Columbus Bicentennial 2012 Inc

COLUMBUS BICENTENNIAL 2012, INC. (THE "ORGANIZATION") WAS FORMED TO ORGANIZE AND COORDINATE THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2010, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS CALLED A MEETING OF COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATION ON THE BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF SUCH MEETING. ITS MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A ROBUST AND TRANSFORMATIVE COMMEMORATION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS'S BICENTENNIAL THAT IS A CATALYST FOR GREATER ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. THIS MISSION IS EMBODIED IN THE FOLLOWING KEY THEMATIC AREAS:- CELEBRATE: COORDINATING A YEAR-LONG CALENDAR OF EVENTS WITH ACTIVITIES THAT REACH EVERY COLUMBUS CITIZEN, ATTRACT VISITORS, RECOGNIZE THE BEGINNING OR COMPLETION OF GREAT PROJECTSAND GARNER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION;- EDUCATE: BRINGING THE CITY'S HISTORY, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND POTENTIAL TO THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS;- INSPIRE: CULTIVATE A STRONGER SENSE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE CAN BUILD TOGETHER;- MARKET: PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY TO CENTRAL OHIO, THE STATE, AND COUNTRY; AND- ACT: CHAMPIONING BOLD EFFORTS, NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE OUR PROSPERITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS.