Llano Main Street hosted the quarterly round table of the Texas Downtown Association, Thursday, June 19 at the Dabbs Hotel.

There were 25 who attended the luncheon meeting, with members attending from Austin, Buda, Dallas, Rockdale, Georgetown, Luling, Hamilton, Seguin, and La Grange.

Special guests were Mayor Roger Pinckney, and City Manager Finley deGraffenried.

Elisa Dalrymple spoke on Community Marketing, and told the members how she markets her business, Material Things, drawing from her experiences in the marketing business and a workshop she attended given by Jon Schallert, a renowned marketing consultant.

The purposes of the round tables are for members to network in a casual setting, discuss and share problems and successes in their communities.

Temple will be hosting the annual meeting for all TDA members in November. Awards for National Main Street cities are announced at that time.

The Texas Downtown Association formed in 1985, partners with Main Street and offers an array of services, such as, legislative monitoring, cooperative advertising and educational opportunities.

Public and private sector projects can earn statewide recognition by winning the President’s Award for their downtown revitalization efforts projects.

The group toured the Dabbs Hotel, Railyard area, Pioneer Park, and Llano Depot.