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Social media kit: Fourth annual Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame

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The state of Missouri will soon be honoring some of its finest citizens for their outstanding work for the betterment of others through the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame.

The fourth class of honorees in the Hall of Fame — Maxine Clark, Langston Hughes, Judith Rowland, Hal Donaldson and Ann Covington — are set for induction on April 7, 2017. The induction ceremony and banquet is open to the public, but guests must purchase tickets to attend.

You can show your support for these outstanding individuals by spreading the word about the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame and its honorees.

Key details:

What: Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony

When: April 7, 2017, 6-8 p.m.

Where: White River Conference Center in Springfield, Missouri

Who: The dinner and induction ceremony is open to the public, but guests must purchase tickets to attend. The honorees set for induction into the Hall of Fame are Maxine Clark, Langston Hughes, Judith Rowland, Hal Donaldson and Ann Covington.

Tickets: $40 per person. You can purchase tickets online.

Share your story

Help us spread the word about the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame through social media.

We encourage you to join the online conversation about the Hall of Fame by posting about it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tagging your posts with the official hashtag: #ShowMeCitizens

Make your post social media savvy

  • Tag the post with the official Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame hashtag: #ShowMeCitizens.
  • If applicable, tag the post with the Springfield, Missouri, hashtag: #SGF.
  • If you would like to provide a link for more information on the event, please link to: http://bit.ly/2jHOF2017.
  • On Facebook, tag when applicable Global Citizen or Convoy of Hope .
  • On Twitter, tag @ChiefExecBear (Maxine Clark), @ConvoyofHope, @HalDonaldson, @GlblCtzn, or @JudithJRowland when applicable.
  • Boost your post by including a photo.

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Sample social media posts

Sample tweets:

MO Public Affairs HOF honors @ChiefExecBear founder of @buildabear & advocate of women entrepreneurs http://bit.ly/ClarkHOF #ShowMeCitizens

MO Public Affairs HOF honors @HalDonaldson president of @ConvoyofHope world aid organization http://bit.ly/2HalHOF #ShowMeCitizens

MO Public Affairs HOF honors Langston Hughes, first African-American who made a living as a writer. http://bit.ly/2HughesHOF #ShowMeCitizens

MO Public Affairs HOF honors first female MO State Supreme Court Justice Ann Covington http://bit.ly/2CovigtonHOF #ShowMeCitizens

MO Public Affairs Hall of Fame honors @MarooNation alumna @JudithJRowland & her work with @GlblCtzn http://bit.ly/2RowlandHOF #ShowMeCitizens

Review our steps for turning a link into a tweet.

Sample Facebook posts:

Sharing about the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame on Facebook allows for some additional customization. The sample posts below provide content recommendations based on our best practice tips for optimizing link sharing on Facebook.

Example 1

  • Post text: Join fellow Missourians in honoring five outstanding #ShowMeCitizens at the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame April 7, as we induct Maxine Clark, Langston Hughes, Judith Rowland, Hal Donaldson and Ann Covington.

URL: http://bit.ly/2jHOF2017

Example 2

URL: http://bit.ly/2RowlandHOF

Example 3

  • Post text: Celebrate the induction of Ann Covington into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame on April 7. Covington is the the first female Supreme Court Justice in the state of Missouri.

URL: http://bit.ly/2CovigtonHOF

Example 4

  • Post text: Join the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame in recognizing Hal Donaldson for his work with Convoy of Hope in providing emergency relief to people around the globe. #ShowMeCitizen

URL: http://bit.ly/2HalHOF

Example 5

  • Post text: #ShowMeCitizen Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear, uses her work to help advocate for female entrepreneurs. Help us recognize her work at the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame on April 7.

URL: http://bit.ly/ClarkHOF

Example 6

  • Post text: Celebrate the life and work of Langston Hughes as he is inducted into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame on April 7. He was the first African-American to earn a living as a professional writer.

URL: http://bit.ly/2HughesHOF

About Mary Chiles

Mary Ellen Chiles is a graduate student in the English department, where she is completing a Master's of Arts in Creative Writing with a nonfiction emphasis.