Main Street relies on its volunteers! Here are just some of the ways you can apply your talents, skills, and knowledge to help us grow!
How Can You Help Main Street?
Chippewa Falls Main Street can only be effective if we all work together as a community. Here are several ways that you can help:
Become a Volunteer—Help Chippewa Falls Main Street with promotional activities, special events, etc. If you have a few hours to help our endeavors, cacall our office to express your areas of interest.
Become an active Committee Member-- Join one of our ongoing committees: Development, Retail Promotion, Design or Economic Restructuring. New ideas and diverse talents are always welcome in our committees.
Contribute Financially-- Our programs are funded locally through contributions from businesses, building owners, local government, industries, individuals and families. Chippewa Falls Main Street is a community organization; you don't have to live or work downtown to be part of it. Your contributions are tax deductible and used to implement projects and programs to promote downtown and the surrounding Chippewa Valley business community.
Executive Board
Our Board of Directors and Committee Chairs are all volunteers who freely give of their time, talents, resources, and expertise to help grow Chippewa
Falls Main Street as an organization capable of supporting and nurturing our historic downtown, local businesses, and the community at large.
President
is the link between the Community and Main Street, assisting the Director in defining priorities and directions based on the goals of the organization, guiding and facilitating the working relationships within Main Street.
Vice President
supports the President, sharing responsibilities as delegated by the President, for the benefit of Main Street and performs the duties of the President in his/her absence.
Secretary
serves as primary record keeper, responsible for transcribing the minutes of each Board and General meeting.
Treasurer
is responsible for fiscally monitoring the program, including review of all financial records. The Treasurer is responsible for the budget planning of the organization.
Committees
Development - To ensure a strong financial base with fundraising, develop a program for volunteer recruitment and coordinate communication and public relations for the ongoing efforts of Chippewa Falls Main Street.
Retail Promotion - To promote a positive image of our downtown as a great place to shop, visit, invest and live, focusing on the needs of the community.
Design - To create and maintain the attractiveness and accessibility of the public and private realm of downtown.
Economic Revitalization - To recruit new businesses to the historic preservation district, and develop a welcome packet for new businesses.