City Center Partnership receives 2016 community pride grant from Palmetto Pride
January 11, 2016
City Center Partnership (CCP) is pleased to announce it has received a grant in the amount of $2,480 from Palmetto Pride to help the organization continue with its Planter Beautification Program. The grant will help support CCP’s existing program, which has been ongoing since 2006. The grant will be used to purchase five new planters along the 1000, 1300, and 1800 blocks of Main Street.
About CCP’s Planter Beautification Program
CCP established a Planter Beautification Program in 2006. The program provided for the planting of flowers in hanging baskets and planters throughout the Business Improvement District (BID). Currently, CCP’s Yellow Shirts plant, maintain, and water a combined total of nearly 200 hanging baskets and planters downtown.
About City Center Partnership
City Center Partnership, Inc. (CCP) is a non-profit organization that manages South Carolina’s only managed Business Improvement District in the 36-block area bounded by Gervais, Elmwood, Assembly, and Marion streets in downtown Columbia. The organization is funded by the property owners within the 36-block area. For more information, please visit www.citycentercolumbia.sc.
About Palmetto Pride
PalmettoPride is a non-profit litter prevention and beautification organization in South Carolina. The organization engages citizens to take an active role in keeping their communities clean and beautiful. PalmettoPride’s programs have helped reduce litter by more than 60%. For more information, please visit www.palmettopride.org.
