By Nancy Bowman
Those behind the Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) have a lot to be excited about in 2024 including a revamped Community Events Resource Card.
The card already has been distributed via the U.S. mail and is available at downtown businesses.
An events card is not new to the downtown community. This year’s version was revamped by Tasha Weaver, who joined the DTCP last year as executive director. When she sought feedback from the community after starting the job, Weaver said she received a lot of comments about what was called “the refrigerator card” because it was placed by recipients on their refrigerators to serve as a reminder.
She looked at the previous card and decided a larger version would be appropriate, as would the use of space on the card for events versus sponsors, whose information was on the back of the card, facing, at least on the refrigerators, the door and not the recipient.
Instead of seeking out sponsors, Weaver instead applied to the Tipp City Foundation for a grant to pay for this year’s Community Events Resource Card.
The foundation distribution committee liked the idea, approving a $5,588 grant for design and printing of the card that contains a year’s worth of events along with key contact information for those called often. They include the schools, the city, DTCP, the arts council and Tipp Monroe Community Services. A small portion of the grant also will be used by the partnership to pay its website provider to update the online version of the calendar as more events are added and as occurs once in a while, a date change is needed.
Many calls received at the DTCP offices were seeking information not only on downtown activities but contact information for the schools and others, Weaver said.
Merchant Terri Bessler of Midwest Memories agreed saying many who visit the community on weekends would come into the business and ask questions not only about events but also the schools and community in general. “We always consider ourselves a face of the community on weekends. To be able to hand them this (card) that tells them so many things is really valuable,” Bessler said.
The events calendar also is used by merchants in their planning, she said. “It’s valuable to us, too,” Bessler said. Feedback on the Community Events Resource Card has been positive, Weaver said, “Everybody loves it.
“Tipp as a whole is a great community, a great downtown,” Bessler said. “This card really put information in your hands, not just at your fingertips online.”
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