Townie Awards
The Townie Awards gala, or the Townies, is an annual dinner and awards ceremony wherein communities from across the commonwealth are recognized for noteworthy revitalization projects or events completed over the previous year.
Nominees for the awards must be PDC members in good standing, but may be nominated by any individual or entity. A specific community or individual may be nominated in more than one category. Historically, the much anticipated Townie Awards gala is a formal, black-tie optional event held on the Tuesday evening of our annual conference.
2012 Nomination Packet
Updated Deadline With ten categories and several sub-categories, receiving one of these awards is highly competitive and indeed a great honor. The 2011 Winners are listed below:
- Organizational Excellence
Community Partnerships: Downtown Indiana Elm Street's Community University Collaborative - Physical Improvements & Design
Program-Wide Facade: Kutztown Community Partnership's Facade Program
Storefronts: Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises's (HACE) Cambria Pharmacy Facade
Public Space Improvements: Olde Town Grove City's Sculpture Signage Project
Honorable Mention, Public Space Improvements: Community Action Development Corporation's Seventh Street Development Spring Offensive 2010 - Promotions & Marketing
Special Events: Our Town Cooperative (Canonsburg) Parade of Chairs
Retail Promotions: Ardmore Initiative's Downtown Dollars - Anchor Building: Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises (HACE)
- Volunteer of the Year: Debbie Riegner, Collegeville Main Street
- Chairman's Award for Youth Involvement: Olde Getty Place, the Breck Squad
Honorable Mention: Sabrina Barner of Our Towns 2010
Honorable Mention: Gabriel Lopez of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) - Safe, Clean & Green
Community Greening: New Kensington Community Development Corporation's Sustainable 19125
Cleanliness: Hispanic Association of Contractors & Enterprises's (HACE) Neighborhood Clean Up Project