<div dir="ltr">Do it anyway... have limited reserved seating and roped off area that's social distanced, write a press release, invite local newspaper and TV, and pay to LIVESTREAM and have VIDEO it as a promo video to live on you can have on your website, give to the local business, promote on social media and youtube. We've been doing this for our live events since last June and even in Dec and it is an amazing, positive small business and community support thing. <br><br>This is then something you can then later use to show for getting grants and other funding, and it helps promote the businesses showing you support them, as well as is a really good way to promote and market downtown Beaverton. <br><br>Depending on your budget you can hire a professional production company or use local community college or HS students AV club type deal or get a community volunteer because cameras, sound, video editing and live streaming are cheap and easy these days. <br><br>If you have extra budget work with the restaurant to hire a band or singer or performers. We had a new Hawaiian restaurant open and they hired Chinese dragon dance and drumming troupe. Another new business hired a really wonderful soul singer for their opening. - the businesses paid for that but if I had the budget, I'd do it. <div><br>In fact, you just inspired me to do this welcome type thing for businesses on our street! Thanks! <br><br>Let me know how it goes. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 4:51 PM Megan Braunsten <<a href="mailto:mbraunsten@beavertonoregon.gov">mbraunsten@beavertonoregon.gov</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">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beaverton has found itself in the lucky spot of having several current buildings having taken COVID time as an opportunity to renovate, as well as a handful of new restaurants converting buildings and planning to open this summer. Traditionally,
we have helped all major renovations host ribbon cutting events. Since the pandemic began, we ceased offering this, but are now wanting to offer something. Does anyone have any great ideas that you have implemented or seen implemented for similar type celebrations?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,57,166)">Megan Braunsten (she, her, hers)<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,57,166)">City of Beaverton | PO Box
</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,57,166)">4755</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,57,166)"> | Beaverton OR
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</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,57,166)"><a href="mailto:mbraunsten@BeavertonOregon.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">mbraunsten@BeavertonOregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,57,166)">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Corbel,sans-serif;color:black">NOTE: I am working remotely at this time. My work hours are M-F (8am-5pm). You can also call or text me at (503) 523-9589. </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color:black">
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