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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">OMS Webinars – We have been so impressed with how our main street organizations have been working so hard and creatively to support your local businesses and community over the
past few months. It is easy to lose sight of the need to communicate your own organizational value. To help you think about sharing your story and to use your social media tools effectively, we will be hosting two webinars – the first is learning about the
different audiences you need to reach and the messages that might resonate with them and the second digs a little deeper into calendaring your messages and expanding your audiences. Here’s the registration info for each:</li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:.5in"><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7580495363528222732">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7580495363528222732</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining each of the webinars.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN">The 2020 Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program Planning Grant Application materials are attached.
</span>The materials can also be found at <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/Pages/Planning-Grants.aspx">
https://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/Pages/Planning-Grants.aspx</a>, along with additional resources to assist applicants. Applications are due July 31, 2020. Award announcements will be mailed in August. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Locable has a free ecommerce platform for businesses that are just getting starting w/on-line sales. In addition, they are having a contest to give<em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
away Mercantile™ to one US community</span></b></em> - <a href="https://t.sidekickopen79.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsfD98bW4Y8-z263BjDsW2zhqcR56dF1Cf4dXwMR02?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3ZZmP1W3CbGtR3Fbt5SW3_SNT33zd-g5W3ZV6hL1GDKJpW3zd14k3zgDmVW4fM93Q3F6bN7W41S7x23JF4bGW49h9tS3ZY69HW43Wfyl3T4FMpW4cJ2lW3T1k6Sw43TCCN8WT2&si=5076417805025280&pi=24abb789-209b-4ca6-b255-3c7a099b4ad8">
Mercantile™ is our new shared-space marketplace</a> and is an additional paid component for communities that extends the e-commerce features merchants can use for free.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://t.sidekickopen79.com/s1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsfD98bW4Y8-z263BjDsW2zhqcR56dF1Cf4dXwMR02?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3ZZmP1W3CbGtR3Fbt5SW1S1nmq1L5M63W1N5Y_m1Q44KQW4mCWqt1T-PJhW3zgF2N43Q9h7W3K8PHD41YyJbW3JF4bG49hcq7W4hLr_D43Tbd5W41S_rG1Gy7QrW45LMtq1GFZjDW41PGFk43TBFHW1GHDSh3ZY1D8W4hLZLW3K9dy7W4mBcMr1G9v2-W1N37Xr3Z_TPm0&si=5076417805025280&pi=24abb789-209b-4ca6-b255-3c7a099b4ad8" target="_blank">Your
communities can learn more and enter to win here</a> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">(it's a $2500 value)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:windowtext">You might have caught a presentation by Dr. Ron Cook w/Distrx at our conference last fall. He just sent me a message letting me know how
</span>Main Street communities across the country are using their free mobile app to communicate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqiYrf6HALg" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqiYrf6HALg">COVID related
updates</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>during the crisis. This app is available at no cost to Main Streets or your local businesses to participate, so it’s a great way to keep everyone updated as each community reopens. There are now more than
450 Main Streets participating in 33 states. Each Main Street Director has complete control of their content, and the merchants can post updates on their status, including any special announcements or promotions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Again,
it is completely free to both the Main Street and all businesses – no “catch”!</i><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in">Here's a link to Dr. Cook’s latest Main Street America
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2019/02/05/marketing-your-main-street-in-the-digital-age">
article</a>.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><a href="http://distrx.com/">http://distrx.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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