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Board Ch air s M e s s ag e

The culture and ethicsof an organization are often dened by its values statement.We are fortunate at the Pennsylvania Downtown Center

to have a history of professionaland tireless commitment forthe community and the peoplewe serve. To rearm thatcommitment, the sta and Boardof PDC developed and approved anew set of values. These will serveas guiding principles to navigate

how we treat each other, serveour customers and determineappropriate partnerships.

Moving forward, the PDC staand Board of Directors havecommitted to the followingvalues: authenticity; stewardship;progressive; collaborative; fun;

integrity. A fuller description of what these terms mean to

us can be found at www.padowntown.org. We are eager todemonstrate how we live these values through continuousimprovement, partnerships and passion for communityrevitalization. As members of PDC, please hold us accountableto these values, (especially that fun one!)

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PENNSYLVANIA DOWNTOWN CENTERS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

2013 EVENTS CALENDAREVENT DATE TIME LOCATIONNew Manager Training Monday, June 24th 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Harrisburg, PA

PDC Oces

New Manager Training Monday, July 29thandTuesday, July 30th

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Harrisburg, PAPDC Oces

CRA: Organization Wednesday, July 31st and

Thursday, August 1st

Harrisburg, PA

PDC OcesNew Manager Training Monday, September 23rd and

Tuesday, September 25th9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Harrisburg, PA

PDC Oces

CRA: Design Wednesday, September 25th andThursday, September 26th

Harrisburg, PAPDC Oces

Statewide Managers Meeting Monday, October 7th andTuesday, October 8th

Venue TBA

Regional Leadership Forum Tuesday, October 8th Venue TBA

National Preservation Conference Tuesday, October 29th throughSaturday, November 2nd

Indianapolis, IN

New Manager Training Monday, November 18thand

Tuesday, November 19th

Harrisburg, PA

PDC OcesCRA: Community Marketing Wednesday, November 20th and

Thursday, November 21stHarrisburg, PAPDC Oces
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some of Pennsylvanias most active

revitalization organizations to reallytell their towns stories. I was thrilledto be in Danville and Manheim with thelm crew. I was so impressed by theenthusiasm of everyone involved whileshowcasing the ever evolving projectsin their communities, said Ashlee O.Shelton, Marketing & MembershipCoordinator, PDC.

The shows will highlight sixteenPennsylvania towns and will befeatured through January of 2014.

Every episode will cover a varietyof interesting hot spots within thecommunities being featured. And oneof the most exciting parts is that theshows are being hosted by peoplewithin our PDC family! Main StreetManagers, Elm Street Managers andboard members are all in VJ style,showing the viewers around theirtowns and communities.

The Executive Director of the Danville

Business Alliance, Jim Wilson, takesthe viewer on a tour of some of hisfavorite locations in town including avery unique general store, a potterygallery and a microbrewery. InManheim the Steigel Glassworks wasa must-see location to highlight thetowns established and growing artscommunity.

Pennsylvania DowntownCenter recently signed

a contract with the

Pennsylvania Cable Network

(PCN) to produce a series of

television shows entitled

Discover Main Street PA.

Filming began in April of2013 and the first episode

aired on Sunday May 19, 2013.

PCN is a statewide non-prot 501 (c)3television network available to 10 millionviewers in more than 3.3 million homes.This is a fantastic opportunity for

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MayDANVILLE BUSINESS ALLIANCE

MANHEIM DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT GROUP

juneBUTLER DOWNTOWN

DOWNTOWN CARLISLE ASSOCIATION

augustOUR TOWN FOUNDATION HAMBURGOIL CITY MAIN STREET PROGRAM

SeptemberARDMORE INITIATIVE

EASTON PARTNERSHIP

OCTOBERMAINSTREET WAYNESBORO

WEST CHESTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

NOVEMBERHISTORIC KENNETT SQUARE

WEST READING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION

decemberLATROBE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAMHOLLIDAYSBURG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

januaryDOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN, INC.

RIDGWAY HERITAGE COUNCIL

Shows are set to air on the Third Sunday of every month (except for July) at

7:00PM(est). The shows will then be available on the PDC website.

Tune-in!


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Pennsylvania Downtowns ReceiveNational Accreditation

Ardmore InitiativeDowntown BedfordBuilding a Better BoyertownButler Downtown

Community Action Development CorporationDowntown Carlisle AssociationClearfield Revitalization CorporationDanville Business AllianceDowntown IndianaGreater Easton Development PartnersEbensburg BoroughEmmaus Main StreetFreeport-Leechburg-Apollo Group (FLAG)

Greensburg Community Development CorporationHamilton District Main Street ProgramLatrobe Community RevitalizationCounty of Lehigh

Downtown Lock HavenManheim Downtown Development GroupOil City Main StreetOld Town Grove CityOur Town FoundationQuakertown Alive!Scranton TomorrowVenture LititzWest Chester BID

2013 NATIONALLY AccreditedMain Street Communities

The annual national accreditation status is based uponten (10) national standards of performance that includeassessment of operating budget, involvement of local boards

and committees, reporting of key statistics, training for staand volunteers and more. A complete list of the 10 nationalstandards of performance can be found here:http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/about-main-street/the-programs/performance-standards.html

As the coordinating organization for the Main Streetprogram in Pennsylvania, PDC is extremely proud of theMain Street communities that have received this recognitionfrom the National Main Street Center this year, said PDCexecutive director, Bill Fontana. While each and everyone of Pennsylvanias Main Street programs contributesto making their communities great, these 26 accredited

communities deserve special recognition. Accreditation is anacknowledgment of the fact that an organization is followingand implementing a program that is likely to result in asuccessful revitalization eort.

The Main Street Four-Point Approach based on design,promotion, organization and economic restructuringis a comprehensive, preservation-based strategy forstrengthening and sustaining the places and enterprisesthat make up vibrant and unique communities. NMSC wasestablished in 1980 and leads a network of more than 1,200state, regional, and local programs, in this common senseapproach to addressing the variety of issues and problemsthat challenge traditional central business districts. NMSC is asubsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Pennsylvania Downtown Center(PDC) is proud to announce that26 Main Street communities from

across the commonwealth recentlyreceived recognition as NationallyAccredited Programs by the National

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Congratulations to the most recent graduates

of the Community Revitalization Academy

PDC awarded ve Destination MarketingGrants, totaling $10.000, toward eventsoccurring between January 1 and June15, 2013. Destination marketing is

dened as activities designed to attractvisitors from at least fty miles away orfrom a fty minute drive-time from thesite of the event. PDC utilized standardGeographic Information Systems(GIS) to ensure that the geographicrequirements were being met.

Communities did not need to be DCEDdesignated to be eligible but did needto be in the midst of a comprehensivedowntown revitalization program that

is generally in conformance with theconcepts and methodologies of theMain Street Approach or Elm StreetApproach.

The Community Revitalization Academy(CRA) is a series of ve (5) two-dayworkshops designed to providerst year Main Street managers,Elm Street managers, and otherinterested revitalization professionalswith intermediate level instructionbased on the Four-Point Approachof the National Trust for Historic

Preservations Main Street Program

and the Five-Point Approach of thePennsylvania Elm Street Program.While these two programs have slighvariations in the nomenclature and

certain program activities, there isa high degree of consistency in thetraining required to eectively andeciently implement these program

2013 Destination Marketing Grants

Adrienne MaelManager, Downtown Bloomsburg Inc.

Sue MoyerNeighborhood Manager,SSJ Neighborhood Network in Erie

Congratulations to theArdmore Initiative, West Chester Business ImprovementDistrict, Venture Lititz, Hamilton Main Street Program andOur Town Foundation.


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After two long days of coordinatormeetings, it was time to celebrate!Sunday evening a special dinner wasarranged for the coordinators at CafReconcile, an awe inspiring refugein Central City New Orleans. Its aworking caf and hospitality trainingfacility for youth at risk. The food was

fantastic! Between the fried catshwith crawsh sauce and the bananasfoster bread pudding, I couldnt getenough. But Caf Reconcile is so muchmore than just the food it is partof a larger non-prot organization,Reconcile New Orleans, committed toaddressing the system of generationalpoverty, violence and neglect in theNew Orleans area.

After dinner, each student shared their

story of how they got to where theyare today, with some of their pathsmore challenging than others. Someof the students shared how they hadto quit high school to take care of illfamily members, others sharing howtheir young lives had already lead tobad choices. But all of them making

the conscious decision to come toCaf Reconcile, and being forevergrateful for the opportunity that hadbeen given to them. Before they weredone, I was completely moved, tearsstreaming down my face this placeis making a dierence, a life-changingdierence in these young lives, theirfamilies, and their community.

For more information, visitcafereconcile.org .

PennsylvaniaDowntown CentersJulie Fitzpatrickand Mary LeeStotler head to New

Orleans for the 2013National Main StreetConference

Another highlight of the conference wasthe mobile workshop to Treme. Its aneighborhood that has most recentlyreceived attention because of an HBO

series set in that part of New Orleanspost Katrina. I didnt know what toexpect from the mobile workshop,afraid that they would glamorize thingsand only show us the perfect parts ofthe community. They didnt. And, Imglad that they didnt. The city of NewOrleans is dealing with the same kindof racial and socio-economic divide andchallenges that all of our cities are dealingwith. The dierence is that post-Katrina,the determination and will to makesubstantive changes - changes that wontback-slide (ngers-crossed) is presentand alive in New Orleans. As one of theguides said, Katrina gave us a chanceto change old habits, and some of thenot-so-great traditions that plagued theneighborhood for generations.

A few of the highlights of the workshopwere the Circle Foods Store, the BellSchool, and Treme Market Branchbuilding, along with the numerousbrightly painted Creole cottages lining

the neighborhood streets. Many ofthese houses can be traced back tobeing owned during the 18th and early19th centuries, by free persons of colorand African slaves who were able tobuy their freedom. Tremes roots arestrong and so are the people. During the1960s the elevated expressway was builtand the neighborhood was segmented,contributing to the blight that theyare dealing with today. But, there isa movement to remove part of the

conferenceperspectives

Our trip to New Orleans for the National Main StreetsConference was filled with fun, adventure, and a deepadmiration for the people and the culture of a city so

many of us have grown to love. Some high points of my trip included Caf

Reconcile, Treme, and of course, beignets. For much of our visit the weatherwas beautiful, we made new friends, and learned a thing or two that wevebrought back to PA.

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It was an onerous assignment, butPDC had to put in an appearance atthis years National Main Streets

Conference. Julie Fitzpatrick and Iwere tapped with that duty because,

you know, someone had to do it. Andjust because the annual FrenchQuarter Music Festival was going onat the same time doesnt mean that weenjoyed it. But we did, even though onlya few of the Pennsylvania contingentwere in attendance.

I also got to lecture folks on my favoritesubject: Work Plans. And guess what?

They LIKED it. So there.

I wouldnt say that New Orleans trulyrepresents what all of us are tryingto accomplish in our revitalizationeorts. Its a happening place withnearly 24-hour crowds on the streets,but with that crowd comes the typesof businesses and the species ofproblem that most of us dont want. Forinstance, on a tour of Historic Tax Creditprojects in the French Quarter, thepreservationists noted that on the iron

storefronts on some of the buildings,urine was an ongoing and severelydamaging problem. Moreover, the kindsof entertainment businesses that thrivein the French Quarter are not what mostof us would want in our family-friendly

downtowns. A pharmacy with a liquorsection? Really?

All that aside, New Orleans is a placethat denitely knows how to capitalizeon its historic assets. They understandthat people come for the party, butthey also come for the ambience. Thestreets are lled with colorful historicarchitecture, and people love it. Theyoverlook whatever inconveniences thereare because its a place they want to be.While we dont want the downside that

goes with being a party-town, we couldlearn some lessons from NOLA on howto make visitors feel welcome and also,how to appreciate and capitalize on ourhistoric assets. Rather than tear downthis iconic building, they built aroundit. This oers a rather incongruousappearance, but at least they saved thegem!

If a manager or board can swing it, theNational Conference is a great place to

learn new things and see ideas in action.Yes, it can be costly, but its a chanceto meet people and exchange ideasfrom programs all over the country. Youlearn that while each region has its ownunique challenges, you share a lot of

issues, as well.

The 2014 conference will be in Detroit.While that may not seem as much funas New Orleans, Im sure itll be packedwith all kinds of innovative ideas on howto rebuild an economy. Maybe Ill seeyou there!

expressway and reconnect the neighborhoodthrough a surface-level boulevard increasingwalkability and addressing other issues to bringlife back to the neighborhood.

For more information, visit http://www.cnu.org/restoringclaiborne.

If you have an opportunity to visit New Orleans,

do it. And, if you can, visit the French Quarterand the Garden District, both breathtaking intheir own right. But, if you able to, visit theneighborhoods and meet the people of thecity, those individuals whose ancestors helpedto weave the cultural fabric of a city so diverse,so rich in generations of intertwined cultures there arent many places like New Orleans.


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Susan Randall, Downtown Manager |

Eastburg Community Alliance

What drew you to this position?I was drawnby the towns historical assets (switchtower and restored train station). I aman East Stroudsburg native and am veryinvested in seeing my own hometownprosper.

What has been your favorite part of this position?Meeting like-minded people from

around the state of Pennsylvania

Anything about your community or neighborhoodor a champion that you would like to share?We are nestled in the beautiful PoconoMountains, very close to the DelawareWater Gap National Recreation Areaand we are home to East StroudsburgUniversity

Nick Felice, Executive Director | Latrobe

Community Revitalization Program (LCRP)

What drew you to this position? I haveworked in economic and communitydevelopment for over 17 years. Havingan opportunity to use my experienceand talents to help the citizens ofLatrobe was very appealing.

What has been your favorite part of this position?Working to engage many dierentgroups and individuals to assist LCRPwith its many promotions and projectsis most rewarding. It is human nature

to want to help your community. Ourgroup presents people with tangibleopportunities to make things better.

Anything about your community or neighborhoodor a champion that you would like to share?Latrobe is mostly a blue collar town withpeople who are truly down to earth andmost loyal to their community,school district and families. This strongsense of loyalty is infectious and isa strong base for volunteerism. Our

citizens have a can do attitude andstay busy looking for places where theycan have the greatest impact. Itsquite motivational to be in a positionwhere I can direct, steer and harnesstheir eorts to generate the desiredpositive change.

Dana L. Shoemaker, Executive Director |

Philipsburg Revitalization CorporationWhat drew you to this position? I had servedtwo communities one in Hollidaysburg,PA and one in Hobbs, NM as the mainstreet manager earlier in my career. Ihad not considered that I would endup working at this level in communityand economic development; however,when called to duty in my hometowncommunity, I felt compelled to take onthe challenge and pick up where Emily

Gette-Doyle, the outgoing manager, hadleft o in her tenure.

What has been your favorite part of this position?Having gained experiences outsideof the local society, culture, economyand geography and coming back as ahometown girl has given me a uniqueperspective on local challenges andmissions. This position for me is not ajob. These positions are lifestyles,and by continuing this work in myhometown, I am very rewarded by the

outcomes that we are working towardshere in Philipsburg.

Anything about your community or neighborhoodor a champion that you would like to share?Although Philipsburg has always beenin an economically-challenged area, thiscommunity, other organizations suchas the Moshannon Valley EconomicDevelopment Partnership and thePhilipsburg municipal government andbusiness members have continued tokeep the PRC open for business for

thirteen years. Without the statesadministrative funding, this program hasbeen continually supported and fundedlocally, and as a result I am even moreproud of representing my hometown.Every program in our Commonwealthhas its challenge, and Philipsburgis no dierent. However, the localcommitment is one of the best thingsabout the program and what is it madeup of.

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Adrianne Blank RLA.Main Street ManagerBuilding a Better Boyertown3 East Philadelphia AvenueBoyertown, PA 19512610 369-3054

www.boyertownpa.org

Our Boyertown Main Street Manager has a B.S. inLandscape Architecture from West Virginia Universityand is licensed as a Landscape Architect in the State

of Pennsylvania. Adrianne has worked in land developmentfor both engineering and landscape architecture firms andenjoys working on quality environments.

As part of her career path Adrianne had lived and workedin two of our premier Main Street Program towns. She wasemployed by Derck and Edson in Lititz, and for a landscapearchitect in West Chester. Following this great experience, thetrail took her back to her former community near Boyertown.She had grown up in Pike Township on a Christmas tree farm,where her appreciation for the environment, design, andbotany had rst taken root.

Adrianne started volunteering for Building a Better Boyertown(BBB) on the Tree Committee and later became a BoardMember. In 2010 she was hired as an interim manager for theMain Street Program and in December 2011 was hired full time.She is currently completing her third year as Manager.

Adrianne is very appreciative of the town and its healthyatmosphere. She stated that in Boyertown businesses actas friendly neighbors and a synergy exists between the localbusinesses. The business owners take pride in their shopsand exhibit a sense of business fellowship and promote eachother to the visiting clientele.

This positive word of mouth patronage exists in theform of suggesting visits to other local establishmentsand accentuating features unique to that establishment.These complimentary platitudes create a hum of businessesprit. Adrianne recognizes these special eorts, where thebusinesses place competition aside and cater to a higher levelof business camaraderie.

Marianne Deery is one of the original visionaries of the BBB.She is also the owner of the Twin Turrets Bed and Breakfastand is Mayor of Boyertown. Marianne Deery rst movedto Boyertown when she was in the 10th grade. Adriannesmother was in the

same class. Having beennew to the school andsomewhat isolated,Adriannes mother tookMarianne under herwing and tutoredher. When Adrianne hadheard this story fromMarianne, it touched her in

remembranceof her mother. Adrianne felt as if like she had arrived, andfound her place in her home community. It was a specialmoment of kinship to Boyertown.

Today, Adrianne lives again on the Christmas Tree farm withher father David, her friend Roswell and her ten year olddaughter Sandra. Adrianne is expecting her second child inAugust and will enjoy the rural farm for a brief time and beback managing the BBB.

Building a Better Boyertown is aNationally Accredited Program.

Phase One of the Streetscape Projectincluded: sidewalks; 21 street trees; abrick ribbon along the sidewalk; benches;and 42 street lights. The total costswere one million dollars.

The Tree Committee, a group of dedicatedprofessionals, has focused on additionsto the streetscape, plantings for theresidents and the local park.The Boyertown Oktoberfest has provento be the best fundraiser for the pastfive years and is the most recognized andwell attended event of the year.

The faade program has been verysuccessful and over a five year programincluded 46 businesses costing $120,000.

The Farmers Market is still going stronginto its 7th year. A grand re-opening isplanned since it is being moved to themunicipal parking lot downtown.

The Personalized Brick Project, as part ofthe streetscape project has really takenoff. Civic organizations have purchasedbricks for their past presidents overthe last 100 years, and many churcheshave also participated with theircongregations. This profitable projectincludes over 700 named bricks.

some highlights of the Building a Better BoyertownMain Street Program:


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May was Historic PreservationMonth. The National Trustfor Historic Preservation

is the parent organization of theNational Main Street Center and TheNational Trusts tagline for historicpreservation month is See! Save!Celebrate!

As we move forward throughout theyear it is important to remember thatHistoric Preservation is one of theten points needed for accreditation.Programs are reviewed to determinewhether they possess an historicpreservation ethic.

Certain criteria are used to measure aprograms level of involvement. Someof these include: design guidelinesto implement a faade rehabilitation

grant program; review of the localzoning ordinance to determine supportof historic preservation initiatives;adoption of a Commitment to HistoricPreservation Resolution; and if theorganization has participated in someway in National Preservation Monthactivities.

The Pennsylvania Downtown Center isin the process of developing a faaderehabilitation program manual that willserve as a template for communities.In a recent review of related materialsacross the State, a number of programswere found lacking in: adequate designguidelines; procedures with explicitdesign review; design assistance;an education component such as aworkshop; and references to the StatesPrevailing Wage and Secretary ofInteriors Standards.

It is understood however, that eachtown possesses dierent architectural,historic elements and natural settings.Each community can also have its uniqueapproach to their faade rehabilitationprogram.

In a recent review of the facadeimprovement grant packages ofover forty programs, Oil City had themost recent assemblage of materialscompleted in 2013, and had rated higheron our checklist.

The Main Street Program ManagerKathy Bailey recently held a majorevent in Oil City to spur interest in thehistoric preservation and the facadeimprovement grant program.

A workshop, Tax Credits & Grants forMain Street Building Improvementswas held in the historic Latonia

Last month, preservation and

Main Street organizations, bothlarge and small, took the timeto celebrate history and historicplaces. This years theme See!Save! Celebrate!aimed to

encourage community organizersto think creatively about funevents to engage your membersand draw in new audiences.

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Theater ballroom. The art-deco styleLatonia Theatre opened in 1928 withseating for 1,520 people, and was oneof the largest theaters in Oil City atthe time. The theater operated untilthe late 1960s, was later remodeledto accommodate retail tenants. Thesecond oor has since been restoredas a ballroom for special events, with

retail uses on the rst oor. Additionalrestoration and improvements are inprogress. The session included guestspeakers from the Pennsylvania HistoricMuseum Commission and PreservationPennsylvania. There were over 40persons in attendance.

We may remember from our youth,the Rs from grade school like Reading,wRiting and aRithmetic however, wemay not be familiar with the Rs ofpReseRvation?

Here is a sampling. Each of the wordshas its particular purpose and place,whether it is for the exterior or interior,to live or work, they vary in terms ofvalue and cost. While there are properdenitions, a working terminology in theeld may render dierent opinions. Doyou know the dierences between thesewords? We will discuss these words andtheir meaning in the next issue.

PReseRvationRestorationRevitalizationRehabilitation

ReconstructionRetrofittingRenovationRemodeling

See! Save! Celebrate!

The Historic Preservation slogan forthe month of implies action. We allknow of some building in our districtsthat are crying for attention. The rststep is to acknowledge a storefront orvacant interior space and bring attentionto it. That may mean enforcing local

regulations or nding a new investor.

The second step is to take actiontoward restoring or rehabilitatingthe building. Present the building orbusiness owner with the opportunity ofa faade rehabilitation grant. This canbe the obvious exterior storefront thateveryone has seen as they pass by, orthe unseen interior space, on the groundoor or upper story.

Host an open house to showcase a

historic building that has been recentlyrestored or repurposed. Give a tourof unseen vacant spaces and hold areception. Utilize an exceptionallyneglected space for an awards program.

Share your storiesand pictures with [email protected]

Celebrate your townevery month of the yearYou dont need a special month

to fnd creative ways to shine aspotlight on your communitysdistinct places. Try some of theseideas anytime to engage visitorsand residents.Community Service OpportunitiesPossible projects might include aclean-up day at a local house museumor along a historic Main Street.Consider partnering with other localnonprot organizations in your areato sponsor the event. This will allowyou to forge new relationships tobuild on in the future and will alsoprovide an opportunity to attract newvolunteers that may not be familiarwith your organization or site.

Demonstration ProjectsMany people who own a historicproperty enjoy learning more aboutrestoration techniques and newproducts. Consider hosting lectures,workshops, or demonstrations forhistoric home owners. Topics mightinclude how to select appropriate

paint colors, proper methods torepair older windows, plant choicesfor historic garden styles, or ideas forimproving energy eciency in olderhomes.

Special EventsHost building tours, open houses,living history events, and specialexhibits for your members andpotential new members orsupporters. Sponsor a photographycontest and post the photos on your

website or ask folks to send in lettersabout their favorite local landmark.Dont forget to take advantage ofsocial media. Encourage attendees touse Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitterto share photos or spread the word.

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