“Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything.” Lance Armstrong Take a minute to sit back and catch up on all the exciting things that are happening in downtown Klamath Falls.
Downtown Scoop May 2016
Klamath Falls Downtown Association
Summer Festival Season has arrived Celebrate the Blues: Summer Kick-Off Festival Join us as we kick summer off with a new and fun for all ages street festival right on Main Street. Celebrate the Blues: A Summer Kick-Off Festival will have live music, a beer and wine garden, interactive activities and games, great food, and many other surprises. The festival will also highlight Blue Zones Project and Crater Lake National Park with arts and crafts, interactive demonstrations, and many more related activities. Celebrate the Blues: Summer Kick-Off Festival will take Main Street by storm on Thursday, June 16 from 6-9PM. Be prepared to share laughs, relax, and build new memories downtown. Admission is free of charge and all ages are welcome.
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Calling all Vendors Have a talent or booth idea you’d like to share? Maybe a business you’d like to promote? Contact our coordinator at 541591-9444 for more information on becoming a vendor at Celebrate the Blues: Summer Kick-Off Festival.
Give Back Day Thursday, May 26th Klamath Falls Downtown Association is partnering with Klamath Union High School to once again bring Give Back Day downtown. Give Back Day was created as a way to inspire the youth of our community to engage in community service efforts. In past years, KU students have been tasked with graffiti removal, planting flowers, painting murals, cleaning windows, and many
New Downtown Park
other essential projects to beautify our downtown. This year KU students will be promoting downtown beautification through a variety of projects including: creating a new mural, cleaning up trails, removing graffiti and thanks to a partnership with American Red Cross they will be hosting a blood drive downtown. One blood donor can help save three lives! The Bloodmobile will be parked at the corner of 9th and Main Street near BRD Printing. We need 32-35 donors and are challenging downtown businesses to get involved. Visit, www.redcrossblood.org sponsor code GiveBack or you may call Rebecca at 714-604-7914 to reserve your donation time. Blood donations are always
This summer, Klamath Falls will be welcoming a new park to our community. Sugarman’s Corner Park will be located on the corner of 6th and Main Street in our downtown. The park will provide a welcoming space for anyone that spends time downtown and will soon prove to be a community favorite. Sugarman’s Corner Park is expected to spur cultural and economic revitalization and deepen a sense of pride and place. It will allow for people of all ages to enjoy being outdoors in the heart of downtown. The park is scheduled to be open early July 2016. For more information visit http://www.sugarmanscorner.com/
in high demand so let’s do this Klamath Falls!
Lake Jam Oregon Klamath Falls will be hosting a new multi day festival; Lake Jam Oregon. Lake Jam Oregon will boast plenty of activities for all ages including corn hole and a wool pit. Lake Jam Oregon will also have a beer garden, live music, and a 3x3 basketball tournament with over $10,000 in cash prizes. See http://lakejamoregon.com/ for more information.
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Monthly Spotlight: Old Stables Market
So you want to sponsor Celebrate the Blues? Our events would be impossible to plan &
Have you been to the newest market in Klamath Falls? Old Stables Market has your grocery essentials like apples, lettuce, bread, eggs, and many others right on Main Street.
execute without your generous financial support. Please consider becoming a sponsor for our Celebrate the Blues: Summer Kick-Off
Visit them at 427 Main Street Open everyday 8AM-8PM| 541-887-2828 Like ‘Old Stables Market’ on Facebook
Festival. Sponsorship perks are detailed below.
$500
Platinum Sponsorship
Thank you mention in Herald and News
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Hanging flower baskets are [almost] here!
Promotion of your business on KFDA’s Facebook Exploring a Page and website Historical District • Logo on print ads in Herald & News •
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posters printed and distributed before event
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Sponsor mention on radio ads
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Prominent logo on TV commercial
donations the hanging flower basket
$200
program will be returning this summer.
Gold Sponsorship
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Thank you mention in Herald and News
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Promotion of your business on KFDA’s
Hanging flower baskets will be installed on June 1st and will remain up through the end of September. This year you will note that there will be a decorative
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Logo on print ads in Herald & News
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Business acknowledgement on 75 posters
banner adjacent to the flower basket instead of a second flower basket. This is due to efforts to conserve water and keep costs low.
printed and distributed before the event
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$100
KFDA appreciates the continued community support toward downtown beautification. We are still some
Silver Sponsorship
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Thank you mention in Herald and News
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Promotion of your business on Klamath Falls
dollars short of fully funding the hanging flower baskets and are gladly taking donation. Please consider donating, your dollars will lead to
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immediate downtown beautification. Mail your donations to PO Box 372 Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Sponsorship forms can be downloaded from http://www.downtownklamathfalls.org/events.php
or contact our coordinator at 541-591-9444 for more information.
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Interested in volunteering? Klamath Falls Downtown Association is seeking dedicated and joyful individuals to be part of our volunteer team for Celebrate the Blues: Summer Kick-Off Festival. As a volunteer, you will be a part of Klamath Falls history! You will be helping run a new downtown summer festival and can do so in a variety of ways. Whatever your passion or talent may be KFDA would appreciate your volunteering spirit and we will ensure that your talents are being accentuated and most importantly that you have fun giving back. Please email downtownklamathfalls@gmail.com with your contact information or call 541-591-9444.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR KFDA’s next membership meeting will be held at Gaucho Collective (1038 Main Street) on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 6PM
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Thank you to all our members, friends, and volunteers! Your hard work and dedication is always appreciated and never goes unnoticed.
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