SPRINGFIELD — The Indian Orchard Citizens Council is looking to bring some cheer to 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic by renewing its hanging flower basket program along business corridors.
The neighborhood council is asking for business donations as it continues the program, now in its fourth year, said Zaida Govan, citizens council president.
The neighborhood is seeking funds from local businesses and city assistance in promoting the program, she said.
The neighborhood council is planning on approximately 200 flower baskets including areas along Main Street and the Boston Road business corridor within or near Indian Orchard, Govan said. The group was able to add more than 50 new baskets along Boston Road in 2020 from the Pasco Road intersection to the Wilbraham town line.
The program created some beauty and happiness during COVID-19 pandemic, she said. There were more than 175 baskets hung throughout the neighborhood.
“People were so impressed and happy to see the baskets out,” Govan said. “I think it was very important.”
The neighborhood is seeking donations from small and large businesses for the “Indian Orchard Blooms” campaign, and hopes that some grant funds will be available, Govan said.
In a prepared release this week, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno praised Govan and Indian Orchard residents and businesses for working together “to help keep the neighborhood vibrant and highlight the important role that Boston Road plays in Springfield’s local economy.”
“I will proudly continue to donate and support this Neighborhood Business District Initiative,” Sarno said.
The program includes having a private landscaper hired to maintain the baskets from May through October. The baskets looked beautiful during the pandemic year, Sarno and Govan said.
“If it looks good, people feel good and want to spend money and buy and invest in the area,” Sarno said. “Here is to a much better year to come!”
Govan said letters have been sent out to many businesses seeking their support for the program this year, but the council knows that the residents and businesses are struggling during the coronavirus.
Govan said the program was initiated by former state Rep. Paul Caron, through the neighborhood council’s Business Connections Committee. The program grew from 25 flower baskets three years ago.
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