City Of Orlando: City Of Orlando, City District & Wells Fargo Bring HOPE To Parramore

Press release from the City of Orlando:

December 10, 2021

City of Orlando, City District and Wells Fargo to bring HOPE to Parramore businesses

City of Orlando, City District and Wells Fargo to bring HOPE to Parramore  businesses

City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Commissioner Regina Hill, elected officials and volunteers to help beautify and clean up Parramore business corridor 

Large Wells Fargo grant announcement to be shared in support of black businesses

Surprise visits, check presentations to be made to local entrepreneurs

Who: City of Orlando, City District and Wells Fargo

What: As part of Wells Fargo’s HOPE, USA campaign, volunteers from the City of Orlando, City District and Wells Fargo will come together to beautify and clean up the streets of Parramore’s business corridor. The effort will help local small businesses attract shoppers and visitors during the holiday season. Additionally, leaders will visit area small businesses to make surprise check presentations to local entrepreneurs.

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Where: 431 S Parramore Ave, Orlando, FL 32805
**Map of the event and activities linked here.

When: Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, 9 a.m. - noon.

About HOPE, USA campaign: The day’s efforts are possible thanks to Wells Fargo’s HOPE, USA campaign and a $75,000 grant from the company. Through the HOPE, USA campaign, Wells Fargo will help beautify business districts in more than a dozen cities across the country and encourage everyone to join in giving hope a hand by shopping locally this holiday season. Hope, USA builds upon the company’s commitment to supporting small businesses and helping them thrive as they emerge from the economic impact of the pandemic. The City of Orlando and the Parramore business corridor was one of only sixteen destinations throughout the country selected for this campaign.

About City District
City District is accredited by the national Main Street America program, and it’s located in the heart of Downtown Orlando. Once just spanning the length of the Historic Church St Station, in 2019 City District expanded to include Parramore Heritage & Creative Village. Currently our boundaries in Parramore encompass the National Registered Historic District, Holden–Parramore Historic District.

Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for 40 years, and currently has a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities across the country. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

About Parramore Parramore is one of Orlando’s oldest, historically black neighborhoods. The neighborhood was established in the 1880s and within 60 years, it grew into a thriving black community with 18,000 residents and vibrant schools, theaters, local shops, family-owned restaurants and hotels. By the early 20th century, the Parramore neighborhood included several blocks of prosperous black-owned businesses including a tailor shop, a theater, and attorney’s offices. 

Contact Information:
Samantha Holsten
samantha.holsten@orlando.gov
 407-246-4275

Gabriela Lambertus
gabriela.lambertus@wellsfargo.com
305-619-8898

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This press release was produced by the City of Orlando. The views expressed here are the author’s own.