join Preservation Dayton, inc
Your support is much more than saving irreplaceable buildings, it is preserving the fabric of our community.
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membership
By becoming a member of PDI, you will join in the effort to preserve Dayton’s history one brick at a time.
With your one-year membership, you’ll receive the following benefits:
With your one-year membership, you’ll receive the following benefits:
- receive updates for the latest developments on the preservation front
- receive invitations to advocacy, social, sneak peek, and informative events throughout the year
- tap into renovation experts, contractors, and financing sources
- meet interesting people who share your passion for preservation
To make a one time donation, please visit our Donate page or send a check to:
Preservation Dayton, Inc. P.O. Box 3614, Dayton, Ohio 45401
PDI is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donations are tax deductible.
Preservation Dayton, Inc. P.O. Box 3614, Dayton, Ohio 45401
PDI is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donations are tax deductible.
Your support is also about much more than saving irreplaceable buildings. You’ll help create and preserve memories of our area’s colorful history…places where Daytonians have lived, invented, created, and prayed—and still do! And you’ll help share the spirit of our diverse cultural and architectural heritage with generations to come.
See how your membership helped to support preservation initiatives.
View our Year in Review
See how your membership helped to support preservation initiatives.
View our Year in Review
Volunteer Opportunities
You’ll have fun and meeting truly interesting preservationists when you volunteer for one of PDI’s committees. Indicate your volunteer interests on your annual membership form or email preservationdayton227@gmail.com
There are many opportunities to help promote and save Dayton's irreplaceable historic neighborhoods and landmarks. The following committees welcome new ideas and engaged volunteers.
There are many opportunities to help promote and save Dayton's irreplaceable historic neighborhoods and landmarks. The following committees welcome new ideas and engaged volunteers.
- The Policy and Advocacy Committee advocates for improved services, policy and legislative changes, and innovative programs to address challenges facing historic districts and landmarks such as vacant properties, zoning and building code enforcement, and investment incentives. Partnering with the private sector as well the City of Dayton, Montgomery County, and other entities is a key function of this committee.
- The Events, Fundraising, and Membership Committee develops and organizes social and educational events to share best practices in historic preservation and to attract new and diverse residents to historic districts. The committee also implements creative ways to increase membership and financial support to achieve Preservation Dayton's mission and goals.
- The Marketing and Media Committee creates and increases awareness of Preservation Dayton through traditional, digital, and social media. The committee works closely with PDI's other committees to achieve PDI's advocacy, educational, and fundraising goals. Creating compelling and current content for PDI's website(Weebly), Facebook, Instagram, media releases and other media channels is a key function of this committee. Promoting PDI's walking tours of Dayton's Historic Districts is also an ongoing objective.
Originally founded in 1983 as the Dayton Area Coalition of Historic Neighborhoods, the predecessor organization to PDI, innumerable members and leaders have been champions and advocates for the Dayton region’s historic communities and built environment.
