12 Month Membership
12 Month Membership
All of our businesses are valuable constituents, and we invite you to actively participate in improving the community and commerce of our beautiful downtown. Our primary focus is to draw consumers to the downtown area, specifically in non-peak periods. When you join the Westport Downtown Association as a paying member you not only receive the benefits that are offered to all of our merchants, (downtown beautification and community building events) but also a roster of additional benefits and activations tailored specifically to enhancing your business and building community relations. Additionally, your membership dollars make it possible to continue these initiatives, as well as the ability to create new promotional activities based on your requests and recommendations.
Preferred Membership Benefits
Hear and Be Heard
Your membership offers a higher level of influence in the decision making process around your community
Members are proactively engaged and asked to collaborate on downtown issues and developments including signage, parking, beautification, local events and public safety
Representation at working groups that create and promote positive initiatives for the downtown
Advocacy at decision making town meetings that directly impact your business
A direct line to an approving body (the WDA) for all municipal space requests (i.e. terraces, sidewalks, building exteriors)
A Network That Works for You
Not only will the WDA build and support greater communication within the merchant community, but we will also expand your reach with exclusive placement on WDA sponsored media (website, print materials and social media)
Featured placement for your business with click through functionality on new and improved WDA website and online directory
Advertising opportunities with our media partners Westport Moms, Westport Now, Connoisseur Media and Moffly Media
Access to local news outlets and social media accounts with targeted readership of over 5000 people
Targeted email blasts to WDA internal email list (over 20,000 members)
Engage Your Team and Your Fans
The WDA offers a wide range of special events and sponsored initiatives that benefit the merchants and the community as well as exclusive (opportunities) for our members
Discounted and complimentary access to WDA sponsored speakers, special events and networking engagements
Sponsorship and advertising opportunities at our fundraising events
Prioritized placement and early access to WDA sponsored initiatives
WDA Events
Our lineup of high profile events build community as they contribute to the WDA’s ability to fund annual initiatives and our ongoing commitments to Downtown Westport.
Fashionably Westport
Fine Arts Festival
Summer Music on Church Lane
Outdoor Shopping Day
Westoberfest
Halloween
Holiday Tree Tour