportunity to showcase what local organizations do to improve air quality and transportation and keep our region beautiful. For more information, contact Amber Mayne at (210) 362-5213 or visit www.cleanairdrive.com/FreshAirFriday. Fresh Air Friday, the first in a series of planned annual events, is sponsored by the AACOG and the City of San Antonio. The Alamo and Bexar Area Agencies on Aging are currently developing 2008-2010 Area Plans to address senior issues in the AACOG region. In order to gain feedback from local communities, we are scheduling public meetings during March and April in each of the 12 counties to develop a senior needs assessment unique to that county. To find a public meeting in your area, please see our community calendar of events. AACOG Homeland Security will host a Senior Officials Workshop on Thursday, March 22, 2007, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at AACOG, 8700 Tesoro Drive, 1st Floor, Classroom 6. This workshop assists senior decision makers in the understanding of the operational and strategic functions as well as statutory responsibilities in a WMD/terrorist event. It also allows them to review first responders plans for their community as well as understand the assistance that would be provided from state and federal resources and the time line for those responses. This six-hour workshop is designed for elected officials, senior officials, emergency response organization heads, heads of city and county departments, and other local leaders. For more information, contact Adrienne Cohen at (210) 362-5256.
San Antonio’s 4th Annual Arbor Day will be
held on March 3, 2007 at the Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa, San
Antonio, TX 78203, from Bring your whole family and take a course on how to plant and maintain a tree. FREE TREES will be given to the first 250 households who take the brief tree education class. There will be many other fun activities: Educational Booths, Giveaways, Photography Contest awards, and a Ceremonial Tree Planting! For more information please visit www.alamoforestpartnership.org or call (210) 207-6460 for more information.
Categories for nomination are:
These nominations are open to
the public. For nomination information, visit
www.aacog.com/award or call AACOG Community Relations at
(210) 362-5204.
The U. S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA), in partnership with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), will host a series of Regional Economic Development Roundtable Symposia in 2007. Each symposium will focus on regional strategies, policies and best practices to create jobs and economic opportunity. Speakers will include regional and national leaders from both the private and public sectors. The program will include case studies of successful regional approaches to economic development, a session on innovation and entrepreneurship, and training related to EDA programs. Each symposium will offer the opportunity for learning, networking and idea-sharing with other participants. The Symposium for the Austin Region will be held in San Antonio on Thursday, April 12, 2007, and will be entitled, Building Business on the Southwest Border. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Click here for more information. The Alamo area encompasses a variety of enjoyable touring opportunities. The Alamo Area Council of Car Clubs will drive the back roads through beautiful vistas and get better acquainted with the friendly communities on AACOG’s second Spring Lake Cruise. This year's car cruise will include the community of Castroville, the historic Rio Medina Store, the Museum of Texas Furniture in New Braunfels, the Heritage Museum of the Hill Country (Dinosaur Flats) in Sattler, and the Guadalupe River Nature Trail downstream from the Canyon Lake Dam. Many views of Lake Medina, Canyon Lake and Lake McQueeney await cruisers as they wind eastward along the scenic byways.
Help clean up the areas we ride in and around by participating in the Basura (Trash) Bash on Saturday, March 24, 2007. Join over a thousand volunteers as they clean the banks of the San Antonio River. The clean-up will also include Salado Creek, Indian Creek, Leon Creek, Olmos Basin Park, Medina River Natural Area and San Pedro Creek. Visit www.basurabash.org for more information.
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AACOG's Mission:
To enhance the lives of all residents of the Alamo Region by working in mutual respect and partnership with all levels of government, the business sector, and the community at large to meet regional challenges and to create regional strengths.
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