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<p class="MsoNormal">Hermiston Downtown District’s pocket park is one of the projects selected for the Edward Jones Placemaking on Main Crowdfunding Challenge! These Main Street America programs will be connected with ioby, the nonprofit crowdfunding platform,
to raise funds for placemaking projects downtown and build local fundraising and crowdfunding capacity. This opportunity includes a $2,500 matching grant to be applied towards each project, thanks to the generous support of Edward Jones. The full list of projects
include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Place, A Meal, A Strategy for Vitality in Downtown Metuchen • Metuchen Downtown Alliance • Metuchen, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Art in the Alley • Main Street Van Wert • Van Wert, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Artsy Alleys Wilson • Historic Downtown Wilson, Downtown Development Corporation • Wilson, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chalk Park • Downtown Las Cruces Partnership • Las Cruces, New Mexico<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Downtown Hermiston Pocket Park • Hermiston Downtown District • Hermiston, Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maker Trail • Main Street Enid, Inc. • Enid, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Temporary Greenspace Pilot Project • MainStreet of Fremont • Fremont, Nebraska<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Mural Project at Ground Floor Farm • Stuart Main Street • Stuart, Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The People's Stage • Main Street Steamboat Springs • Steamboat Springs, Colorado<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington Boulevard Gateway Project • Pigtown Main Street • Baltimore, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to Hermiston for their efforts!<o:p></o:p></p>
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