Photo: Kirk Riollano
Downtown is built by the people who show up
Main Street is being re-formed right now, which makes this the best moment to help shape it. Pick whatever fits your time.
Pick one
- VolunteerWork a festival booth, water the planters, take photos, help with a mailing. A couple of hours counts.Sign up to volunteer
- SponsorPut your name behind an event, a banner program or a season of the newsletter, and reach everyone who comes downtown.Ask about sponsoring
- GiveGifts of any size go to downtown programs: events, beautification and support for small businesses.Make a gift
- Join the founding boardThe new board needs 12 to 15 people willing to give 15 to 20 hours a month in the first year. Merchants, property owners and neighbors all belong here.Tell us about you
Volunteer
Festival days, planting days, a mailing, a camera. Tell us what you like doing and how often, and we will match you with something real.
- Festival and event days
- Planting and sprucing up
- Photos and social media
- Welcoming new businesses
Sign up to volunteer
A short form: your name, how to reach you, and a line about what you have in mind. Someone from Main Street gets back to you.
Sponsor
Sponsors help keep downtown events free. Your name goes in front of everyone who comes downtown, and your support goes to downtown programs.
Event sponsor
Your name on a signature event: signage, stage mentions and a spot on the event page.
Program sponsor
Underwrite something that lasts: planters, banners, wayfinding or a facade grant round.
In-kind partner
Printing, food, equipment, professional services. Donated work is as valuable as dollars.
Ready now?
Sign up online with your logo and link. Once Main Street confirms it, you are on the homepage automatically, with a report of views and clicks.
Become a sponsor
Ask about sponsoring
A short form: your name, how to reach you, and a line about what you have in mind. Someone from Main Street gets back to you.
Give
Gifts pay for events, flowers, banners and help for small businesses. Any amount counts, and every one is thanked.
Online giving opens soon
Online giving is not open yet. Leave your details and we will tell you the day it opens, or talk to us about a larger gift.
Make a gift
A short form: your name, how to reach you, and a line about what you have in mind. Someone from Main Street gets back to you.
Join the founding board
Twelve to fifteen people will set the direction of downtown for years. Merchants, property owners, residents and young people all belong at the table.
What it takes
- 15 to 20 hours a month in the first year
- Setting the work plan and hiring an executive director
- Caring about downtown. That is the only requirement.
Tell us about you
A short form: your name, how to reach you, and a line about what you have in mind. Someone from Main Street gets back to you.
Run a business or an event?
The most useful thing you can do is keep your listing and your events current. It takes a free account and a few minutes.