DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE BEAUTIFICATION DAY

Girl Scout Troop 31293 plants their adopted box during Planting Day.

Nearly 100 people from businesses, organizations and families participated in beautify downtown on Saturday, May 21. With an early morning start, volunteers from BASF and Boy Scout Troop 373 assisted mulch spreading and planting Annie Oakley Park. From 8:00am until 11:00am on a Saturday morning , Adopt A Box participants were invited to plant their adopted box organized by the Main Street Greenville’s Design Committee.

If you are in downtown this summer, check out the colorful additions to the downtown along with the rows of street poles recognizing the Adopt-A-Box participants. Children, parents, grandparents, co-workers, and friends all took part in the planting of the vibrant colors along South Broadway. “This program was designed to reach out and involve the community and to have an appreciation for downtown Greenville,” stated Mike Henderson, Main Street Greenville Design Chair. Throughout the summer the participants will be maintaining their box while helpful hands from Wayne Industries and community volunteers water, weed and pick up trash.

This year’s program recognizes Miller Flowers, Greenville Rotary Club, BASF, Spencer’s Landscaping, Fresh Air Farms, City of Greenville Street Department, Beltone Hearing, and the Greenville FFA for contributing time, materials and or monetary donation towards this community project.

A great big thanks to the 2011 Adopt A Box participants: AAA Miami Valley, Advanced Eye Care, American Title Resources, Inc, AMS Uniforms, Ann's Gifts, Beltone Hearing & Audiology Service, The Bowers Family, Braund Funeral Home, Brethren Retirement Community, Cavalier Clothing, Century Link, Chad, Lauren & Carson Henry, Christie Randall, CJ Highmarks, Commercial Printing, Commissioners Stegall, Daily Advocate, Delaplane & Rhoades, Ryan & Becky Dynes, Comprehensive Health Network, Danny's Place, D'Alessios Italian Inspired Cuisine , Darke County Chamber of Commerce, Darke County Democratic Women, Darke County Farmers Union, Darke County Visitors Bureau, Dianne Marroletti to honor Donate Life Ohio, Dick and Debby Sodders, Don and Janet Weills, Edgetown Veterinary Clinic, Flora Carpenter-Home Lending Source, George & Becky Luce, Girl Scout Troup 31293, Granny's Corner, Greenville High School, Greenville Key Club, Greenville National Bank, In Memory of Howard and Dolly Marshall, KitchenAid Experience, Linda Stachler, Recorder, Mark, Merri & Payton Niekamp, Mercer Savings Bank, Michael's Clocks, Mike and Debbie Henderson, Mote & Associates, Pamela's, Romer's Catering, Second National Bank, Sweet One O One, Ted Finnarn Law Office, The Meat Shop, The Middlecoff Family, The Schmerge Family, The Wilson Family, Wayne HealthCare, Wayne Industries, Woodland Primary and Youniques.

With people working together and having fun, great things can be accomplished-planting community pride one box at a time.