The Main Street Movement
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Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for 40 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.
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The MCBD has partnered with the Marshalltown Public Library for a Storybook Walk through the downtown to celebrate Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day) a celebration of the importance of books and reading in the lives of all children in our community.
The featured book will be the bilingual picture book, “Book Fiesta!” by Pat Mora with illustrations by Rafael Lopez. Pages from this book are posted at 15 downtown businesses along a planned route allowing families and friends to enjoy the story as they walk downtown visiting the businesses while promoting literacy. The event will run April 16-April 30th.
Head over to our Facebook page for more details! Click here for the downloadable map.
The featured book will be the bilingual picture book, “Book Fiesta!” by Pat Mora with illustrations by Rafael Lopez. Pages from this book are posted at 15 downtown businesses along a planned route allowing families and friends to enjoy the story as they walk downtown visiting the businesses while promoting literacy. The event will run April 16-April 30th.
Head over to our Facebook page for more details! Click here for the downloadable map.
MCBD is in need of volunteers to help us water the flower baskets!
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General Responsibilities and Duties :
• Operate a John Deer Gator and water wand throughout the neighborhood to water each hanging basket. • Daily equipment check of John Deer Gator, Water Tank, Pump, Wand, etc. • Fill water tank with fertilizer to tepid water to according to specifications. • Drive John Deere Gator and Water Tank from storage location to Main Street. • Drive on Main Street sidewalk, stopping at each flower basket, filling each basket until water starts to overflow. • Continue filling each basket until all have been watered for the day. Approximately one to one and a half hours per day. • At the end of each day equipment is returned to storage area. Water tank is refilled and vehicle/equipment checked |
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The MCBD is ran by a volunteer board of business owners, community members, and business professionals. Deb Millizer serves as the executive director.
Since our beginning, our volunteers have put in over 55,000 hours to make sure our programs, events and members are continuing to best serve and influence to grow and better our downtown. Marshalltown is a community made up of belivers and doers like you. Help support our goal of $15,000 by making a tax-deductible gift today to invest in the downtown and help our downtown businesses and business owners, improve and beautify the downtown district, and to organize and attract events. |
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LocationMarshalltown Central Business District
16 East Main Street Suite 280 Marshalltown, IA 50158 P: 641-844-2001 We are located downtown on Main Street, Marshalltown. Please feel free to stop by or give our director a call. We can't wait to share with you what is going on downtown! |
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Volunteer with Us!We are a volunteer-ran organization and we need your help! We have four committees (Organization, Promotions, Economic Vitality, and Design) and are looking for volunteers to help water the flower baskets from May - Sept. If you're interested in volunteering, please let us know by filling out this form!
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