MARKET STREET SEEKS 2008 CHANGE FOR CHARITY APPLICANTS

Could your Montgomery County Charity benefit from the change dropped in Market Street’s parking meters?

Market Street currently is accepting applications for its 2008 Change for Charities program, a community effort that allows a different charity to benefit from the nickels, dimes and quarters deposited into Market Street's parking meters.

Each year, four non-profits are selected to participate in the program receive a percentage of the funds collected from the 68 voluntary parking meters during a three-month period. At the end of each quarter a check presentation is scheduled to bestow the donation.

Non-profits interested in applying for the 2008 program should visit the Market Street website to download the application or call 281-419-4774 and press 1 in order to obtain an application form. All forms must be submitted by October 12.

Those applying must furnish proof of tax-exempt status and meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Completed application, which includes information that will clarify the type of non-profit, level of need, and efficiency of operation.

• The non-profit must be either a local chapter or a national organization that benefits Montgomery County.

• The non-profit should not exist solely for the completion of a special project.

Since its inception, Market Street’s Change for Charities program has contributed more than $23,000 to the following non-profits:

• The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• OMNI Dance Theatre
• Montgomery County Women’s Center
• Montgomery County Youth Services (MCYS)
• Montgomery County Performing Arts Society
• Montgomery County Family Outreach,
• CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County
• The Montgomery County Food Bank
• The Community Clinic
• Assistance League of Montgomery County
• Tamina Community Center
• Heart of Montgomery County Inc.

Located across the street from The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Market Street is bounded by Lake Woodlands Drive, Lake Robbins Drive, Grogan’s Mill Road and Six Pines Drive.

For more information on this and other Market Street events, visit www.marketstreet-thewoodlands.com.

Market Street is a joint-venture development of Trademark Property Company and Kimco Developers, Inc., an affiliate of the real estate investment trust (REIT) Kimco Realty Corporation.