Main Street Program Open to Nonprofit Partnership Requests  

We have begun planning for the 2012 Storey Square Summer Concert Series’ lineup and hope to partner with local nonprofit organizations. If you are a 501(c)(3) organization and need to boost your visibility in the community, “entertain” the idea of joining us at Storey Square.

For the past few years, we have had great success in facilitating an alliance between downtown retailers / professionals and our nonprofit neighbors. Every week of the concert season, we match a retail, service, or professional donor with a nonprofit organization that operates in the city. If you would like to be added to the list of nonprofit partners, please email me at jeff@uniontownredevelopment.com or call the Main Street office at 724-438-4289.

The program is simple, but highly effective. Here’s the way it works. Donors provide a gift basket that is then passed on to our nonprofit partners for raffle during the concert. Throughout the evening, guests at the concerts purchase tickets in hopes of taking home the grand prize.  Cheri Provance, Franklin John Realty was the winner of one of our gift basket giveaways.

Cheri Provance - Franklin John Realty

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On December 8^th Uniontown kicked off the winter season celebrations with “Home for the Holidays”. This year’s Uniontown Downtown Business District Authority holiday activities were organized in partnership with Fayette Chamber of Commerce, the National Road Heritage Corridor, and United Way of South Fayette.  The featured activities were parades, the tree lighting, train rides, musical entertainment with Albert Gallatin Coral Group with their keyboard on stage in Storey Square, and songs a capella by The Bruderhoff.  Also featured on this year’s itinerary was a window decorating contest.  The State Theatre Center for the Arts won the 30-second advertisement on Fayette County Television valued at $300.

 Joe Giachetti from the Uniontown’s treasurer’s office was on hand to light the tree in Storey Square which was provided by the City of Uniontown. The tree was decorated by the Chestnut Ridge Rotary Interact Club.  The Green Gardeners and the UDBDA Design Committee decorated light pole baskets with greenery, donated by Cellurale Landscaping, and old fashioned colored lights which provided a very festive atmosphere.

A small tree was placed in Eberly Square for the children to decorate. This location was also the depot for the Fayette County Railroad train rides which were only $3 – sponsored by First Federal and Loan of Greene County.
Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted the children, gave away candy canes, and read stories in the State Theatre.  There were craft tables for making and decorating tree ornaments.  United Way and The State Theatre collected socks, gloves, and hats for the “Gifts of Warmth” program as well as food for the Fayette County Food Bank.

 There was fresh popcorn courtesy of the YMCA, cookie decorating sponsored by Eat N Park, and Third Presbyterian Church had hot chocolate, soda, and cookies to give away at three locations along Main Street. Children could write letters to Santa and drop them in a special mailbox at the Chamber of Commerce. 

Entries for the parade included  Uniontown Fire Department’s fire truck with Santa, Fayette Honda with a vehicle, Uniontown Red Raider Marching Band,  Dairy Queen with a float, Fayette County Chapter of A.B.A.T.E., a float and elves from Carlo’s Pizza Palace, Brownie Troop #51020, Girl Scout Brownie Troop #53020,  Fayette Friends of Animals, War & Veterans, Inc., Laurel Highlands  Jr. ROTC, Christ United Methodist Church, Keith Charles Second Opinion Insurance Company with two decorated vehicles, Ben Franklin Jr. High Band, Koza & Company Dance Studio with a float, Fayette County 4-H Dog Club, Shooting Stars Twirl Team, Little Miss Fairchance, A G Amedysis Hospice, Sheriff Brownfield, and Geary Gehring.