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LIVE IT UP For Downtown Merchants & Businesses

The DDA and Merchant & Business Association are here for you!

Participate & Prepare We ♥ Small Biz Month

• Promote your business! Update your individual merchant landing Every year, we make a big deal of our small businesses throughout May.
page on DowntownDelrayBeach.com. Add promotions, events, Why? Because they employ us. Because they sustain us. Because they
photos, video, and any other information to your specific page. advance us. Because they inspire us. Because we love them. Show your
The site receives over a half-million visits per year, so keep it fresh! love for them all month by using the hastag #SmallBizDelray online. We ♥
Small Biz Month is an initiative led by the Office of Economic Development
in partnership with the DDA and City of Delray Beach organizations.

• Snapping a photo in your store or restaurant for social media? Add
#DowntownDelray to your Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts!

• Attend the Merchant Summer Social on June 23rd at 6 p.m. at the
Silverball Museum.

• Participate in Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week. Visit
DowntownDelrayBeach.com/merchants.

• NEW! September Shopping Sidewalk Sale will take place
September 8-10. For more information, please contact
DDA@DowntownDelrayBeach.com.

GROW DDA Property & Business Owner
Town Hall Session

The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority hosted a Property LIVE IT UP Get to Know the DDA
& Business Owner Town Hall Session on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 6
p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Delray Beach Marriott. Robert J. Gibbs, AICP, ASLA, The main areas of focus for the DDA are Economic Vitality of
CNU-A, President, Gibbs Planning Group presented “New Trends in Urban Downtown businesses, Placemaking (Clean & Safe), and Marketing
Retail Planning and Development” and Ryan Boylston, Board Chairman and Promotion of the Downtown DDA district.
presented an overview of the DDA’s 2016/2017 initiatives, followed by a
Q & A with the audience. To view Robert J. Gibbs presentation, please Position Marketing
visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/TownHall2017. Create a positive image that showcases the Downtown’s unique
assets.
Robert J. Gibbs is considered a leading urban retail planning
consultant by some of the most respected mayors, architects, and
real estate developers in America. He has consulted on more than
500 public and private town centers around the world. His services
have been sought out by many leading real estate developers
and institutions. Gibbs is a frequent public speaker and teaches
the course “Retail Planning and Design Principles” for Harvard
University’s Executive Education Program.

Mother’s Day Orchid Giveaway

In honor of Mother’s Day, the Delray Beach Downtown Development
Authority presents the Downtown Delray Orchid Giveaway. Join us from
May 1 – 13, 2017 and receive one Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant* with every
$200 spent shopping at Downtown Delray Beach fashion boutiques,
specialty stores, gift shops, art galleries, spas, salons and fitness studios.
Collect your receipts** and pick-up your orchid May 10 – 13th at one of
two Orchid Stations located in front of Hands Stationers, 325 E Atlantic
Ave. and Petite Connection, 1049 E Atlantic Ave. on Wednesday May
10th, Thursday May 11th and Friday May 12th from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and
Saturday May 13th from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Enter To Win a Mother’s Day Prize Package online from May 1 – May 13,
2017 at DelrayOrchidGiveaway.com. Valued at over $500, the package
includes Downtown Delray Beach dining, spa, shopping and attraction
certificates. To learn more visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/Mothers-
Day, or call the DDA office at 561.243.1077.

*While supplies last.
**Valid receipts required & must be presented at one of the orchid stations. Receipts (dated
May 1 - May 13, 2017) must be from Downtown Delray Beach fashion boutiques, specialty stores,
gift shops, art galleries, spas, salons and fitness studios (restaurant receipts are not valid).

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