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October 5, 2020</span></p>
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LAUNCHES SPIRIT OF PLACE CAMPAIGN: <br>
HERITAGE TRAIL DINNER TOURS FEATURE FOR OCTOBER</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Downtown Missoula is
many things to many people, and the new Heritage Missoula Plan showcases the
collective fabric that defines and distinguishes Missoula from other places.
With the goal of enhancing Missoula’s Spirit of Place, the Missoula Downtown Foundation’s
annual fall campaign will be focused on creating authentic Missoula experiences
that help preserve that Spirit. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Funds raised from the
fall campaign will help with implementation of the new Heritage Missoula
Interpretive Trail, complete with bronze medallions and information kiosks that
tell the unique stories of Missoula: past and present. Funds will also help
with street décor expansion and improvements, including additional holiday
lighting and boulevard banners. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">New this year will be
the first-ever Heritage Trail Tours and Dinner at one of three fine dining restaurants
in Downtown Missoula. Offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in October, the
Heritage Trail Dinner Tours will feature a 90-minute guided walking tour paired
with a three-course dinner for $100 per person. Dining partners include the new
Pangea Bar & Restaurant at 223 North Higgins, Second Set Bistro, a hidden
gem in the Historic Florence Building at 111 N. Higgins, or Scotty’s Table in
the Historic Wilma Building at 131 S. Higgins. All three restaurants will offer
a curated menu served in a socially-distanced and responsible environment. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">Tours will be limited to
10 people per event to ensure attendees have an enjoyable and safe experience
with appropriate COVID protocols. Online registration is open and available: </span><a href="https://www.missouladowntown.com/spirit-of-place/" style="color:blue">https://www.missouladowntown.com/spirit-of-place/</a><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">“We are pleased to work
with our partners to offer a special experience for those who want to help
preserve and showcase Missoula’s Spirit of Place,” said Jared Kuehn, President
of the Missoula Downtown Foundation Board. “Our goal is to generate enough
funding to finish the bronze medallions and interpretive kiosks for the Trail
and to support the expansion of holiday lighting and street décor. These
projects are important, and the Foundation’s work is vital to strengthening the
connections between people and place.” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The mission of the
Missoula Downtown Foundation is to support and promote Missoula through
enhancement of Downtown, now and for future generations, through commerce,
heritage, culture and living. Since 2010, the Missoula Downtown Foundation has
raised and reinvested $1.3 million into Downtown projects and programs,
including Caras Park improvements, the lighting of the pedestrian bridges,
placemaking projects, master planning, street décor and the Downtown Business
Support Fund. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">This past spring and
summer, the Foundation raised and distributed over $100,000 in grants for
Downtown businesses through the Downtown Business Support Fund. Last month the
Foundation completed the Heritage Missoula boulevard banners in partnership
with the Lee Nye’s “A Corner of Space & Time” banners that went up last week. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The Missoula Downtown
Foundation is one of the three organizations affiliated with the Downtown
Missoula Partnership. The other two are the Missoula Downtown Association and
the Downtown Business Improvement District. Other components of the Spirit of
Place Campaign will come alive in November with the Festival of Trees and the
Lighting of the Tree, and December’s focus will be on end-of-year giving. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The MDF has two planned
giving options: the Caras Park Endowment in partnership with the Montana
Community Foundation and the Sustainability Fund in partnership with S.G. Long.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">For more information
about the Foundation, the Spirit of Place Campaign, the Heritage Trail Dinner
Tours or planned giving opportunities, contact the Downtown Missoula
Partnership via phone (406-543-4238) or email (</span><a href="mailto:info@missouladowntown.com" style="color:blue">info@missouladowntown.com</a><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">). </span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><font size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b>Bram Moore</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Operations Coordinator</font></span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Downtown Missoula Partnership </font></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">218 E Main | Missoula, MT </font></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a value="+14065434238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">406.543.4238 | </a><a href="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" title="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">missouladowntown.com</a></font></p><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>