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Historic
Downtown Florence
Welcome!
Downtown Florence Unlimited (DFU) is comprised of professional retail and services
business, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
DFU bylaws were established in 1963 to promote the growth and better welfare of
downtown entities. Since then, DFU, in cooperation with the City
of Florence, the Florence/Lauderdale
Tourism Department, the University
of North Alabama, and the Florence
Main Street Program, continues its commitment to serve the needs of
its members while promoting economic growth in the downtown area.
Please
join us at one of our monthly meetings and see how you can help make downtown
Florence a better place to live, work and shop.
Sincerely,
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Van
Morgan, Jr.
2009 President
CB&S Bank
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Special
recognition to our latest DFU members
Dr.
Hamp Moore, Tomsik Eyecare
Nancy Sanford, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Kim
Parker, Rosie's Mexican Cantina
Ginni Wood
Gonce
and Messer - Attorneys at Law
Van Morgan
DFU
Schedule of Events
General Meetings Dates and Speakers
DFU general monthly meetings are conducted every
third Wednesday from 8am to 9am in the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
conference room unless otherwise indicated below. Guests are welcome
to attend.
2009
Jan
21 - Van Morgan, Oxford MS trip presentation
Feb
18 - TBA
Mar
18 - TBA
Apr
22 - TBA
May
20 - Tanya Irwin, Marketing Director for the Pickwick Belle
June
17 - TBA
Jul 15 - Meet
at Hampton Inn, Downtown Florence
Aug 19 - Meet
at Rogers Hall, University of North Alabama
Sep
16 - TBA
Oct
21 - TBA
Nov
18 - TBA
Dec
16 - TBA
2008
June 18 - Ginni Wood, Donor Recruiter, LifeSouth Community Blood
Centers, Inc.
July 16 - Sandra Killen, Alabama
Mountain Lakes Association
August 20 - Sid
Thornton, Valley Health Foods
September 17
- Martin Dean, Cypress Realty Group
October 15 - Chiong-Yiao
Chen, Associate
Professor of Art and Chair - UNA Department
of Art
November 19 - Randy
Pettus, Shoals
Community Theatre
December 11
(Thursday night) - Annual DFU evening event and Christmas Party
December
17 - No meeting due to Dec 11 event DFU's
primary goals are:
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To foster and promote vigorously and effectively trade and commerce in downtown
Florence.
• To foster, promote and advertise vigorously and effectively the
advantages of shopping in downtown Florence.
• To promote better relations
between all business, commercial and professional enterprises both as among and
between themselves and with the general public.
• To promote and develop better
public parking facilities, traffic flow and to work closely with the officials
of the City of Florence and of Lauderdale County, Alabama, in attaining these
objectives.
• To engage in and promote all matters of common interest to its
members.
• To gather, publish and disseminate interesting and factual information
respecting the advantages of trading in downtown Florence.
• To combat actively
all influences, publicity and actions which are intended to adversely affect the
fuller utilization of downtown Florence as a growing business, commercial and
professional center.
• To cooperate to the fullest with all parties who have
similar aims and purposes of the promotion of activities for the common good of
downtown Florence.
If you are a business owner, professional services
provider, or individual concerned with the betterment of the downtown Florence
area and its surrounding community, then by all means consider joining our cause.
Membership levels are available for all interested parties. Be a part of your
community and help preserve the historical, economic and cultural quality of life
unique to downtown Florence.
Membership
Questions?
Call Toll Free 877-290-8880
or
Download
and print a membership application now! 
Art
comes alive at First Fridays in Florence
(Celebrating our fourth
year of events)
www.FirstFridaysFlorence.com
The
First Fridays in Florence
Committee received a certificate from Governor Bob Riley at
the State Capitol Wednesday, November 5, 2008. David Messer, past-President
of DFU and Ashley Winkle, Director of Florence Main Street, accepted
the award for the First Fridays Committee. The certificate recognized
the First Fridays event as a partner in the 2007 Alabama Year of Arts
campaign. The Travel Industry Association awarded the Alabama
Tourism Department its Discover America marketing award for the
campaign and is featured in the November issue of National Geographic
Traveler.
Pictured:
Lee
Sentell, Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel Director
David Messer, Downtown Florence Unlimited past-President
Ashley
Winkle, Florence Main Street Director
Photos
by David Messer
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