Membership Information

Wouldn’t you love to be a part of an organization that works to bring back the bustling center of commerce and social activities that once existed in Broadway? Wouldn’t you love to help change the image of the Downtown in a positive way? Wouldn’t you love to assist in fun and educational events? This is your invitation to join the one organization dedicated to the restoration and revitalization of Broadway: Broadway Hometown Partnership.

What is Broadway Hometown Partnership?
Broadway Hometown Partnership (BHP) is a local organization consisting of local business people, community leaders, and caring individuals who are committed to returning Broadway to a vibrant economic and social center.

Who Should Join the Partnership?
BHP is seeking the support of the people and friends of Broadway. Businesses, Individuals, Families, Clubs and Organizations. In short, we need the help of anyone who shares our ambition for a strong and vital community. In one year, Broadway Hometown Partnership has laid the foundation for a revitalized Broadway; if we are to build upon this foundation, we will need your help. You can support this important work by joining us as a Charter Member.

How Can I Become a Member of the Partnership?
You can become a member by joining BHP with a donation. Just fill out the form, select your level of membership and send in your contribution. Your assistance will aid us in creating a vibrant economic and social setting for our community while maintaining its small town atmosphere. Joining Broadway Hometown Partnership is a statement to everyone around that you support your community and you believe that it can again be a center of activity. Your membership will be good until January 15, 2004. The membership levels suggested below are simply a guide. Please feel free to donate as you choose to Broadway Hometown Partnership.

Why Should I Contribute?
Because belonging to BHP is an investment in your community. Your support allows BHP to continue to improve the services it provides to everyone in Broadway. BHP is only partially supported by government funding and we cannot continue without the generous financial assistance of individual people like you!

By becoming a member of BHP, you have let everyone know that you have enjoyed and would support more:

• Increased downtown activity like our Farmers’ Market, Halloweenfest, Valley Bluegrass Festival, and the Great Egg Hunt (see Event Calendar).
• Creation of a Unique Shopping Experience in Broadway including the recruitment of new businesses and the enhancement of existing businesses.
• Beautification of Broadway through renovated buildings, assistance in public beautification efforts, sensitive controlled new growth and construction as well as protection of our agricultural land.
• Renewed sense of community identity and pride in Broadway.

If you love and support the Community the way that we do and you want to see, shop, and be part of a thriving Broadway now and in the future you will want to help Broadway Hometown Partnership preserve our past and create our future.

Why Should My Business Contribute?

Small Business Start-Up Advertising Grants—Broadway Hometown Partnership realizes that small businesses face a particularly difficult challenge when first starting. Proven track records have not yet been established and advertising is neglected due to low initial revenues. As a result, BHP has taken the necessary steps to establish grants for businesses that have located within the Town of Broadway within the last four years to assist with these dilemmas. Grants will not exceed $1,000 for any applicant and documented evidence of advertising expenditures must be presented. A committee selected by Broadway Hometown Partnership shall award no more than ten grants.

Cooperative Advertising Program—An initiative has been completed that will save Broadway businesses nearly 20% on advertising costs in the North Fork Journal. Titled the “Broadway Advertising Partnership,” BHP has created a cooperative advertising program where by pooling Broadway businesses together money can be saved by reducing the rate per column inch. On average a business that runs a 3x3 ad twice per month will save over $250 annually.

Marketing Grant—Broadway Hometown Partnership applied for and received a grant in the amount $65,000 from the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program. Broadway Hometown Partnership will use RBEG funds to implement a marketing program intended to conduct advertising, public relations and other promotional programs for the purpose of assisting small or emerging businesses located or locating in the Town of Broadway. This program will be performed in a manner to stimulate economic growth utilizing forms of advertisement to attract new consumers to existing business and recruitment of new business, further solidifying Broadway as an economically viable business location.

Free Business Webpages—Broadway Hometown Partnership has made possible for every Broadway business to have a web presence. By offering free webpages, Broadway Hometown Partnership has given every business free advertising twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. With the growing dependence upon the web for information these project should prove to be invaluable.

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2002–2003 BHP Members