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Our annual meeting is without a doubt our single most valuable networking event. The STATE OF DOWNTOWN is open to all DTC members, stakeholders and Downtown supporters. Music, food samplings, beer samplings, reception and more. If you are interested in Downtown, join us on October 18th.
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2016 Urban Hero Honors
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Urban Heroes are passionate about making St. Cloud's Downtown a more vibrant place to live, work and play. They recognize the best of what is happening Downtown and celebrate excellence in Downtown revitalization. The honorees for 2016 are:
LEGACY
Boser Construction / Inventure Properties for their significant investment in The Bank at 501 W. St. Germain Street as an economic catalyst for the local economy, particularly Downtown. AMBASSADORDan, Mark and Nick Barth for the extraordinary passion and vision of how increased Downtown vitality benefits our local economy and quality of life, and whose actions inspire others. CHAMPIONCapital One/Capital One employees for embracing community service projects in our Downtown such as clean up and beautification. Capital One has also been the presenting sponsor of the Winter Nights & Lights Festival for several years. ARTS
United Arts of Central Minnesota / Cindy Hawker for making a significant impact on the community arts scene with the Sculpture Walk St. Cloud. A strong arts community is absolutely essential to the vitality of our core district. It's what defines us and sets us apart. (United Arts is no longer in operation, but certainly deserves recognition)
VISION Mississippi Riverwalk St. Cloud Task Force for collaborating in an effort to open the River to people, allowing our community to enjoy of our our greatest assets -- the Mississippi River -- its abundant and vibrant waterfront. This honor recognizes individuals or groups with extraordinary passion and vision for connecting people with place.
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Suggestions from Millennials
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Had the pleasure of talking about St. Cloud's Downtown while on a tour bus with about 40 young professionals. What an amazing bunch! They made several suggestions for our Downtown.
ROOFTOP dining (#1)
Uber
Boat tours
Ziplining
Find all events in 1 place
Alternative to drinking
Alternative to burgers
Distillery
"Nice rides" (kayak)
Something like Zorbaz, but on River
Boat tours
Music / mini Nashville scene
More retail shops
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Capital One Winter Nights & Lights Festival
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 ENTER THE CONTEST Yoda Gingerbread House contest will be part of this year's May the Frost Be With You Winter Festival. ENTER TODAYDisplayed Dec 5 - 10 @ Courtyard by Marriott
 Fri, Dec 9 Empire Run, Ice & Pub Plunge Sat, Dec 10 Winter Wonderland
Skywalker Parade
Jedi Tree Lighting
Capital One Frosted Festival
Sun, Dec 11 Hans Solo softball tourney
If you'd like to participate in some way, contact the DTC at 320.257.8600 or email Pegg. 20,000 people for the weekend last year! |
Announcements, News
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United Way OPEN HOUSE, Oct 4, 4 - 6pm
921 1st Street North Welcome back Downtown!
Bowl for Kids' Sake - Fun way to make a BIG difference
This is a Big Brothers Big Sisters annual fundraiser. This season's event will take place on October 7th and 8th at Southway Bowl in St. Cloud, and October 11th, 13th and 14th at Great River Bowl in Sartell. The over-all goal this year is to raise $50,000. This will make it possible to match approximately 40 children with volunteer mentors. There are over 100 children waiting to be matched. REGISTER
Score hosting: Fundamentals of Starting a Small Business
October 12, 8 - 10am @ SCSU Welcome Center
Legal seminar presented by Brian Schoenborn & Alex Schoephoerster in conjunction with the SBDC. To register, call (320) 240-1332 or email chapter@stcloudscore.org. Learn more about SCORE.
Downtown Parking Ramps Lit Up! The City of St. Cloud replaced all of the light bulbs in our ramps to make it look and feel safer. Cameras have also been installed.
United Way Day of Caring Huge Success Over 600 volunteers completed more than 1,783 hours of service with an estimated dollar value to our community of $45,000. Incredible what we can do together.
The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce elected the following members to its board of directors: Christy Gilleland, Gilleland Chevrolet Cadillac; Willie Jett, St. Cloud Area School District 742; and Allison Waggoner, DCI, Inc. They will each serve one 3-year term. David Borgert, St. Cloud Hospital/CentraCare Health, and Jim Gruenke, Mark J. Traut Wells, were re-elected to a second 3-year term. The board of directors also elected the following members to the Executive Committee: Roger Schleper, Premier Real Estate Services, chair; Melinda Vonderahe, Times Media, vice chair; Jason Bernick, Bernick's, past chair; and Neil Franz, Franz Hultgren Evenson, P.A., member-at-large.
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Downtown, Culture Without the Commute!
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Bowl for Kid's Sake, October 7, 8, 13, 14 Big Brothers Big Sisters is the most recognized and successful name in youth mentoring. Consider forming a bowling team (or numerous teams) who will participate in the event. SIGN UP
Initiative Foundation 30-year Celebration, October 7Celebrate the region's successes and explore the "What if?" possibilities for Central Minnesota. LEARN MORE 2016 Innovation Summit! Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation to host on October 13, 7:30 am - 1:00 pm at the River's Edge Convention Center. Keynote Nancy Lyons, owner and CEO of Clockwork, is a Culturalist who speaks about the intersection of leadership, entrepreneurialism, technology and people.
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Fright-K 5K, October 21 at 6pm Join SCSU Campus Recreation on Friday, October 21st for the inaugural Fright-K 5k. Scare up some fun in your best costume. Zombies, witches, ghouls, get ready, set RUN! All of the fright scare details are ONLINE.
Louie Anderson is Back at the Paramount! Saturday, January 7, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
VIP Meet and Greet Tickets: $99.99 (50 available)
BUY TICKETS
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Capture the Mississippi
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 The "Capture the Mississippi Photo/Video contest has been officially launched. The submission form can be found HERE . (click on "contest" in the left-hand nav). Also, we invite you to LIKE the "Fish Greater St. Cloud Facebook page. |
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St. Cloud's Downtown
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| Working on behalf of our members for the betterment of Downtown, the heart of the region.
RENEW or BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
"Downtown is our face
to the world."
We don't network,
we connect.
We don't lobby,
we influence.
We don't hold events for the sake of it, they all have a purpose.
Most importantly, all Downtown Council members get a
return on investment.
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Our Members
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Our Board
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Members - Share Your News
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DTC members should remember that this newsletter is a FREE way to share your news, announcements, events, etc. Simply send an email to Pegg by the end of week. |
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Our Organization
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St. Cloud Downtown Council
& Alliance Foundation
501 W. St. Germain Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320.257.8600
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Downtown Is...
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...the heart and soul of every city. It is the gathering place for its people and the physical and aesthetic expression of its collective visions. A downtown is the manifestation of the diversity of the intellectual, cultural, social, business and political consciousness of its people.
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