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