The Florida State House has ended its sessions for this legislative term and the bill FLDA was supporting (which helped fund Florida Main Street) did not pass, but we live to fight another year. Expect more on that later.

Register for the Google workshop available to you and your businesses is open now. Check the calendar for full details and the link to share with your audience.

Join us for the monthly Coffee & Conversation at 8:30 am by Zoom.

READ about the American Rescue Plan and what it means for main streets, how you can advocate for your program, how to calculate your program’s impact, and see how much money is already allocated to your state and city. Those links have additional links. This is big so get ready.

It’s now been a full year since we entered the pandemic. As we get back into real life, FLDA has a lot going on:

1) Join our first Google Business Workshop on March 30 and again on May 18 — free and online. Check the calendar for registration.

2) The next Coffee & Conversation is April 6 at 8:30 am, on Zoom. The link is always the same. Check the calendar.

3) ADVOCACY is alive and well in Tallahassee. Our request in support of FL Main Street funding has passed its first hurdle and we’re asking YOU to write your legislator IF YOU HAVE ONE on the House Subcommittee. Our Advocacy page has more info.

4) We’re all looking forward to anotherr virtual National Main Street Conference 2021 as well as the virtual FMS Annual Conference.

While bumping around the Internet looking for one thing, of course, I found something I hadn’t expected — a well organized DIY guide on community projects. Check out their slide show here and download the PDF. The specific ideas contained in the guide may not be original (anymore), but the guidance and planning steps are invaluable and something many of us have experienced at some national conference workshops.

In fact, the whole website is pretty useful — https://www.communityworkshopllc.com/goodstuff

FLDA gives this resource a big Rock On!