On The Horizon - May, 1 2023
- Downtown Duncan
- Jan 19, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 15, 2024
In This Issue:
Duncan Day - Call for Non-Profits
Downtown Duncan Future Events
DDBIA Supports CWAV Society in Special Mother’s Day Promotion
Duncan Day – call for Not for Profits
We are in the process of organizing Duncan Day, and we are looking for non-profit organizations to participate.
If your organization is interested in being a part of Duncan Day, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know by replying to this email with a brief description of your organization and how you would like to participate in the event.
Future events now in progress – it’s LOOKING BRIGHT!
· BIA Member Social May 25.
· Duncan Day and Panago Parade July 15.
· BIA Member Social July 27.
· Cowichan Valley Arts Council co-sponsored event downtown July 29.
· BIA Member Social October 12.
· Spooktacular kids daytime program and evening Zombie Crawl October 28.
· Christmas Kick-Off November 24.
· The 2023 Christmas Window Theme is “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.
Duncan Day – Call for Retailers to Participate on the Street
Duncan Day is coming up on July 15th, and we would like to extend an invitation for your store to participate.
Duncan Day is an excellent opportunity to showcase your business and engage with the local community. We are looking for retailers who would be interested in engaging in street sales on the day of the event. This would involve setting up a display outside of your store and offering special promotions or discounts to attract customers.
If you are interested in participating in Duncan Day, we would be happy to provide you with more information on how to get involved. Please reply to this email and let us know if you are interested in being a part of this exciting event.
A Day for Earth
On behalf of the Downtown Duncan BIA, I wanted to express my sincerest thanks to all of our volunteers for your invaluable contributions in making Earth Day in downtown Duncan a great success. Your hard work and dedication made a significant impact on our community, and we are incredibly grateful for your efforts. Thank you again to the students of Brentwood School, Queen Margaret School, members of the Green Party and our individual volunteers [Esme and Oliver, Jonna and Bowie, Jim and Aiden] for your time and commitment to this important cause.
I wanted to take a moment to highlight the incredible success of the Redefined Clothing Boutique sponsored clothing swap tent at Earth Day. Thanks to everyone’s hard work and dedication, we were able to raise nearly $200 for HATs and facilitate the swapping of hundreds of items, reducing waste and promoting sustainability in our community.
A final shoutout goes to the volunteers who worked tirelessly to run the kid’s activities tents. Children made seed bombs, sewed bags, worked on fabric weaving for a community art project and painted bee homes among other earth themed activities.
JUNE 25 Pride Day Window Decorating Contest
The DDIBA is co-sponsoring Pride Day in downtown Duncan this year on June 25th. There will be a parade. There will be singing. And dancing. And drag. And celebrations and speakers. Show your support by:
· STAYING OPEN on Sunday and get your sidewalk selling for you!
· Decorating your window with Pride Day visuals and participate in the Window Contest! We’ll give you a QR code for your window so your shoppers can “vote” for the most creative, best, and celebratory Pride Window ever!
Please respond to this email and let us know if you are planning to participate in the PRIDE WINDOW CONTEST so we can be sure to let the Pride Committee and judges know!
· Make a donation for a “We support Cowichan Valley Pride” decal for your business window or door. This donation will help the Cowichan Valley Pride festival continue to grow every year. SALES begin at the beginning May 10th!
Downtown Duncan BIA Supports CWAV Society in Special Mother’s Day Promotion
The Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Area is pleased to announce that they have put together a special promotion to support Cowichan Women Against Violence Society this Mother’s Day season. In honour of Mother’s Day, the DDBIA has released a special edition of Downtown Duncan Dollars, with 10% of each purchase going directly to support CWAV Society.
The special edition dollars can be used just like cash at all 24 participating Downtown Duncan businesses. To give the Mother’s Day gift of compassion, care, and community this year, visit the special DDBIA and CWAV Society booth at the Duncan Farmers Market anytime from 9am-2pm on Saturday April 29th, Saturday May 6th, or Saturday May 13th. Participating businesses:
Façade Improvement Program
Need a repair to the outside of your building? New signage? We’ve got you covered! The Façade Improvement Program provides a grant of up to $5,000 for your new signage and outside improvements to your business. Email us and request the application or find it here on our website.
OUR MEMBER NEWS
It’s MUSIC time again! And the Duncan Cowichan Festival Society on behalf of 39 Days of July has some opportunities for you to promote your business. Plans this year are to build it a bit bigger and better this requires us to reach out to our community even more to find the sponsorships and advertisers to help pay for this always ambitious endeavour. This year’s theme is ‘inclusion for all’. There are advertisements available for sale (various sizes) in the 20,000 copy program schedule, as well as sponsorships of an evening in the park, a day in the park and an evening in City Square. For more info and to sign up contact Longevity John, 250-597-1554 or longevityjohn@shaw.ca.
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