2019 ANNUAL REPORT Greater Easton Development Partnership MISSION Collaborate to nurture Easton’s economic well-being and cultural vibrancy VISION A national model of a livable and welcoming small city VALUES Organic Growth We support development that fosters neighborhoods and city-wide sustainability.

Hospitality We help to maintain a safe, clean and beautiful city that welcomes residents, business owners, and guests to our historic and natural environments.

Collaboration We seek partnerships with all entities that make up Easton, including its citizens, businesses, organizations and government.

Grassroots We recognize and encourage the volunteer spirit and cultural diversity that enable our work.

Heritage We share a deep reverence for Easton’s history and culture.

Experience We create a space for meaningful engagements that build neighborhood and city-wide pride. Through Easton Garden Works, 41 volunteer gardeners harvested 225 pounds of fresh produce to donate to Vegetables in the Community, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Greater Shiloh Church Food Pantry and Easton Hunger Coalition. PUTTING DOWN ROOTS You can’t have growth without a good root system. For the Greater Easton Development Partnership (GEDP), 2019 was all about putting down roots. In addition to the programs of Easton Main Street Initiative, Easton Farmers’ Market, Easton Public Market, Special Events & Promotions and the Easton Ambassadors, GEDP laid the groundwork for several new endeavors. We launched the West Ward Community Initiative (WWCI), expanding our footprint, and bringing our programs and energy into the West Ward neighborhood. We became the guardians of six community gardening plots throughout the City of Easton that we unified under the title of Easton Community Gardens (now known as Easton Garden Works). We expanded our focus on urban agriculture through the Easton Compost Program and our participation in Lafayette College’s Veggies in Community project. Within our programs we added new events in 2019, launched a wholesale line of products through the Highmark Farmstand, formed new partnerships with local agencies, and saw increased attendance at PA Bacon Fest, Easton Out Loud and Live at the Falls. We launched a texting program to allow neighbors, visitors, Lafayette College students and business owners to subscribe for updates they’re most interested in. This report details our growth over the last year — it’s a look back at the accomplishments of our nonprofit through our programs and our people. We’re grateful to all those who gave their time and energy to our programs over the last year. Thank you to our volunteers, donors, sponsors and community partners — especially the City of Easton, Northampton County and the Commonwealth. Thank you for helping us to grow.

Jared Mast Executive Director, GEDP

3 THESE NUMBERS...

225 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE GINO’S935 KNOTS DOZEN SOLD AT GROWN AND HARVESTED BY EASTON GARLIC FEST & PA BACON FEST EASTON COMMUNITY GARDENS VOLUNTEERS

59 VOLUNTEER EVENTS FAÇADES PLANNED BY EASTON COMMUNITY GARDENS 17 COMPLETED 32,228 TRANSACTIONS 2 murals MADE AT HIGHMARK FARMSTAND added

57,000 pounds OF FOOD WASTE COMPOSTED 600 historic THROUGH EASTON COMPOST PROGRAM ORNAMENTS SOLD

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80 DOWNTOWN EASTON BUSINESSES 8,424 PARTICIPATED IN EASTON OUT LOUD VOLUNTEER HOURS

159 RED BOWS 5,000 SHOPPERS MADE BY 12 VOLUNTEERS VISITED EASTON PUBLIC MARKET EACH WEEK TO ADORN HOLIDAY WREATHS

25 PA BACON FEST VENDORS MENTIONED IN USA TODAY’S 10BEST! 35,000 MAP & GUIDES PA BACON FEST EATS LIST PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO SIX COUNTIES

1,923 DOWNTOWN 4,000 SHOPPERS EASTON GIFT CARDS SOLD WITH MORE THAN VISITED THE EASTON FARMERS’ MARKET $103,000 LOADED ONTO THEM EACH SATURDAY MAY-NOVEMBER

5 EASTON Farmers’ Market EFM Surpasses 4,000 Weekly Customers • Power of Produce Kids Program participation surged (384 percent increase in POP buck redemptions from 2018). • SNAP redemption increased 10 percent. In 2019, the customer count at Easton Farmers’ Market was 3 percent higher than the previous year — with surpassing the 4,000 person mark for the first time since data has been collected for Northampton County. During a survey conducted on site by Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley, customer responses indicated: • A 6 percent increase in customers spending more than $30 at the farmers’ market per trip • An 11 percent drop in the percentage of people spending under $10 The POP Kids Program saw an increase in participation and POP buck • Farmers’ market customers who said they also spend redemptions for 2019. money at other downtown businesses hit an all-time high — with 69 percent of respondents saying they Those successes coupled with 35 weekly vendors, 10 spend, on average, $30 at area businesses when market event days and sunny weather on almost every they’re in town for the market. Saturday led to a banner year for the market. It wasn’t just Easton Farmers’ Market also saw growth with its youngest locals that noticed all the growth of the Easton Farmers’ fans through its POP Kids Program. This season, 482 Market this year. MASS Design Group also featured the children registered for POP, and on average, 27 members market in an exhibit for the Center for Architecture in returned on a weekly basis to participate in activities NYC from October 2019-January 2020 that profiled urban celebrating local food, healthy eating and sustainability. renewal in small cities. The group cited our farmers’ For each activity completed, young shoppers earned POP market as an example of a ‘community anchor that builds bucks to shop the market for fruits and veggies. More POP meaningful connections to the past.’ The market’s annual bucks were distributed in 2019 than the previous year and Zucchini 500 event got national attention thanks to ABC’s redemption rose 384 percent. “Localish”. Easton Farmers’ Market also got a shoutout in Delta Sky Magazine in December. The mention was part Other areas of growth for the market were the number of of a 26-page spread on the Lehigh Valley, featured in Delta guest vendors and Local Libations merchants that sold Air Lines in-flight magazine that’s read by approximately their wares in Centre Square. The number of LV Fresh 6.3 million readers a month. Food Bucks redeemed by SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) users at the market also rose 10 percent. Every time a user purchases EFM tokens through SNAP, Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley doubles it up to $10 per day, thanks to a USDA grant.

7 EASTON MAIN STREET INITIATIVE (EMSI) Grassroots Efforts, Unified Decorations Make Easton More Inviting • 60 shops participated for the inaugural year of coordinated holiday decorating program. • $20,000 marketing campaign bolstered holiday efforts. For the fourth year in a row, the Downtown Center named Easton Main Street Initiative the No. 1 Main Street program in the state. The distinction is based on the number of net new businesses opened, net jobs created, total volunteer hours and total investment in properties and public improvement projects. In 2019, Easton Main Street Initiative (EMSI) launched several initiatives aimed at increasing the daytime Sixty shops participated in the first year of a coordinated holiday economy. Ca$h Mobs returned from August-December decorating effort. and encouraged those living and working downtown to commit to spending at least $20 in cash in a surprise The Design Committee was particularly busy this year location. Participants met in Centre Square, walked to — supporting streetscape and gateway enhancements their location, and ended with happy hour at a restaurant. at the intersection of North Fourth and Bushkill Streets, and South Sitgreaves; installing two wall poems; and 2019 also saw the return of the GEDP Holiday ‘Staff Picks’ leading a free window decorating seminar in October promotion which had GEDP staff members share their to teach business owners to make the most of their favorite gift ideas from local shops for EMSI’s Facebook window space. Through the façade grant program, EMSI and Instagram audience. Nine staffers shared 47 posts in distributed $64,402 (funds raised from the state, county December. The promotion provided marketing support and the Historic Easton House Tour) to 17 projects within for our downtown retailers at a crucial time of the year, Downtown Easton. Those funds supplemented the and saw indirect marketing benefit for EMSI. $81,636 that property and business owners invested in Holiday shoppers were also delighted to find the town facade projects for 2019. all spruced up thanks to a coordinated decorating plan In addition to quarterly Business Owner Roundtables, spearheaded by EMSI. Volunteers delivered fresh greens bimonthly business e-updates and quarterly Business and wreaths from Bloomie’s to 60 participating shops! Bugler newsletters, EMSI also found new ways to But by far, the sweetest promotion of 2019 was the communicate with its audiences. Business owners inaugural Cookie Crawl. Visitors in early December could wanted to increase Sunday traffic; EMSI published an finish their holiday shopping and enjoy a cookie at 30 ‘Open Sundays’ flier listing the 101 businesses with participating stops. Sunday hours. A poster was also created and distributed to The holiday efforts were bolstered by a broad holiday Lafayette College listing the ‘11 Things You Have to Do in marketing plan that put Easton’s shopping scene into Downtown Easton Before You Graduate’ for prospective daily, weekly and monthly print pieces, high-impact students. In 2019, EMSI launched the weekly 7 Things To spadeas (front-page wrap) and online banner ads. The Do in Easton print piece. It culls events from the weekly $20,000 campaign also secured a 30-second television e-update list that are packaged into a flier — current spot, four targeted blast emails to 50,000 within 20 miles events on one side and evergreen attractions on the other. of the city, and a month of outdoor advertising. The pdf is sent to local hotels and Discover Lehigh Valley, and made available on the EMSI website for businesses to download and print.

9 EastonPUBLIC MARKET Easton Public Market Welcomes Three New Vendors in 2019 • Taylor Taco Shop, The Modern Crumb Bakery and Silvershell Counter + Kitchen put down roots in the Easton Public Market. • The market added an outdoor seating area, weekly live music through Acoustic Kitchen and a wholesale partnership between Farmstand Recipes and ThreeBirds Coffee House. Perhaps the biggest change for Easton Public Market in 2019 was the addition of chowder and lobster rolls, flaky croissants and flavorful tacos to the market’s offerings. Taylor Taco, a second venture for the owners of More Than Q, joined the market in January. Katie Gaffney, who previously worked for James Beard Award-winning chefs Francisco Migoya and Thomas Keller, opened The Modern Crumb Bakery in May. Lee Chizmar and Erin The Easton Public Market Kitchen hosted community gatherings, Shea, the owners of Bolete and Mister Lee’s Noodles, cooking classes, film shoots, and many corporate and team-building debuted their third concept in May — a New England- events throughout the year. style clam shack called Silvershell Counter + Kitchen. Marketing efforts and a full calendar helped the market Outside the market, the façade got a facelift as well. to see steady attendance numbers at 5,000 each week — Merchants Bank, Pleasant Valley Farm & Garden, and the more than a quarter million visits annually. Other wins for Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce supported the market included a partnership with the Alliance for a greenscape project for the Northampton Street side Sustainable Communities-Lehigh Valley to create a guide of the market to complement a new outdoor seating to Sustainability Practices for Cafes and Restaurants, and area. The outdoor changes made the front of the market the addition of 13 local producers at Highmark Farmstand. more inviting, beckoning visitors in to check out the The latter accomplishment reinforces the core tenet programming and events. of the farmstand to support and purchase from local In 2019, Easton Public Market hosted 35 community producers. In 2019, more than 72 percent of the shelves events, seven team-building and corporate events, 12 of Highmark Farmstand were represented by local and nutrition sessions, and 14 events with Lafayette College. regional producers within 150 miles of the location. The kitchen hosted 46 cooking classes, 28 private The Highmark Farmstand continued to develop its events and five film shoots. The market welcomed 22 made-in-house line of Farmstand Recipes grab ‘n go pop-up vendors, six tour groups and seven seasonal soups, salads, sides and snacks. From January-August, events. In order to draw in a Friday night crowd, the the farmstand made a donation from every product sold market launched a live music series called Acoustic to the Easton Hunger Coalition, raising $2,000 to kickstart Kitchen, which brought in 54 performances. The market the nonprofit’s Good2Go meal kit program. In order to established a connection with families, offering 52 get more marketing exposure for its soup line, staff storytimes in conjunction with Book & Puppet Co. and six launched a Hot Soup” booth at the Winter Market. kids events. In July, Story & a Snack debuted at the market, In May, Farmstand Recipes expanded their wholesale offering 22 storytimes that encouraged kids to try new offerings, ‟with salads, soups and energy bites now offered foods and meet EPM vendors by sampling snacks that at ThreeBirds Coffee House. came right from the pages of the books.

11 EastonAMBASSADORS Easton Ambassadors Keeping Downtown Easton and the West Ward Clean & Green • In 2019 the Ambassadors cleared 227,095 pounds of trash. • This year they marked the milestone of collecting and recycling more than half a million cigarette butts, diverting them from the landfill to TerraCycle to be repurposed. In addition to providing hospitality and offering directions to Easton visitors, the red-shirted Easton Ambassadors also aim to keep the 44 blocks in their territory clean and green. In 2019, Ambassadors cleared 188,772 pounds of trash from Downtown Easton, and an additional 38,323 pounds from the West Ward. Operations Manager Sandra Zajacek says the trash collection is an important piece because it Easton Ambassadors planted, watered and maintained more than 150 planters. prevents debris and pollutants from making their way to storm drains and rivers. Thanks to a donation from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, From June to August, the Ambassadors launched a pilot the Ambassadors received 300 metal cigarette receptacles program for a 7-block expansion on Ferry Street (between to expand their cigarette butt collection program. Some Ninth and 13th Streets). The added coverage area meant of these receptacles were added to poles and signs within the Ambassadors could assist the West Ward Community the Ambassadors’ territory, with plans to replace and add Initiative and its Park Leader program at Centennial Park, additional containers as needed in the future. This year be a part of the Thursday programming during Vegetables the Ambassadors marked a milestone — collecting more in Community at the Easton Community Gardens, and than half a million cigarette butts that they diverted from support business owners and residents through that the landfill and waterways, and sent instead to TerraCycle stretch. to be repurposed into plastic pallets. Lisa Pellegrino, In addition to removing trash and graffiti, the TerraCycle’s Strategic Partnerships Manager, says that Ambassadors also lent their green thumbs to plant, number equates to 547 pounds of cigarette butts that have maintain and water 17 planters in the West Ward and 135 been collected since the Ambassadors started collecting planters in Downtown Easton. The summer pilot program in 2015. We ‘litter-ally’ couldn’t do it without you,” also added seven new planters to care for. Flowers and Pellegrino said. greens are refreshed three times throughout the year. ‟

13 Special events & PROMOTIONS Special Events & Promotions Team Draws Visitors to Discover Easton • PA Bacon Fest welcomed thousands of bacon fans from up and down the East Coast, and gained national media exposure in November 2019. • Events team produced and managed 23 events and fundraisers — including the debut of The Easton Pumpkin Party. The Special Events & Promotions (SEP) team is constantly busy — finding musicians, coming up with new features for PA Bacon Fest, and planning GEDP fundraisers such as Rosé on the River and Night of Bourbon. In 2019, SEP produced and managed 23 events that brought people to Downtown Easton to discover all that the city has to offer. A few highlights from this year: • PA Bacon Fest (PABF) fans could enjoy 40 types of bacon, 28 live performances and 200 vendors. The Oak’s 50/50 Burger, a favorite at PA Bacon Fest, was one of the dishes featured in Lehigh Valley Marketplace’s October issue. festival featured an expanded Family Zone and a new Canine Corner just for pups. PA Bacon Fest garnered national media coverage this year. USA Today devoted a whole 10Best article to the foods of the • Live at the Falls, an outdoor summer concert series festival. ABC’s Localish” film crew spent a whole day encouraged visitors to explore Scott Park and enjoy covering the festival for a video they shared on their fantastic music, delicious eats, and sweet treats. channels and through‟ social media (the Facebook Attendance increased in 2019, as families could video alone racking up 117,000 views). Discovery play lawn games and lounge in those ever-popular Channel’s Road Trip Masters” pulled their 1968 drop- hammocks! top Cadillac into the festival to share a slice of Easton • The Easton Pumpkin Party debuted in October, ‟ with their viewers. And Delish put together a video drawing about 250 people to Centre Square to enjoy of their favorite bacony eats that’s racked up 1,000+ fall foods, pumpkin carving and live music. shares on Facebook. • Attendance increased at Easton Out Loud, the fourth Friday event that draws visitors and neighbors downtown. More than 80 businesses participated in the monthly themes throughout the year.

15 WEST WARD COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (wwci) West Ward Community Initiative Revives Programming, Clean & Safe Measures for Community • WWCI and YMCA partner to bring back Park Program, which offered kid-friendly programming and supervised weekday play for nine weeks in the summer. The program at Centennial and Vanderveer Parks also served up 1,600 lunches. • Lights On program encouraged safety and walkability by asking residents to keep their front and side porch lights lit in the evenings. More than 100 families received a free LED lightbulb and dusk-to-dawn sensor through WWCI. In its first year, the West Ward Community Initiative focused on design projects, community outreach, and clean and safe initiatives. On the design side, organizers worked in conjunction with GEDP’s Easton Murals program to facilitate a mural at 657-659 Northampton St. More than 400 families came out for National Night Out. Thirteen snowflakes that match the outdoor decorations in Downtown Easton were purchased to adorn streetlights in the neighborhood during the holidays. In September, To promote a clean, safe neighborhood, WWCI WWCI delivered a facade grant of $26,300 to aid the partnered with the Easton Ambassadors to purchase Easton Area Community Center in updating windows. and install seven new planters, four new trash cans and Thanks to the WWCI grant and the support of other three cigarette recycling receptacles. WWCI has also community partners, the center was able to purchase spearheaded the Lights On program, which encourages and install 26 new, energy-efficient, historically-accurate residents to keep their front and side porch lights on windows. from dusk to dawn. Since July, residents could stop by Other ways WWCI supported community projects include the WWCI table at community events to pick up a kit its involvement in community events, including: containing a free LED lightbulb and dusk-to-dawn sensor. • Provided financial support for West Ward Boil & WWCI also worked with the YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg Brews and the For the Animals block party. & Vicinity and USDA Summer Meals Program to revive supervised programming at Centennial and Vanderveer • Worked with the Alfero Company to engage the Parks and provide 1,600 lunches over nine weeks in the community through a Halloween event and summer. collaborated with Paxinosa Elementary School and the Karl Stirner Arts Trail to bring a sculpture exhibit It was a busy year of building relationships within to the school grounds. the community, and laying groundwork for future endeavors. WWCI kept neighbors informed of its events • Teamed up with community partners including the through a number of channels. In addition to its website, City of Easton, Paxinosa Elementary School, Easton westwardeaston.org, and Facebook page, residents now Area Community Center, YMCA, Easton Police receive a newsletter on a bimonthly basis. The West Ward Department, West Ward WISE and many others, to One Pager provides details on coming events, news plan National Night Out for 400-500 families. about neighborhood issues and WWCI’s progress. The Ambassadors distributed 300 copies of the One Pager, and 3,075 were mailed directly to homes.

17 urbanAGRICULTURE Easton Compost Program and Easton Community Gardens Help City to • 574 households participated in the Easton Compost Program in 2019, which diverted 57,000 pounds of food waste from landfills. • Easton Community Gardens (now Easton Garden Works) welcomed 41 volunteer gardeners who grew and donated 225 pounds of fresh produce to families in need. In its first year of overseeing the five Easton Community Gardens, GEDP focused on adding a number of structural improvements to make future seasons more fruitful. Those measures, done with the help of the city and community partners, include: • 10th & Pine garden: A shed and motion-sensor lights were added for storage and safety. Pallet composters were rebuilt and a compost tumbler was added. Volunteers helped to grow and donate 225 pounds of fresh produce • Lower Hackett garden: An 8-foot deer fence was added to families in need. around the half acre garden, as well as an irrigation system. The garden area was expanded and several new beds were added, including; four new raised beds, two handicap- provided snacks and a free chef-tested recipe each week that accessible raised beds, and three additional raised beds built utilized the garden-fresh produce. by an Eagle Scout. Bee hives were also added, as well as a The gardens were nourished by the Easton Compost Program, wash station, irrigation and a soil tiller. which saw 574 participating households in 2019. The average • Lynn Street garden: New shelving was added to maximize participant brought 15 pounds of food waste each week, an existing shed. Two raised beds were added, and a culminating in 57,000 pounds of food waste diverted from the community strawberry patch and blueberry bushes were landfill. (Since the program’s inception in July 2018, Easton planted. Compost Program has collected 75,000 pounds of food waste.) • Juliana Street garden: Shelving and two raised beds This year, the compost program saw a number of gains and were added. reported 315 total volunteer hours. Recycling and composting were incorporated into Veg Fest and the Easton Pumpkin Party, • Easton Area Community Center garden: A compost in addition to returning to Easton Garlic Fest and PA Bacon tumbler was added. Fest. At those festivals alone, volunteers contributed 211 hours, With the new additions, 41 volunteer gardeners (93 percent of collected 440 pounds of recycling and diverted 1,050 pounds of whom live in Easton) grew and harvested 225 pounds of fresh food waste from the landfills. The compost program hosted six produce to donate to Vegetables in the Community, St. Vincent bucket giveaways in the summer, and increased the number of De Paul Food Pantry, Greater Shiloh Church Food Pantry and participating households by 175 percent. The Easton Compost Easton Hunger Coalition. Gardeners logged an impressive 1,123 Program also collected food waste from Terra Café, GEDP volunteer hours (including 570 hours from 54 work release offices, four Easton Public Market vendors and the Easton Area volunteers). Community Center. Throughout the season, volunteers participated in 59 events, These successes enabled the program to give away 6,900 including potlucks, seed swaps, work release days and pounds of finished compost, compared to 1,597 pounds in composting events. The gardens also played a role in Lafayette 2018. A ‘black gold’ finished compost bin was added behind the College’s 10-week Vegetables in the Community (VIC) program. Easton Public Market to allow participants to grab compost at Each week, GEDP staff would coordinate programming for their convenience. VIC — including block parties and bike rides with community partners, garden scavenger hunts and cooking demos. GEDP 19 2019 Financials

REVENUE BY YEAR 3 2.5 gedp has seen an estimated 2 72% INCREASE 1.5 $ MILLIONS 1 in revenue .5 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.3 SINCE 2015 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 ESTIMATED

EXPENSES REVENUE

GEDP PROGRAMS brought in nearly $2.8 MILLION in revenue IN 2019 ALONE PROGRAMS: 80.8% PROGRAMS: 49.7% ADMINISTRATION: 9.4% CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS/SPONSORS: 22.4% MARKETING: 5.4% GOVERNMENT GRANTS: 21.7% GRANTS TO OTHERS: 3.5% FOUNDATIONS/TRUSTS: 4.7% FUNDRAISING: 0.89% INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 1.5% A Thank You to the Board Members who Guide our Organization Thank you to those who serve on our board of directors and volunteer their time and energy.

JEFF DROBINS MICHAEL HILLIS EDWARD SHAUGHNESSY Peoples Security Bank & Trust The Hillis Group, LLC. Law Offices of Edward P. Shaughnessy

ADAM FAIRCHILD NICHOLAS HINDLE MELISSA STARACE Easton Outdoor Company HindlePower Lafayette College

JOE FEILMEIER THERESA HOGAN BILL STRICKLAND Fulton Bank Hogan Law Hearst Enthusiast Group

LAURIE GOSTLEY-HACKETT MICHELE MATYASOVSKY JIM TOIA Air Products Food Corps Karl Stirner Arts Trail and Lafayette College

CHAZ HAMPTON SAL PANTO JR. SANDRA ALERCIA VULCANO Brick + Mortar Design Studio and Art Gallery Mayor of Easton Easton City Council

MARK HARTNEY REBECCA PICHETTO STEPHEN WILSON Northampton County Department of 3rd & Ferry Fish Market Lafayette College Community and Economic Development

21 MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

Through the Highmark Farmstand at Easton Public Market, $2,000 was raised for the Easton Hunger Coalition (EHC). A portion of proceeds from Farmstand Recipes products went to EHC’s Good2Go Easton Main Street Initiative Assistant Manager Katie Farnan leads a group through Meal Kits, which provide recipes and Downtown Easton during a Ca$h Mob. EMSI visited eight stores and five restaurants ingredients for two emergency meals for from August to December, encouraging each participant to spend at least $20 in cash a family of four. Kits were distributed to 10 while they shopped. local food pantries throughout Easton.

GEDP added two murals in 2019 through its Easton Murals project. In May, a piece by Paul The team behind NuHouse was able to Roden went up at Fourth & Bushkill streets. In November, Noségo left his mark on 657-659 use a façade grant from EMSI to fund Northampton St., the first mural added by the program in the West Ward. exterior renovations and add signage at 19 S. Bank St. PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING EASTON A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY

AMY BOCCADORO CHEF SCOTT T. BOYD BREANNA CRUZ KATIE FARNAN STEPHANIE GIANNAKIS West Ward Community Kitchen Programming Highmark Farmstand Easton Main Street Initiative Digital Media Initiative Manager & Events Coordinator Assistant Manager Assistant Manager & Print Designer

NATALEE HERCIK KELLY HUTH KIM KMETZ JARED MAST MEGAN MCBRIDE Corporate Sponsorship Communications Easton Main Street Initiative Executive Director Easton Market District Coordinator Coordinator Manager Director

MARCY MCKINNEY CLAUDIO PINTO TAREA ROACH- MIRANDA WILCHA C. WOLF Special Events & Easton Public Market PRITCHETT Community Gardens Highmark Farmstand Promotions Manager Janitorial Supervisor Bookkeeper Coordinator Manager

SANDRA ZAJACEK ALICE ZIEGLER Easton Ambassadors Easton Market District 23 Operations Manager Assistant Manager THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS We’d like to thank our corporate partners, without whom we wouldn’t be able to offer the community festivals and programming that brings visitors to Downtown Easton.

1st United Church of Christ First Energy Foundation Maser Consulting Foundation State Farm AAA Northampton County Five Star Home Foods, Inc. Master’s Home Solutions State Theatre Center AARP Flemington Car & Truck Country Mercantile Outpost for the Arts, Inc. Access Networks Forks Plaza Merchants Bank Stoke Coal Fire Pizza Air Products Foundation Founders Brewing Co. MetaBank Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. Alfero Construction Free Bridge Realty Moravian Academy Sugardale Foods ArtSkills FreySmiles Orthodontics Morris Black Designs Sundance Vacations Benebone Stores National Guard Sweet Girlz Blabbermouth Communications Golden Pepper Prodcutions Nurture Nature Center The Bartlett Bloomie’s By Lille Syster Greater LV Chamber of Nurture Nature Foundation Boyle Construction, Inc. Commerce Foundation Three OAK Steakhouse The Hillis Group Breakaway Farms & Butchery Green Mountain Energy PA National Guard The Lafayette Inn Brown Daub Charities Grins & Grins LLC Palmeri Transportation The M&T Charitable Foundation Gross McGinley LLP The Martin Guitar Charitable Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Patient First Foundation Greater Lehigh Valley Heilman Construction Post Road Management C.F. Martin & Company & Cleaning LLC The Morning Call Historic Easton House Tour Power Home Remodeling The Village on College Hill Carol Dorey Real Estate Preservation Works City Entertainment IBEW Local 102 Thomas F. Staley Foundation J. Morgan Salon RCN Pennsylvania ThreeBirds Coffee House Colonial Pizza River Valley Waldorf School Connexions Gallery John A. & Margaret Post Two Rivers Brewing Company Foundation Riverview Estates Active Adult Unity Bank Crowder Jr. Company Just Born Quality Confections Condo Association Dave’s Ice Cream Rose Wealth Advisors Vacation Village Resort Keystone Savings Foundation Victoria Alercia-Casella Drabenstott Communiations Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township Rutler Screen Printing Group Salon at 42 N. 2nd St. Counseling Services & Lehigh Easton Area Public Library Kressler Wollf & Miller Inc. Valley Empower Our Community Kudu Creative Sette Luna VM Development Easton Business Association Shawnee Inn Easton Coach Co. Law Offices of Edward P. Weyerbacher Brewing Company Shaughnessy Shikiar Family Foundation Whitson Food Group Easton Outdoor Company Lehigh Valley Economic Sigal Museum Development Corp. WXPN Easton Pub Crawl Spillman Farmer Architects US Your CBD Store Essential Wellness Co. St. Luke’s University F.M. Kirby Foundation Life Church Ministries, Inc. Health Network

We’d also like to thank the Downtown Easton business owners who volunteer with us, and support us in our efforts to bring visitors and neighbors to our city. THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

We are grateful for all those who donate to the programs of the Greater Easton Development Partnership. Thank you for your contribution:

Amy Ahart & Thomas A. Paul & Maxine Jared Mast Patricia A. Price Bill Strickland Tom DiGiovanni DiGiovanni Henderson Michele L. Rebecca Price Janney Aaron & Becky Matthew Alicandri Jennifer Dobbs Paul & Louise Matyasovsky Tedjeske Henderson Lynn Prior Linda Arnold Michael Drabenstott John McClave Alicia Rambo Laurie Thompson Kyla Baldo Donald Eckel Natalee Hercik Robert McCormick Wozniak Mark A. Thompson Earl David Ball John Eisenhard Sarah Hinsch Marcy McKinney Maria T. Ramunni & Dorothy & Carey Birgel Armen Elliott Theresa Hogan Daniel McMahon Patrick J. Santos David Thorpe Lee Boyd Fisher Family Dave Hopkins Melissa & Suzanne & Fran & Carol Tone The Horn Family Brian McNally Rich Rheiner & Family Carolyn R. Brior Harris Family Michelle Roeder Kathy Trimble Alma & William Joseph Feilmeier Matthew Hyde Paul & Carol Buczak John F.Jaindl Sr. Migliorini Meg Sayago Mark Trudeau Stefano Ferrari Barbara Miller Eric Schoeppner Megan van Patricia Burton Toniolo Lynn Fraser Scott Janney Ravenswaay Linda Carp Ken Kewley Justin Montgomery Alma R. Scott-Buczak Jill Fritzo Sarah Morgan Monica Seligmann Sandra Vulcano Victoria A. Casella J.B. Fugere Catherine & Janet Wagner Jorge Chapoy Edward Kline Angelina T. Notaro Nadine Shandor Josh Gaffney Tim Kline Jesse M. O’Neill Edward P. Scott Walters Bessie Anne Cicero Maryann E. Gale Shaughnessy Luann Weber Stephen Constantine David & Kim Kmetz William Ogonowski Carla C. Garfield Marion & Lori Kram John OKeefe Charles Robert Joyce & Lloyd Welken Chris D’Angelo Ronald & Harriet Skinner Stephen Wilson & James & Lila Dale Gladish Natalie Kriner Karen & Rod Oren Patricia A. Smith Sarah Clark Michael & Terry & Bud Palmer Susan Dalrymple Kristian & Kirsten Linda Kuenne Harriet Smith Gladish Earl Wismer Anthony DaRe Gregersen Sal & Pam Panto James L. Dana Guffy Alice Kwiatkowski Rebecca Pichetto Sampson Jr. Louise De Franco Shawn Langen Dr. Gaeton & Wendy Harris Loretta Pilosi Starace-Dittmar Teresa DeMartino Diane Haviland Cynthia LaTrechiano Rebekah Pite Family Barbara Destefano Rosalie Mancino Nancy Poplawski Diane Stebbins 25 THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

We are grateful to all those who volunteer with GEDP and its programs. In 2019, we saw a record-breaking 8,424 hours from our volunteers. That number reflects our steadfast and loyal volunteers who gave their nights and weekends, their time and energy and their expertise to help our programs grow. Thank you for all you do. We apologize if a name was omitted in error.

Cathy Abreu Kathie Bisco Christine Damiano Oliver Finlay John Hall Holden King Evgeniia Jim Bloom Mark Damiano Alec Flanigan Oumayma John Kingsley Aleksandrova Erik Boissonneault Graham Davidson Sam Flores Hamrouni Eamon Kinsman Victoria Sgt. Dan Bonham Dominick De Pinto Beth Flores Florindi Lauren Harold Danya Kinsman Alercia-Casella Aaron Haskel Lynn Alexander Kira Botelho Ginger DeBias Brianne Fluegel Lauren Kirk Lee Boyd Bob DeBias Lindsay Fly Pat Haviland Billy Klein Nick Alfero Diane Haviland Lou Allegra Deb Boyer Larry Dell Ernest Fok Patricia Klein Jane Brennan Jane Dell Chris Foltz Carrie Havranek Amanda Kmetz Jason Alley Kathy Hawley Nancy Amacker Mike Brett Edie DeProfio Audra Frank David Kmetz Darcel Bridges Travis Despres Lynn Fraser Bryan Hay Leslie Kmetz Antoine Amblard Jim Henkel Ethan Ames Peter Brohl Marc Devlin Terri Freeman Sariann Knerr Sy Brown Scott Dieck John Freeman Paul Herbert Desiree Kratzer Grace Angelella Sue Hershlag Dennis Antonio Paul Brunswick Sharon Dieck Robert Freeman Al Kratzer Julie Burros Todd Dietrich Amy Fritch Jenne Hogan Donna Krivoski Katie Antonson Eric Holden Heather Jamie Cabreza George Difiore Greg Geiger Alice Kwiatkowski Arak-Kanofsky Vivian Caffrey Laura DiLiello Gail Glazer Kim Hopkins Sonia Labriola Nellie Ann Arias Nancy Carpenter Paul DiLiello Andrea Goff Dave Hopkins Quinn Lacy Mary Arlia Bill Carr Ed Dinan Mike Goff Holly Houser Marcella Lampon Adam Atkinson Kaila Carrasco Audra Doll Alicia Gordon Phyllis Howe Joe Lane Mackenzie Hubert Sharon Ayers Josh Case Sammee Donnelly Thomas Grant Harrison Lapides Kim Hudock Frank Azzalina Mike Cecere Annie Drane Frank Graziano Maria LaValva Sean Hudson Rosemary Azzalina Marissa Cecere William Duncan Kelly Graziano Kathee Lazzara Tammy Huk Lisa Baldrey Chelsea Cefalu JoAnn Durante Robert Graziano Molly Leech Pat Hunter Nelda Barron Gabriel Chandler Rich Durante Connie Sabrina Lemiska Greenamoyer Andrew Paul Barry Art Charlton Stephanie Durante Brittany Libby Dave Greenamoyer Hutchinson Alice Bartholomew Chrissie Check Jim Edinger Doug Liptak Ken Greene Barbara James Becky Bartlett Bessie Cicero Curt Ehly Eileen LoCicero Jason Griffin Elise Jones Shelley Bartush Sarah Clark Dawn Elliott Kristin Longo Donna Grillo Lourdes Juarez Jeffrey Beach Sandy Cline Raul Emery Tarra Lorusso Erin Grins Karen Kapral Marcel Bedoya Matt Conroy Rachel Engh Madeline Lozowski Marisa Griser Katie Kavanagh Jasmine Berger Cameron Costello Rosa Espinosa Maurice Luker Gary Guthrie Kelly Keegan Marion Berger Susan Crawford Susan Fadule Paul Luongo Bona Ha Sandee Kennedy Shawna Bernecker David Crowell Mike Falco Tommy Lyons Joan Haldeman Jacqueline King McKenna Beyer Margi Currie Ricardo Figueroa Brandi Lyons Antoinette Halkias Addie King Tiffany Biagioli Richard Currie Adam Finkelstein Jo-ann Macaluso

26 Meghan Mackey Heather Nutting Pat Rondinelli Julia Taylor Suzanne Amanda Williams Martha Maier David O’Connell Missy Rose Luke Taylor Walsh-Rheiner Bonnie Winfield Rich Maier Chrissy Oliver Paul Rose James Thomas Scott Walters Suzanne Larry Malinconico Karen Oren Trish Rose Sarah Trimmer Shirley Warga Winne-Hart Al Mancino Mark Orse Becky Rosenbauer Rebecca Troutman Phyllis Wargo Christine Wolff Rosalie Mancino Eric Pape Barbara Rossi Justin Ungerleider Sarah Wassel David Wolff Brandon Marin Kathryn Parris Patty Rush Kris Ungvarsky Gary Watts Rob Wozniak Kyle Marrapodi Ryan Parrish Danny Sachs Anthony Vecchino Miriam Watts Carol Wroblewski Tim Matthews Marilyn Pavlov Nur Sajjad Ellie Veneziano Susan Weber Nancy Wyant Monica McAghon Brian Pedersen Nicholas Scaglione Jules Vicidomini Tim Wells Brad Young Joan McBride Ethan Pedersen Devlin Schmid Lucy Vicidomini Tracey Werner Julie Sharon West Zando-Dennis Kevin McCarthy Lisa Penyak Steven Schmid Andrew Vita Jimmy Zhang Matt McDermott Chet Petchonka Bob Schmidt Jim Vivian Lance Wheeler Jennifer Whitlock Tara Zrinski Jean McGill Stacy Petchonka Eileen Schmidt Kim Vogel Scott Zukowski Jan McGinley Anastasiia Petrova Nancy Schneider Van Vogel Zach Whitney Matthew Patty McGinley Gam Pham William Schneider Sandi Vulcano Wierzbicki Missy McGinley John Piccolo Charles Scorsone Marian Wacker Glenn Wilcha Rachael McGinley Jill Piperata Beth Seetch Kimberly Wagner Lucy Wilcha Jim McGlynn Jackson Pogue Mike Seksinsky Kathleen McKenzie Joseph Poliofonte Monica Seligmann Brian McNally Pam Pombo Judy Serrano Janet Mease Nancy Poplawski Ellen Shaughnessy Maria Melendez Larry Porter Ben Shmaruk Photo from left to right: Dawn Elliott, Shirley Warga, Bessie Cicero, Shawna Bernecker & Sharon West BJ Metz Chris Powell Elizabeth Shook Kristie Metz Steph Powell Gunnar Simons Lori Metz Kathy Presto Skyler Simpson Jake Millen Patti Price Scott Slingerland Dave Miller Anita Puleo Mary-Beth Smith Leigh Miller Paul Puleo Zenaida Smith Larry Moore Faith Quickel Krystal Snyder Cathy Moorehead Tim Quickel Lucy Snyder Nikki Morely Matthew Ramirez Brian Soder Barb Moyer Kelly Rea Sue Spaziani Myk Moyer Rich Rheiner Lauren Spence Emily Mullen Jermaine Rhoden Jim Spies Maria Munoz Brenda Rich Ed Stahley Laurie Nelson Jonathan Rich Jeanine Stanilious Nikkie Ngcawa Stevie Ritter Berry Steiner Jim Nicnick Anna Rittle Hannah Stone Triono Noey Natalie Rivera Jade Stone Dan Noonan Liz Rohricht Paul Strikwerda Ashli Novak Larry Rondinelli Todd Sullivan

27 HOW TO GET INVOLVED We rely on and appreciate every volunteer, donor and sponsor that partners with us on our programs and initiatives. If you’d like to partner or be a part of our organization, please reach out to us to learn how you can get involved:

VOLUNTEER Contact Alice Ziegler at [email protected] (Easton Farmers’ Market and Easton Public Market) or Kim Kmetz at [email protected] (Easton Main Street Initiative and festivals).

SPONSOR For sponsorship and promotional opportunities, contact Natalee Hercik at [email protected].

DONATE To donate to one of GEDP’s programs, visit support.eastonpartnership.org/giving or contact Jared Mast at 610-250-2078 or [email protected].

CONNECT Stay in the know by following our programs on social media or signing up for our weekly e-newsletters, found on these sites: eastonfarmersmarket.com and eastonmainstreet.org.

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