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Business Owners and Government Entities

Strategic Planning: Your Next Alliance Meeting: December 15th

The next Alliance meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16 at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at Bennett Classics Auto Museum. Click here for directions (map link to 241 Vance St, Forest City).

This monthʼs meeting will focus on planning and writing the TDAʼs 2010/11 Strategic Plan. The discussion will include a review of the processes for designing and writing a strategic plan. The strategic plan will map out how to reach our goals and objectives, and it will provide a guide for managing the day to day operations of the TDA.  Weʼd like for you to take this opportunity to share your thoughts and help the TDA build strategies to benefit our community and businesses. You can have an impact.

Also, we are always interested in finding better ways to serve you, we have developed a survey that weʼd like for you to take a few minutes to complete. It will be distributed to stakeholders and the Alliance meeting will be your first chance to participate. Used to gather your thoughts on the TDA, items and tasks we need to consider, and your overall understanding of what we do, the results of this survey will be central to our strategic plan.

Forest City Owls Packages & Coupon Opportunities

The Forest City Owls will be hosting a series of college baseball tournaments this spring beginning in late February. A special page will be created on the TDA web site (and linked from the Owlsʼ homepage) welcoming tournament players and their families to the area. As an Alliance member you have an opportunity to submit your packages and coupons to be featured on this page. Please submit information on lodging, dining and attraction packages and coupons no later than February 17th for the first tournament , although you can send Owls packages and coupons throughout most of the year for the Owls many tournaments (as well as the main summer season). Please contact Crystal Millwood crystal@rutherfordtourism.com for more information or to submit your packages/coupons. More information about the tournament schedule can be found on the Forest City Owls web site. www.forestcitybaseball.com.

Spring Alive

With wild flowers, exotic dragons and Americaʼs favorite pastime, spring doesnʼt just arrive, it comes alive in Lake Lure & the Blue Ridge Foothills. Spring Alive, our spring series of events will include the 38th Annual MayFest, 3rd Annual Lure of the Dragons - Dragon Boat Race, Forest City Owls home baseball games and a lot more. View our complete Events Calendar for all the happenings during Spring Alive. Opportunities are available for coupons and travel packages on the TDA web site. Contact Crystal Millwood crystal@rutherfordtourism.com for more information.

A Visit from Michelle & Special "Office Hours"

Michelle Whitaker, Acting Executive Director, will be out and about this month visiting Alliance members. You can visit her anytime during regular business hours at the 221/74 Visitors Center or you can drop by at your convenience and visit Michelle at Mountain First Lake Lure where she will have a temporary office. She will be at that location on Wednesdays form 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.