2023 Impact

$246,720  in Direct Financial Impact

• $120,000 in improvements to seven downtown businesses because of the Main Street Fairmont Matching Façade Grant Program

• $120,000 in individual and corporate Fundraising, used to fund programs impacting our historic downtown

• $6,720  in Volunteer hours (336 hours x $20)

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New Downtown Business and Prospecting 

• 6 new business storefronts opened within Downtown over the last year

• 1 New business added to downtown, directly related to Main Street Fairmont’s recruitment work. Two/Two/Eight gallery, a community event and art gallery space, opened in November and has brought hundreds of new residents into downtown Fairmont just during the holiday season alone.

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Downtown Improvements 

• Partnered with the City to install 60 new hanging baskets throughout downtown

• Painted three crosswalks and the Veterans Square Memorial

• Partnered with Fairmont State University, the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Fairmont to purchase four new seasonal sets of light pole banners in Downtown Fairmont.

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Tourism and Marketing Exposure 

• 23,043 emails sent to our marketing list

• 20,000 visitors to our events including, Community Wide Garage Sale, 5 Hometown Markets,

Antique Car Show, Tomato Festival, and a 3-day Holiday celebration

• 350 Marion County 4th graders participated in the Holiday coloring contest

• 98 small business vendors took part in one of our events

• 25 30-second commercials highlighting events, and numerous tv and newspaper interviews

• 6 press releases to local media

• 6 non-profit agencies used these events for community exposure

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