<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Awesome. Thank you, Darin.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:small">Mindy Aisling</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:small">Executive Director</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:small">--------------------</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div title="WISESTAMP_SIG_a0c8802ae076e26a85147578be5f21bd" style="font-size:small"><table style="max-width:600px;direction:ltr"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width:470px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:8px"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="470" style="width:470px"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding-left:10px;width:10px;padding-right:10px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-ao1XqSWKmxVF5_gQGs_gthlRITrrtw_&export=download" width="65" height="96"> </font></td><td style="border-right:1px solid rgb(69,102,142)"></td><td style="text-align:initial;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(100,100,100);padding:0px 10px"><div style="margin-bottom:5px;margin-top:0px"><b><font style="text-align:initial;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Downtown Bend Business Asso</font><span style="text-align:initial;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ciation</span></b></div><font size="1">Talk or Text - 541-788-3628    <a href="http://www.downtownbend.org" target="_blank">www.downtownbend.org</a><br>916 NW Wall Street in Downtown Bend Oregon</font><br><table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:470px;margin-top:5px"><tbody><tr><td style="color:rgb(141,141,141)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="display:inline-block"><i><br><div style="text-align:center"><i style="text-align:initial">We are a nonprofit committed to increasing </i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i style="text-align:initial">the vitality of Downtown Bend.</i></div></i></span></font></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-top:10px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="padding-top:10px"></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 11:56 AM W Darin Rutledge, Executive Director <<a href="mailto:darin@downtownklamathfalls.org">darin@downtownklamathfalls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_1652414027887116WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">For what it’s worth … I received the following email from Amex a couple last week: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="max-width:435pt;background:rgb(238,241,245)"><tbody><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:7.5pt 26.25pt 18.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(60,62,66)">If you are unable to see this message, <a href="http://s1705637988.t.en25.com/e/es?s=1705637988&e=1538198&elqTrackId=F54C9B4CAA1CCB41B1358A9D5176889D&elq=3eb2fb6e7285417eb15d79d0ea2b1852&elqaid=14988&elqat=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,111,207);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">click here</span></a> to view.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard,serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="580" height="274" style="width: 6.0416in; height: 2.8541in;" id="gmail-m_1652414027887116Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:175236a0cc44ce8e91" alt="SAVE THE DATE"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="background:white;padding:0in"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:15pt 22.5pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">Hi Darin,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">The holidays are just around the corner – please save the date for the launch of the 2020 Neighborhood Champion application in late October! Your support has been integral to the Shop Small^® movement and this year, you're pre-approved – on a first come, first serve basis.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">We’d love to have you join us once again</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">Last year, you helped rally your community to come together and Shop Small. This year, it’s more important than ever for us to come together to encourage customers to support small businesses all season long. Our Neighborhood Champions will help promote safe, secure shopping and encourage customers to Shop Small and share joy during the holiday season and beyond.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">Here’s what you can expect next</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">Keep an eye out in your inbox for an email containing a link to the 2020 application. Once you’ve applied and been approved, we’ll send you this year’s Shop Small merchandise. We’re looking forward to working with you again – let’s all come together to share joy.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(77,79,83)">Warmly, <br><b>The Shop Small Team at American Express</b><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">OMS_MANAGERS <<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> on behalf of "Downtown Bend, OR" <<a href="mailto:downtownbend@gmail.com" target="_blank">downtownbend@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Oregon Main Street program managers <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 11:17 AM<br><b>To: </b><<a href="mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>, Oregon Main Street program managers <<a href="mailto:oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[OMS_MANAGERS] Shop Small Saturday Neighborhood Champion<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Greetings,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I've usually registered as a Neighborhood Champion for Small Business Saturday by this time of the year.  So far, I haven't seen the AMEX website updated for Shop Small Saturday  - Am I missing something?  Has anyone else been able to register as a Neighborhood Champion?  Is AMEX still doing that this year?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We're going to be hosting the Shop Small passport event, but for 3 weeks instead of 1 day, which means that I need to get started ASAP.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Any information or advice on COVID Shop Small would be much appreciated.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks, guys! <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><di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