Michele Pugh recently moved to downtown Bloomington and is looking to recruit ambassadors who can help visitors find their way through downtown. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – If you have an appreciation for downtown Bloomington, or at least know your way around, you could be an ambassador.  

The Downtown Bloomington Association is looking for ambassadors who will be stationed throughout the district when downtown during special events.

Ambassador Coordinator Michele Pugh, who recently moved to a loft apartment downtown, said those special events can be concerts, games, the monthly First Friday promotion and the Route 66 visitors center which is set to open this spring.  

"You'll be seeing us in bright neon t-shirts on First Fridays, there's a lot going on First Fridays, directing people,  welcoming people to downtown, letting them know all of the things that are going on," Pugh said.

"There's the Farmers Market, lots of cultural actives going on," Pugh said. "We want to be here to help wayfinding, directing people to good places to eat and lots of family activities as well."

Pugh said the group has about 10 volunteers so far. DBA has scheduled a meeting Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Bistro, 316 N. Main St., to see who might be willing to help.  

"There's a perception that people just don't realize what's all here in downtown," Pugh said. "Uptown (Normal) is getting a lot of focus and now we are saying there there's so much history here."

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].