Gettysburg Welcome Center Project Receives Major Grant Award
MAIN STREET GETTYSBURG RECEIVES GRANT FOR WELCOME CENTER FROM NATURE ALLIANCE & HERITAGE CENTER
(Gettysburg, Pa., October 31, 2022) – Main Street Gettysburg is pleased to announce a major donation for its Gettysburg Welcome Center Project from the Gettysburg Nature Alliance, which operates the Gettysburg Heritage Center.
The Nature Alliance this week provided a generous donation of $25,000 to Main Street Gettysburg for the Gettysburg Welcome Center, a $1.4 million public-facility project in historic downtown, which will provide visitor information, public restrooms and more.
The centrally located project will create greater accessibility and walkability throughout the historic district. Plans include new ADA-compliant facilities, and the center will be a place for information and directions – for tourism, local events, transportation, volunteer opportunities, and more. The building site at 340 Baltimore Street was generously donated to the Borough for this purpose.
Main Street Gettysburg will apply the $25,000 grant as matching funds to alleviate the burden on borough taxpayers. The Nature Alliance’s generosity brings the total funds raised this year to $87,000 for the Gettysburg Welcome Center.
“Gettysburg desperately needs an information outlet and public restrooms downtown. The Nature Alliance’s donation has created serious momentum, and we are so excited about the growing interest in this project,” said Main Street President Jill Sellers.
“We are proud to be part of such a vibrant community of residents and visitors,” said Dru Anne Neil, Gettysburg Nature Alliance president. “We believe the Welcome Center project will enhance resident and visitor experiences and will provide much-needed information and convenience in the heart of historic downtown.”
To support Main Street Gettysburg, donations can be made through the Adams County Giving Spree on November 3rd. Main Street Gettysburg is #58.
ABOUT MAIN STREET GETTYSBURG
Main Street Gettysburg was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization to unite and lead the Gettysburg community in successful economic- and community-development projects to enhance the quality of life for Gettysburg and Adams County residents. The Main Street Gettysburg mission is to work with community partners for the historic preservation, economic revitalization, and overall enhancement of Gettysburg, and the organization oversees ambitious initiatives and economic-development strategies. Major accomplishments include a 10-year interpretive plan for historic preservation in the Borough of Gettysburg, which resulted in more than $55 million of downtown projects; the $7.5 million Steinwehr Avenue Revitalization Project, resulting in 29 new businesses in a five-year period that offered new jobs, additional ADA improvements and a safer and more beautiful neighborhood with updated infrastructure; the Main Street CARES Program that helped businesses reopen during the pandemic by providing free toolkits with handmade masks; latex gloves; homemade sanitizer; informational posters and social-distancing floor stickers to over 140 businesses; the Baltimore Street Project and the Gettysburg Welcome Center, which are both currently under consideration for federal funding. www.mainstreetgettysburg.org
ABOUT THE GETTYSBURG NATURE ALLIANCE
The non-profit Gettysburg Nature Alliance educates about and preserves Gettysburg's habitat and heritage and operates the Gettysburg Heritage Center in the historic Steinwehr Avenue neighborhood of downtown Gettysburg. It also operates a learning center near historic Sach’s Bridge, just outside of town. The Nature Alliance produces real-world impact on the education about and preservation of the nation’s collective natural and historic resources. The Heritage Center is a trusted source for books, author appearances and other educational events. www.gettysburgnature.org