Here On Main Street: RailMesa & Heat Sync Labs Are Recipients of A $25,000 Grant

GOOD NEWS retrieved by your MesaZona blogger when there was some free time to check the inbox. It helps explain the relocation of HeatSynch Labs into a bigger space at 148 W Main Street, one property in a downtown Mesa investors portfolio in what was once the open courtyard of historic Chandler Court @ NWC Macdonald Street *
(Please see below. The original exterior is intact)
PRESS RELEASE
OneMain Financial and Main Street America Announce Six Winning Cities to Receive $25,000 “Made on Main Street” Project Grants

Grants Will Support Community Transformation Projects in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington

May 16, 2018 08:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time    

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Made on Main Street,” a partnership program between OneMain Financial and Main Street America that provides community action grants for innovative beautification projects, today announced six cities from across the nation that will each receive a $25,000 grant to help improve their local communities. The six winning cities are Mesa, Arizona . . .
These cities join Goldsboro, North Carolina, which was awarded the first grant in March, for a downtown revitalization project that is currently underway.

“We are deeply committed to the communities we serve, and it’s an honor to help local citizens revitalize their downtown areas,” said Jay Levine, President & CEO, OneMain Financial. “Celebrating these transformational projects alongside neighbors and friends is a key element of these projects. Our local branches offer community members assistance in improving their financial health, and “Made on Main Street” is an extension of our positive footprint to help make meaningful changes. Together, we hope to build stronger communities by improving the places where we live and work.”

“Made on Main Street” organizers encouraged local change-makers to submit proposals for innovative ideas that would enhance their community. The winners were selected by Main Street America, a program of the National Main Street Center, whose mission is to build vibrant neighborhoods and thriving local economies. The winning organizations are RAILmesa (Ariz.) . . .

“We received nearly 60 applications, and it was exciting to see the level of creativity, and thoughtfulness that went into the proposals for each project,” said Patrice Frey, National Main Street Center President & CEO. “While it was difficult to select only six communities, our decisions were based on the ability of local leaders to roll up their sleeves and engage with community members to create long-term economic improvement through a small, creative revitalization project.”

The winners’ proposals outlined how they will invest the money.

RAILmesa in Mesa, Arizona, will help expand access to their all-volunteer community maker space, Heartsync Labs, by holding community classes, upgrading the physical space, and purchasing new tools.

“Made on Main Street” organizers will work with winning organizations to host a community celebration event in each community. The events, hosted by OneMain Financial, will take place this summer and fall, and will include free, family-friendly activities, food, and fun.

About OneMain Financial

OneMain Financial (NYSE: OMF) has been offering responsible and transparent loans for over 100 years. With more than 1,600 locations throughout 44 states, the company is committed to helping people with their financial needs. OneMain and their 10,000 team members are dedicated to the communities where they live and work. For additional information, please visit OneMainFinancial.com.

Original Exterior from an earlier image
of Chandler Court 

About the National Main Street Center

The National Main Street Center has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years.

Today, its Main Street America network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. 

 

The organization is a non-profit subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Contact:

Kempner Communications
Katie Kempner, 305-467-6338Katie@kempnercommunications.com 

 

Source of Press Release: Businesswire

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Blogger Notes:

* People who have lived here in Mesa knew this location as the site of Everybody's Drug Store. Corinne Brooks and her husband bought the historic property in 1964. From a recent impromptu conversation, she said her phone's been 'ringing-off-the-hook' with offers to buy.

> There was news of a sale of a property at the same intersection of Main/Macdonald on the NEC: One North Macdonald, better known as Town Center. That's in another post today. 

 

> OMF's Mesa Branch is located at 454 N Lindsay Rd, Ste A8, Mesa, AZ 85213 with other branches in Chandler and Gilbert