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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">Sounds interesting. </font>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">How are you getting the word out?</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">What are you going to do in May when the 20th is on a Sunday? Or are your shops open Sundays?</font></div>
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<div><font size="5" face="Calligrapher">Oscar B. Hult</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">Albany Main Street Program</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="tahoma">541-928-2469</font></div>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Cooper Whitman [cwhitman@ci.the-dalles.or.us]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] cool ideas<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy">The Dalles Main Street Program is doing our own spin on the cash mob idea, with a recurring effort we call our “20/20 Program,” where we use any promotion avenues we have to
encourage people to spend $20 at a particular business on the 20<sup>th</sup> of the month. Today is our 2<sup>nd</sup> day—last month, with no lead time and almost no promotion, the business owner reported more than double her normal sales for that day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy">For more info, please contact me (<a href="mailto:cwhitman@ci.the-dalles.or.us">cwhitman@ci.the-dalles.or.us</a>) or see our Facebook page: Facebook.com/TDMainStreet</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: navy">Cooper Whitman</span></b></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charlie Mitchell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Oregon Main Street program managers'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] cool ideas</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We have our fourth cash mob scheduled for tomorrow in downtown La Grande. Participants of the first three spent over $2,500! For more information contact
Alana Garner at <a href="mailto:coordinator@lagrandemainstreet.org">coordinator@lagrandemainstreet.org</a>. or 541-963-1223.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Charlie Mitchell, CEcD</span></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Community & Economic Development Director</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">PO Box 670</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">La Grande, OR 97850</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">541-962-1307</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheri Stuart<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Cc:</b> sara@albertamainst.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] cool ideas</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1. Cash mobs - cool article about how community members are supporting local businesses...and it is happening in Oregon as well. La Grande has
had 3 "cash mobs" descend on local businesses!</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*Thank you to Cara Kaser for sharing this idea.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I just learned about this free volunteer sign up tool and I thought some of you might also find it useful, especially for larger events with lots
of volunteers. This will (hopefully) make our Street Fair volunteer coordinator's job much easier!</span></p>
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<a href="http://www.signupgenius.com" target="_blank">http://www.signupgenius.com</a> </span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Suggested by Sara Wittenberg, Executive Director, Alberta Main Street</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3. Community Preservation Act - interesting concept - read on:</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/swansea/mobiletopstories/x503117459/OUR-VIEW-Fall-Rivers-Community-Preservation-Act-would-be-a-good-investment#axzz1pfy6Uls6" target="_blank">http://www.wickedlocal.com/swansea/mobiletopstories/x503117459/OUR-VIEW-Fall-Rivers-Community-Preservation-Act-would-be-a-good-investment#axzz1pfy6Uls6</a></span></p>
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