Mission of the LDA
The mission of the Lewistown Downtown Association (LDA) is to celebrate, promote, and enhance the Lewistown Downtown district.

What does that look like?
We work to fulfill the mission through the National Main Street Program's 4 pillar approach: Promotion, Economic Vitality, Organization, Design. 

Design:
The LDA cultivates a beautiful downtown to facilitate and encourage communal gathering.

  • Downtown trees: trees have been planted, and arrangements for watering and maintenance are in place.
  • Fundraising, design and placement of tree guards around newly planted trees.

Promotion: 
LDA serves as a megaphone for the downtown, drawing in visitors and community members to support local business and enjoy cultural events.

  • Promotion of the “Find Your Center” brand including installation of downtown banners.
  • Partnering with the City of Lewistown and Snowy Mountain Development on the creation and deployment of wayfinding signage, 
  • Partnering with the Central Montana Foundation, the Lewistown Hoteliers TBID and the Lewistown Area Chamber in the development of billboard advertising directing people to the downtown.

Economic Vitality:

The LDA supports downtown stakeholders with resources. 

  • Ownership of the Enjoy Lewistown community website (link:  EnjoyLewistown.com
  • Host of summer downtown event: Hot Summer Nights.
  • “Shop Lewistown” campaigns.
  • Creation of a new-business packet.
  • Supporting a culture of referral and collaboration for downtown businesses to promote each other with quarterly meetings for downtown businesses.
  • Increase awareness of LDA while also fostering relationships by implementing quarterly stop in visits to downtown businesses by board members.

Organization:
The LDA seeks to honor our mission while building capacity and sustainability.

  • Ethically utilize and steward financial resources within the LDA to achieve the mission.
  • Facilitates the effectiveness of how LDA functions, such as effective meetings and productive committees, and keeping by-laws relevant.
  • Identifying key partners of community (Chamber, City, SMDC, other non-profit groups, etc.) and work with as appropriate.
  • Coordination with other community organizations and leadership in multiple areas to strengthen and support Lewistown Downtown.
  • Monthly emails to connect and communicate with our downtown businesses and community partners.