Del Mar Village Association Inc

Dmva promotes and enhances the village of del mar, while preserving its history and unique character, by hosting and promoting downtown events. The fy 2024-2025 events included winter taste & sip north pole by the sea, susan g. Komen breast cancer cheer station in del mar village, small business saturday, comedy nights, summer solstice, beach and community environmental cleanups, breeders' cup 2025, comedy nights, and other smaller downtown events. The total event attendees for this past fiscal year was approximately 75,000+, with in-person and online participants. Dmva worked with over 150 local businesses and hundreds of san diego county contractors, media outlets, and other nonprofit organizations to support its mission..

Dmva's economic development programming facilitated communication and the flow of information between del mar's business community, residents, visitors, community organizations, and government agencies. Programming facilitated economic stability and unity in the del mar downtown business and residential community through successful promotions and outreach efforts while preserving del mar's history and unique character. Fy 2024-2025 programming included, outreach communications regarding events, city and security issues, marketing, grant opportunities, sold waste etc., dmva work with new and expanded del mar businesses, dmva supported historic preservation, updating a downtown online event calendar and resource center, educating on downtown historic points of interest walking tour with over 12 interactive plaques, promoting del mar village logo/branding, working on downtown environmental sustainability projects such as a new del mar shoresaver program and the purchase and installation of 6 new water bottle fill stations at parks and beach. Dmva again partnered with the urban corps of san diego to clean and powerwash del mar's downtown sidewalks, along with the rotary club of del mar, to refurbish downtown street furniture and a local park. Dmva helped implement a bench and other streetscape furniture donation program. Dmva organized an online resource center for the local business community to provide businesses with new, relevant information to help downtown del mar business owners learn, grow, and stay informed. Dmva continued to improve a shop local del mar village e-card to encourage shopping and dining local. Dmva provided government liaison support, feedback, and information gathering.