Awards Event


2025 Townie Awards

The 2025 Townie Awards Application window has now closed. The Townie Awards Ceremony will take place in Bedford, PA on May 28th, 2025 at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort.

Tickets for the dinner can be purchased using the Gather & Grow registration form. If you have any questions, please reach out to Conference Coordinator, Virginia Mauk at virginiamauk@padowntown.org.

 

2024 TOWNIE AWARD WINNERS

Downtown Chambersburg Inc.
Physical Improvements & Design: Program-Wide Facade Restoration
Chambersburg’s Facade Improvement Program

Diamond City Partnership & City of Wilkes-Barre
Physical Improvements & Design: Public Space Improvements
Public Square Performance Area

Shamokin Partnership  for Revitalization
Physical Improvements & Design: Public Space Improvements
Plan GoShamokin

Mt. Lebanon Partnership | Mt. Lebanon Municipality
Physical Improvements & Design: Public Space Improvements
Vibrant Uptown Public Space Improvement

Downtown Inc. | York County Economic Alliance
Physical Improvements & Design: Public Space Improvements
York City Heritage Rail Trail Crosswalks

SouthSide Arts District | Bethlehem
Physical Improvements & Design: Public Space Improvements
Hope In Flight Mosaic Stair Mural

Spanish American Civic Association
Safe, Clean & Green: Community Greening
A Butterfly’s Path

The Ardmore Initiative
Promotions & Marketing: General Image & Identity
Windows Into History

Downtown Carlisle Association
Promotions & Marketing: Retail Promotions
Downtown PEEP SHOW

NeighborWorks Northeastern PA
Promotions & Marketing: Retail Promotions
West Side Wonderland

Building a Better Boyertown
Promotions & Marketing: Retail Promotions
Bearianne Gets Her Holiday Shopping Done!

Building a Better Boyertown
Promotions & Marketing: Special or Neighborhood Events
Pokémon GO! Tournament

Downtown Chambersburg Inc. | Downtown Business Council of Chambersburg | Council for the Arts of Chambersburg
Promotions & Marketing: Special or Neighborhood Events
Chambersburg’s Annual 4 Day IceFest!

MainSpring of Ephrata
Organizational Excellence: Community Partnerships
Ephrata’s Unleashed Dog Park

Burkentine Real Estate Group
Asset Enhancement
Franklin Square Project, New Freedom

Alecraft Brewery
Anchor Building
Alecraft Brewery Project, Railroad

Waterford Management Group, LLC
Anchor Building
Waterfront Warehouse, Pittston

Liz Winand
Volunteer of the Year York Heritage Rail Trails

Paul Stevenson
Chairmans’ Award for Youth Involvement Downtown Pittston Partnership

Mayor Mike Lombardo
Teri Foster Lifetime Achievement Award for Community
Pittston

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

 

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