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. , 3Tickets and dinner at Taste of Indiaauthentic Indian restaurant! Check out EugeneWeekly.com Nrityagram – Live Music and Dance from India and click on the banner, . Staff asked for and received a free dinner for two at the Taste of India restaurant for this contest for the 2,000+ e-News subscribers. In addition, the contest runs via a partnership with www.EugeneWeekly.com. Cultural Services is promoting the contest on EugeneWeekly.com (instead of HultCenter.org, where contests normally run), to increase traffic to the Eugene Weekly site. In return, Eugene Weekly is contributing two+ weeks of free web banner advertising plus three print ads (size 1/12) in support of the contest. 4. Cultural Services has partnered with the Eugene Hilton and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in providing prizes for the Hult Center’s monthly Buzz Trivia contest on the HultCenter.org website. The winner for the monthly drawing receives two complimentary tickets to a Hult Center event, a $50 gift certificate to the Big River Grille at the Hilton and two complimentary passes to Nrityagram! the art museum. The prize tickets for February— These are prime examples of creating positive impacts for all partners involved, with no additional financial resources expended by Cultural Services. Maximizing results for all partners takes an excellent (Nrityagram), product creativity, a strong brand name (Hult Center Presents), good will, trust, and a bit of tenacity. For more information, contact Hult Center Marketing and Public Relations Manager Billie Rathbun-Moser at 682-8380. Recreation Services Division Honors Diversity “Hello!” “Bonjour.” “Ciao!” “¡Hola!” These are just a few of the ways that Recreation Services Division staff greets their patrons. As the City of Eugene’s community expands, so does the diversity of the individuals served by Recreation Services. Due to the hiring of regular and temporary employees, patrons and staff are able to participate in cross-cultural communication in French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Sign, Japanese and Korean so that the division’s mission “…to strengthen our community by providing diverse recreation experiences” is achieved. According to the 2000 U.S Census Bureau, 10% of Eugeneans aged five and over speak a language other than English. This means that the need for inclusive and equitable services and programs for participants who do not speak English as their first language is increasing. Kim McManus, Recreation Programmer at Sheldon Community Center, mirrors the sentiment of many of the staff in saying, “We want to give everyone access to our programs in a manner that is easy to understand and provides a comfortable environment to ask questions.” This desire places Recreation Services in a very unique position to do outreach programs with community organizations such as Centro LatinoAmericano, and to provide translators for Korean, Russian and Spanish speakers at the We Are Bethel Celebration, the Multicultural Festival and Teen Court. The work that is being done by staff ties in with Recreation’s goals to accomplish the following: ? Provide diverse, community-driven recreation services that are inclusive, accessible, and affordable. ? Engage diverse community members. ? Promote human understanding and a sense of community through cultural and recreational opportunities. ? Build environmental stewardship. ? Promote lifelong human development through recreation opportunities. For more information, contact Recreation Services Division Administrative Aide Rayna Luvert at 682- 6860. For a more complete list of Recreation Program strategies and information please visit www.eugene-or.gov/rec EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 March 3, 2006