The Children’s Center NAP TAX CREDIT Printable Information Sheet

(64804/64801) — The Children’s Center of SWMO need your financial donation as they increase their monthly budget and pay for this new building that doubles their size.

Please print this NAP TAX CREDIT information sheet and share it with your tax preparer or financial advisor about a larger donation. 

For larger donors you can take advantage of the NAP TAX CREDIT. Let's say you owe $1,000 in income tax to the state of MO for 2017. 

- Make a donation of $500 supporting the Children's Center.

- Because of the donation, you receive a 50% NAP tax credit from the state of MO and now you have $250 in credits that you can use to reduce your taxes.

- In essence you reduce the amount of taxes you owe from $1,000 to $750 with your donation 

NAP is the Neighborhood Assistance Program 

Tour the New Children's Center on 7th Street - NAP Tax Credit Information

The Belsnickle© 25th Annual Open House of creator Linda Lindquist Baldwin

Northpark Mall is THRIVING While Other Malls are DYING

(75092 - Sherman TX) — Just about an hour North of Dallas this mall is dying. This is right at 9:00 in a Saturday night. Sherman is population 45,000. Joplin is population 50,000.

I hear a lot of people say that ‘Joplin is dead’ and ‘there’s nothing to do’. This is a tour of the Midway Mall in Sherman TX. Talk about dead 💀 the theater is showing IT and Madea Boo 2 tonight.

Recent statistics say that 1/3 of malls will close in the next 5 years. No more hanging out at the food court. Going to Vintage Stock or seeing the latest styles at American Eagle here at this mall.

Be thankful Joplin is thriving and growing. 🙌🏽

According to this 2009 blog this is considered a Tier A Mall with 600,000 square feet. This area is known as Texoma (TX/OK line). Durant, OK/Denison, TX/Sherman, TX with a population base of 150,000 people it should be surviving along this I-75 corridor instead of looking like a movie set for Zombieland.

The only thing that has changed is that more large stores have closed since the article. JC Penny left 10 years ago. Bealls, Sears, Mervyns, Old Navy, Goodys and Famous Labels all have exited since 2011. But they still continue to leave some of the lights on in hope of what?

- Shannon Becker #joplinrocks #Ilovejoplin #getmebacktojoplin

SOURCE: http://www.labelscar.com/texas/midway-mall-sherman

Across the Street from a Jefferson Elementary: Man Shot in Face Stolen Truck Recovered