TIFFIN, OHIO – August 29, 2024 – Downtown Tiffin's committees are excited to announce a series of "Pitch Parties," providing the community with an opportunity to present ideas for revitalizing and enhancing the downtown area for the 2025 calendar year. These Pitch Parties provide a unique opportunity for residents, business owners, and stakeholders to present their innovative ideas directly to the Main Street committees. 

Participants are encouraged to pitch ideas for Downtown Design projects, Marketing events, new business ventures, or building developments. Each pitch must be accompanied by a completed work plan and include a proposed budget. In addition to presenting ideas, individuals or groups must be prepared to chair the event or project, join the related committee, and secure approval from the respective committee and the Downtown Development Committee (DDC) board. 

The Pitch Parties are designed to encourage community involvement and creativity, ensuring that Downtown Tiffin continues to thrive as a dynamic and inviting destination. This initiative underscores our commitment to inclusive and collaborative planning, encouraging diverse voices to contribute to the ongoing development of our downtown. 

“Do you have a fantastic idea for an event that would bring people to Tiffin? This is your opportunity to share it. Inviting everyone to share their ideas and vision ensures that Tiffin remains a welcoming destination for all. This initiative reflects our dedication to inclusivity, empowering all to shape the future of our beautiful city," said Mayor Lee Wilkinson. 

For more information about the Pitch Parties or to get involved, please contact Downtown Tiffin Main Street Manager, Donna Gross, at gross@tiffinseneca.org or fill out the Google Form. We look forward to seeing your innovative ideas come to life! 

All 2025 events and projects will be set by November 2024. 

• Marketing Meetings 8:00 a.m.: September 12 and October 10, 2024 

• Business Enhancement Meetings 8:00 a.m.: September 17 and October 15, 2024 

• Design Meetings 4:00 p.m.: September 19 and October 24, 2024 

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About Downtown Tiffin 

The revitalization of downtown Tiffin began in 2011, when a group of community members came together to form “Tiffin Tomorrow”, with the goal of promoting and encouraging economic development in Downtown Tiffin, and creating plans, programs, and actions to ensure long-term vitality and prosperity. In 2014, the City of Tiffin contracted with SIEDC to act as the downtown organization and “Tiffin Tomorrow” came under the SIEDC (now TSEP) umbrella as the “Downtown Development Board,” which serves as the governing board of the downtown organization. In 2015, Tiffin joined Heritage Ohio’s Main Street Program. For more information, click here. 

About Heritage Ohio 

Heritage Ohio promotes economic growth through the preservation and revitalization of downtowns and neighborhoods across Ohio. Heritage Ohio is the coordinating agency for the Ohio Main Street Program and is the designated statewide Ohio preservation partner with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Through saving the places that matter we can all build a community and live better. Learn more about how to become involved by visiting www.heritageohio.org. 

About Main Street America 

Main Street America leads a movement committed to strengthening communities through preservation-based economic development in older and historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. For more than 40 years, Main Street America has provided a practical, adaptable, and impactful framework for community-driven, comprehensive revitalization through the Main Street Approach™. Our network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Since 1980, communities participating in the program have generated more than $101.58 billion in new public and private investment, generated 168,693 net new businesses and 746,897 net new jobs, rehabilitated more than 325,119 buildings, and levered over 33.7 million volunteer hours. Main Street America is a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit mainstreet.org.