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| Milwaukee's Inter-National Experience |
| Committees and Monthly Volunteer Opportunities |
Committee management, funding oversight, grant writing,
newsletter, policy, public relations, staff oversight, staff
recruitment, volunteer recruitment, work plan
development, block watch groups.
Promotion Committee
Decorations, holiday promotions, image events, retail
business marketing, retail events, festival planning
Economic Restructuring Committee
Business assistance, business expansion, business
mix/clustering, business recruitment, business retention,
financial assistance/loans, market analysis, property
owner assistance, real estate development
Design Committee
Design guidelines, facade renovations, historic
preservation, mass transit, newspaper boxes, parking
issues, public furniture, signage, streetscapes, traffic
calming, walkable communities, zoning/regulation issues,
graffiti removal, litter control, community policing,
window displays, banners
Silver City Main Street's Asian Festival: East Meets
West National Committee
An event-planning committee to plan a brand new festival
in Silver City, similar to Asian Moon Festival. Committee
members assist in planning and implementation of the
festival.
newsletter, policy, public relations, staff oversight, staff
recruitment, volunteer recruitment, work plan
development, block watch groups.
- Meetings on the 3rd Monday of every month at
6 pm, location varies
Promotion Committee
Decorations, holiday promotions, image events, retail
business marketing, retail events, festival planning
- Meetings on the 2nd Monday of each month at
6 pm, location varies
Economic Restructuring Committee
Business assistance, business expansion, business
mix/clustering, business recruitment, business retention,
financial assistance/loans, market analysis, property
owner assistance, real estate development
- Meetings on the 1st Wednesday of each month at
3:30pm at Main Street Office
Design Committee
Design guidelines, facade renovations, historic
preservation, mass transit, newspaper boxes, parking
issues, public furniture, signage, streetscapes, traffic
calming, walkable communities, zoning/regulation issues,
graffiti removal, litter control, community policing,
window displays, banners
- Meetings on the 4th Tuesdays of each month at
6:00, location varies
Silver City Main Street's Asian Festival: East Meets
West National Committee
An event-planning committee to plan a brand new festival
in Silver City, similar to Asian Moon Festival. Committee
members assist in planning and implementation of the
festival.
- Meetings begin after January 1
Monthly Opportunities
Occupancy Report
Requires comfort talking with business owners,
superior organizational skills, comfort making
phone calls, and online research.
Requires experience with photography and
editing, good communication skills, and timely
follow-up. Video documentation and editing
opportunities also available. Great portfolio
builder for a student or young professional, or
for a seasoned professional to donate their
skills to an innovative community revitalization
program.
Communications
Superior writing skills and experience with
social media and e-communications needed.
Graphic design opportunities are also available.
Occupancy Report
Requires comfort talking with business owners,
superior organizational skills, comfort making
phone calls, and online research.
- 3-5 Hours per month to update the Main
Street Retail Occupancy and Vacancy
Report
Requires experience with photography and
editing, good communication skills, and timely
follow-up. Video documentation and editing
opportunities also available. Great portfolio
builder for a student or young professional, or
for a seasoned professional to donate their
skills to an innovative community revitalization
program.
- 1-3 Hours per month to document positive
changes on the Main Street
Communications
Superior writing skills and experience with
social media and e-communications needed.
Graphic design opportunities are also available.
- 3-5 Hours per month assisting with the
development of communications
materials.