[OMS_MANAGERS] Side Hustles

[Megan Dompe]

A side hustle is (or can be) a business.

The point of it would be if the director or employee of a program has any
kind of supplemental income outside of Main Street that can be supported by
the network, I personally would be interested in doing that. I think we
come up with a way that’s indirect and doesn’t affect or dilute the
communication or work we are already doing. Like Lise’s idea for a Google
doc. It’s a good one for sure.

None of us are doing this job to make money. Not that I’m upset by any
income provided by my program, I’m thankful. However, we’re here because we
care, and we all believe in the program and its effect on our communities.

With rising costs of almost everything in Oregon, I want to support fellow
directors as much as possible.

Megan Dompe
Director of Coburg Main Street
PO Box 2875
Coburg, Oregon 97408
(541)913-6570

"Start where you are,
Use what you have,
Do what you can."
- Arthur Ashe
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 11:49 AM Julia Bochsler via OMS_MANAGERS <
oms_managers at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Is it sir hustles for the director? Or a business?
> Juli Bochsler
>
> On Mar 30, 2026, at 1:31 PM, Lise Grato <lisegrato at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> We could create a Google Sheet or a Facebook group to list the side Hustles
>
> Lise
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM Megan Dompe <coburgmainstreet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello OMS Network!
>>
>> In recent discussions I have had with a few fellow directors, I have come
>> to realize that a lot of us have "side hustles" as supplemental income. I
>> am wondering if we can bring attention to some of these side businesses to
>> support our fellow directors. I don't know an organized way of getting the
>> information out to each other in a way that is time efficient and
>> practical. Maybe at future networking meeting we can do sign ups for
>> lunchtime "5 minute pitches" or even just have out some of our printed
>> marketing materials?
>>
>> If there is a service I need or I am passing through a community where a
>> director owns a shop - I would love to support those businesses over
>> others. If anyone has any ideas as to how we can do this, I would love to
>> hear it. I am happy to lead the parade on this one too!
>>
>> Megan Dompe
>> Director of Coburg Main Street
>> PO Box 2875
>> Coburg, Oregon 97408
>> (541)913-6570
>>
>> "Start where you are,
>> Use what you have,
>> Do what you can."
>> - Arthur Ashe
>> [image: Outlook-oqfl5f5k.png]
>>
>
>
> --
> Thank you,
>
> *Lise Grato*
> Sterling Specialties
>
> (541) 905-2908, cell
> lisegrato at gmail.com
>
>
>
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