Louisiana vying to be a $25K national contest winner

September 16, 2021 at 10:15 am KJFM Radio

LOUISIANA, Mo. — The Louisiana Community Betterment Association is encouraging involvement in a national contest recognizing America’s main streets and their “Road to Recovery”. Below is a recent press release.

GEORGIA STREET, LOUISIANA, MO Vying for $25K Cash Prize in National Contest Recognizing America’s Main Streets and their “Road to Recovery”

Vote now to advance GEORGIA STREET to the next round

In September, Independent We Stand, a national small business movement, kicked-off its sixth annual America’s Main Streets contest titled this year, “Road to Recovery,” a three-month long web-driven contest to help consumers, small business owners and Main Street organizations reward a deserving Main Street with $25,000 in cash and sponsor-related prizes. Whether the local Main Street is making a comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic or never lost its staying power, Independent We Stand invited the public to help draw attention to the vital role America’s Main Streets play in the long-term success of communities by nominating and voting for their favorite Main Street. GEORGIA STREET in LOUISIANA, MO is among this year’s nominees!

“Independent We Stand wants to help locally owned businesses not just survive the pandemic, but thrive in their communities,” says Independent We Stand co-founder Bill Brunelle. “After the massive nationwide shutdowns due to COVID, we recognize the pride business owners take in their Main Streets, and we want to help share those stories through our contest. It’s more important now than ever, to get behind these businesses with our support.”

GEORGIA STREET is the heart and soul of the community. Many of our residents spent their childhoods shopping on Georgia St., hanging out with friends and some may have even met their future wife or husband there. Georgia St. sports one of the largest intact Victorian Streetscapes in the state of Missouri.

“ Everyone in the community would love to see these beautiful Mesker buildings brought back to their former glory. Please be sure to go to the Main Street website and vote, vote, vote! You may vote once a day. Call your friends, family and acquaintances and ask them to vote everyday. The more votes we receive the better chance we have of winning this competition,” stated Diana Huckstep, Chairperson of the Louisiana Community Betterment Assoc.

All nominations and voting take place on MainStreetContest.com beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Sept. 13, 2021.

Important dates:

13 to Nov. 7: Nominations and quarterfinalist voting
15 to Dec. 12: Semifinalist voting
20: America’s Main Streets “Road to Recovery” winner announced
14: “Show Your Main Streets Some Love” event; America’s Main Streets “Road to Recovery” winner announces plans for $25,000 grand prize

Additional contest prizes include:

STIHL Equipment Certificate for $1,000 worth of STIHL equipment good at any STIHL Dealer in the U.S.
Do it Best Corp. $500 shopping spree
Tmbr Flooring $500 shopping spree
Nationwide Marketing Group $500 shopping spree
Public relations and social media recognition
A special plaque for the winner to proudly display

For more information on GEORGIA STREET, visit the: MAINSTREETCONTEST.COM WEBSITE or contact Diana Huckstep, LCBA Chairperson at: 314-640-4420 or by emailing: Lmocombtrmt@yahoo.com.

Presenting Contest Sponsor:

STIHL Inc., America’s number-one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment*, is the founding sponsor of Independent We Stand and the presenting sponsor of America’s Main Streets contest. The company follows a unique distribution strategy in the handheld outdoor power equipment industry, choosing never to sell products at big box stores, but instead remaining loyal to its 9,000+ authorized local STIHL Dealers nationwide.

Supporting Contest Sponsors:

About Louisiana Community Betterment Association. We are a group of local volunteers, focusing our efforts on the positive attributes of our community and working to make our home town an exciting and inviting place to live, work and play.

About Independent We Stand

Independent We Stand is a nationwide movement of independent small business owners whose mission is to inspire other small business owners to better understand and celebrate their locally owned status while educating consumers about the importance and strong economic benefits of supporting them. The Independent We Stand movement is sponsored by STIHL Inc. STIHL products are sold through more than 10,000 authorized local STIHL Dealers from coast to coast – not big box stores. Associate sponsors include North American Hardware and Paint Association, Nationwide Marketing Group, Do it Best Corp. and Tmbr Flooring.

*”Number one selling brand” is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research as well as independent consumer research of 2009-2020 U.S. sales and market share data for the gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment category combined sales to consumers and commercial landscapers.

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