ANNUAL REPORT2018GREATER EASTON

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

MISSIONCollaborate to nurture Easton’s economic well-being

and cultural vibrancy

VISIONA national model of a livable and welcoming small city

VALUES ORGANIC GROWTH

We support development that fosters neighborhoods

and city-wide sustainability.

HOSPITALITY

We help to maintain a safe, clean and beautiful city that

welcomes residents, business owners, and guests to our

historic and natural environments.

COLLABORATION

We seek partnerships with all entities that make up Easton,

including its citizens, businesses, organizations and government.

GRASSROOTS We recognize and encourage the volunteer spirit and cultural

diversity that enable our work.

HERITAGE We share a deep reverence for Easton’s history and culture.

EXPERIENCE We create a space for meaningful engagements that build

neighborhood and city-wide pride.

A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORThe year 2018 has been one of growth for the Greater Easton Development Partnership. In the past year,

we have added three new roles to our team, expanded the footprint of our Easton Ambassadors into the

West Ward, and increased the programs and events we offer.

When the Easton Main Street Initiative launched in 2005, we had one full-time staff member and one part-

time executive director. Since that launch, we have grown to over 20 staff members. We have five programs

that fall under the GEDP umbrella: the Easton Ambassadors, Easton Main Street Initiative, Easton Farmers’

Market, Easton Public Market, and PA Bacon Fest. Our nonprofit now plans and runs 50 events through the

year. In addition to those programs, we’ve also expanded to support the Easton Murals project, the Easton

Community Gardens, the Easton Compost Program and Easton Out Loud.

I’m proud of our team and our accomplishments over the last year. We work hard every day to show our love

for this city and trumpet all that it has to offer. We’re also lucky to receive support from our volunteers, our

donors, our sponsors and partners, the City of Easton, Northampton County and the Commonwealth. We

know that any success that we’ve had is because of those who believe in and support our organization,

and we are grateful for each one of you. This report is proof of our progress and a record of all those who

helped us thrive in 2018.

We’re not the type to rest on our laurels, and we know there’s still room to grow — and we’ve got plans to

do just that. But we wanted to take a moment to look back on the previous year and thank all of those who

helped us in 2018.

Jared Mast

Executive Director, GEDP

2018 By the Numbers

hosted by GEDP50 EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

ACROSS ALL OUR PROGRAMS

6,475HOURS PUT IN BY VOLUNTEERS

127 NET NEW FULL-TIME JOBSCREATED IN DOWNTOWN EASTON

SOLD THROUGH EMSI

$73,000+in gift card sales

THE EASTON AMBASSADORS

13,624service hours FROM

hosted at Easton Public Market71 CULINARY AND WELLNESS CLASSES

PRODUCTS SOURCED WITHIN 150 MILES OF EASTON74% OF HIGHMARK FARMSTAND

PA Bacon Fest80,000+

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF VISITORS AT

EASTON MAIN STREET INITIATIVE

600+ HISTORIC EASTONORNAMENTS SOLD BY

EASTON FARMERS’ MARKET

620,000SHOPPERS VISITED

SHOWCASED THROUGH SPRING INTO EASTON5,000 SHOPPERS 32 BUSINESSESVISITED EASTON PUBLIC MARKET EACH WEEK

Board MembersJEFF DROBINS

Peoples Security Bank & Trust

ADAM FAIRCHILDEaston Outdoor Company

JOE FEILMEIER Lafayette Ambassador Bank

MARK HARTNEY Northampton County Department of

Community and Economic Development

CHAZ HAMPTON Brick + Mortar Design Studio and Art Gallery

MICHAEL HILLIS The Hillis Group

THERESA HOGANHogan Law

MICHELE MATYASOVSKY Food Corps

SAL PANTO JR. Mayor of Easton

REBECCA PICHETTO 3rd & Ferry Fish Market and Full of Crepe

JAMES SAMPSON JR. Merchants Bank, Retired

EDWARD SHAUGHNESSY Shaughnessy Law Offices

* Volunteer of the Year (Pennsylvania Downtown Center)

GRAHAM SIMMONS Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, PA

MELISSA STARACE Lafayette College

BILL STRICKLAND Hearst Enthusiast Group

JIM TOIA Karl Stirner Arts Trail

SANDRA ALERCIA VULCANOEaston City Council

STEPHEN WILSON Lafayette College

From left to right: James Sampson Jr., Rebecca Pichetto, Chaz Hampton, Jim Toia, Edward Shaughnessy, Joe Feilmeier, Jared Mast, Graham Simmons, Jeff Drobins, Melissa Starace, Michele Matyasovsky, Stephen Wilson, Sal Panto Jr., Theresa Hogan, Michael Hillis, Adam Fairchild.

Missing: Sandra Alercia Vulcano, Bill Strickland, Mark Hartney.

EASTON Farmers’ Market

Easton Farmers’ Market may be America’s oldest, continuously

operating, open-air market — but it is constantly looking for

ways to improve and reinvent itself for its vendors and visitors.

For the 2018 summer market season, customers could take

advantage of a new website and a new app that helped

to incentivize repeat shoppers. More than 130 shoppers

signed up for Flok, a customer loyalty app, and checked in

throughout the season.

Little foodies could sign up for their own rewards program —

the Power of Produce (POP) Club. Developed by the Farmers’

Market Coalition, POP educated children about the nutritional

benefits of produce and offered 15 chef demos, food tastings,

scavenger hunts and crafts (June-September). Every time

they participated, the 69 club members received POP bucks

to shop the market.

These new promotions — in addition to the market’s festivals

throughout the season — helped the market’s 33 vendors to

see a 6 percent bump in foot traffic, with more than 620,000

visitors. EFM vendors also reported a 7 percent jump in sales,

despite a rainy summer.

The farmers’ market also makes it a point to encourage

healthy eating throughout the community. In an effort to

increase redemption of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

(FMNP) vouchers, the market partnered with Northampton

County to serve as an official distribution site for area senior

centers and housing developments for four weeks. EFM also

handled more than 6,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Program (SNAP) transactions — up 7 percent from the

previous year.

As the weather turned colder, the market shifted to its annual

Holiday Market on four Saturdays in December, and then

transitioned to Winter Market (second and fourth Saturdays,

January-April). Winter Market sales were up 10 percent from

2017, and Easton Public Market vendors reported a boost in

their sales on those days as well.

But perhaps the biggest change for EFM this year was the

launch of the Easton Compost Program, which encouraged

market shoppers to redirect food waste from landfills and

into five-gallon buckets to be transformed into nutrient-rich

compost. Every Saturday, participants could dump their buckets

into a collection bin behind the Easton Public Market, to be

sent to American Biosoils’ compost facility. When the program

launched on July 7, the initial batch of 100 buckets was gone

in three hours. By the end of 2018 — only six months after the

program’s launch — more than 200 families were participating

and 18,268 pounds of food waste had been collected.

> Easton Farmers’ Market was named “Best Seasonal Farmers’ Market” by Lehigh Valley Style.

> Volunteer hours for the Market District were up 34% from 2017.

EASTON MAIN STREET

INITIATIVE

Easton Main Street Initiative has been helping to reshape

Downtown Easton for more than a decade through its façade

grant program and public art projects. In 2018, EMSI awarded

$61,292 in façade grant dollars, which was matched by $93,486

private dollars (for a total of $154,778) for 14 projects. The

money assisted business and property owners with renovation

efforts to preserve Easton’s architecture. EMSI also added a

new wall poem on Ferry Street, recognizing a young poet and

a local artist. Together with Brick + Mortar Gallery, EMSI was

able to fund Madison Scott’s “Sipu” mural at Bushkill Street and

Larry Holmes Drive, and Emilio Florentine’s “Sunshine Vibes

Between Rainy Daze” on Bank Street, as part of the Easton

Murals project.

EMSI has also been inviting visitors to rediscover Easton. In

2018, EMSI partnered with Northampton County to organize

business expos, tours and educational workshops for business

owners and entrepreneurs. Representatives led 240 Lafayette

College student leaders on tours through Downtown Easton,

and hosted six FAM (Familiarity) Tours for visitors. EMSI was

also able to showcase 32 businesses and restaurants through

the annual Spring into Easton shopping and tasting crawl.

Over the past year, EMSI has played a key role in marketing the

businesses of Downtown Easton. A robust holiday marketing

plan was used to target areas to the western side of the Lehigh

Valley, surrounding Easton areas, and towns along the south-

eastern and southwestern sides of the Delaware River. The

campaign used online/digital ads, print, static and digital bill-

boards, and a direct mail piece to highlight downtown retailers

and their holiday offerings. The GEDP staff also led a social

media campaign featuring their favorite holiday gift ideas

from downtown shops. Those holiday efforts capped a year

of marketing campaigns that included coordinating and

publishing Easton’s Map & Guide; slant-top directional signage

and Centre Square kiosk; encouraging sales of Downtown

Easton gift cards; promoting businesses and events through

news releases and email blasts; and selling more than 600

historic Easton holiday ornaments.

Manager Kim Kmetz notes that the accomplishments of 2018

wouldn’t have happened without volunteers who contributed

over 4,500 hours across the GEDP programs. Those volunteers

helped to fill planters, staff Information Tents at events, and sell

ornaments. They also jumped in to help in November when a

bad rain storm threatened to cancel the Peace Candle Lighting

ceremony. With hours before the annual lighting, volunteers,

staff and the city came together to reinvent the whole festival —

splitting it for the first time between a Small Business Saturday

and holiday open house on Saturday, and the traditional lighting

on Sunday evening. Despite the change in plans, the event saw

approximately 2,000 people on Sunday, and a great crowd on

Saturday. “It’s the first time in my tenure at EMSI that weather

forced us to rethink our outdoor event,” Kmetz said. “Snow

would have been one thing, but lighting a candle in soaking rain

meant scrapping plans and starting from scratch.”

> named Top-performing Main Street program in the state, and winner of two Townie Awards from the Pennsylvania Downtown Center.

> 2018 also marked a move for EMSI from its South Third Street office to space inside the Easton Public Market, bringing all the GEDP programs under one roof.

Madison Scott working on her mural “Sipu”.

EastonPUBLIC MARKET

Since the Easton Public Market opened in 2016, it has

partnered with the Easton Hunger Coalition (EHC) — a

nonprofit aimed at reducing food insecurity in the Easton

area. Each month, the market hosts EHC and its members for

a Morning Conversation on Food — discussing issues and

solutions for fighting hunger in Easton. And each week, the

Highmark Farmstand staff welcomes members of the EHC to

glean the shelves of the farmstand. In 2018, more than 4,000

pounds of fresh produce and dairy products were rescued

through gleaning and then distributed to area food pantries

and shelters.

In 2018, the Highmark Farmstand launched its own line of

soups, salads, sides and snacks, with a portion of proceeds

from each sale earmarked for the EHC. The Farmstand Recipes

products are available in the refrigerated cases inside the

Farmstand, and also at the Easton Farmers’ Market. Since

the program’s debut in May, the Farmstand was able to raise

more than $1,000 — enough for the EHC and the Easton area

food pantries to launch the Good2Go Meal Kits program. The

latter provides the recipes and all ingredients needed for two

meals for a family of four. Kits are assembled by the EHC and

distributed to area food banks.

Farmstand Recipes is just one way in which the Easton Public

Market is giving back to its community. In 2018, the market

also hosted 49 community events, 71 classes, three filmings,

18 tours and two team-building events. Market District

Director Megan McBride also notes that the market serves a

role as a business incubator. In addition to focusing on local

and regional suppliers for the Highmark Farmstand — with

74 percent of the products coming from within 150 miles

(and 44 percent sourced within just 50 miles of the market)

— the market also hosted 20 pop-up shops for local business

owners. As a result of a pop-up, the owners of Mercantile

Home in Easton decided to open a second location inside the

market early in 2018.

Mercantile Home wasn’t the only new vendor to join the

Easton Public Market this year. The market also carved out

spaces in two underutilized areas for two new vendors —

Book & Puppet Co. and Eight Oaks Craft Distillers.

Another point of pride in 2018 was a renewed commitment

to reducing environmental impact. Since opening in 2016,

market vendors have been encouraged to compost food waste.

Scraps are sent to Apple Ridge Farm (an EFM vendor and

owner of Scratch in the public market) to enrich their soil. The

Highmark Farmstand also eliminated the use of plastic grocery

bags in 2018, offering reusable bags instead, and a recycling

drop-off site for plastic bags.

> Food Network named Mister Lee’s Noodles among the best ramen noodle spots in the country.

> Named “Best Place to Grab Dinner on the Way Home” in Lehigh Valley Style’s 2018 Best Of Awards.

EastonAMBASSADORS

In 2010, when Jim Henkel was looking for office space for a

startup business, he toured more than 30 spots in the Lehigh

Valley. But he kept coming back to Easton — the first spot his

team looked at for EPS Financial (now MetaBank). “On our

way from the Alpha Building we hit the circle area and we ran

into a lady in a red shirt cleaning up some flower beds around

the fountain. She noticed us walking by and said ‘Hello, my

name is Sandy,’ and welcomed us to Easton. She asked us if

we needed any directions or information on Easton.” Henkel

said in that conversation, Operations Manager Sandra Zajacek

answered all his questions about Downtown Easton and

explained the Easton Ambassadors program. “Every viewing

afterwards, I could not stop thinking of the very informative

conversation I had with Sandy, and Easton in general. It was

that 20-minute conversation that made our decision! We

chose the Alpha Building as our home and never looked back.

We went from just two employees to 45+ full-time and 150+

seasonal employees in nine years.”

It’s those kinds of hospitality interactions that Zajacek says

are key to the Easton Ambassadors program. Not only does

her team fill planters, weed, clean graffiti and remove trash,

but they’re also friendly faces seen throughout the Downtown

Easton area, greeting passersby with a friendly wave or

offering directions to visitors.

The Easton Ambassadors program marked 10 years in 2018,

and celebrated the milestone with a number of expansions.

Thanks to a sponsorship from Lehigh Valley Health Network,

the program expanded into the West Ward. The move

followed a successful pilot program in 2017 that defined the

Ambassadors’ new coverage area in the Walnut Street zone

— from Sixth Street to Butler Street; and Ferry, Lehigh and

Washington Streets to Ninth Street. The move meant adding

two new, full-time positions and 18 more blocks to the 26

blocks the Ambassadors already covered in Downtown Easton.

The Ambassadors also took on more planters throughout

the downtown area than they have in years past. They now

plant and maintain 135 planters downtown (25 more than

the previous year) and installed an additional 10 planters in

the West Ward. Because of the increase in planters, the crew

replaced a 10-year-old all-terrain vehicle with a new Polaris

Ranger ATV that enables them to pull watering equipment

and a power washer throughout their territory.

In 2018, the Ambassadors also grew their partnership

with TerraCycle to recycle discarded cigarette butts. Keep

Pennsylvania Beautiful, an organization whose mission is to

keep communities safe and clean, donated 18 metal cigarette

recycling containers to the Easton Ambassadors. Those

containers were installed on existing poles and street signs in

high-traffic areas throughout Downtown Easton in October.

Since they were added, the Ambassadors diverted 81,500

cigarette butts in 2018 that could have entered our waterways,

and instead sent them to TerraCycle to be transformed into

plastic pallets.

> Trash collected between Downtown Easton and the West Ward: 343,018 pounds

> 13,624 Service Hours clocked between Downtown and the west ward.

PA BACON FEST

Looking for one of the country’s ‘5 Can’t Miss Bacon

Festivals’? You’ll find it in Easton. In 2018, Parade.com put

PA Bacon Fest on the map of must see festivals. It’s a huge

accolade from a festival that started seven years ago as a

small Easton Farmers’ Market event and has since grown

into a two-day pork-a-palooza. The Parade.com mention,

as well as regional and national media hits from television,

print and online, continued to help spread the word about

PA Bacon Fest.

In 2018, PA Bacon Fest welcomed approximately 80,000

visitors, featured more than 150 food and specialty vendors,

offered more than 15 entertainers across four stages, and

served just about every bacon treat you could imagine.

More than just offering visitors a good excuse to visit or

rediscover Downtown Easton, PA Bacon Fest has a serious

aim. It’s the largest fundraiser for the nonprofit Greater Easton

Development Partnership. Money raised through the event

supports the endeavors of GEDP and the free, community-

building events offered through its programs throughout the

year — including live music through Live at the Falls, Easton

Farmers’ Market events, Easton Out Loud, Lafayette Day and

the Peace Candle Lighting.

PABF 2018 wasn’t without its challenges. Heavy rains

before and immediately after the festival made set-up and

breakdown especially challenging for staff and volunteers

at this year’s event. Strong winds also ripped through the

tents that staff and volunteers set up the Friday before festival

weekend, leading to a heavier lift early Saturday morning to

get the festival up and running. But no matter what Mother

Nature dished out, staff and volunteers came together to raise

and anchor tents, hang signs, direct vendors and deliver on a

delicious festival.

> Named one of the country’s ‘5 Can’t Miss Bacon Festivals’ by Parade.com.

> Named “Best Culinary Event” by Lehigh Valley Style in 2018.

GEDP Projects

Highmark Farmstand staff launched a new line of ready-to-serve soups, salads, sides and snacks. Farmstand Recipes products are available at Easton Public Market, or Easton Farmers’ Market. A portion of proceeds benefits the Easton Hunger

Coalition’s Good2Go Meal Kit Program.

Easton’s community gardens were adopted by GEDP in 2018. Despite a rainy and

unpredictable growing season, volunteers maintained four gardens throughout

the West Ward.

From May to December 2018, Easton Compost Program had 200+ participants and diverted more than 18,000 pounds of

food waste from landfills.

Easton Murals, a collaboration between Easton Main Street Initiative and Brick + Mortar Gallery, added two new art installations in 2018. “Sipu” by Madison Scott (Spring Garden

Street and Larry Holmes Drive, May 2018) and Emilio Florentine’s “Sunshine Vibes Between Rainy Daze” (Spring Garden and Bank Street, November).

“Sunshine Vibes Between Rainy Daze”

GEDP trumpets all the events, programs and features that Easton has to offer. GEDP

produces an annual Map & Guide; directional signage, including a Centre Square kiosk,

and holiday marketing campaigns that invite visitors to discover Easton.

Together with the City of Easton, Northampton County and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, GEDP hired a consulting firm to engage residents, business owners and organizations in a planning process for the

West Ward. A resulting 70-page neighborhood plan outlined community priorities and helped garner grant dollars for a neighborhood revitalization program.

Easton Out Loud’s Fourth Friday series brings neighbors and visitors together

each month for live music, special events and promotions. More than 40 Downtown Easton businesses participate in the series,

which is a collaboration between GEDP and the Easton Business Association.

The Easton Ambassadors expanded into the West Ward in January, adding 18 more blocks to its territory. Their goal is to keep the area safe and clean, always at the ready with a smile

and to provide assistance for neighbors, businesses and visitors.

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GEDP PROGRAMS

GEDP Staff

AMY BOCCADOROWest Ward Community

Initiative Manager

KELLY HUTHCommunications

Coordinator

ADA CHANDLER Easton Public Market Kitchen Coordinator

STEPHANIE GIANNAKISDigital Media

& Print Designer

NATALEE HERCIK Corporate Sponsorship

Coordinator

TAREA ROACH-PRITCHETT Bookkeeper

SANDRA ZAJACEKEaston Ambassadors Operations Manager

ALICE ZIEGLER Easton Market District

Assistant Manager

MIRANDA WILCHA Community Gardens

Coordinator

C. WOLF Highmark Farmstand

Manager

CLAUDIO PINTOEaston Public Market Janitorial Supervisor

MARCY MCKINNEYSpecial Events &

Promotions Manager

MEGAN MCBRIDE Easton Market District

Director*Gretchen Wrenshaw Community

Service Award

JARED MASTExecutive Director

KIM KMETZ Easton Main Street Initiative

Manager*Gretchen Wrenshaw Community

Service Award & Nadine Loane Spirit of Community Award

Sponsors & PartnersWe’d also like to thank our corporate partners, without whom we wouldn’t be able to offer

the community festivals and programming that brings visitors to Downtown Easton.

AAA of Northampton CountyAARPAcceptance InsuranceAcopianAlfero Co.Alloy 5Appleby SystemsArtefactAshley Development CorporationB&G EnterprisesBB&TBath FittersBath Saver, Inc.Boutique One PropertiesBoyle Construction, Inc.Breakaway FarmsC.F. Martin & Co.C&S Wholesale GrocersChe Mechanical ServicesColonial Pizza & Spaghetti HouseConnexions GalleryCrowder Jr. CompanyDave’s Ice CreamDiageoDiamond ResortsDunkin’

Easton Business AssociationEaston Coach CompanyEaston Monument StudioEaston Outdoor Company Eight OaksEPS Financial/Meta BankEssa Bank & Trust Charitable FoundationFirst United Church of ChristFive Star Home Foods, Inc.Flemington Car & Truck CountryForks PlazaGiant Food StoresGreater LV Chamber of Commerce FoundationGross McGinleyHahalis & KounoupisHeilman CleaningHogan LawJ. Wilson Enterprises Slate RoofingJiva FitnessJust Born Quality ConfectionsKitchen MagicKressler, Wolff & MillerKudu CreativeLafayette Ambassador BankLafayette Inn

LeafFilterLehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.Lehigh Valley Women’s Empowerment Group Masters Construction ServicesMerchants BankMerck FoundationMetz, Inc.Moravian AcademyMorgan StanleyNorris, McLaughlin & MarcusThe Nurture Nature FoundationPassanante’s Home Food ServicesPatient FirstPearly Baker’s Ale HousePfeiffer Bruno Law Office PNCPorters’ PubPost Road ManagementPower Home Remodeling Preservation Works, Ltd.RCN PennsylvaniaRevitalize With RebekahRinku CorporationRiverView Estates Active Adult Community Assoc.

Rose Wealth AdvisorsSalvaterra’s GardensScholl OrchardsShaughnessy LawSpillman Farmer ArchitectsStrunk Funeral Home, Inc. Suddenly SamanthaSundance VacationsThe Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation The Morning CallThe Skin Clinic The Salon at 42 N. SecondThe StandardThird & Ferry Fish MarketTwo Rivers Brewing Co.TWS EnterprisesUGI UtilitiesU-LaunderitUnity BankVacation Village ResortVisions Federal Credit UnionVM DevelopmentWhitson Food GroupWeyerbacher Brewing Co.

We’d also like to thank the Downtown Easton business owners who volunteer with us, and support us in our efforts to bring visitors and neighbors to our city.

DonorsWe are grateful for all those who donate to the programs of the

Greater Easton Development Partnership. Thank you for your contribution:

Ahart & DiGiovanni Family Charles E. AndersonMichael AnthonyMaritza Antonetty- MunozKatherine AntonsonKyla BaldoPhilip BaldoEarl BallJill BartekShelley BartushJennie BauderJill BennettMegan BesteCarey BirgelFranz BirgelAshton BlustErik BoissonneaultLee BoydDeborah BoyerMegan BriggsSteven BrownAlma Scott Buczak Sean BurkePatricia E. BurtonAlison ByerlyLuca CarboneSteve CarsonVictoria A. CasellaArthur & Susan CharltonJordan ChaseBessie Anne CiceroDaniel CohenMatthew Conroy

Rachel A. CornmanJoseph CorporaKevin CorriganThomas CorsoMerri CuadraYusuf DahlJames & Lila Dale Susan J. DalrympleMark DamianoMichele & Joseph DeCresciBarbara A. DestefanoJeffrey & Karen DietrichThomas A. DiGiovanniKelly-Jo DitzeMichael DrabenstottMr. & Mrs. Rich Durante & Family Rosemary & John Eck Adam FairchildPaul & Kym FarrJoseph R. FeilmeierBeth FloresPeter FoxJ.B. FugereMrs. Ruth Gehris Joseph GenayMelissa Ginocchio & Brian McNallyRonald & Harriet GladishPatrick GoldenTara Gomez Celia & Jose GonzalezKristian & Kirsten Gregersen

Jeffrey R. Grube JrTina HamiltonChaz HamptonThe Harris Family Mark HartneyDiane Haviland & Ken Greene Susan HeardPaul & Maxine Henderson P.T. HendonJim Henkel & Glenn Eberle Katherine HilgertMike HillisNicholas HindleBarbara L. HollenbachJanet & Jeffrey HovanTammy HukPhilip JacksonAngela JadeJohn F. Jaindl, Sr.Rebecca Price JanneyScott R.P. JanneyRalph JefferySteven JensenKaj Karch Walter KeiperMary & Ken KennonBrad KerstetterCatherine & Edward KlineLori & Marion Kram Alice KwiatkowskiCynthia LaTrechianoCaitlin Laskey

Christopher LaskeyJoanne & Rodman LawSusan LawlessKaren Ann LaubachCheryl LeppleDanny & Kristin LongoCarole MaiselJoseph & Sandra MalhamAngelo MascelliDiane MastJared MastMichele L. MatyasovskyRichard & Mary Jane McAteerFrancis & Janet McBrideJohn McClaveBob McCormickMarcy McKinneyDan McMahonMeghan McMahonCheryl D. MoczulskiKatherine Rando MolinaroKim M. NewtonRobert NitchkeyRathi NiyogiRichard & Christina NoldenJanet O’NeilJesse M. O’NeillKaren & Rod Oren Mr. & Mrs. Sal Panto Anita PaukovitsLoretta Pilosi

Terry & Bud Palmer Reno & Beverly Pesaresi Charles PetersonGrace PhillipsKelly PhillipsRebecca PichettoLoretta PilosiStephanie PiperJill PiperataNancy Poplawski Larry PorterRichard PrincipatoLynn PriorAlicia RamboMaria T. Ramunni & FamilyCarole M. RappAlbert & Beverly RedondoSuzanne & Rich RheinerBettina RiccioGretchen RiceJohn RiceElaine RichmanJohn RoizinNan RonisMissy Rose John & Maryann RyanMeg Sayago Schaller FamilySteven SchmidMichael & Robin SchultzAlma R. Scott-BuczakMonica SeligmannNadine Shandor Michele Shannon

Edward & Ellen ShaughnessyJulie ShelleyGraham SimmonsDaniel Slipetsky, Sr.Patricia A. SmithPat Smith Sue & John SpazianiMelissa StaraceDiane StebbinsSarah StebbinsKurt & Lynn SteckleyAaron & Becky Tedjeske Sandra Vulcano Janet Marie WagnerRobert WeberLloyd & Joyce WelkenSusan WildRichard & Patricia WillStephen Wilson & Sarah Clark FamilyJessica WittmannRebecca WorthingtonSandra Zajacek

Volunteers

Cathy Abreu

Lucas Ackerman

Lianne Adams

Vicky Alercia-Casella

Lou Allegra

Sara Altshul

Antione Amblard

Lauren Ameruoso

Ian Anderson

Seth Anderson

Katie Antonson

Laura Antonson

Kellie Apsley

Nellie Ann Arias

Mary Arlia

Alexander Bae

Joanne Bailey

Alison Baranovic

Nelda Barron

Jill Bartek

Tom Bartek

Alice Bartholomew

Shelley Bartush

Richard Baylor

Jeff Beach

Marcel Bedoya

Jill Bennett

Michele Berezowsky

Shawna Bernecker

Tiffany Biagioli

Amy Blythe

Adam Bothwell

Deb Boyer

Mike Brett

Darcel Bridges

Dave Brinker

Peter Brohl

Chris Burns

Julie Burros

Jamie Cabreza

Vivian Caffrey

Mitchell Cairns

Ryan Canfield

Nancy Carpenter

Kaila Carrasco

Laurie Caslake

Mike Cecere

Marissa Cecere

Chelsea Cefalu

Gabriel Chandler

Chrissie Check

Andrew Chilicki

Bessie Cicero

Sandy Cline

Bryan Cocco

Matt Conroy

Adrian Cousens

Hailey Crecca

Jules Damiano- Vicidomini

Tom D’Angelo

Nick Davastes

Brendan Davis

Josh Davis

Ginger DeBias

Bob DeBias

Claire Degnan

Tanya Deiter

Travis Despres

Marc Devlin

Todd Dietrich

Stephanie Difilippantonio

Sammee Donnelly

Ryan Dougherty

Brendan Doyle

Nicole Ducret

Joann Durante

Rich Durante

Stephanie Durante

Trent Eastman

Curt Ehly

Dawn Elliott

Armen Elliott

Nicole Eng

Rachel Engh

Paige Faasuamalie

Mattie Fadule

Susan Fadule

Adam Fairchild

Mike Falco

Furquan Mohd Farooque

Joe Feilmeier

Steven Flowers

Chris Foltz

John Freeman

Terri Freeman

Liz Fusco

Daria Gage

Jack Gardner

Marissa Giuliani

Gail Glazer

Eduardo Gomez

Vera Grankina

Frank Graziano

Kelly Graziano

Meghan Haddad

Stella Hammerstone

Chaz Hampton

Mitch Hanna

Lexi Hannish

Mark Hartney

Diane Haviland

Carrie Havranek

Kathy Hawley

Tracy Heil-Damiani

Ron Hennig

Victor Hennig

Rick Henshaw

Sue Herschlag

Karli Herwig

Michael Hillis

Jenne Hogan

Theresa Hogan

Joe Holden

Alex Holme

Alex Homsi

Dave Hopkins

Kevin Horn

Kim Hudock

Tammy Huk

Andrew Hutchinson

Paul Jacobsen

Barbara James

Paul Johnson

Karen Kapral

Stan Kapral

Abraham Kassis

Maria Kastrinakis

Tyniah Keith

Diane Kemp

Michael Kemp

Sandee Kennedy

Lauren Kirk

Tim Kline

Tricia Kline

Amanda Kmetz

David Kmetz

Leslie Kmetz

Donna Knuele

Al Kratzer

Desiree Kratzer

Donna Krivoski

Jaime Kulick

Crystal Kunkel

Kate Lanning

Susan Largo

Caitlin Laskey

Eric Last

Emma Leeds

Tyler Lempiner

Jackie Lezama

Doug Liptak

Brian Long

Kristin Longo

Rosalina Lopez- Cabrera

Erica Luing

Beatrice Lum

Paul Luongo

Chrissy Lynn-Oliver

Gillian MacDonald

Jen MacKeverican

Martha Maier

Rich Maier

Stefano Mancini

Al Mancino

Rosalie Mancino

Sandi Manfreda

Our volunteers are a key component of GEDP’s success. In 2018, volunteers across all our programs and events contributed 6,475 volunteer hours. Of all the numbers in this report, that is the one that resonates the most with us. That number reflects our steadfast and loyal volunteers giving up their nights, their weekends and giving of

their time and energy to set up and take down tents, deliver brochures, fill planters, staff the Information Tents for all our events, sell garlic knots, staff the tents throughout PA Bacon Fest, collect compost and more. Volunteers, whenever we need you, you’re there and we are so grateful that you share your talents with us. We have tried to capture the names of those who help us throughout the year, but we apologize if a name was omitted in error.

Will Manson

Kaela Marcus-Kurn

Kyle Marrapodi

Tim Matthews

Joan McBride

Matt McDermott

Jan McGinley

Missy McGinley

Patty McGinley

Rachael McGinley

Patrick McGrath

Owen McKenna

Brian McNally

Callen Messman

BJ Metz

Kristie Metz

Lori Metz

Arthur Mielnik

Cathy & Mike Moorehead

Ron Morris

Barb Moyer

Myk Moyer

Maria Muentz

Devin Murphy

Rob Navarro

Alex Neff

Noreen Neidermeyer

Jim Nicnick

David Nieves

Laurie Nelson

Ian Nutting Mark

Nutting

David O’Connell

Matt Oakes

Karen Oren

Mark Orse

Kayte Ortmann

Casey Osborn

Alyse Palmer

Kathryn Parris

Kathleen Parrish

Madison Pearson

Brian Pedersen

Judy Peet

Chet Petchonka

Stacy Petchonka

Dassa Philipson

Rebecca Pichetto

Christine Piper

Jill Piperata

Quinn Plante

Jackson Pogue

Joe Polifonte

Nancy Poplawski

Chris Powell

Stephanie Powell

Anita Puleo

Paul Puleo

Patricia Price

Karen Rauktis

Susie Ravitz

Kelly Rea

Kelly Rebmann

Rich Rheiner

Kim Rinebold

Stevie Ritter

Anna Rittle

Larry Rondinelli

Pat Rondinelli

Chris Romano

Crystal Stoneback Rose

David Rose

Hunt Rose

Missy Rose

Paul Rose

Liz Rosen

Nick Roso

Barbara Rossi

Patty Rush

Alison Salmon

James Sampson

Jay Sanchez

Maryanne Sanford

Nick Scaglione

Beth Schellhammer

Steven Schmid

Bob Schmidt

Eileen Schmidt

Will Schneider

Andrew Schukraft

Kameron Schultz

Jan Schwartz

Beth Seetch

Lisa Seiple

Mike Seksinsky

Monica Seligmann

Judy Serrano

Ali Serson

Sarah Shannon

Edward Shaughnessy

Ellen Shaughnessy

Mike Shaughnessy

Richel Shea

Tyler Sheehan

Ben Shmaruk

Elizabeth Shook

David Shub

Graham Simmons

Rachel Sloan

Mary-Beth Smith

Sue Spaziani

Melissa Starace

Berry Steiner

Elizabeth Stevens

Emma Stierhoff

Paul Strikwerda

Julian Subick

Caterina Sullivan

Todd Sullivan

Mike Szydelko

Luke Taylor

Peter Todaro

Jim Toia

Rebecca Troutman

Mpho Tsiu

Justin Ungerleider

Kris Ungvarsky

Ellie Veneziano

Lucy Vicidomini

Mario Vicidomini

Jim Vivian

Kim Vogel

Van Vogel

Sandra Vulcano

Marian Wacker

Kim Wagner

Euan Walker

Evan Walker

Suzanne Walsh- Rheiner

Scott Walters

Tom Walton

Shirley Warga

James Waring

Katie Weber

Susan Weber

Tracey Werner

Sharon West

Zach Whitney

Lucy Wilcha

Glenn Wilcha

Skyler Wilcha

Kenny Wilcha

Bryan Willcox

James Wilson

Stephen Wilson

Bonnie Winfield

Suzanne Winne-Hart

Joe Winter

Rob Wozniak

Liz Wyant

Nancy Wyant

Victoria Yordt

Sofia Zaldivar

Chris Zhang

Jack Zinn

Scott Zukowski

Volunteers are truly the backbone of the Easton Farmers’ Market. Seen here, seven of our finest, supporting the market on opening day.

We rely on and appreciate every volunteer, donor and

sponsor that partners with us on our programs and initiatives.

If you’d like to partner or be a part of our organization, please

reach out to us to learn how you can get involved:

VOLUNTEERContact Alice Ziegler at Alice@eastonpartnership.org

(Easton Farmers’ Market and Easton Public Market)

or Kim Kmetz at Kim@eastonpartnership.org

(Easton Main Street Initiative and festivals).

SPONSORFor sponsorship and promotional opportunities, contact

Natalee Hercik at Natalee@eastonpartnership.org.

DONATETo donate to one of GEDP’s programs, visit

support.eastonpartnership.org/giving or

contact Jared Mast at 610-250-2078

or Jared@eastonpartnership.org.

CONNECTStay in the know by following our programs on social media

or signing up for our weekly e-newsletters, found on these

sites: eastonfarmersmarket.com and eastonmainstreet.org.

325 Northampton St. Easton, PA 18042

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED