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ISSUE 1VOLUME 1 SPRING 2008
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ASHLAND DOWNTOWN, INC.
OUR MISSION 
Ashland Downtown, Inc. seeks a vibrant, attractive downtown by preserving its architectural charm, promoting economic vitality and marketing its historic and cultural resources.
ADI on the move
ORGANIZATION
means getting everyone workingtowards common goals;
ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING
means findingnew or better purposes for Main Street enterprises.These four components will be explained in greaterdetail in future issues of 
 Around Ashland 
.In closing, ADI would like to wish Steve Ulceski thevery best as he leaves us to further his professionalcareer. We would also like to extend a warm welcometo Tom Joyce, Ashland’s new Borough Manager. Weall look forward to working with you, Tom.It is a privilege to serve as Ashland’s first Main StreetManager and to work with the ADI volunteers whohave given their time and energy in furthering the ADImission. If 
 Around Ashland 
excites interest in how thereader might assist ADI in its endeavors, it would begreat to hear from you. If you have any questions orobservations, please contact me at 875-3571, or visitthe ADI office at 733 Centre Street. Log ontowww.upperschuylkill.com where you’ll find interest-ing information about Ashland.We look forward to hearing from you,
Gregory W. Fisher 
Ashland Main Street Manager
We are pleased to introduce
 Around Ashland 
, 
theinaugural issue of the quarterly newsletter of Ash-land Downtown, Inc. (ADI). It is our hope thatADI, through issues of 
 Around Ashland 
, will keepyou up to date on our exciting revitalization projectsand programs. These will contribute to achievingour goal of revitalizing Ashland’s downtown tobecome a hub of activity and the “heart” of ourcommunity once again. Beginning in early 2004,ADI became involved in a program to strengthenfunctioning community partnerships, particularlywith the Ashland Borough Council, communityorganizations, and businesses. Working together,our goal is to develop and implement a downtownrevitalization volunteer driven effort which wouldfoster economic growth and improve the quality of life for residents.The ADI program is modeled after “The Main StreetApproach to Downtown Revitalization,” a compre-hensive community-based plan developed by theNational Trust for Historic Preservation, which hasfour key components:
DESIGN
means getting Main Street in top physicalshape;
PROMOTIONS
means selling the image andpromise of Main Street to all prospects;
April 1
Ashland TeenersFundraiser (Daily Lottery number tickets)
April 4
St . Catherine’s Medical CenterUniform Sale
April 5
Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchHam & Scalloped Potatoes Dinner
 April 6-April 25
Ashland Area Girls Softball Assoc.Fundraiser (Zap-A-Snack/Pizza Sale)
April 13
Zion’s Reformed Church-Penny Auction
April 17
Upper Schuylkill-“A Taste of Upper Schuylkill”
April 19
Ashland Rotary-SKIP Spring clean up
April 26
North Schuylkill Youth Soccer Assoc.Tina Tournament/Family Fun DayProceeds benefit local family
May 1
Ashland Little LeagueFundraiser (Daily Lottery Calendar)
May 3
Ashland Area Girls Softball Assoc.Opening Day Parade
May 3
Ashland RotaryDick Canfield Pet Walk for Literacy
May 3
Methodist Presbyterian Women’s SocietyBasket Bingo
May 3
Ashland Chamber of CommerceCommunity Wide Yard Sale
May 3-July 31
Ashland Area Girls Softball Assoc. Fundraiser(Lottery Tickets)
May 7-9
Order of the Eastern Star, Peanut Butter CupSale
May 11
DARE“Elementary Mothers Day Program”
 May 14
Zion’s Reformed U.C.C, Roast Beef Dinner
May 18
Ashland Downtown, Inc., Vera Bradley Bingo
May 31
Ashland Downtown Tidy Towns CrewClean-up
June 2-6
Borough Clean Up
June 15
Zion’s Reformed U.C.C, Bake-less Bake Sale
June 27 & 28
The Catholic Churches of AshlandSummer Festival
Weekly events
St. Joseph’s Hall, Bingo Every Friday night
Yearly Lottery Calendars
Washington Fire Co. No. 1January 1 through December 31
Join the Downtown Team!ADI Monthly Meetings
1st Monday—Design2nd Monday—-Economic Restructuring3rd Monday—Board of Directors/Organization4th Monday—Promotions
Borough Council Meeting
2nd Wednesday of Month
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Community Calendar
 Ashland 
DOWNTOWN FACELIFTS
 
Thanks to ADI’s annual budget which provides match-ing funds for property owners for façade improvements,each of our projects to date are
 sticking out like a healed thumb .
As business and property owners wit-ness the transformation thru improvements such as TheNews-Item pictured at left, The Donut Shop, China III,McCabe property, Heart ‘N Home and Eye-Sense, ourdesign committee has been receiving many inquiriesfrom interested candidates hoping for the same result totheir properties.For those interested, the process is simple and painless.Contact the ADI office at 875-3571 to obtain an appli-cation, program guidelines, and some instruction fromGreg or log onto www.upperschuylkill.com and click on Design Challenge Grant Program. Our creative design committee will review your application, study yourbuilding, create a rendering, and then meet with you to review your options. As agreement is reached, the nextstep is to begin the restoration project. Sounds easy? It really is! However, the design committee wishes toleave potential applicants with this important thought before you move ahead. Will the restoration “impact” mybuildings appearance as well as enhance the historical charm of Ashland Downtown? If the answer is yes,come see us NOW! If you are not sure, we can help you with design ideas and much more. Until then, keeplooking for the next façade improvement project coming to a downtown property near you.
 Ashland is truly back on the move and in the right direction . 
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