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volunteer board, works within their budget along with planning and providing recreation opportunities that mirrors their organizations mission statement. • Develop a job description for a “director” to manage RMRA entities and recreation opportunities; ie, responsible for programs, grant seeking opportunities, general communication, networking with other groups, etc. • Group financial support from Township, Village and RMRA to combine enough income for general expenditures and RMRA Director. RMRA will be renamed Roscommon Area Recreation Authority (RARA) to fit its multiple townships, two counties, and a Village demographic. Recreation is ranked third for driving economics in a community. This restructuring will open new doors for the community and its members. Opportunities and
benefits from resources that are currently under-utilized within the surrounding community will impact our local based economy and tax base. After 18 months of workshops and revisions, the Articles of Incorporation were approved by the Township and Village and have been submitted to the State of Michigan. The next steps forward will include appointing RARA board and adding a seventh member, finalizing and posting a job description for a RARA Director, with plans of interviewing by late spring. The goal after the restructuring process will be focused on the new direction of the Roscommon Area Recreation Authority. Board meetings are open to the public typically the third Wednesday bimonthly starting in January each year. For further information contact Sue Jock-Chairperson of the RARA at rmrauthority@gmail.com.
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Continued from page 10 membership. AAV members receive a 5% discount on gallery purchases, invitations to members-only events and quarterly newsletters, and premier member donors are honored with personalized plaques displayed prominently in the gallery. AAV is located at 219 Michigan Avenue in the heart of downtown Grayling. The gallery, staffed totally by volunteers, is open in the winter months from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
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