City District Main Street

Orlando Credit Union(#OCU) led the field yesterday in downtown Orlando along with #Stuff from the #OrlandoMagicNBATeam at the 2024 City of Orlando #MainStreetCityDistricts #2024FieldDay on the lawn at #TheDrPhillipsCenter. A great time! The Orlando Credit Union Team included Team Captain #JohnArndt, #ChristopherMachiela, Jani Kabani, #LiliPatrick, #FelipeZuluaga, VP of Retail Banking #JacquelineRay and Shonda Sigler. Thank you Team OCU! YOU Made OCU Proud! The #CityDistrictMainStreet Program is led by Executive Director #MikeGriffin.

Our staff had a great time participating in this year’s City District Main Street Downtown Orlando Field Day alongside many other local community organizations. In total, we had 14 staff members compete with another half dozen there to cheer them on and represent our Pop-Tarts Bowl, Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and NFL Pro Bowl Games tents and events. If you or your company, organization or group are interested in learning more about these events and ticket and group opportunities, please visit https://lnkd.in/ePQTM3hU to learn more.

Over the next few years, creating people-oriented streets and park spaces that better serve residents, visitors and businesses will help every person find themselves in our downtown. During yesterday's Downtown Orlando Partnership State of Downtown, City of Orlando Mayor Dyer shared parts of the DTO Action Plan that will transform areas to ensure they are walkable for people and welcoming for restaurants and retail. Anchored by the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Magnolia Avenue will go from a one-way street into a two-way road with wide sidewalks and pedestrian-friendly amenities. By adding jogging paths, a boardwalk and playgrounds, Lake Lucerne will become a leisure destination. Church Street will again serve as a gathering place and festival street for all kinds of events. These are big, long-term projects that will help reshape our urban core, and make it more vibrant and interesting while creating a downtown for everyone.

Just got back from a fun lil video shoot in Downtown Orlando (Downtown Orlando Partnership) for City District Main Street at Gringos Locos! I dig what City District is doing with #content right now. It is something that just about any member-based group should start doing immediately. Every month, a business is featured as its business of the month with a blog, a couple of photos and a short video. They have not shared their criteria or their selection process with me. But here are my takeaways from what doing something like this accomplishes. 1. It increases value for members. As a membership group, it's important to continually seek ways that those who join and either pay dues or support you can benefit from the collaboration. 2. It shows non-members your commitment to members. On the flip side, if I have not joined your group and I see that you are going the extra mile to provide value, I'm going to do more than "kick the tires" on your group. Instead, I'll likely consider much more strongly joining so that I can benefit from the membership, as well. 3. Personality: engaged. Some groups don't do enough to get out there, have some personality (or, more accurately, share their leaders' personalities). That ends up creating a vibe that perhaps is too formal and off-putting for some others. Your video can feature board members and convey the message of, "Hey, I'm fun, dammit!" Don't force it, of course. But if you have anyone who has a natural personality, let it shine! Take that advice for what it is: an informed opinion about why content is critical and can help member groups grow and, just as importantly, stand out! Let me know if you want to chat about collaboration!