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Pictured: (l-r): Craig Coshow, Decatur Chamber of Commerce Executive Director with Wylie Sirk, Main Street chair, with one of the many flower planters on display.
The Adams County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the Decatur Chamber of Commerce was recently awarded a grant for support of the downtown flower planters. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce plants flowers in 34 downtown flowerpots and two window boxes on the Madison Street Plaza to beautify the business district for shopping and events.
While community members and visitors are downtown, they get to enjoy the color and beauty of downtown Decatur. For this reason, the Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) is pleased to award the grant for the 2023 Downtown Flower Planter Project. Each year, the flowerpots are adopted and cared for by downtown merchants, and the ACCF is proud to be one of these sponsors.
Linda Morris, assistant director of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, expressed her appreciation to the ACCF for this support, which adds to the visitor experience of the downtown business district of Decatur. Joe Selking, ACCF grants committee member, noted that the ACCF is pleased to be able to support Decatur Chamber of Commerce and their efforts to maintain the colorful flowerpots in Decatur’s downtown area. The project added to the family-friendly events on the Second Street Gallery with the Decatur Sculpture Tour, on Madison Street Plaza with the weekly summer concert series, and to recognize and promote local businesses.
This ACCF grant was made possible through unrestricted funds sponsored by the Niblick Community Enrichment Fund.
The Daniel Niblick Family Fund was established in 2004. The long, respectable history of the Niblick family is recorded back to 1866 when Jesse Niblick and John Crawford purchased the landmark store. Since 1930, Dan Niblick, with children Harold and Mildred, operated the store, referring typically to its shortened version as simply: Niblick’s. Best remembered by local residents, siblings Harold and Mildred Niblick operated the store until it closed January 1996.
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