BECOME A MEMBER!

Membership Benefits

• Ability to impact the decisions that affect the Oak Street corridor
• Opportunity to meet and collaborate with small business owners, local residents and concerned citizens just like you!
• Subscription to quarterly newsletter and email updates on Oak Street events
• Eligibility to vote for Board of Directors and participate on committees
• Receipt of a membership package with discount coupons, bumper sticker & more

Additional Benefits to Business Owners

• Eligibility to apply for improvement grants for your property
• Access to publicity through the Oak Street website and newsletter
• Opportunity to take part in business education seminars and workshops
• Benefit from district promotion and advertising
• Access to planned buying co-op for volume discounts on goods and services

In turn, your membership will contribute to the following benefits to be shared by community

• Revitalization of local shopping
• Increase in commercial traffic and sales
• Improved neighborhood safety and reduction in crime
• Neighborhood beautification
• Improvements to building stock
• Increase in property values

Membership Levels:

• Live Oak/Benefactor: $500 & up
• Oak Tree/Corporation: $250-$499
• Oak Leaf/Small Business: $100-$249
• Oak Street Merchants & Board Members: $100 & up
• Seedling/Family: $50 (½ vote per family)
• Acorn/Individual: $25 (½ vote)

CLICK HERE for 2008 MEMBERSHIP FORM

VOLUNTEER

Oak Street Association is a volunteer-driven organization: we are nothing without you! Volunteers help us to make Oak Street a great place to live, work, and play. We welcome all members of the Community who would like to contribute toward the improvement of our vibrant community. You don’t have to be a resident, a business owner, or a member of Main Street to volunteer.

We need and welcome all forms of help: your time, talents, ideas, suggestions and enthusiasm! Some like to join a committee, while others prefere just doing project work. NO amount of time contribution is too small. Your input will always be welcomed, valued and appreciated.

P: 228-3349 E: oakstreetnola@bellsouth.net
Marilyn Kearney, Program Manager

JOIN A COMMITTEE

The National Trust Main Street Center offers a comprehensive commercial district revitalization strategy that has been widely successful in towns and cities nationwide. Described below are the four points of the Main Street approach which work together to build a sustainable and complete community revitalization effort.

Organization
Getting everyone working toward the same goal and assembling the appropriate human and financial resources. Managing the Main Street office and staff, preparing and approving annual budgets and keeping financial records, planning and conducting fund-raising activities, increasing the volunteer base. And seeking public/private partnerships.

Promotion
Marketing Oak Street's unique characteristics to shoppers, investors, new businesses, tourists and others through retail promotions, special events such as festivals, and marketing campaigns. These activities improve consumer and investor confidence in the district and encourage commercial activity and investment in the area.

Design
Improving the Oak Street Corridor image by enhancing its physical appearance – not just that of buildings, but also of attractive window displays, parking areas, building improvements, street furniture, signs, sidewalks, street lights, and landscaping, conveys a positive visual message about the commercial district and what it has to offer.

Economic Restructuring
Strengthens the existing economic assets while expanding and diversifying its economic base. Economic restructuring activities include helping existing businesses expand, recruiting new businesses to provide a balanced mix, converting unused space into productive property and sharpening the competitiveness of merchants. Coincidentally, the four points of the Main Street approach correspond with the four forces of real estate value, which are social, political, physical, and economic.

P: 228-3349 E: oakstreetnola@bellsouth.net
Marilyn Kearney, Program Manager