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Franklin Holiday Stroll to be Thursday, Dec. 7

Santa and his elves, Mrs. Claus, the tree lighting, carolers, holiday crafts, entertainers, gifts for sale, and more!

The Franklin Downtown Partnership will kick off the holiday season with the ninth annual Holiday Stroll on Thursday, December 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. downtown.

 

The festivities will begin with a tree lighting ceremony on the Dean College campus common, complete with carolers, hot chocolate and a visit from Boomer.

From there Franklin's favorite holiday party will continue throughout downtown Franklin, where festival goers can stroll along a closed Main Street and up and down East and West Central streets to enjoy entertainers, gift shopping, crafts and gingerbread cookies, and festively decorated store fronts.

Santa and his elves will greet kids at Simon's Furniture, and Mrs. Claus will be reading holiday stories at the Franklin Historical Museum. 

Businesses and groups who would like to participate can contact Holiday Stroll Co-chair Pandora Carlucci at pandora.carlucci@gmail.com. 

More information about the Holiday Stroll will be posted here on the FDP website and on the Partnership's Facebook and Twitter pages. 

Sponsors needed!

There is still time to sponsor this family-favorite event! Check out our Sponsorship Opportunities, fill out and mail in a  Sponsorship Registration Form, or contact the FDP office for more information. 

Download this form here

2017 event sponsorships available

We LOVE our sponsors! 

As we begin our planning for 2017 we want to thank our wonderful past sponsors. We are fortunate to have the Franklin community's support year after year, and without it we would not be able to continue our many events like the Strawberry Stroll, Harvest Festival and Holiday Stroll. And, of course, Beautification!

This year we are having the Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 14th, with a rain date of the 15th.  This will be the largest event in Franklin and we are hoping to attract more than 8,000 visitors.  We hope you will consider sponsoring this popular festival or one of our other signature events.

If you want to sponsor our events, please let us know so we can plan accordingly. Here are our Sponsorship Opportunities sheet and the Sponsorship Registration Form.  

Please contact the FDP office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com if you have questions.  We would be happy to meet with you to talk about sponsorship opportunities.

Thank you again for your continued support!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship Registration Form

Sponsorship and Program Ad Opportunities for the FDP Gala

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is excited to be celebrating our 15-Year Anniversary at the upcoming Gala.  We hope you will be able to join in the celebration since you have been an important contributor to our successes over these many years!

Below is an opportunity to help the FDP continue our work by being a Gala sponsor or by placing an ad in the program booklet.

Please email the office if you are interested by October 28th so we can make sure you are included in this special one-time opportunity.

And thank you again for all of your continued support! We hope to see you at the Gala!


Download the Gala Sponsorship Letter

Download the Gala Sponsorship Form

15th Anniversary Gala Forms: Donations, Sponsorships, Auction Items

On November 12, the Franklin Downtown Partnership will celebrate it's 15th Anniversary with a Gala at THE BLACK BOX. 

The goal of the Gala is to celebrate the revitalization of downtown Franklin and to raise funds that will allow our non-profit organization continue working on improvements and bringing events such as the Harvest Stroll, Holiday Stroll and Strawberry Stroll to the community.

The Partnership is looking for sponsors and donations for the silent auction to be held that night. Below you'll find the Gala Donation Letter, the Gala Sponsorship Letter and the Auction Item Donation Sheet.

Questions? Contact event co-chair Beth Wierling at wierling.beth@gmail.com.

Gala Donation Letter

Gala Sponsorship Letter

Auction Item Donation Sheet

Thank You FDP Harvest Stroll Sponsors!

The Franklin Downtown Partnership's Harvest Stroll will be Thursday, October 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Organizers are putting together some great fun and new activities for this favorite fall event.  

The Harvest Stroll is made possible thanks the support and generosity of our sponsors!

Gold Sponsor  
                       Middlesex Savings Bank
                       Rockland Trust

Silver Sponsors     
                       Dean Bank
                       Franklin Ford
                       Keefe Insurance

Bronze Sponsors   
                       Beaux Regards Photographic Art by Marjorie Sardella
                       Chestnut Dental
                       Digital Federal Credit Union
                       Michael Dunsky, Branch Manager Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
                       Hillside Nurseries

Friends Sponsors  
                       D.G. Ranieri Real Estate
                       Franklin Health & Rehabilitation Center
                       Maven Hair Company
                       Rescom Exteriors Inc.
                       Simon's Furniture
                       The Franklin Historical Museum
                       Tom Fricker Heating & A/C, Inc.

Sponsorships are welcome! Please contact the FDP office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com if interested. Click here for the Sponsorship Registration Form and the Sponsorship Opportunities. 

You can still participate in the Harvest Stroll. The deadline to register is September 15. Click here to download a Harvest Stroll Registration Form. Participation questions? Contact event co-chair Scott Martin at scottm@hockymca.org. 

2014 Harvest Festival, Main Street

Thank You Beautification Sponsors

We'd like to take a moment to thank our wonderful Beautification sponsors for making these colorful flower displays downtown possible this year! 

These awesome signs on the bridge downtown were created by Signs by Cam. 

On May 21 volunteers helped the Franklin Downtown Partnership and the Franklin Garden Club plant flowers and greenery downtown and on the Town Common. Now, in these hot and dry dog days of Summer 2016, the plantings still look great! 

Once the road project is complete downtown, we can look forward to even more colorful blooms.

Gold Sponsor D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Silver Sponsor Middlesex Savings Bank, and Bronze Sponsors Auerr, Zajac & Associates, LLP, and Tom Fricker Heating & A/C allow the FDP and Garden Club to plan for, purchase and maintain these displays along with the winter decorations. Thank you!

May 5 General Meeting Agenda, Guest Speaker

You don't want to miss our May 5 General Meeting! 

Please note the start time is 8:30 a.m.

Franklin Downtown Partnership General Meeting Agenda

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Dean College Campus Center @ 8:30 am

Golder Room

1. Open Meeting
   
   

2. Adoption of Agenda
   

3. Report from Executive Director - Lisa
1. Sponsorship
   
   

4. Report from Town and Streetscape
1. Jeff Nutting, Town Administrator, & Anthony Tavalone, MA DOT
   
   

5. Report Strawberry Stroll Committee - Nicole
   
   

6. Guest Speaker: Caitlin Keller**
   Digital Learning Specialist (basic functions on using Instagram)
   
   

7. New Business
   
   

8. Adjourn

Progressive Dinner: Sunday, May 15th

Beautification Day:  Saturday May 21st

**  We are happy to welcome Guest Speaker Caitlin Keller, Digital Learning Specialist at Franklin High School. Ms. Keller will share the following skills and knowledge during her presentation:

• Basic functions of using Instagram, including posting photos, adding captions, tagging locations, filters, and following users
• Connecting to other social media apps, such as Facebook
• Using hashtags
• Strategies for promoting products/business

Come to the meeting with the Instagram app loaded on your technology device (phone or tablet) so you can jump right in and participate during the meeting. This way you can work on your own technology devices as Ms. Keller demonstrates different options and uses of Instagram.

Ms. Keller comes highly qualified to lead this discussion. She has earned a Master's Degree, Learning Technologies, Drexel University, as well as a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Lebanon Valley College.

2016 Sponsorship Opportunities & Forms

We have many exciting events coming to downtown Franklin this year, beginning with a Progressive Dinner in May, to our Strawberry Stroll on June 9, the October Stroll on October 6, to our festive Holiday Stroll on December 1. 

These events bring thousands of people to the center of town and showcase our local vendors, civic groups, artists, musicians and restaurants. 

We rely on sponsorships from local businesses to fund these events. Can we count on your support this year?
If you have any questions, please email the office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities 

Sponsorship Form

Dean Bank to have Coloring Contest, Gingerbread Men, Music at Holiday Stroll

A press release from Dean Bank, a gold sponsor of the Holiday Stroll:

FRANKLIN, MA  - Dean Bank is getting into the Holiday Spirit this season by adding some elements to this year’s Holiday Stroll.  In addition to their popular Gingerbread Man giveaway, those in attendance inside the Dean Bank branch on Thursday evening will be treated to the musical talents of members of the Franklin High School Music Department.  Additionally, Dean Bank will be hosting a kids’ Holiday coloring contest.  

Young artists decorate gingerbread
men cookies at Dean Bank
at last year's Holiday Stroll.

There are two age groups for participants; 3-5 years old and 6-9 years old, with a Grand Prize of a $25 gift card to Learning Express Toys awarded in each category.

Parents interested in having their child participate can pick up a coloring sheet at “Sponsors Row” during the Holiday Stroll or directly inside Dean Bank’s 21 Main Street branch. Refreshments will be served inside the branch as well.  There’s no cost or purchase required to enter and it is open to all regardless if they are Dean Bank customers or not.

Outside on Main Street during the Stroll, the bank will have 400 gingerbread men to give away, along with pre-made decorating packets.

The coloring contest will run until Saturday December 12th and parents must turn in their child’s entry to the branch by then to enter.  Winners will be chosen on Monday December 14th and will be contacted at that time.

Holiday Stroll Sponsorships Still Available

We are looking for a few more sponsors for this year's Holiday Stroll. We would like to include your business in the press release so let us know soon if you are interested.

We hope you will consider sponsoring this year's HOLIDAY STROLL. The Partnership is able to offer these events because of support from our local businesses!

The Stroll will be held on Thursday, December 3, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Click here to see the list of sponsorship levels. Email the FDP office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com by November 16 if you would like to be a sponsor so we can make sure we list you on all of the flyers, PR and promotional materials. 

If you are interested in having a booth please make sure you e-mail one of the event co-chairs so they save a space for you.  The deadline is November 13th.

Gregg Chalk, Event Co-chair

gchalk@dean.edu

Roberta Trahan, Event Co-chair

Roberta_icu1@verizon.net

Want to Support our Upcoming Holiday Stroll? Here's How!

The holidays will be here before you know it, and we are busy planning the Holiday Stroll! The event will be Thursday, December 3, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Please contact us soon if you would like to sponsor this fun event. Sponsorships start at just $100. We would like to list your business in the newspapers, promotional materials, posters and flyers so don't delay! 

If you would like to participate in the event, please contact event co-chairs Gregg Chalk, gchalk@dean.edu, or Roberta Trahan, roberta_icu1@verizon.net.

Click to see a list of Sponsorship Opportunities.

Click to download and print a Sponsorship Registration Form.

Thank You To Our October Stroll Sponsors!

Plans are firming up for our October Stroll next Thursday, October 15, in downtown Franklin. We couldn't do it without our fabulous sponsors!

October Stroll Sponsorships Available

Friendly Reminder: Deadline is this week so let us know if you plan to sponsor the exciting October Stroll so we can get you listed in the Press Releases and the Posters! This is going to be a Great Event! Don't miss out!

October Stroll Sponsorship

We are so excited for the upcoming October Stroll on Thursday, October 15th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Music, pumpkins, scarecrows and hot cider!  And dancing....and food....and characters from the "Addams Family"...and so much, much more!

We are looking for sponsors for this wonderful fall event.  Please see the attached levels and details. Bronze level sponsorship is only $300 and your booth gets to be on Sponsorship Row! Sponsorship levels start at $200 so please consider supporting this fun event.

The deadline to be included on posters and in all press releases is September 11th so let us know if you would like to be a sponsor!  See attached forms for all the details.

Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities

Click here to download and print a Sponsorship Registration Form