HOLLISTON CULTURAL COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE!
HOLLISTON CULTURAL COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE!
- Are you new to town and looking for ways to get involved in arts and culture?
- Have you lived in town for a number of years but haven’t had time to volunteer until now?
- Are you a past Cultural Council grant recipient, appreciate the work we do and now would like to give back to other similar organizations?
- Are you a former Cultural Council member whose term expired and would like to be reappointed?
- Have you volunteered on other town committees in the past and are now looking for something new that does NOT require heavy lifting?
The Holliston Cultural Council is looking for new, enthusiastic members to join the team, generate new ideas and potentially take over as Council President in the near future.
WHAT’S THE TIME COMMITMENT? Two meetings in the Fall and two meetings in the Spring. Meetings are generally 90 minutes and held at Town Hall on a weeknight that is convenient for members.
Council members will primarily take part in an annual community grant program made possible by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The grants fund local projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities and ignite the creative fires of children and seniors, bring residents together at festivals and outdoor concerts, and provide lively cultural experiences in schools, libraries, and more. Each year, the Holliston Cultural Council awards a few thousand dollars in grants to cultural programs that benefit Holliston’s residents.
HOW DO I JOIN? Interested Holliston residents are required to attend one meeting before they are appointed by the Town. Following the meeting, prospective members are asked to send a letter of interest to the Board of Selectmen, and upon Board approval are sworn in by the Town Clerk. Within the first three months of joining the Council, new members will go through a brief online training program to educate themselves on how the council works, how meetings are conducted, the grants process, and more. Council members are asked to serve a two-year term.
The Holliston Cultural Council is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council's (MCC) Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program, which is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation. The LCC program is administered by 2,400 municipally appointed volunteers serving on 329 LCCs statewide.
INTERESTED? Please contact one of our Council Members:
Rachel Kagno, rkagno@partners.org
Bryan York, byork20@gmail.com
Lisa Taylor, lctnotes@yahoo.com
Carol Sussman-Ghatak, reginacarol@verizon.net