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| Thanks to Michelle Burton for putting together this poster (you can see it around town) |
In case you haven't been made aware of this yet, Merritt has been entered in CBC's annual "Kraft Hockeyville" contest, for a chance to win $100,000 in arena upgrades and an NHL exhibition game right here in the Nicola Valley. Could you imagine? Winning this contest would mean in incredible amount to this town and enhance our image on the map. Not to mention the benefits to the long-term success of our beloved Merritt Centennials. But we need YOUR help! The details are on the above poster... we need MUCH more people to sign up and "join" our community bid online, and we need plenty of contributions of photos, videos and stories to help support our bid and give us a chance at the top 15 come February.
Just think what $100,000 can do for the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, and to draw much larger crowds for Centennials games down the road. Don't just think, put your stories on paper (or on screen). I have already submitted a story of my ideas along with the story of the late Bob Murray (longtime contributor to the Merritt News with his "Country Boy" columns) about his massive contribution in getting the arena built.
***I'm gonna lay it on the line right now... I've seen the package that winning communities have put together in the past, and it is extremely impressive and detailed, with hundreds, if not thousands of supporters. We have one week left, and we have to FLOOD our community page with hundreds more people joining and posting their stories of "community/hockey pride" (Stories needed right now are about why Merritt deserves to win and what would be done with the money to upgrade). Don't wait for someone else and wonder "what could have been". Take the initiative, join our page, and give us a fighting chance to at least get into the top 15. And then who knows from there (top 5 communities get a substantial donation for arena upgrades as well). LET'S DO THIS MERRITT!!!
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