In communities and counties throughout northwest Missouri, preparations are underway for Great Northwest Day at the Capitol 2023. This year, the event will take place February 7-8 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City, Missouri. All constituents in northwest Missouri are invited to attend.

Great Northwest Day at the Capitol has been a tremendous success since its introduction in 2003. The event has continued to grow and legislators have become increasingly aware of the issues facing our communities. It provides constituents from across northwest Missouri the opportunity to engage in a unique regional, cooperative approach to communicate with leadership in Jefferson City. The itinerary for the two-day event includes:

• Introduction to the House and Senate – Constituents from the region will be introduced by their legislators from the gallery, which makes a significant impression in both the House and Senate floors.

• Luncheon – Hear from a distinguished keynote speaker and learn more about the critical issues that impact northwest Missouri and plan your personal message to your legislators and state department heads.

• Community Roundtables – Informational and educational sessions that focus on programs, activities and legislation that affects our communities.

• Great Northwest Celebration – Connect with legislators from across the state. In a unique format, focused on individual communities with a common message, the reception and buffet dinner is a high-quality, professional production that provides the kind of memorable event that legislators want to attend each year. Community and county participants will have a booth to showcase their community allowing legislators and guests the opportunity to learn about the Great Northwest.

• Regional Breakfast – Hear from a motivational speaker designed to connect and rally our northwest Missouri region.

Legislative priorities are currently being collected and considered by the regional Great Northwest Day steering committee. Organizations throughout the 19 counties have been asked to identify and submit to the committee those important issues that may impact the entire region that will be presented to the Missouri legislative body at the Great Northwest Day at the Capitol event.

Registration for the 2023 event is now open and may be accessed by visiting www.greatnorthwestday.com. For more information, contact Monica Bailey, Atchison County Coordinator, at director@atchisoncounty.org.