Regional Director Gabriel Sanchez & San Marcos Mayor Narvaiz

U.S. Census Bureau Director Gabriel Sanchez met with Mayor Narvaiz, City of San Marcos, on November 16, to show the Census Bureau's appreciation for the City's great level of support and commitment to ensuring everyone is completely and accurately counted.

Grants Awarded to Burnet County and Huston-Tillotson University

The U.S. Census Bureau recently awarded grants to the Joint City of Burnet/Burnet County Complete Count Committee and Huston-Tillotson University for the creation of promotional materials towards area census awareness events. The sole purpose of the grant is to promote the 2010 Census in Hard-to-Enumerate communities via local partners that recognize and understand the population served. Both Joint Burnet/Burnet County and HT will sponsor a 2010 Census event; check our Events Calendar for the upcoming dates.

Luling ISD

Congratulations Superintendent Davis and the Board for passing a resolution in support of the 2010 Census. On July 28, 2009, the District accepted to use the U.S. Census' lesson plans in the upcoming school year. For more information on Census in Schools (CIS), please visit our website: www.census.gov/schools

Rotary Club at Dripping Springs

Thanks to Commissioner Ford's commitment to the 2010 Census, the Dripping Springs Rotary Club received a presentation on the decennial Census and how this Census impacts local communities. The Rotary Club members responded with great enthusiasm. Some members have already signed partnership agreements with the U.S. Census, and many more wish to join the Hays County CCC.

Congratulations Hays County

Congratulations to Hays County Complete Count Committee for a tremendous response and attendance to the CCC Training on July 13, 2009 in Kyle Texas. Active members of the CCC include school districts, chambers, local governments, community organizations and local media. A special thanks to Judge Sumter for her support and for the selection of a great team leader and Chairperson Laureen Chernow, whose guidance is bringing the community together in reaching the ultimate goal of a complete and accurate count.

Thanks for Participating!

Thank you to every Complete Count Committee Chair that was able to attend this week's Roundtable. I hope the information we shared will help guide you these next few yet exciting months!

We are working on cleaning up the audio we recorded in the AM and PM sessions and will also have the referenced slides available soon.

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Your partner, Ivonne