{"id":4347,"date":"2021-12-04T19:03:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T00:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/?page_id=4347"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:38:21","slug":"copper-star","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/copper-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4433&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Get Certified as an Excellent and Respectful Nighttime Business in Dallas&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4773&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Apply for the Copper Star<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>A key pillar of our <a href=\"https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/good-neighbor-initiative\/\">Good Neighbor Initiative<\/a> is the means for 24HourDallas to recognize and promote businesses that stand out in Dallas&#8217; nighttime economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your business, organization or venue located within the city of Dallas?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you host customers, clients, members or patrons at any point between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our <strong>Copper Star<\/strong> program will equip participants with a host of innovative tools that can take your nighttime operation to the next level of safety, inclusivity, and community.<\/p>\n<p>And the program will allow us to honor the <em>true<\/em> stars of Dallas at night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications for the Copper Star Class of 2024 closed January 31, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/24hd.memberclicks.net\/24hourdallas-subscriber\"><strong>Sign up to our email list<\/strong><\/a> to stay up to date on the latest 24HourDallas news and happenings.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/womens-night-safety-charter\/\"><strong>Sign up to adopt our Women&#8217;s Night Safety Charter<\/strong><\/a>, a great first step toward some of the benchmarks included in our Copper Star program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Meet the Copper Star Classes of 2024, 2023, and 2022&#8243; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; skin=&#8221;secondary&#8221; btn_fs=&#8221;16&#8243; btn_fw=&#8221;600&#8243; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2F24hourdallas.org%2Fcopper-star-past-classes%2F|title:Meet%20the%20Copper%20Star%20Classes%20of%202024%2C%202023%2C%20and%202022&#8243;][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4774&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Become a Good Neighbor<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>On January 25, 2022, <em>D Magazine<\/em> posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/business-economy\/2022\/01\/how-your-nighttime-business-can-become-certified-as-committed-to-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> by Will Maddox, Managing Editor of <em>D CEO<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The piece provides meaningful context for all elements of our Good Neighbor Initiative and, in particular, what the Copper Star certification program will achieve.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We want to avoid the punitive law enforcement and establish upfront that we can own our role and be the better public citizen at night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6>Randall White, 24HourDallas founder and president<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maddox writes, &#8220;Although much of the corporate and residential growth has occurred in the suburbs, Dallas&#8217; comparative advantage is nightlife. Areas like Deep Ellum, Uptown, and Lower Greenville bring people into the city center from all over the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;When we talk to people who\u2019ve had fun, and their fondest memories have been at night. We are creating a culture where that will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6>Bryan Tony, Good Neighbor Initiative Project Manager<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/business-economy\/2022\/01\/how-your-nighttime-business-can-become-certified-as-committed-to-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE FULL STORY<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4775&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/good-neighbor-initiative\/&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Our Sponsor<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4387&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pernod-ricard-usa.com\/&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639756325519{margin-top: -5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Our National Partners<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4389&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.responsibility.org\/&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639756306142{margin-top: -5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4776&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/safe-night.com\/&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1643147035156{margin-top: -35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Our Local Partners<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]In addition to 24HourDallas&#8217; own Respect and Inclusion Committee and Trafficking Committee, <strong>more than 20 local non-profit organizations<\/strong> have agreed to be a resource, as needed, to participants in the Copper Star program.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal is to help our nighttime businesses be safer, more inclusive, and more culturally and economically vibrant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/24hourdallas.org\/good-neighbor-initiative-local-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>REVIEW OUR LOCAL PARTNERS<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4433&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Get Certified as an Excellent and Respectful Nighttime Business in Dallas&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4773&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Apply for the Copper Star&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]A key pillar of our Good Neighbor Initiative is the means for 24HourDallas to recognize and promote businesses that stand out in Dallas&#8217; nighttime economy. 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