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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Alberta Main Street’s BIPOC Pop-up Markets
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2020/08/20/main-spotlight-bipoc-markets-on-alberta-street?CommunityKey=c40a84d1-46b2-465c-985c-c08ed69081ab">
Click Here</a> to read. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Relief Fund for Black Oregonians. Applications $62 million in CARES Act funds available for Black Oregonians economically impacted by Covid-19 including individuals, businesses,
and nonprofits <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/08/24/62-million-relief-fund-for-black-oregonians.html?ana=e_ae_prem&j=90525331&t=Afternoon&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkROaE1EZzJOakptTmpVeSIsInQiOiJhOENvUmsxaEtCSkxXTkIyTEtLUkhrYnlrRVo1RVdmVHhBV283dlBGZ1wvOVJCdmhrVlpmbEQzTzFuU21yOUpFTHd3VlR2ckpGY1Vob1B1WlcwcER0TlZzclwvUEFtbEtBNUdPSWw2em1RXC9JbXBnVGhCeHdqNFFTY2J4K3JzZkFmRSJ9">
Click Here to Read</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333">On August 18, 2020 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Pages/equity-grants-covid-19.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">OHA
opened grant applications</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#333333"> to not-for-profit organizations statewide and Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribes and the Urban Indian Health Program for grants
flowing from legislatively-directed $45 million in federal CARES Act coronavirus relief funds. (Thanks to Melanie for sharing the link)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">NMSC Blog: Holiday Shopping during Covid - What Should Main Streets Expect
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2020/08/26/holiday-shopping-during-covid-what-should-main-str">
Click Here to Read</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Mornings on Main Conversations:<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b>Sustainable funding planning</b>: many of our network organizations have been doing ok but without the revenue coming in from events and donor campaigns, it isn’t looking good
for the coming year. It’s time for boards to think about new strategies or retooling existing strategies to generate funding for your organizations. We talked about different ideas like virtual live and silent auctions
<a href="https://mainstreetsiloam.org/mainevent2020/">Click Here</a> to see an example from Siloam Springs (AR), starting Friends of Downtown campaigns, connecting with alumni that may have deep connections in your community even if they no longer live there,
etc. Liz in Oregon City shared they are thinking of a speed dating (w/Plexiglas shields). Let’s share ideas so we can ensure the sustainability of all our programs!<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b>Art of Relevance</b> -
<a href="http://www.artofrelevance.org/">http://www.artofrelevance.org/</a> This is a link to Nina Simon’s website with the free download of her book and a link on the website to her TED Talk. Nina talks about how to be welcoming not just by opening our doors
to newcomers but to create new doors and meet people where they are at. It is well work the 15 minutes to watch the TED Talk and to share w/board members to prompt discussion on how your organization’s function.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b>Halloween discussion</b>: many communities are retooling their traditional activities. Woodburn is thinking through doing a car parade ending up in a lot where people can see
and vote on decorated cars, Bandon is considering having 5 or 6 stations along the boardwalk, another is considering a home decoration/drive-by contest<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b>Cool things happening around the Network</b>:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Oregon City has a small placemaking grant that they are using to hire artists for a chalk painting day w/3x5 foot scenes in front of businesses. A kid zone will be at the Plaza.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Bandon is having a banner summer with people from the valley taking closer vacations<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Hillsboro has been struggling with so many ideas to help downtown. They reached out to high school students that have lost their extracurricular activities that help them prep
for college. The high school students have been show a list of projects that have been on the back burner and can choose something they would like to do like interviews of tattoo artists, cleaning up a pollinator garden, GPS inventory of public areas, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>iv.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Curbside Cravings are going really well for Lakeview. People are lining up in their cars for a chance to buy candy and popcorn at the Alger Theater which is helping raise the
money they will need to pay expenses over the winter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>v.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Beaverton has been facing “Coronavirus Stress” with it showing up between businesses. So they are working on relational management including bringing people together and empowering
businesses to share messaging to cut rumors at the start and managing the word that the public is hearing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>vi.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Dayton’s Band on the Run was successful w/nine bands touring nine zones in the back of trucks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>vii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Klamath Falls board members did a walk-about in teams of two to check-in with businesses, hear how they were doing, and to connect with resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>viii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Lebanon has scaled back music to ensure social distancing protocols are met at Strawberry Plaza but still active averaging around 40 people (capacity is 70)
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</span>ix.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Several organizations were successful in applying for PPP including Astoria and Bandon among others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>x.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Willamina has created Willabucks with funds donated from larger businesses like lumber. The $10,000 raised is going to folks who have been hit hard in the community to spend in
local businesses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>xi.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Outdoor seating has been working in many communities like Beaverton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228">Sheri Stuart
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#4F6228">(she, her, hers) </span>
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">| Oregon Main Street Coordinator</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Desk: (503)986-0679 cell: (503)551-3705<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">www.oregonmainstreet.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">725 Summer St NE, Ste C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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