Lake Wales Main Street
Progress Report
September 11, 2009 – October 9, 2009

Main Street Management
•Manager recruited 2 new members
oLegacy Real Estate Center
oPeterson & Myers
•Press coverage
oWrote an article for the Main Street News and posted on Main Street web site.
oInvited Ken Suarez from Fox 13 News to do a story on the Virtual Tour. He and photojournalist came to Lake Wales, interviewed Pedersen, Wojcik, Hinshaw and Privett, and used footage from the Virtual Tour. The story aired several times on October 16 and 17. The Fox video link is posted on the Main Street page.
oPrivett was guest speaker on Views on the Ridge TV October 7th, topics were the Annual Dinner, Rumble on the Ridge and the Main Street Flag Fundraiser
•Scanned and restored new historic photo for Annual Dinner Silent Auction
•Posted Progress Report online
•Privett helped Johnson Funeral Home create a website
•Main Street Business Workshop held on October 1st at PSC.
•Delivered Main Street Matters
•Annual Dinner
oSponsors for Annual Dinner
Polk State College: $500 table sponsor
Citizens Bank: Beer and Wine
Progress Energy: $250
Lake Wales Little Theatre and Danny Baynard will help with decoration and lighting. Danny will be a host and speaker
Fields-Huston: limo
High Point Church: Popcorn popper
oEdited invitation list
oCreated invitations
oMailed invitations
oCreated Annual Dinner web page
oOrdered supplies for table decorations
oOrdered “Oscar” awards
oWorking on Annual Report video, Bloopers Video and Sponsor Slide Show
•Rumble on the Ridge
oReceived event permit from the City
oObtained event insurance
oPlaced full-page ads in Born to Ride Magazine. There will also be 4 TV commercials on Born to Ride TV show. They will distribute 2,700 flyers and send email blast to all bikers on their extensive email list.
o“Radical Randy” Akers, a bike event promoter and MC, is promoting Rumble on the Ridge on stage at more than a dozen events around Florida.
oCreated  Rumble on the Ridge flyers
oJorge Rivera, Hot Tails Cycle promoter, has handed out over 300 flyers at bike events
oMet with Chalet Suzanne to coordinate Kick Off and Wrap Up parties
oApplied to two beer distributors for sponsorship
oMet with Mike Bloom in Lakeland for Budweiser sponsorship
oCreated event web page: www.RumbleontheRidge.org
oPosted Vendor Application on RumbleontheRidge.org
oMet with Hot Tails Cycles representatives
•Virtual Tour currently has 30 videos: YouTube.com/user/lakewalesmainstreet
oEdited Main Street Virtual Tour web page
oCompleted and uploaded Video Trailer to promote Virtual Tour
oFilmed Green Horizon Land Trust Virtual Tour at Bok Tower
Meetings
•Board of Directors meeting September 11th
•Attended Chamber Business Awards Luncheon September 18th
•Attended Chamber After Hours at Webber on September 22nd
•Economic Restructuring Committee September 23rd
•Attended Streetscape open forum at City of Lake Wales Planning Department September 28th
•Annual Dinner Committee met September 30th
•Main Street Business Workshop October 1st
•Design Committee met October 7th