Grab your capes, because the “Discover Your City Superpower” booth will return to the State Fair this year as a project of the League of Minnesota Cities. This year you'll find us in the Education Building, helping visitors take a touchscreen quiz to discover which city careers need their superpowers.
The state fair booth’s website sidekick, www.mycitysuperpower.org, features interviews with city staffers and elected officials sharing what they really think about what it's like to work in Minnesota cities. Thanks to the city folks who gave us a behind-the-scenes look!
New this year—city careers on a rollThe League is trying something new and running advertisements on local bus routes during the fair, encouraging riders to check out www.lmc.org/careers to see all the opportunities for rewarding careers. We’re excited to get the word out to a new audience that may never have considered city employment before!
What’s all this?
Since 2009, the League has had a campaign dedicated to educating the public about city services and where tax dollars go. The campaign is now going through a rebranding process to incorporate promotion of city careers and to reflect the needs of cities today as well as the values of young people—aka future city leaders. Since the Minnesota State Fair is the Great Minnesota Get-Together, it’s a great place to continue spreading the message about the value of cities to Minnesotans while the campaign’s new look is under construction! You can still find lots of great content about city services as well as city careers at http://www.mycitysuperpower.org.
The Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 23-Sept. 3. We'll see you in the Education Building!