<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Greetings, </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(51,51,51)">As we all work diligently to ensure the economic vitality of our </span>Mainstreets<span style="font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(51,51,51)">/Downtown Districts during and post COVID19, it is imperative that we look at our funding models, budgets, and scope of work so that we can optimize our services and guarantee our success for the future.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Our association is doing research on the funding and scope of work for downtown districts across the country so that we have all the available data and ideas to discuss with our City and community partners, allowing us to build the strongest plan for our Downtown District and small business community.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><b><u>Please take a moment to participate in <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5TN89VB">this survey</a></u></b>. Once our research is complete, we are happy to share the results of this survey with you to inform your own brainstorming and decision making. If you prefer discussing via phone or Zoom, we'd love to connect with you to discuss further and brainstorm for the future!  Please email (<a href="mailto:downtownbend@gmail.com">downtownbend@gmail.com</a>) or call (541-788-3628) to set up a good time.</div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:National2,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Thanks, again. We really appreciate you taking the time to communicate with us. We believe that small business matters and that thriving downtown districts are the cornerstones of healthy communities across our country.  We salute the hard work that you do!    </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thrive and help thrive, it's the way of the future!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">---------</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 (ASH-ling)</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:small"><i>she/her/hers</i></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 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