City Announces 2009 Be Bloomington Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2009

For more information, contact:
Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-CITY, [lopezd@bloomington.in.gov|mailto:lopezd@bloomington.in.gov]




Bloomington, IN - Mayor Mark Kruzan announced today that the City will continue celebrating the Be [image:4680,right]Bloomington campaign through 2009 with new themes, initiatives and events. The designated themes include Be Downtown, Be Safe, Be Connected, Be Fun, Be Creative, Be Green, Be Active and Be Compassionate.

"This year marks the fourth consecutive year of the campaign, and we have even more themes that promote Bloomington's unique character and its multitude of events," Kruzan said. "Be Bloomington is a great way to demonstrate to residents and visitors that Bloomington is truly unmatched in terms of quality of life and the activities available for everyone."

The Be Bloomington campaign officially began in 2006 as a way to preserve and enhance Bloomington's unique community character and to collaborate with community organizations and nonprofit agencies. Since its inception, the campaign has featured 18 different themes and dozens of events.

The 2009 themes will be utilized throughout the year to promote City programming and City-sponsored events related to the themes.

Upcoming Be Bloomington events include:

• Be Connected - Women's History Month Lunch - March 11 at noon at the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center.
• Be Active - Be There and Be Active in your education! The Be There initiative, through the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office, encourages local youth to stay in school! Visit the Prosecutor's Office web site for more details at [www.co.monroe.in.us/prosecutor|www.co.monroe.in.us/prosecutor].
• Be Compassionate - The Monroe County Humane Association is hosting their 3rd Annual Spring Benefit Gala, HollyWoof, on March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at KRC Catering. For more information, please visit [www.monroehumane.org|www.monroehumane.org].
• Be Connected - Women's Leadership Development Event - March 30, 5 p.m. at City Hall.
• Be Safe - The City of Bloomington Police Department has implemented an [Online Reporting|https://bloomington.in.gov/incident_reporting/] function on its web site. It is part of their overall mission of providing fast, efficient access for citizen's reporting crimes.

For campaign details and updates call the Be Bloomington hotline at 349.BBBB or visit the web at [www.bloomington.in.gov/bbbb|www.bloomington.in.gov/bbbb].

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