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13.5pt;background:white">Individuals with great ideas to keep accelerating NEO’s arts and
culture sector can submit them to Accelerate 2016: Citizens Make Change, a
“civic pitch” event presented by Cleveland Leadership Center and Citizens Bank.
The deadline is Friday, December 18, 2015, to submit your idea via a simple
online application. Civic pitches can also be made in the Community Change,
Economic Development, Education and Quality of Life categories.<o:p></o:p></div>



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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
13.5pt;background:white">Pitches can be “one-and-done” projects or sustainable, ongoing
efforts. Winners receive seed funding and everyone gets community exposure to
help bring their vision to reality. Please help spread the word, and if you
have a great, innovative, creative or compelling idea, <a href="https://www.cleveleads.org/Accelerate2016/Pitch-Page" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">apply</span></a> before December 18 to be to be
considered! The event will be February 24, 2016, in the Global Center for
Health Innovation.<span style="color:purple"><a href="http://www.cleveleads.org/Accelerate2016" target="_blank">www.cleveleads.org/Accelerate2016</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>

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