[Vision2020] City of Moscow Press Release Re: Census

Stephanie Kalasz skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us
Wed Mar 10 14:13:25 PST 2010


 

 

 

 

Press Release - 

 

To:      Interested Media

From:  Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor

            206 E. 3rd St., Moscow, Idaho 83843

Telephone: (208) 883-7006; Fax: (208) 883-7018

E-mail: griedner at ci.moscow.id.us

c:         Mayor, City Council, All City Users

Re:      City of Moscow Press Release

Date:   March 10, 2010

 

 

For Immediate Release:  

 

2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour

 

Moscow, Idaho - The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour is coming
to Idaho, making stops at nine rural and hard-to-count, locations. From
local community, civic and cultural events, the Road Tour aims to
educate and motivate Idaho's growing, and increasingly diverse,
population to mail back the 10-question census form.  Each household
will be mailed a questionnaire the week of March 15th (except
hand-delivery areas/PO Box areas). The Road Tour is part of the largest
civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history, stopping at more
than 800 events nationwide.

 

"Abacus," our regional tour vehicle, is a van with a 14-foot pull
trailer that inspires events with music, kids and community members. It
started its tour January 4 from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
and is amidst a 100-day journey that moved toward Oregon, Idaho (heading
to northern Idaho next) and will conclude in Washington at Seattle's
Space Needle. Traveling more than 150,000 miles around the country from
January to April, 13 road tour vehicles are providing the public with an
educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the 2010
Census to life.

 

Idaho's road tour events focus on hard-to-count populations and schools
(K-12 and higher education). The Tour hit events in St. Anthony, Fort
Hall, ISU, Twin Falls, Rupert and Boise on its way up the state. Local
Census supporters and employees are organizing each event, giving local
residents an opportunity to learn about the 2010 Census. The tour will
showcase the benefits a complete count can bring to Idaho's communities
and an interactive display of the census form, including why each
question is asked, and how the collected information is used. Idahoans
can contribute stories and photos to the Portrait of America project to
explain why "I count!" and view messages from other Road Tour
participants. 

 

The tour comes to Moscow's Friendship Square Monday, March 15, 2010 from
11:30 am - 2:30 pm.  Friendship Square is located at 4th and Main
Street.  The event will include speakers, music, games and giveaways 

 

For more information, please contact StacyAnn McBain at 208-277-6288 or
stacy_mcbain at yahoo.com.

 

 

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