MISSION AND MEMBERSHIP
Destination Downtown Mebane is a voluntary organization of Downtown businesses that work together to promote the continued revitalization of historical Downtown Mebane and offer special events, products and services to Mebane and the surrounding communities. We operate on a very limited, but creative, shoestring budget funded primarily by annual membership dues.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Destination Downtown Mebane sponsored and promoted the following community events and the City of Mebane extensively throughout North Carolina.
Spring Shoppers Stroll (March) 
Sunfest ~ A Hometown Family Fun Day (August)
Autumn Fest (October) 
A Hometown Holiday Celebration (November)

DOWNTOWN EVENT CARDS
Designed, printed and distributed 4,000 cards publicizing 2007 events.

DOWNTOWN MEBANE MAPS
Designed, printed and distributed 10,000 maps to visitors, businesses, and non-profit locations throughout Alamance and surrounding counties.

DESTINATION DOWNTOWN MEBANE WEBSITE
Published April 2007.  The website received over 3,300 unique visitors from May-December 2007.

DOWNTOWN INFORMATION BOOTHS
Volunteers staffed booths and distributed information about Downtown Mebane to visitors during the following events.
Dogwood Festival (April)
Annual Occaneechi Pow-Wow (June) 
Cycle NC (October)

FARMERS MARKET (JULY-AUGUST)
Volunteers checked-in farmers each Saturday morning.

BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Purchased 20 large decorative pots to be placed in various Downtown locations.

DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS
At the suggestion of Destination Downtown members, the City installed two new Downtown signs (corner of Center & Fourth Streets and intersection of Mebane Oaks Road & Hwy. 119 North) and added three crosswalks in the central business district.