<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">From Klamath Falls<div class="">Design-We filled 50 of our empty flower pots with winter greenery in partnership with our local garden club</div><div class="">Organization-We successfully obtained a grant to pay for a coordinator for a year.</div><div class="">Economic Vitality-We helped facilitate the city offering a facade improvement grant and “change of use” grant.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> -We are about to launch a “Business Plan Competition” in order to fill an empty space downtown.</div><div class="">Thank you, Kendall</div><div class="">Klamath Falls Downtown Association</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 8, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Rebecca Quandt <<a href="mailto:rebecca@downtownmcminnville.com" class="">rebecca@downtownmcminnville.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Main Street Community!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The McMinnville Downtown Association is gearing up for our Annual Board Retreat in Janurary. We are having it at a winery… so hopefully it won’t be too dull…. but I need your help!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Can you please send me a few things that each of you are doing that you feel are your biggest successes. I would love it if I could get at least one example for ORG, DESIGN, PROMO and ER from each of your organizations. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I will lead the way and hope many of you take the time to respond :) </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">MDA's Biggest Successes</u></div><div class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></div><div class=""><u class="">ORGANIZATION</u></div><div class="">Our sponsorship opportunities and packet design. </div><div class="">Internship Program with Linfield. We have had four very successful part-time interns help out at the office this past year with no cost to our organization.</div><div class="">Implementing SalesForce!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">PROMO</u></div><div class="">Farmers Market is by far our most profitable event and is one of the best for our image and mission.</div><div class="">Downtown Gift Certificates. We sold more than $32,000 in Gift Certificates last year.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING</u></div><div class="">Our ability to help property owners with tax credits and grant applications for historic properties. One of the biggest strengths the MDA has right now is our committees expertise in recruiting businesses, retaining businesses and being a great resource to help them find funding for many of their projects<u class="">.</u></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">DESIGN</u></div><div class="">Holiday Twinkle Lights</div><div class="">Historic Facade Design Guideline Brochure</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would be more than happy to share in further detail any of these items with anyone interested.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rebecca Quandt</div><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">Executive Director<br class=""><br class="">McMinnville Downtown Association<br class="">105 NE Third Street<br class="">McMinnville, OR 97128<br class="">503-472-3605<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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