With more than 400 members the MDA works continuously to stay in touch with those we serve. Below you will see the three monthly member networking socials we hold. We would love to see you at one (or all!) of them. Also, if you have an announcement for your business, let us know and we would be happy to post it in the Member News area below.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Posted: May 22nd, 2013
Spend part of your summer volunteering
Intermingle your sunny, river-rat days with art-filled, exciting adventures at the ZACC
This summer we have many programs and activities for you to get involved with. Instead of being a constant participant in art, get your hands and heart more colorful by working behind the scenes to deliver live-enriching art experiences to all of Missoula. Between our full weeks of Summer Camps, field trips, special events, and our annual Block Party we have assured this summer to be a full, interactive, and artistic one! Please join us in accomplishing our mission to promote life-enriching art experiences in our community. Help us give Missoulians the tools and confidence to express themselves and in the process you too will gain tools, confidence, friendships, and the fulfillment of volunteering.
Make sure to make it to our Volunteer Orientation on May 28th at 5:30 PM!
Posted: May 22nd, 2013
Two lucky individuals have been awarded prizes as part of the “Hop on Board Sweepstakes” celebrating Mountain Line’s 35th anniversary celebration. Rhonda Krause won a free bus pass, good for a year. Also, Lori Ahern won a ‘Going to the Sun’ poster by Missoula artist, Monte Dolack, donated to the sweepstakes by the Missoula-based Adventure Cycling Association. Drawings for additional free bus passes and more prizes will continue monthly through the end of the year. Next month’s drawing will take place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 19th, 2013. Anyone can register to win online at www.mountainline.com or by visiting Mountain Line on Facebook. Registrations will be accepted up until 9 a.m. the day of the drawing. Thanks to Missoula area businesses that donated raffle prizes to celebrate Mountain Line’s anniversary, seven more prizes will be awarded in June including another one year bus pass and Monty Dolack poster; a women’s and men’s blood panel donated by Community Medical Center; gift cards donated by Trail Head and Shakespeare Books, and a loaf of bread per month donated by Great Harvest Bread Company. Other participating businesses whose prizes will be awarded in the coming months include a commuter bike donated by Missoula Bicycle Works and gift cards to Biga Pizza and Southgate Mall. The bus line opened its doors in December 1977 with three routes. Today Mountain Line provides nearly one million rides annually. Bolt!, Mountain Line’s 15-minute service, was recently implemented on Route 1, running every 15 minutes between the University, Southgate Mall and downtown Missoula, reducing wait times and increasing convenience for bus riders.
For more information, contact Brad Stokman, Public Affairs, at 406-543-8386, Ext. 111 or bstokman@mountainline.com. Complete prize descriptions and contest rules are online at www.mountainline.com and on Facebook.
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Posted: May 20th, 2013
Do your children or grandchildren play in Dragon Hollow? Were you one of the thousands of volunteers who helped construct the play area? Do you enjoy watching children play, or eating your lunch in the pavilion? Are you proud of what this community built together when Dragon Hollow was made?
A Carousel for Missoula invites you to be part of the fun and purpose on Dragon Hollow Maintenance Day, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Between 9am and 5pm, volunteers will seal wood, paint, make repairs, spread new engineered-wood fiber (wood chips) and, in general, make sure the play area is clean, safe and ready for a busy summer season. Dragon Hollow will be closed to the public during the maintenance.
Employees of the Home Depot, along with long-time, dedicated volunteers Tom Blunn and Larry Riley, will lead our efforts. Financial support for the project is being provided by the Home Depot, Larry and Dianna Riley, and Sandy Volkmann, designer/craftsman in wood.
“Thousands of children use Dragon Hollow each year,” says Theresa Cox, executive director of the Carousel, “and we don’t charge them or their families a penny for that privilege. We are, however, responsible for making sure the play area is in tip-top shape for our visitors, and that is a huge expense for a not-for-profit.
I want to encourage those whose children or grandchildren use Dragon Hollow to help us perform this important work to be sure their little ones are always safe when they play here, and that we can continue to be open to the public every day.”
Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome, but they must be at least 18 years of age. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers working during the noon hour.
Dragon Hollow Playarea was built by 4,000 volunteers in just nine days in the spring of 2001. Since that time thousands of children have enjoyed its many special playthings and artistic touches. In 2005, the Carousel gave the play area to the City, but retained responsibility for its maintenance, under the direction of the Missoula Parks and Recreation Department. Dragon Hollow is maintained by A Carousel for Missoula Foundation, Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, at its expense. The public is welcome to use the play area free of charge.
For more information, to sign up to help maintain Dragon Hollow, or to find out how to provide financial help for Dragon Hollow maintenance, please call Theresa Cox at 549-8382.
Posted: May 17th, 2013
The Commuter Challenge is a business-to-business competition sponsored by Missoula In Motion. It is aimed at raising awareness and rewarding commuters who choose sustainable transportation for their work commute. It is a way to try a new commute, get back to old habits or be rewarded for your everyday sustainable commute ritual. The 2013 Commuter Challenge will run from Sunday, May 12, through Saturday, May 25th. This year Missoula in Motion has decided to extend the challenge to two weeks instead of the traditional one week and also pushed the start date back by three weeks. Contact Missoula in Motion with any questions 258-4961.
Posted: May 14th, 2013
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History are proud to sponsor the annual “Stories in Stones” program at the Fort Missoula Post Cemetery on Sunday, June 9, from 1:00 to 3:00, admission is free.
Learn about the history Fort Missoula and of those buried at the Post Cemetery as costumed interpreters tell the stories of some of the men, women, and children interred there. Learn about our two Medal of Honor recipients, the first officer buried at Fort Missoula, World War II Prisoner of War Master Sgt. Lewis Elliott, 1918 Influenza Epidemic victims, S.A.T.C students, the life of a frontier officer, how a frontier laundress lived, who the local V.F.W. post is named after, the life of an Ordnance Sergeant, and others. Storytellers will interact with the audience with stories and tidbits of Fort Missoula history.
In June of 1877, when the locations of the buildings and utility areas of what would become Fort Missoula were being laid out, one very necessary spot to be platted was the present Post Cemetery – an area of approximately one acre with a capacity of about 400 burial sites. The very first permanent burial was that of Private William Gerick, on September 26, 1878. Veterans from America’s wars from the War with Mexico (1846-1848) to the present are interred in the Fort Missoula Post Cemetery. Ranks from Lieutenant General to Private are represented; and those buried served in all branches of the armed forces.
Visit the 1878 Fort Missoula cemetery and learn more about the fascinating history of the men and women who put their lives on the line to make America strong. To find the cemetery, cross Reserve Street on South Avenue headed west, turn left opposite Big Sky High School – the cemetery will be on your left.
For more information, call 728-3476
CONTACT: Robert M. Brown, 728-3476
Fax: 543-6277
ftmslamuseum@montana.com
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