• Pond Hockey Tournament: GMP helpedcoordinate and sponsor the Inaugural New England Pond Hockey Tournament in Meredith Bay.  The event was a huge success for the businesses in town, players and spectators.  This will become an annual event with GMP sponsoring and coordinating with NE Pond Hockey.  All proceeds from food sales benefitted the many projects and programs of GMP. 
• Greeting Card Sales: Original watercolors painted by board member, Christine Hodecker.  All proceeds from the card sales will benefit GMP.

• Career Partnership Program:  A public/private partnership between GMP and the Inter-Lakes School District, giving students an opportunity to make connections with local businesses and exposure to future careers through internships and job shadow programs.  In2010, 26 students were placed in internships and 36 completed job shadows.
• All America Display Garden at Meredith Public Library:  This was the 6 year that the Meredith Library Public Garden was designated as one of the more than 200 All-American Selection (AAS) Gardens that are grown across North America.  The garden was created in 2005 as part of the America in Bloom competition in which Meredith won 1 place.  The Greater Meredith Program sponsors the garden.   This year, there was a nice collaboration between D.S. Cole who grows the plants, the children at the library and the Friends of the Meredith Public Library who purchased materials for stepping stones, prepared and helped plant the garden with D.S. Cole. Throughout the growing season, volunteers watered, weeded and fed the garden to keep it in top condition for the enjoyment of the community. 

• Meredith Community Center Garden: The $70,000 Community Center Garden was completed in the spring of 2009 and was achieved entirely by donations and volunteers at no cost to the town.  Individuals, local clubs, charitable organizations, designers, architects, landscapers, contractors and other businesses all collaborated to make this project a success.   A GMP board member, Nancy Lavigne, has taken over this garden as an Adopt-A-Spot location.  Nancy, along with other volunteers, continues to maintain the garden. 

• Facade & Site Improvement Program:  As a follow-up to the successful Extreme Makeover of the Phu Jee restaurant façade on Main Street , GMP will offer financial assistance to commercial property owners striving to enhance, promote, and preserve the Greater Meredith community. Applicants must adhere to specific criteria, for monetary assistance.  The funds may be in the form of material supplies and/or design services.  In 2010, three businesses were awarded grants.  GMP paid for half of “Patricia’s Specially for You” sign in front of her store on Main Street .  The Masonic Temple and the Main Street Courtyard (pathway between parking lot at Mill Falls and Main Street ) were awarded design assistance. 

• Beautification & Conservation Fund Project:Established on January 1, 2009 to repopulate Meredith’s village core area and the Route 3 and 25 corridors with large and medium size streetscape trees.  The fund will also assist in pruning, fertilizing and helping to maintain the existing tree-scapes that are currently established and help other organizations as well as the town’s beautification projects with donations.  GMP continued with the second phase of tree plantings in 2010 beginning on Arbor Day.  Smaller trees will be planted around the peripheral areas of Main Street and the Village District.

• Arbor Day (April 30, 2010):  Two Princeton American Elms were planted in Community Park.  Planet Green of Meredith planted the trees in coordination with the Public Works Department.

 

• June 25, 2010: An Ornamental Crabapple tree was planted on the corner of Sunshine & Pa’s restaurant. Midge & Mike Burnham, owners of the property, were very grateful and appreciated the efforts of the Beautification Fund by allowing the planting.  Landscapes by Tom of Meredith generously donated their time to plant the tree. 

 

• June 28, 2010:  GMP partnered with Ippolito’s Furniture to plant nine (9) Red Maples along the Ippolito Rt. 3 frontage.  Bickford Landscaping of Meredith volunteered to plant the nine trees. 

• Flower Barrels in the Village District: GMP plants and maintains over 20 flower barrels from May through September.
• July 4th Fireworks: GMP took over the responsibility of planning and implementing the Fourth of July fireworks from the Chamber of Commerce.  This year GMP collaborated with Nassau Broadcasting to bring an enhanced fireworks display to Meredith.  Discounted radio advertising for local businesses was offered through Nassau Broadcasting leading up to the event. 
• Rock n' Roll Cruise Night: GMP partnered with the Granite State Nationals to bring the inaugural eventto Main Street on August 14, 2010.  The Auto Cruise Parade began at Interlakes High School and ended on Main Street .  Over a hundred vintage, muscle, custom and classic cars joined the parade.  A Street dance with live rock ‘n roll music from the 50’s & 60’s took place in Community Park following the auto parade.  The event drew hundreds of enthusiastic onlookers to the village district.
• September 11th Commemoration Guide:  GMP prepares the brochure/guide for the American Legion ceremony held annually in Hesky Park.
• Halloween in Meredith Events Guide:  A Spooktacular Series of Events in October

Scarecrow Contest: for participating merchants

• A December to Remember Holiday Guide: available at various locations throughout Meredith and on our website.

Wreath Program

Christmas Tree Contest: for participating merchants 

• 12 Days till Christmas:  GMP promoted local Meredith independently owned stores by offering a shopping contest with the concept of the 3/50 project to encourage residents to shop locally.  The contest ran for the 12 days leading up to Christmas.  For every $50 spent, shoppers would get a chance to enter a drawing to win a night in a suite at Church Landing plus $100 in spa treatments.  Eighteen people entered the contest by turning in their shopping receipts; collectively they spent a total of $3,393. 
• Website – www.greatermeredithprogram.org a new website was created to promoteour program and events in town.  Over 3,500 visitors frequent the website on a monthly basis.