DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO ASSOCIATION CHARITIES
The Downtown Kalamazoo Association Charities Board (DKAC) exist to develop, and maintain community defining events, activities, and spaces that are fun, safe, and welcoming to all. To cultivate a diverse mix of year-round, quality programming. To enrich the downtown experience by linking to arts, and culture. To create opportunities for youth, and connections to neighborhoods and universities.
Current Initiatives
- Continuing policy revisions to enhance the Arcadia Creek Festival Place
- Youth Events
- Place-Making Activities
- Improving Accessibility and Fire & Life Safety Techniques
Annual Initiatives
· Events:
· Great Winter Adventure
· Super Saturday Weekend
· Do-Dah Parade
· Art on the Mall
· Mixers on the Mall
· Kalamazoo Holiday Parade
Contact
Members
Fenner Brown
WMU/KVCC Student
Paul Ecklund
Disability Network SW MI
Grant Fletcher
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Pat Halpin
Downtown Resident
Brian Hill
Millennium Restaurant Group
Elspeth Inglis
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Frances Jewell, Vice-Chair
City of Kalamazoo
Laurel Parrott
Kalamazoo House Bed & Breakfast
Betty Peristeridis, Chair
Argo's East
Adrienne Wissner
Memories Bridal & Evening Wear