Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority celebrates reaching 10,000 Facebook Fans
with sweepstakes contest giving fans a little piece this "Village by the Sea" worth $10,000 in
value.

Delray Beach, Florida (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 -- The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has reached 10,000 Facebook Fans in under 18 months of launching its page in 2011. In honor of this exciting accomplishment, the DDA and its constituents are giving away a little bit of Downtown Delray Beach to one lucky winner.

On Wednesday, May 1st the DDA will launch this fantastic sweepstakes contest through its Facebook page offering a grand prize totaling $10,000 in value. The prize will include gift certificates and merchandise from businesses throughout Downtown Delray Beach from the retail shops, restaurants, attractions, and much more.

“We are ecstatic about our social media program and the amount of engagement that we have achieved within the Facebook Community,” expresses Laura Simon, Associate Director of the DDA. “The DDA’s page was developed to socialize the Night & Day Downtown Delray Marketing program which showcases the downtown businesses and the many happenings that this Village by the Sea has to offer every day of the year to those who live nearby or visit Delray Beach.”

The DDA invites all Facebook Fans to enter this fabulous sweepstakes — you must be a Fan to be eligible to enter the contest. If a visitor is not a fan of the page, this would be a great time to “Like” and follow DDA at www.facebook.com/delraydda. The contest will run from May 1st through May 20th and the lucky winner will be announced May 26th.

For more information and details on the contest visit the DDA website www.downtowndelraybeach.com, the Facebook page or call 561-243-1077.
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About the Downtown Development Authority: For the past 41 years, the Downtown Development Authority has assisted in successfully branding Delray Beach as the Village by the Sea. The Delray Beach DDA was created by Resolution 9-71, which became law on March 22, 1971, as a dependent district of the City of Delray Beach. The

DDA Mission is to enhance and stimulate balanced economic growth through position marketing activities that engage Downtown businesses, residents and visitors while creating a clean, safe, physical and experiential place to live, work and invest.

The main areas of involvement in downtown redevelopment include: Marketing and Promotions; Economic development programs; Place Making within the DDA boundaries. The DDA also works closely with merchants to develop seasonal retail awareness campaigns to generate traffic and sales and has created a powerful website http://www.downtowndelraybeach.com and facebook.com/delraydda site that attracts thousands of visits weekly.

Contact:
Laura Simon, Downtown Development Authority
85 SE 4th Ave, # 108
Delray Beach, Fl 33483
(561) 243-1077