dda pairings

Talked with Teneka Faeman, Associate Director, West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (the DDA). The DDA was founded in 1967 as an independent special taxing district to help promote and enhance the City of West Palm Beach. They provide a wide variety of programs. One of the ways they do that is with fundraisers. Their annual Pairings event is coming up on Thursday May 30th from 5:30p-9p downtown West Palm Beach. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of. To get tickets call 561-833-8873 or go to downtownwpb.com or on Facebook Downtown West Palm Beach. This year's charity is the Homeward Bound program. It operates out of the Vickers House and is designed to give people who are chronically homeless the opportunity to be reunited with their family. Vickers house acts as a one stop shop for assistance to residents. Reminder the Pairings is a rain or shine event. The DDA is also working with the city on the Streetscape project. Participants in the Pairings will be able to see the progress made in phase 1, phase 2 is now underway. And due to difficulties reaching some of the businesses during phase 2 they've come up with the Dig Zone. It allows customers the opportunity to win prizes from visiting those establishments and spending more than $100 in a visit. For more info on all the programs, events, and dig zone, listeners can go to www.downtownwpb.com or call 561-833-8873.