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

Last year’s donors included First Federal Savings & Loan of Greene County, Circa 1812, Arts & angles, Barrera’s Shoe & Leather Repair, Coldwell Banker / Laurel Ridge Realtors, Fayette Chamber of Commerce, Joyce’s Fine Jewelry, John & John Attorneys at Law, Neubauer’s Flowers, Reflections by Ray, Sew Special, State Theatre Center for the Arts, and Tonsorial Parlor.

Retailers were then matched with nonprofits including the Uniontown Arts Fellowship (UAF), Fayette County Community Action food Bank, Uniontown Lions Club, United Way of Fayette, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Interfaith Caregivers, domestic Violence Services, Crime Victims Center, and the National Road Heritage Corridor.

In total, the ten nonprofits netted over $1,700 that will surely help offset the rising cost of providing humanitarian services in our community.  We are thankful for everyone who attended the concerts braving the sizzling temperatures and intermittent raindrops. Your enduring support of the Storey Square Summer Concerts Series and our nonprofit partners keeps up energized and ready to take on another season. Hope to see you all in 2012.