Lake Wales Main Street Progress Report
February 12, 2010 – March 12, 2010
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Media Coverage/ Advertising/ Outreach
oWrote article for the Main Street News and posted on Main Street web site.
oAds in Main Street News and Lake Wales News: Car Show & World Dance Bazaar
oArticle and ad in Downtown Times: Car Show & World Dance Bazaar
oTwo articles on WDB in News Chief
oRadio PSA and interview on Sebring station
oCreated World Dance Bazaar posters and flyers and placed in Lake Wales businesses, Babson Park, Sebring and Webber University
•Lake Wales History Book:
oResearched and found historic photos in the Library, Depot Museum, Chalet Suzanne, Struthers Honey House, Bartow Museum, Max Mayer and private collections.
oScanned and made notes on over 200 photos
•World Dance Bazaar
oBooked performers, including Tifane Sejour
oCreated posters, flyers, program, signs, donation jars
oDistributed 3 press releases to newspaper, TV, and radio from Tampa to Orlando
oCreated Ads for Lake Wales News and Downtown Times
oCollected prizes for raffle
oCoordinated Celebrity Dance Contest
oLollipops will sponsor the Contest Trophy
•Car Show was held on February 27th. The weather was rainy and cold. Should be a great event again on March 27th.
•Downtown Business Directory
oStill updating the Directory brochure and Marketplace Kiosk
•New Office Donation
oLake Wales News is donating a storefront office in their building for the new Main Street office.
oWorking with Barbara Else to redecorate the office. Will need volunteers!
Meetings
•Board of Directors meeting February 12th
•Attended Chamber After Hours at Select Physical Therapy
•Attended Chamber After Hours at Pearce State Farm
•Promotions Committee met February 17th
•Tourism meeting February 24th
•Design Committee met March 3rd
•Organization Committee met March 9th
•Working with Webber University student intern Sabrina Randolph on the Marketplace the Pavilion, updating Downtown Directory and World Dance Bazaar.
