About the DLP (Downtown Lakeland Partnership)
Downtown Lakeland Partnership, Inc.
A Florida not-for-profit Corporation 501(c)(6)
The primary purpose for which this corporation is formed is to promote Downtown Lakeland through:
• Unifying Downtown Lakeland’s diverse businesses to promote Downtown Lakeland.
• Creating an awareness of Downtown Lakeland within greater Lakeland’s residential and business communities.
• Motivating visitors and Lakeland’s residents to shop and do business in Downtown Lakeland.
• Encourage continued diversity in retail and business services to locate in Downtown Lakeland; and
• Promote the continued growth, vibrancy and planned development of Downtown Lakeland, including representing Downtown Lakeland’s collective business community to achieve these ends.
Meetings:
General Membership Meeting
First Wednesday of the Month
Lakeland Police Department Community Room (2nd Floor) Massaschusetts Ave. at Pine Street
7:30 AM – Continental Breakfast with networking
Meeting – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Everyone is welcome to attend.
This meeting provides a forum for expressing ideas and concerns, and to network with other members, as well as providing a venue for sharing information with Downtown businesses owners, community leaders and other organizations.
Marketing Meeting
Second Wednesday of the Month
MID FLORIDA Board Room – 7th floor
MidFlorida Tower on the corner of Kentucky & Lemon
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The marketing meeting consists of three areas: Events, PR/Advertising & Membership. At this meeting committee chairs look for input in these areas from members and formulate action items.
Board of Directors Meeting
Last Wednesday of the Month
MID FLORIDA Board Room – 7th floor
MidFlorida Tower on the corner of Kentucky & Lemon
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Board of Directors are presented with reports from the committee chairs and vote on any actionable items.
Downtown Lakeland Partnership, Inc.
Board of Directors 2009-2010
President – Ellen Simms, FastFrame
Vice President – Daniel Stetson, Polk Museum of Art
Past President – Kevin Jones, MidFlorida
Treasurer – Jean Bunch, Hauger Bunch Realtors
Secretary – Kay Morgan, Brooke Pottery
Honorary member – John Bohanan
Ex-Officio – Anne Furr, LDDA
Directors:
Eric Belvin, Linkssters Taproom
Lori Powell, Lakeland Center
Jim Nixon, City of Lakeland
Randy Andersen, Wells Fargo Advisiors, LLC
Lynn Dennis, Florida Southern College
Frank McCauley, Trinity Presbyterian Church
Jim Doig, J Rowan Galleries
Tim Calhoon, Frescos Bakery & Bistro
A diverse group of businesses and individuals comprise the membership of the Downtown Lakeland Partnership. The common denominator is that we all love Downtown passionately.
The variety of experience and viewpoints provide the energy and excitement that keeps Downtown vital. The current membership mix is:
The Arts 8%
Restaurants & Food Service 10%
Financial Institutions 11%
Real Estate & Development 11%
Retail 16%
Services 34%
Churches, Schools, Government 10%
