Tag Days

Tag days are designated days for local clubs and organizations to fund raise on City Streets.  Tag Days are an important fund raiser for many local groups to assist with equipment, training and travel needs.  The City approves tag days for approximately 29 organizations annually.

Getting a tag day means your organization has permission to solicit on public streets and sidewalks within the City limits on the prescribed date(s).  Most local businesses coordinate tag days on their property with the City’s schedule.  However, a number of businesses no longer allow tag days on their property.  Other retail stores have expressed concern and ask that organizations seek their permission first.

You will need to obtain permission directly from property owners/managers to solicit in front of their stores and in their parking lots.  As a courtesy to the property owner and to help prevent more than one organization from showing up to solicit in front of the same business at the same time, please obtain the necessary permission well in advance of your tag day.

We encourage your tag day volunteers to not block the entrances to buildings or otherwise inconvenience the public or businesses in the vicinity.  It is also recommended that your volunteers be identified in some way, and that the cans used for donations be secured and well marked.

All organizations wishing to conduct Tag Days during the calendar year are requested to apply to City Council by letter.  The deadlines are advertised each year generally in November.  Groups having received a tag day in the previous year are notified of the application process.