Grassroots of Tarboro

I'd like to invite you to the first of our G.O.T. (Grassroots of Tarboro) projects. Our first Tarboro's 2nd Saturdays event will begin at 7am on this coming Saturday morning, April 12th, 2008.   Twenty families and multi-family groups have registered their yard sales as part of the Tarboro Townwide Tag Sale.  A directory list (& online Google map) is available to guide the visiting bargain hunters to all of the yard sale locations across town.

Starting at 10am, the downtown businesses will be having Sidewalk Sales as another way to attract people to town.  We didn't have all of our plans in place to allow time to submit proposals for use of the Court House Square or Town Common, so Tarboro's 2nd Saturdays for April will be held entirely in front of storefronts downtown.  We have groups serving fish plates, chicken plates, hot dogs, popcorn, candied apples, healthy desserts and, believe it or not, gazpacho.  We'll have LIVE music to entertain the people on a makeshift "stage area" in front of 305 Main Street. We've even put together a rather tricky Anagram-Riddle Game where local gamesters and history buffs can win a prize.  It promises to be a fun day for everyone and a good opportunity for visitors to see Tarboro's downtown COME ALIVE!

This event is just the beginning.  Tarboro's 2nd Saturdays will be a monthly event from April through December.  Not only is it an excellent and relatively inexpensive way to promote our town and attract new visitors, but it creates a sense of unity within our town, gives our town citizens something to look forward to, something to become a part of in creating a good future for Tarboro. 

We don't know yet what the results of our efforts will be, but we invite you to experience it with us on April 12th.  Come downtown and be a part of the event.  We're hoping for a crowd. If our efforts have attracted people to Tarboro, we want them to see activity on the streets. We want them to feel the community spirit. We want them to enjoy their stay and make plans to come again.

One final note, we ask that you postpone selecting ANY internet marketing proposal at this time and focus instead on the revitalization of our town.  Let's get our house in order, before inviting guests to visit.  The $50,000 to $60,000 that would be spent on an "improved web presence" could be put to better use right here at home.  We have some brilliant people in this town, with excellent ideas and loads of experience.   As our town council, you are here FOR us, and in return, we are here for YOU.  Reach out to the community and let us work together for Tarboro's future.