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El Dorado Commercials Hit the Airwaves!
You should, by now, be seeing commercial spots promoting El Dorado on the major television stations. This is the next step for the El Dorado Image
Initiative, which is being managed by El Dorado Inc, El Dorado Main Street, the Chamber
of Commerce, and the City of El Dorado. These are very professional and quality commercials that will highlight the benefits of living in El Dorado. Along with the commercials, the 360ElDorado.com
website is gaining more momentum. In the month of October, there were a little
over 600 new or "unique" people who visited the website. Halfway through November,
there were almost as many new visitors. These are great numbers for the new website and we hope to continue to grow. If you have not visited the 360ElDorado.com
webiste, please do so. We are adding more and more pages and content everyday.
El Dorado Main Street Thanks
the City of El Dorado
Downtown El Dorado is one step closer to having more upper-story housing downtown.
Recently, the El Dorado City Commission agreed to partner with El Dorado
Main Street and apply for a grant which could bring $1 million dollars into the
downtown for upper story housing renovations. This grant can only be applied for
if the City and El Dorado Main Street work together. City Manager Herb
Llewellyn, put Lindsay Baines in touch with a grant writer who feels that El Dorado
has a good chance of being successful with this application. The cost to hire this
grant writer, however, is $14,250. The City Commission voted
to go ahead with this project and work towards receiving this grant and additional
grants in the future. Without the City's participation, willingness to hire the grant writer, and over-all support for this, El Dorado would not have the oppurtunity
to apply for this grant. We have many building owners interested and several have
already hired and received floor plans from our local PKHLS Architects. Over the next sixty days, all involved will be working
diligently to provide documentation for an impressive application. If you have any questions about this project, please call Lindsay Baines at 321-3088.
Toy-a-Thon a Huge Success
El Dorado was, for the third year straight, the winning community for the 2009 Toy-a-Thon held December 2nd in
the Wal-Mart parking lot. There was superb entertainment from the students of USD 490, food, fun and great support from our community! 3175 toys were donated! Incredible!
A mammoth THANK YOU to all the volunteers who make this happen every year!
Holiday Visions Christmas Parade
The annual Holiday Visions Christmas Parade drew a crowd upwards of 300 people to the El Dorado Main Street District and, even though it was a might chilly, everyone enjoyed themselves. After the parade, children met with Santa to discuss their wants while parents and others sipped hot chocolate and Mayor Tom McKibban threw the BIG switch to light up the depot lawn with spectacular trees "grown" by Bob Baines. What fun!
Up-Coming Meetings
and Volunteer Oppurtunities
4th Annual Frontier Western Celebration meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month. The next one will be on January 21, 2010 at the Depot, 430 N. Main Street.
If you have any questions about our committees or being involved, please call Lindsay at 321-3088.
This program is supported in part by
Kansas Main Street, Kansas Department of Commerce
This program is funded through partnerships with the City of El Dorado, Butler County, and a strong source of community donations. |
