Awards Event
2026 Townie Awards
The 2026 Townie Awards Application link as well as updated award guidelines will be available in the fall of 2025.
The 2025 Townie Awards Ceremony took place in Bedford, PA on May 28th, 2025 at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort.
The 2025 Gather & Grow Event Photo Album is available HERE.
If you have any questions about the Townie Awards, please reach out to Conference Coordinator, Virginia Mauk at virginiamauk@padowntown.org.
2025 TOWNIE AWARD WINNERS
WHAT ARE THE TOWNIE AWARDS?
The Townie Awards are a festive and venerable tradition designed to recognize the commonwealth’s core communities and individuals for creation and implementation of projects, programs and events that exemplify the goals of PDC’s community revitalization mission. Eligible communities consist of Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s nearly 200 member organizations, including Main Street and Elm Street programs, making the Townies a competitive award process each year.
APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR THE TOWNIE AWARDS
BENEFITS OF WINNING A TOWNIE AWARD
- Builds credibility, community pride, and recognition for volunteers’ time and efforts
- Statewide press release to media and government agencies
- Letter of recognition to the Governor
- Featured on PA Downtown Center’s website throughout the following year
- Highlighted in PA Downtown Center’s weekly e-update, the Messenger
