Lake Wales Main Street

Progress Report

March 13, 2009 – April 10, 2009

Main Street Management

•Manager recruited two new members and updated members on website

oCoqui Taino

oSarah Padgett

•Wrote an article for the Main Street News and posted on website

•Progress Reports posted on the website

•Emailed link to Progress Reports to City Commissioners and members

•Updated west side of Kiosk header with new members

•Prepared minutes of March board meeting

•Web Site:

oNew About Us page

oBoard of Directors page

oHistoric Photo Fundraiser brochure/thumbnails page

oNational Trust historic color palette brochure (link on front page)

oHistoric Ordinance (link on front page)

oWelcome 6 new businesses on front page

•Virtual Tour: www.lakewalesmainstreet.com/virtualtour.html

oResearched and experimented with Google Maps to create an interactive map with video links for member businesses. The VT page is up, but not linked to anything until more videos are posted.

oWorking on a page with videos listed by business name and address

oCreated a Lake Wales Main Street Channel on Youtube.com

oVideos will appear on www.youtube.com/LakeWalesMainStreet

oGallery & Frame Shop video: filmed, edited and posted on Virtual Tour

oWeaver, McClendon & Penrod video: filmed, edited and posted on Virtual Tour

oCliff’s True Value Hardware video: filmed, editing in progress

oRe-edited Chamber video and posted on Virtual Tour

oRe-edited Main Street video and posted on Virtual Tour

oDepot Museum: Posted “History” chapter of Chamber video with link to Chamber website. 

Promotions

•Created an ad for Murals Book

•Edited Murals Book

•World Dance Bazaar was very well received and attended

oMedia coverage in Lake Wales News, Lake Wales Downtown Times, News Chief and Ledger

oThank you letters sent to sponsors and dancers

Meetings

•Board of Directors meeting March 13

•Promotions Committee meeting March 20

•Economic Restructuring Committee March 25

•Design Committee April 1

•Organization Committee April 8

•Attended Chamber of Commerce member appreciation cook out March 20

•Participated in two NTHP / Main Street conference calls