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Picayune Main Street, Inc. invites you to join us, a group of volunteers,
who participate in and work to advance a new vision for our community. This
vision encompasses renewed and thriving retail and service businesses,
professional and government offices, and restaurants. Our vision includes
downtown revitalization, a new walking track for citizens, new lighting for our
downtown area, and comfortable benches for sitting. A downtown area people feel
comfortable to live, work, shop and play.
You can help make this happen. Supporters and volunteers-people just like you.
Main Street Members are people who may or may not live or work in Picayune’s
downtown area, but they are people who envision a place that is attractive,
thriving and lively, active seven days a week. A town you can be proud to show
off to visiting family and friends.
Your membership in Picayune Main Street, Inc. will provide support for
the operational work of the organization. This support helps provide Main Street
with a staff and the cost of office expenses, sponsor events, and promotions.
Membership fees also support the activities of our volunteer committees:
Promotion, Design, Economic Restructuring and Special Events. Membership support
is a critical piece of the public-private partnership “pie” that is making it
possible to achieve Picayune Main Street goals.
Main Street goals are high. We plan to move quickly to make our community look
and work better. We want those who walk around our town to feel safe and
comfortable. We want to make sure our small retail and large companies thrive
and expand. Main Street wants to attract new shops, services, housing, and
entertainment opportunities.
Join Picayune Main Street, Inc. today to help provide Picayune's citizens
and future citizens with a well-lit, active, clean and safe community.
Picayune Main Street proudly sponsors the
following Events & Projects:
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Picayune Street Fair- April &
November
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Supports Area Children During
Christmas
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Collectible Christmas Ornaments
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Designed after Historic
Landmarks
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Shop By Candlelight –
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Live Nativity, Carriage Rides,
Christmas Carolers
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Christmas Open House
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Community Christmas in the Park
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Christmas Luncheon For City
Workers
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Spring and Fall Side Walk Sale
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Easter Egg Drop- Picayune
Municipal Airport
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June Summer Blues Out- Bluegrass
and Blues Music
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Tung Blossom 5-K Run
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Brick by Brick at the Veteran’s
Memorial
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Train Depot Bricks – Intramodal
Transportation Center
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Picayune Farmer’s Market-Jack
Read Park
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Celebration Tea for Relay for
Life
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National Day of Prayer
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Annual Golf Tournament
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New 2009 Awards Banquet
Projects: Upcoming 2009
Façade Grant Program-
$1000.00 Façade Grants will be awarded to business members in the downtown who
are approved by the Economic Restructuring Committee and Board of Directors- 2
grants will be awarded each year.
Train Depot Museum –
Picayune Main Street, inc. will work with a group of volunteers to open a
railroad museum inside the Intramodal Transportation Center. Volunteers will be
needed for tours of the museum.
Historical Plaques
will be placed on historical properties in the downtown area- Picayune Main
Street’s Historical Committee will gather information on selected properties and
place the informative plaques for all to enjoy.
Awards Banquet-
Picayune Main Street Board of Directors and committee are working to plan an
awards banquet to recognize individual members or businesses for their
accomplishments throughout the year.
Research Picayune becoming a CLG-Certified Local Government- historical
properties can be registered
on
the
State and National Historic Registry, which will allow properties to qualify for
historic, tax credits.
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