Preservation Greensboro News
Preservation Greensboro Annual Meeting Aims to Inspire!
21 January 2007 - Preservation Greensboro has long sought inspiration from other cities, and our 2006 annual meeting will be in keeping with this great tradition. This year, Michael Fleener from the Cleveland Restoration Society will explain his organization's innovative programming, and inspire preservation efforts here in Greensboro to remain relevant and positive.
Since 1972, the Cleveland Restoration Society has made itself an
indispensable asset in the efforts to reinvigorate and renew the
City of Cleveland, Ohio. Besides leading efforts to preserve
landmark buildings, the organization has launched three
innovative programs:
• Neighborhood Historic Preservation Program, assisting
more than 900 property owners with low interest loans for
restoration efforts representing nearly $16 million in neighborhood
investment. The program has earned national
recognition and remains one of the largest of its kind in
the country.
• Sacred Landmarks Assistance Program, one of approximately ten in the country, to provide direct technical assistance to the stewards of Cleveland's magnificent historic religious buildings. To date, the program has assisted more than 100 congregations.
• Heritage Home Program, low-interest loans and technical assistance to homeowners who want to preserve their homes by undertaking appropriate maintenance and repairs.
Speaker E. Michael Fleenor, Director of Preservation Programs of the Cleveland Restoration Society will share his insights and the mechanics behind the success of these programs. Come get inspired to do new and greater things in Greensboro!
Preservation Greensboro Incorporated is a nonprofit membership organization that helps protect treasured historic and architecturally significant places. Established in 1966, PGI's programs range from educational seminars and walking tours to annual awards, children's activities and the news magazine, Landmarks. Its subsidiary organizations include the Preservation Revolving Fund, Architectural Salvage of Greensboro, Blandwood Mansion and Museum Shop, the Blandwood Carriage House, and the Blandwood Ball.