DCA fighting ‘epidemic of loneliness’ one event at a time

In report to Camas City Council, Downtown Camas Association director says group is ‘strategizing to help people feel more engaged, connected’

Clockwise from upper left: Brad Richardson (right, in yellow vest), the executive director of the Clark County Historical Museum, leads a walking history tour through downtown Camas during the Downtown Camas Association’s "Spring into History" First Friday event on Friday, April 7, 2023 (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files); Gallery 408 owners celebrate with a ribbon-cutting during the DCA’s May 2024 First Friday event (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files); 2023 Camas High School graduate Lili Shore holds her “plein air” painting during a September 2023 First Friday event (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files); Caroline Mercury (right), talks to community members about the Georgia-Pacific mill cleanup advisory group during a downtown Camas event held May 22, 2022 (contributed photo courtesy of the Downtown Camas Association); Artwork by Camas-area students adorns the Camas Culture Art Block on May 20, 2024 (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files); and Camas Rotary Club volunteers help beautify downtown Camas in 2023. (contributed photo courtesy of the DCA).

With its array of seasonal and monthly events, the Downtown Camas Association (DCA) regularly draws hundreds of visitors to Camas’ historic downtown shopping and dining district.

But the DCA can always do more to promote Camas’ downtown to a wider range of people, DCA Executive Director Carrie Schulstad told Camas officials earlier this month.

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