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1st Quarter 2013 Update

South Orange Board of Trustees April 8, 2013 www.SOVillageCenter.org

1st Quarter: BR&R

 Update to “Doing Business In” and “Welcome”

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 Business Owner Breakfasts resume  Code and Ordinance Review Team  Letter to recent home buyers ready to mail  Grand Opening Saturday scheduled for 4/27  Gateway groundbreaking scheduled for 5/7  Effort continues on old Blockbuster space  Inventory and audit of available space in progress

1st Quarter: Maintenance

 Two part-time maintenance workers, Carnell and

Asher, have been making an impact every day

 Excellent partnership and communication with DPW  Beginning to document patterns and bulk  Uniforms ordered (hats already arrived)

1st Quarter: Events

 2013 event calendar established  CSO retired; GFest and other new merchant-

focused events planned

 Downtown After Sundown has enormous interest

from performers but as of yet no funding

 Farmers’ Market (Wednesdays 2-7pm) set to

expand to additional weeks and potentially add more diverse offerings

 Based on a grant from 2012, Farmers’ Market will

accept SNAP e-payments in 2013

1st Quarter: Marketing

 SOVillageCenter.org fully functional and earning

healthy traffic, robust event calendar

 SOVillageCenter on Facebook very active with just

under 200 “likes” with minimal marketing

 “Destination South Orange” advertorial with the

Star-Ledger potentially slated for May

 Lisa represented South Orange at the MSNJ

marketing summit in Hammonton in February

1st Quarter: Design and Beautification

 FRONTS grant program established with focus on

façade lighting (Walia received last 2012 grant)

 NJ Transit Trestle renovation and grant process

moving forward with partnerships from the NJ Transit and NJDOT

 Design consultations with Grid Iron Waffle Shop,

Pandang, Falafely-Yours, Town Hall Deli, TJ’s Shoes

 Partnering with DPW on new and improved hanging

baskets which will bloom all season

Downtown After Sundown

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CONCERT SERIES SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2013

Join us as we fill the air with incredible live music every Friday and Saturday evening this summer. Our successful concert series returns for its fourth year and will once again feature the best in local jazz, folk, acoustic and rock talent at two venues in the heart of South Orange Village Center. This is a great opportunity to showcase your brand in front of thousands of appreciative consumers. Beyond signage at each venue, we offer sampling

• pportunities, heavy social media integration and a partnership where you can be

as creative as our artists in how to best leverage your investment. We’re looking for one $15,000 exclusive Presenting Sponsor or three $5,000 Partnership Sponsors to underwrite the 2013 season. Your interest, feedback and questions will be music to our ears.

Contact Lisa Hackett at 973.763.6899

• r lhackett@sovillagecenter.org

Visit us at SOVillageCenter.org

Sponsor Benefits Include:

• Logo on all marketing materials including A-frames, posters and banners in Spiotta Park and on

Sloan Street, advertising on AlternativePress.com and South Orange Patch

• Press release announcing all sponsorships and a press conference for the presenting sponsor
• Weekly mentions in social media and e-blasts to more than 1,000 local consumers
• Ability to have a promotional table at Spiotta Park for an agreed-upon number of evenings (based
• n sponsor investment)
• Verbal mentions and thank yous from artists at each concert