Hey hey everyone- Here in Oklahoma we frequently have Main Street organizations act as the applying host organization. I would say on average, 1 or 2 of the 5-6 sites per tour are MS organizations. For our current tour of *Hometown Teams* (wrapping up in a few month) we have 2 out of 6 hosting organizations that are MS. In our next tour (*The Way We Worked *in 2017) 1 out of the 5 is a MS organization. These organizations often know their individual communities really well, and have the resources to pull people together. Main Street organizations also work well as a central body for communication and collaboration. It is nice to hear Louisiana is using them as a resource as well. Best regards, *Caroline Lowery* Caroline Lowery Program Officer Oklahoma Humanities Council 405-235-0280 www.OkHumanities.org On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Last week I attended a Program Planning meeting for Hometown Teams in > Louisiana. Brian invited Ray Scriber, Director of Louisiana Main Street, > to talk to the group about building strong partnerships in their > communities. It was fabulous! > > > > I’m curious about two things: > > 1) How many of you partner with your state Main Street organizations? > > 2) How many of your MoMS host communities involve local Main Street > organizations in their planning? > > > > So many communities these days seem to be divided, sometimes along race > lines or struggling to find ways to include new immigrant groups, etc. Are > the Main Street programs in your states strong? Could they be instrumental > in providing some training for MoMS host communities about ways to build > strong partnerships? > > > > Just thinking about how MoMS can continue to make a strong impact in the > host communiteis. Would love to hear your ideas! > > > > Best, > > > Carol > > > > Carol G. Harsh > > Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects > > Smithsonian Institution, SITES > > P.O. Box 37012 MRC 941 > > Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 > > > > Deliveries > > 470 L’Enfant Plaza, SW > > Suite 7103 > > Washington, D.C. 20024 > > > > Tel: 202-633-5333 > > Fax: 202-633-5344 > > www.museumonmainstreet.org > > > > >