<div dir="ltr">This is so helpful, and a conversation I just had with one of our former board members. Perfect timing.<div><br></div><div>Thanks! </div><div>Noelle</div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">Noelle Brooks</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">program manager</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">Historic Willamette Main Street</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif">503.750.0297</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif"><a href="http://www.historicwillamette.com">www.historicwillamette.com</a></font></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Mary Bosch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mbosch@rdiinc.org" target="_blank">mbosch@rdiinc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Yes, I’ve helped organize downtown block captains for business development purposes. The structure and scale depends on the size of the downtown, but they are
a great tactic for regular two-way conversation with business owners—both to share information about what’s happening downtown and resources and to gain insight to how businesses are doing (data and anecdotal) and what they need. Here’s an overview from the
Main Street Center. Happy to talk to you about how to make this work for your circumstances.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>STUART Sheri * OPRD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">oms_managers@listsmart.osl.<wbr>state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Block Captain Duties<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi All – please see the request for ideas for implementing a “block captain” type program!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Jennifer Mowe [<a href="mailto:jenny@sweetwifebaking.com" target="_blank">mailto:jenny@sweetwifebaking.<wbr>com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 02, 2017 6:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> STUART Sheri * OPRD<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Block Captain Duties<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking at using a block captain system to help get the word out. We think it might work well with some of the more "reclusive" business and property owners. Do you by any chance know of other organizations that have implemented
this? Do you have any info on block captain duties and the best way to organize them?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></p>
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