It’s a positive cycle: A community that’s a good place to live attracts business, and a strong business community makes better things possible for those who live and work there.
For more than 25 years, the Delhi Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has worked to attract and grow business in our community, and, in the process, improve the quality of life in this place we call home. By design, however, all DDAs eventually phase out – and, as the Delhi DDA begins “sundowning” over the next several years, local leaders want to ensure that the progress we’ve enjoyed continues.
Enter Holt Community Connect.
HCC is a nonprofit organization established to connect, cross-promote and support Delhi organizations, business and events. It is working in concert with the Delhi DDA now and will continue after the DDA is gone.
HCC’s affiliate members are the Holt Farmers Market, Friends of Delhi Trails, the Holt-Delhi Historical Society and the Holt Hometown Festival, said HCC Executive Director Marcy Bishop Kates. The group’s Facebook page features regular community calendar updates, follows other Holt businesses, and shares items of local interest. Marcy encourages any Delhi Township business or group with an event coming up to submit information for the community calendar (contact information below).
If you’d like to become involved with Holt Community Connect, Marcy said one great way is to become part of its volunteer bureau. “There are plenty of volunteer opportunities for introverts and extroverts alike,” she said, and she works hard to connect volunteers with things they feel comfortable doing. Marcy also encourages those in need of volunteer help to reach out to the volunteer bureau.
Email Holt Community Connect at involved@holtcommunityconnect.org. Visit HCC’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HoltCommunityConnect.