Riverfront Picnic
Project
This year, Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom partnered with the City of Portsmouth to supplement the Riverfront Development Project made possible by a $34 million invested in our Riverfront through the State of Ohio's Appalachian Community Grant Program.
The Riverfront Picnic Project seeks to maintain a consistent, high quality streetscape in Downtown Portsmouth.
We fundraised to purchase Memorial Picnic Tables, ADA Accessible Picnic Tables, Trash Cans, and Memorial Benches to be added to the Portsmouth Riverfront.
The goal of the Riverfront Picnic Project is to raise money to cover the cost of the same durable site furnishings that Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom volunteers have installed throughout the Boneyfiddle Historic District and the Downtown Improvement District.
These same picnic tables, trash cans, and benches have been in place at Alexandria Park for the last 20 years.
We are grateful to the Scioto Foundation for kicking off this fundraising drive by supporting the Riverfront Picnic Project with a $15,000 grant!
Thank you to the Peoples Bank Foundation for their $5,000 grant supporting the project!
Thank you to the Portsmouth Area Ladies (PALS) for supporting the project with a $2,500 grant!
Join the effort and leave a legacy on the Ohio River by sponsoring a Memorial Picnic Table on the Portsmouth Riverfront today!
Donations may be made online using the secure payment portal below.
Additional picnic tables, memorial benches, and trash cans funded by private donors will be added to the Riverfront in the spring as part of the Riverfront Picnic Project.
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For more information or to make a cash or check sponsorship
of the Riverfront Picnic Project,
please call 740-464-0203
or email director@mspohio.org
Thanks to the Scioto Foundation, the Peoples Bank Foundation, and PALS, this September, Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom Board Member, Suzette Rhea, and Executive Director, Emily Uldrich, presented our City of Portsmouth Community Development Director, Tracy Shearer, with a $22,500 check for the Riverfront Picnic Project.
We would like to recognize all the hard work Tracy Shearer put into the Riverfront Redevelopment Project! Tracy spent a lot of time and effort putting together a huge, detailed proposal that resulted in the 34 million dollar grant funding awarded by Governor DeWine and the State of Ohio specifically for the Riverfront.
Unfortunately, construction never goes as planned. The Riverfront Development is an ambitious project. A number of amenities in the proposal could not be funded within the budget. Durable picnic tables and site furniture matching our Downtown streetscape were among the components which were eliminated.
At Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom, we are thrilled to be able to contribute to the redevelopment of a beautiful Riverfront which will soon be accessible to everyone! We are grateful for our Community Partners for their help with this project.
We look forward to a scenic picnic on the Portsmouth Riverfront!