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Cornelia DDA weighs pushing its Beverage Crawl fundraiser to November

The Downtown Development Authority's follow-up fundraiser, planned after slow ticket sales for a July event, may move to a November date with a Friendsgiving theme.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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October 2, 2025: Beverage Crawl / appetizer crawl rescheduling to November

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In October, the board discussed rescheduling that crawl to November, possibly with a Friendsgiving theme.

The story

In January 2025, Cornelia's Downtown Development Authority/Main Street Board set ticket pricing for its Dessert Crawl fundraiser at $15 for a single ticket and $10 for each additional ticket, with a Jan. 31 deadline. By early February, 80 people had signed up, with the board planning to cap attendance at 100.

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In March, the board evaluated the event and agreed that future tickets should cost at least $20. Members also discussed adding a crawl during the July Catch Me in Cornelia event.

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The board approved a follow-up "beverage crawl" for July 31, tied to Catch Me in Cornelia, and in June approved selling 100 tickets at $25 each for that date.

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By late July, only 15 tickets had been sold, and the board asked members to promote the event on social media. In August the board approved the idea of holding another crawl in October.

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In October, the board discussed rescheduling that crawl to November, possibly with a Friendsgiving theme.

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Discussed
discussed

Beverage Crawl / appetizer crawl rescheduling to November

The board discussed potentially rescheduling the appetizer crawl for November and possibly giving it a Freindsgiving theme

Approved
confirmed

Future of Catch Me in Cornelia and Beverage Crawl events; plan for an October food/dessert crawl

The idea of doing another crawl in October was brought up by Alex Michelle. The idea was agreed upon by the board

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proposed

Catch me in Cornelia and Beverage Crawl events

Discuss Catch me in Cornelia + Beverage Crawl

Discussed
discussed

Beverage Crawl event planning and ticket sales

Only 15 people have bought tickets, Noah encouraged all the board members to post the flyer to their social media outlets

Discussed
discussed

Beverage Crawl event promotion and ticket sales

Only 15 people have bought tickets, Noah encouraged all the board members to post the flyer to their social media outlets

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Beverage Crawl event

Old Business a. Beverage Crawl

Approved
confirmed

Beverage Crawl event ticketing (July 31st)

The board agreed on doing 100 tickets for $25 a ticket for the date of July 31st.

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Beverage Crawl

Old Business a. Beverage Crawl

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proposed

Beverage Crawl event

b. Beverage Crawl

Discussed
discussed

Beverage Crawl event planning for July 31 during Catch me in Cornelia

The proposed date is July 31 st during Catch me in Cornelia to boost attendance

Approved
confirmed

Beverage Crawl event date set for July 31, 2025

The board agrees that July 31 is a good opportunity to do the beverage crawl to increase the attendance of last Catch me in Cornelia.

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proposed

Next Dessert Crawl fundraiser

-Next Dessert Crawl

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confirmed

Next Crawl fundraiser date and beverage-crawl format for July 31, 2025

With July 31st being in the heart of summer a beverage crawl was agreed upon.

Approved
confirmed

Dessert Crawl fundraiser evaluation and future ticket pricing

Heath determined that we would sell the tickets for a pretty cheap price and insisted that we consider charging at least $20 for tickets in the future. The board agreed.

Discussed
discussed

Possible dessert crawl during July Catch Me in Cornelia event

Sarah Higgins suggested possibly doing another crawl during one of the Catch Me in Cornelia's, possibly the July one with it being the least attended one last year. The board agreed to put the word out and see if there is any interest

Discussed
discussed

Dessert Crawl event sign-ups and volunteer staffing

Currently there are 80 people signed up. We will either cap it off at 100 participants or Friday morning regardless of however many we have.

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proposed

Dessert Crawl event

Dessert Crawl -Updates -Plan for Friday

Discussed
discussed

Downtown Dessert Crawl fundraiser event and ticket pricing

The board determined that a single ticket will cost $15 and each additional ticket will be $10, the deadline for tickets will be Jan 31st.

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