Partnership for Floyd Celebrates 20 Years of Accomplishments
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 25, 2024.
The Partnership for Floyd celebrated their 20th year of community service following Saturday’s Appalachian Species Giant Puppet parade for Earth Day. From the stage at the Warren G. Lineberry Park, founding member Kamala Bauers spoke to the attending crowd about the Partnership, a volunteer group working to preserve and enhance the quality and beauty of the town of Floyd.
“The PFF was instrumental in developing the park that you’re enjoying today, among other things,” Bauers said, outlining some of the trails that the PFF helped to develop.
Bauers encouraged others to join the Partnership, which meets at 6:30 on the fourth Monday of each month at the Hotel Floyd conference room. “I want to see Partnership for Floyd continue to work on redevelopment and supporting the county and town in the work ahead. We need you,” she said before announcing and introducing the Partnership’s newly appointed Chair president, Carolyn Reilly.
The PFF welcomes Floyd County resident’s input and has worked closely with the Town Council improving downtown, creating community events and supporting local projects. Town Councilman Chris Bond presented the PFF group with a proclamation to honor and thank them for 20 years of service.
Little River District Supervisor Linda DeVito praised the Partnership’s vision and accomplishments.
“They’ve been a big part of the downtown revitalization, economic growth, and they’ve helped sustain our small-town culture,” Bond said.
“They did it with their hands, with their time and their desire to make Floyd better,” she said. “Where you sit today is a testament to that vision.”
DeVito said the board of supervisors will be working on their own proclamation to honor the Partnership’s accomplishments at their next board meeting.
“But what really makes a proclamation is the living proof of what we enjoy,” she added. She mentioned always seeing the park being used and encouraged people to check out the Partnership’s new webpage.
Ice cream socials in the park were an early fundraising event for the PFF. In that tradition, Reilly thanked the crowd for coming and invited them up to the Partnership’s tent for free ice cream. – Colleen Redman