Farmers' Market Begins!

Thursday, July 10th is the opening day for the fourth annual Vandergrift Farmers' Market. Every Thursday from 2:30-6:00 p.m. in the Columbia Avenue parking lot in downtown Vandergrift. For more information check out the market website at:

www.vandergriftfarmersmarket.com

Market ends in October.

BUY FRESH and BUY LOCAL!

Community Outreach Program

The Community Outreach Program (C.O.P.) is a new club that has started at Kiski Area High School. The Vandergrift Improvement Program is excited about working together with the students from C.O.P. and Kiski.

For more information about the C.O.P.: http://kiskicopclub.blogspot.com/

Vandergrift is a designated Main Street Community

The VIP received confirmation from DCED that Vandergrift is now a designated Main Street community.

$50,000 from DCED in Year 2 funding will enable the VIP to continue their Main Street revitalization efforts with PHLF as their managing partner, and Shaun Yurcaba as the on-site coordinator.

$30,000 from DCED in Year 2 funding will also allow the VIP to facilitate the Facade Grant Program which makes grants available up to $5,000 per project. Business or property owners located in the Main Street district can apply for these facade grant funds.

$15,000 from local contributions will further enable the revitalization efforts of all four Committees: Organization, Promotion, Economic Restructuring, and Design.

VIP wins Townie Award

At the 2007 PA Downtown Center Conference in Bethlehem, the VIP won a Townie Award for their successful retail promotion and event: Vandergrift Pet Photo Contest and Calendar. This retail promotion brought in over 4000 people into the central business district to place their votes for their favorite pet photo. The top 12 pet photos were incorporated into the 2007 Calendar which has been enjoyed by many. This award is very competitive as communities from across the state apply.

The office for the Vandergrift Improvement Program

Here is the Vandergrift Improvement Office located at 132 Grant Avenue. Stop by and visit us the next time you're in Vandergrift, PA.

Welcome to the Vandergrift Project website!

The Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP) is working with Pittsburgh History and Landmarks (PHLF) towards establishing the Vandergrift Main Street Program. We have been working steadily over the years at becoming a Main Street Program and currently we are in Year 1. The VIP and PHLF are working together with Sustainable Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Mascaro Sustainability Initiative (MSI) to revitalize historic Vandergrift, PA into a Main Street community that is also sustainable.

Each of the groups involved have their own blogsite where you can track their progress throughout this journey. See the side bar on the right for those links.

~Keep checking back to read the latest updates on our progress~

Also check out the Vandergrift Improvement Program website: www.officialvandergrift.com