by Rachel Hunter
The Town of Gouverneur Council at its economic development meeting on Friday, June 25 unanimously voted to donate $500 toward the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce’s “Light Up the Village and Town” fundraising campaign.
The Gouverneur Area Chamber of Commerce has commenced its “Light Up Our Village and Town” fundraising campaign to raise enough funding for new lit snowflake decorations to be installed in the Gouverneur Village Park.
Due to the state of disrepair, the worn-out lit snowflake decorations that are on the village lampposts in the Gouverneur Village Park each holiday season are no longer able to be installed. Reportedly, the lit decorations were first installed in the Gouverneur Village Park in 1975 and have had minor repairs ever since. Faithful readers of the Gouverneur Tribune Press will recall that Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce President CJ Fitzgerald told the Gouverneur community in December of 2020 that the Gouverneur Chamber would be seeking monetary donations to fund replacements.
The Chamber hopes that, with enough community support, there will be enough funds to purchase lit snowflake decorations that can be installed down Main St. in Gouverneur. The entire Gouverneur community is invited to participate in the fundraising campaign – businesses, residents, civic organizations and more are invited to join the effort to help fund this project. Donations can never be too big or too small… Give what you can afford as every dollar will be appreciated.
The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce has announced that there are sponsorship opportunities available. For a donation of $1,000 you can sponsor a light pole with a new snowflake in the business district for $1,000. A sponsorship plaque will be put on the pole with the sponsor name(s). Co-sponsorship opportunities are also available. All donations can be made online at www.gouverneurchamber.net, or mailed to the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce Office at 53 Herm Towne Road, Gouverneur, NY 13642 c/o Executive Director Donna Besaw.
As of press time this week, Executive Director Donna Besaw announced that businesses, organizations and individuals in the Gouverneur community have already donated a total of $16,775, which has been deposited in the Chamber’s account for the purpose of replacing the decorations. All donors have been listed on the Gouverneur Chamber website, gouverneurchamber.net.
Much gratitude is extended in advance to Gouverneur community for their generosity. More information and sponsorship reports from the Gouverneur Chamber’s “Light Up Our Village and Town” fundraising campaign will be featured in upcoming edition of the Gouverneur Tribune Press. For more information, visit gouverneurchamber.net.