annual report - Midtown, Inc.

2014
ANNUAL REPORT
MIDTOWN, INC.
Working since 2005 to sustain and enhance the neighborhoods and businesses within MidTown Columbus.
MIDTOWN, INC.
I love living in MidTown. I am
never more than 5 minutes from
connecting with my dots: the
Museum, the Library, my church,
my Rotary meeting, the grocery
store, my golf course and all of
my favorite restaurants!
— Frank S. Etheridge III, Chairman, MidTown, Inc.
Photo credits: Luke Addison, Betsy Covington,
Deana Graham, Margie Richardson, MidTown, Inc. staff
MIDTOWN, INC. 2014
You can’t connect the dots
looking forward; you can
only connect them looking
backwards. So you have to trust
that the dots will somehow
connect in your future.
— Steve Jobs, Apple Co-founder
1955-2011
Since our founding in 2005, MidTown, Inc. has worked to sustain
and enhance the neighborhoods and businesses within MidTown
Columbus—through education and advocacy—with respect to
community, conservation and diversity.
Simply, MidTown, Inc. works every day Making MidTown
EVEN Better.
But, you ask, what does MidTown, Inc. DO? We
have a steady, incremental approach to community
revitalization. We lay down dots—one at a time.
And we envision connections. Our dots are projects
and programs and people.
Our dots are crosswalks that connect us, and signs that direct
and define us. They are an identity—convenience, character
and community—that we proclaim and support. They are
events that bring people together to build community and
celebrate place; and programs that advocate for a walkable,
bikeable, healthy community. Our dots are MBA members
who make MidTown a lively place for business. They are
lectures that spark community-wide conversation, and a
robust website and Facebook page that connect thousands of
individuals to MidTown and to each other. Our dots are a disc
golf course and enhanced spaces for play or quiet thought.
Our dots are paths that link parks, and streetscape enhancements we advance to erase a dividing line. Our dots identify
obstacles to redevelopment; and help envision a connected
Core Community of MidTown and Uptown.
Our dots are friends we make one by one—neighbors, business
owners, volunteers, educators and students, residents and
visitors, developers and community leaders—who become
advocates for MidTown.
When future generations look back and connect the
dots that we have laid down, we hope they find that
we moved forward purposefully—one dot at a time—
to re-create a vibrant MidTown and Core Community.
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S inc e its f o u ndin g in 2 0 0 5
MidTown, Inc. has:
Established MidTown as a
distinctive place in the heart of
Columbus. Twenty-four diverse neighborhoods, six National Register historic
districts, eleven public schools, civic
and cultural institutions, business and
retail centers within the six-square-mile
boundaries, all proudly call MidTown
home. Adjacent to a re-ignited Uptown
and Riverfront district, the City’s
first-ring suburb—MidTown—is an
essential component of a vibrant,
sustainable Core Columbus.
Established the MidTown Business
Association (MBA) to sustain, promote
and grow business within MidTown
Columbus. The MBA builds an identity
for MidTown businesses—through
marketing in print and through our
website and social media—and provides
ongoing educational, promotional and
networking opportunities to its
membership.
Established an Economic Development
Committee in 2013 to identify underutilized MidTown properties and
envision their future use, working with
potential investors, developers and
business prospects to insure continued
business growth and revitalization
within MidTown. The committee’s
work focuses on the Wynnton Corridor;
the 13th Street Gateway Corridor; and
the 13th Avenue/17th Street/Linwood
Boulevard gateway area. Incremental
successes have already been recognized
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in each of these target areas, including
removal of blight and new ownership,
improvements and restoration of
commercial buildings.
Led the ongoing Wynnton
Streetscape Enhancement Project,
beginning with the award-winning
intersection improvement at Brown
and Peacock Avenues. Partnered
with the City and local foundations
to secure two (2008 and 2011) Georgia
Department of Transportation TE
grants, for a project that will exceed
$2.5 million to revitalize a central
segment of MidTown’s signature
corridor. Groundbreaking for the
project between Cedar and Hilton
Avenues is scheduled for 2015.
Seen over $157,000,000 in public
and private re-investment on Macon
Road at I-185, including the expansion of
the Lindsay Meadow Civic Commons
with the 2013 opening of the City
Services Center and the Columbus
Aquatic Center. The Commons is also
the planned site for a new Muscogee
County School District Fine and
Performing Arts Magnet School. In
2014 the MidTown Shopping Center
opened four new anchor stores.
Established the MidTown Mingle as
a signature annual community
celebration and fundraiser. The event
has contributed over $200,000 toward
the organization’s operations, projects
and programs in its first four years.
Defined MidTown and Uptown as
Columbus’s Core Community and
envisioned a walkable, bikable Woods
to Water Way (Lakebottom Park to
the River via 13th Street) that can be a
worthy connection between the two.
Worked with the City of Columbus and
other partner organizations to develop
and promote a more connected, vibrant
and healthy community.
In partnership with the Georgia
Department of Transportation,
developed directional signage to
MidTown attractions. Signs were
installed on I-185 and Macon Road in
August, 2014.
In 2014, MidTown, Inc. submitted
eight preliminary proposals to the
inaugural Knight Cities Challenge.
MidTown, Inc.’s proposal for a
Minimum Grid of pedestrian, cycling
and transit connections linking the
Core Community, was identified as
one of three Columbus finalists, and
one of 126 national finalists from an
applicant pool of over 7,000.
Hosted the Party on the Lawn, a spring
family celebration on the front lawn of
the Wynnton Arts Academy (2010-13),
and co-sponsored the Weracoba-St.
Elmo Historic District’s annual Arts in
the Park in 2013 and 2014.
Initiated and hosted a wide variety
of education efforts including the
Community Speakers Series in which
over 1700 community and business
leaders, city officials and area residents
have heard national speakers address
progressive planning and development
issues; continued the acclaimed Building
Common Ground series in partnership
with the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries;
and ongoing public meetings, political
forums, and timely neighborhood
safety forums.
Since 2010, coordinated and championed
MidTown-wide International Walk to
School Day (the first Wednesday in
October) that engages annually over
1,000 students representing ten
MidTown schools, and focuses on
education, quality of life, walkability,
and infrastructure that supports a
healthy community.
Established and planned seasonal
MidTown Bike Arounds, highlighting
MidTown’s historic districts and
the area’s inherent bikability and
connectivity.
Encouraged the growth of MidTown
Neighborhood Associations, and hosted
gatherings of neighborhood leadership
to build a sense of community. Actively
and successfully introduced potential
residents to MidTown, and hosted programs for corporate recruiters, area Realtors, Mercer medical students, and other
interested groups and individuals. The
MidTown, Inc. staff, board and website
are go-to resources for MidTown living.
MidTown in print: Touted MidTown
living—convenience, character and
community—in bi-annual ads in the
Ledger-Enquirer Explore supplement;
and in 2014 recognized twenty-six
MidTown Business Association members
as Readers’ Choice Award winners.
Established in 2014 the first annual MBA
Snowflake Raffle to promote MidTown
businesses, culminating with the raffle
drawing and a family Holiday Celebration in Dinglewood Park.
Hosted bi-annual MidTown Principals’
Roundtables and identified and
recognized Proud MidTown Schools:
great neighborhoods and great schools
are essential to one another.
Initiated grant-supported research in
2012 to refine neighborhood boundaries
and histories, and defined five “new”
MidTown neighborhood districts, bringing the total of MidTown neighborhoods
to twenty-four.
Proactively engaged in December, 2011
the Urban Land Institute to conduct
a Technical Assistance Program—
Looking Ahead from 13th and 13th—
focused on the MidTown gateway
centered at the intersection of 13th
Avenue and 13th Street; and with the
2012 Annual Conference of the Georgia
Planning Association, produced
conceptual drawings and a vision for
revitalization of the Wynnton and 13th
Street Gateways, and the Lindsay and
Weracoba Creek watersheds.
Initiated in 2008, and seeded with
matching funds, the Lindsay Creek
Flood Study in partnership with the
Columbus Consolidated Government.
The study resulted in new flood maps
that went into effect in 2014 allowing
redevelopment of the MidTown
Shopping Center and the removal of
some 100 residential properties from
the floodway.
Partnered with the City of Columbus
and in 2013 successfully rezoned fiftytwo non-compliant residential properties in MidTown Historic Districts,
stabilizing neighborhoods by stemming
commercial creep.
Initiated or funded community
enhancements including: brick stamping
Lakebottom Park crosswalks (2013);
construction of a connecting path
from Lakebottom Park to the Village
on 13th (2011); numerous median and
pocket park plantings that were undertaken by the City and Trees Columbus;
placement of a CSU student bus stop
at the Village on 13th (2011) allowing
students better accessibility to
MidTown amenities.
Connected and interacted with
fans, residents, potential residents,
visitors and a broad community via
the MidTown website (redesigned
with grant support in 2012), Facebook
(3,200 Likes), the MidTown Momentum
e-newsletter (4,500+ subscribers) and The
MidTowner (800 recipients) a bi-weekly
e-newsletter from the MBA promoting
member businesses.
Initiated MidTown has Character(s), an
archive of video interviews—featured on
the MidTown website and in MidTown
Momentum—that highlights the breadth
and depth of MidTown’s people and
places. Recorded and posted on Facebook
MBA Minis—minute-long video tips
from MidTown Business Association
members that can help your diamonds
sparkle, cut roses last longer, or your
coffee taste better!
Fostered the East Highlands Coalition
with a long-term goal of stabilizing and
revitalizing the East Highlands neighborhood; and served as an active stakeholder
in the Carver Heights Neighborhood
Improvement Program. Engaged local
architects who helped envision and
design context-sensitive houses and
development for Habitat’s work within
East Highlands. Construction began on
the first corner in 2013.
Served as advocates, troubleshooters
and matchmaker toward sustaining and
enhancing MidTown’s neighborhoods and
businesses, and as the go-to resource for
business and residential newcomers.
MidTown Program Partners
• Artbeat
• Bicycle Columbus
• Boy Scout Troop 6
• Carson McCullers Center for Writers
and Musicians
• Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
• Coalition for Sound Growth
• Columbus Area Habitat
• Columbus Consolidated Government
• Columbus Convention &
Visitors Bureau
• Columbus Land Bank Authority
• Columbus Museum
• Columbus State University
• Country Club of Columbus
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• Georgia Planning Association
• Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
• Historic Columbus
• Muscogee County School District
• Muscogee Educational Excellence
Foundation
• NeighborWorks Columbus
• River Valley Regional Commission
• The Rotary Club of Columbus
• Safe Kids Columbus
• Safe Routes to School
• Temple Israel
• Trees Columbus
• Turn Around Columbus
• Uptown Columbus
• Urban Land Institute
• Weracoba-St. Elmo Preservation Society
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b u sin e ss in midtown
A thriving business community is essential to a
vibrant and diverse MidTown community. The
purpose of the MidTown Business Association
(MBA) is to sustain, promote and grow business
within MidTown Columbus. The MBA helps create
an identity and community for MidTown businesses,
through the use of print and social media, meetings
and education programs, and business special events
and promotion.
M E M B E R
MIDTOWN
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Print ads and the website promote MidTown
living, while real estate listings in the MidTowner
and MidTown Momentum e-newsletters have
helped MBA-member Realtors close scores of
residential properties within MidTown.
There are so many wonderful
things that can be said about the
MidTown Business Association.
We at Henry’s were warmly
welcomed and were quickly
included in the spectacular lineup
of local businesses in the area…
We are glad to be a part of the
MidTown upswing thanks to the
steadfastness of the wonderful
folks behind the scenes of the MBA.
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— Henry Hampton, Owner
Henry’s Restaurant at the Village on 13th
The MidTown area of the
city got a needed shot in
the arm this year with a
$3.5 million-plus renovation
of MidTown Shopping
Center on Macon Road
finally getting underway
after years of hopes and
plans by its owner, MidTown
Associates. In May, several
retailers began confirming they
were locating in the 50-year-old
center situated across from
a recently renovated Cross
Country Plaza. The tenants
include Bealls Outlet, Ross
Dress for Less, Shoe Carnival
and Dollar Tree…
— Tony Adams, Stories of the Year:
Business Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,
December 29, 2014
The MidTown Business Association sponsored
its first annual Snowflake Raffle that culminated
with the raffle drawing and a holiday celebration
in Dinglewood Park on December 14, 2014. The
Raffle was designed to promote participating
MidTown businesses. Congratulation to Ray
Pritchett, who won the $1,000 grand prize. He
received his winning ticket from MBA-member
Realtor Gail Hudson of Waddell Realty.
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M idtown l i v in g
I love the convenience of living in
MidTown — just minutes from church,
work,shopping, bike trails and the park.
I can’t imagine living anywhere else!
— Muffy Schladensky
Resident, Wildwood Circle-Hillcrest Historic District
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[Areas like downtown and
MidTown] appeal to people who like
a sustained kind of living, where
essentially everything they need is in
a small area. It requires less driving,
more walking, more riding bikes…
it’s [for] people who just enjoy being
outside and within walking distance
of things they want to do!
— Fred Greene, Waddell Realty Property Manager
In People are moving back to the ‘core center’
of Columbus by Alva James-Johnson,
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, September 1, 2014
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MIDTOWN, INC.
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MidTown, Inc. | 1236 Wildwood Avenue | Columbus, Georgia | 31906 | 706-494-1663
MidTown boasts unique, historic neighborhoods, local
business and family-friendly activities. MidTown continues
to gain momentum as families and businesses alike are
realizing the diversity it has to offer.
— Amy B. Massey, Woodcrest resident
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PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
Our dots are projects, programs and people. Projects
great and small are undertaken by MidTown, Inc., to help
revitalize and define the community. Programs engage and
inform residents and visitors, and highlight MidTown’s
neighborhoods, schools, parks, businesses, history and
distinctive character. One dot at a time, projects and
programs begin to connect to re-create
a vibrant Core Community.
The new disc golf course at
Dinglewood Park is a great fit!
It lends itself perfectly to a quick
game during lunch, students after
school, or a group outing on a
nice day. The layout is challenging
enough for experienced players,
but also allows beginners to
get started and be competitive.
MidTown is very fortunate to
have such a flexible course that
allows a beautiful park to be put
on display and used by the public.
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A—The Dinglewood Disc Golf Course adds a new family-friendly activity
to our MidTown parks in the Lakebottom/13th Street area. The course was
designed and installed with expert leadership from MidTowners Luke Addison
and Wes Kelley, and Board member Will Barnes. Play began in November and a
formal dedication will be in 2015. B— MidTown, Inc. worked with GDOT engineers
and GDOT representative Sam Wellborn to develop signage that would direct
residents and visitors to MidTown and attractions, with connections to Uptown
and Whitewater. On August 4 and 5, MidTown signs were installed by the
Georgia Department of Transportation on I-185 and Macon Road.
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C—For initiating and investing in the Dinglewood Disc Golf Course, MidTown,
Inc. was the proud recipient on October 1 of a Special Recognition Award
from the Georgia Recreation and Park Association. Bitsy Dedwylder
received the award from Dr. James Worsley, Columbus’s Director of Parks
and Recreation. D—October 8 marked Midtown’s 5th annual Walk to School
Day, focusing on education, quality of life, walkability and infrastructure that
supports a healthy community. Students from Brewer, Clubview, Davis,
Rigdon Road and Wynnton Elementary Schools, and Richards Middle School
(shown here) were accompanied by the Hardaway and Columbus High
School bands. E—Building Common Ground 2014 featured Jamie Vollmer—
author of the acclaimed Schools Cannot Do It Alone—in a series of programs
for the public, civic organizations and school leaders. The August 26 public
program at G.W. Carver High School drew over 400 people for Vollmer’s
lecture and community conversation. F—Planning continues for the half-mile
Wynnton Streetscape Enhancement Project, with groundbreaking
scheduled for late 2015. G—MidTown educators convened on February 3 at
the offices of MidTown, Inc. for the Winter MidTown Principals’ Roundtable.
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PROJECTS AND PROGRAMs
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M idtown M in g l e
A sell-out crowd gathered on October 9 at Dixon Drive Park
in the Wildwood Circle-Hillcrest Historic District for an
evening of friends, food and music at the fourth annual
MidTown Mingle. The neighborhood setting was illuminated
by porch lights and table lanterns, and enlivened by music
and chatter as Minglers celebrated AND raised funds to
benefit the ongoing work of MidTown, Inc.
The MidTown Mingle is the organization’s sole annual
fundraising event, and our single largest source of
operating revenue. We are grateful to all of the Mingle
sponsors, patrons, guests and volunteers who helped
Mingle 2014 exceed $100,000 in total revenues (cash and
in-kind), netting almost $66,000 to support MidTown
projects, programs and operations.
Testament to the success of this year’s
event were echoes of “We LOVE the
neighborhood setting,” and “This is
my first Mingle…and I won’t miss
another!” One sponsor observed that
it was “a wonderful event; we were
especially excited to see how engaged
and committed the community is.”
Mark your calendars now for the fifth
annual MidTown Mingle on Thursday,
October 8, 2015!
2014 Mingle artist Helen Johnson,
with her painting “Dixon Drive Park.”
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MidTown Mingle Sponsors
MIDTOWN SPONSOR
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NEIGHBORHOOD SPONSOR
STREET SPONSORS
FRIEND SPONSORS
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MINGLE PARTNERS
ASP Pool & Spa
Brasfield & Gorrie
Childcare Network
Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP
Dinglewood Pharmacy
Freeman & Associates
Goo Goo Express Wash
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Hatcher, Stubbs, Land,
Hollis & Rothschild, LLP
Kinetic Credit Union
Michelob Ultra
Midtown Associates, LLLP
Mr. B’s
Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick,
Morrison & Norwood, P.C.
PMB Broadcasting
Robert Mondavi
Private Selection
S.M. Ellis Company, Inc.
St. Francis Hospital
SunTrust Bank
The Wade Companies
Zaxby’s
MINGLE PATRONS
Alexander Systems Company
Batson-Cook Company
Bennett & Casto
Cable TV of East Alabama
Charter Business
Columbus Family Dentistry
Columbus Power
Daniel Appliance
Epperly Tire
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forsberg
Georgia Bariatrics
Goodwill Industries of the Southern
Region
Greystone Properties, LLC
Grogan & Grogan
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Hannay
Housing Authority of Columbus, GA
The J. Smart Allstate Agency
McRae Engineering
Merrill Lynch, Jay Parker
Midtown OB/GYN
Oates & Courville
OmegaFi
Mr. and Mrs. R. Chris Peebles
Pink Monarch Breast Center
Ritch Electric Co., Inc.
River Valley Regional Commission
Robinson Grimes &
Company, CPAs
Two Sisters Gallery
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M in g l e committ e e s
2014 Mingle Co-Chairs, Stacy Pease & Haley Arnold
Beverage: Gena Stone
Decorations: John Griffin
Food: Jennie Hannay & Mia Rice
General Arrangements: Elizabeth Calhoun & Kitty Walker
Invitations: Mandy Gill
Patron Party: Phiffer Reed
Publicity: Anna Bradley
Raffle: Hannah Mize
Sponsorships: Muffy Schladensky, Chair;
Traci Courville, John Calhoun & Laurie McRae
Volunteers: Reynolds Cheney
Mingle Volunteers
Tracey Allen
Carmen Buckner
Gordon Cade
Mary Weston Courville
Mike Gill
Molly Graham
Mitchell Gross
Brandon Helms
Valerie Jackson
Tom King
SFC Thomas Lemons
Sam Lowe
Constance O’Brien
Virginia Pearson
Charles Pease
Gordy Pease
Virginia Peebles
SFC Fredrick Pennington
SSG Randy Rendahl
Brooks Rice
Buffy Swinehart
Kermit Thomas
Chris Walker
Tracy Watkins
Special Thanks
Ann’s Porch, David Benefield
Bob Dowdy
Pete Daughtery
Mark Ellis
Chris Harman
Christy Hubbard
Marsha Mason
New Testament Christian Center Church,
Dr. James A. Lewis, Sr.
Julio Portillo
Ride on Bikes
Brian Turner
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MidTown, Inc.
MidTown, Inc. works to insure that a diverse MidTown thrives as part of an historic and resurgent Core
Community. A dedicated board and staff work with stakeholders, residents, community leaders, donors,
sponsors and partners to shape a long-range vision, and advance ongoing work to sustain and enhance
neighborhoods and businesses within Midtown Columbus.
MidTown, Inc. is not a membership organization and annual operations, projects and programs are
sustained by a single annual fundraising event—the MidTown Mingle—and by sponsorships, grants and
generous annual contributions from individuals, businesses and foundations. We are grateful to all who
invest in the Core Community and support the mission of MidTown, Inc.
I can see the effects of MidTown’s
advocacy every day as the city
and businesses invest and re-invest
in this region of the city. MidTown’s
work gives its residents a sense
of being part of a dynamic and
forward-thinking community.
— Dr. Amanda Rees
Professor of Geography, Columbus State University
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— Natalia Naman Temesgen
The Middle of Somewhere, July 12, 2014,
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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A—Jim Walton and Ed Burdeshaw work onsite for the Wynnton Streetscape
Enhancement. B— MidTown, Inc. Projects Committee chair Will Barnes
meets with Dr. James Worsley and Lisa Goodwin, and community
representatives to plan enhancements to Ewart Park in MidTown’s Radcliff
neighborhood. C— MidTown Board members Daphne Hill and Bennie
Newroth with Executive Director Anne King at the MBA Snowflake Raffle.
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2 0 1 4 C O N T R I BU T O R S
December 31, 2014
ADVOCATES ($10,000 and up)
Aflac Foundation
The Bradley-Turner Foundation, Inc.
The Knight Fund at the Community
Foundation of the Chattahoochee
Valley, Inc.
Emily Fletcher Williams:
In memory of Moselle Worsley Fletcher
The J.W. and Ethel I. Woodruff
Foundation
BUILDERS ($5,000 - $10,000)
Midtown Associates, LLLP
Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Ramsay
EDUCATORS ($2,500 - $5,000)
CLIBOCA Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Daughtery
The Wilbur H. Glenn Family Fund
at the Community Foundation of the
Chattahoochee Valley, Inc.
The Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr.
Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Newman
The Honorable Teresa P. Tomlinson
and Mr. Wade H. Tomlinson III
ENTREPRENEURS ($1,000 - $2,500)
Mr. Roger Beck
Dr. and Mrs. Philip L. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Buck
The Community Foundation of the
Chattachochee Valley, Inc.
Georgia Power Company
Mr. Ken M. Henson
The John T. Holt Family Foundation
The Jackson-Burgin Foundation
Mr. Thornton F. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Key III
The Katie and Justin Krieg Fund
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Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Mason
Mr. E. Warner Neal, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordy Pease
Mr. and Mrs. R. Chris Peebles
SunTrust Foundation
Mrs. T. Earl Taylor
The Brad and Sally Turner Fund
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wade III
Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Wellborn
honoring Teresa P. Tomlinson
and Anne R. King
PLANNERS ($500 - $1,000)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Etheridge III
Gordon Flournoy CLAT
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goldfrank
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Mason
Ms. Bennie B. Newroth
The Claude A. Sears Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sheftall
SUSTAINERS ($250 - $500)
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brannan
Dr. and Mrs. James G. Brooks
Mr. Gary O. Bruce
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burdeshaw
Buchanan & Land LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Calhoun
Dr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Carr
Mr. James W. Goodwin III
Mr. Charles A. Gower
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Ogie
Ms. Louise H. O’Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Pease III
Mr. Gene Perkins
Mrs. Olivia Pennington
Dr. William Roundtree
FRIENDS ($100 - $250)
Mr. and Mrs. Arch V. Arnold III
Mr. Cameron P. Bean
Mrs. Susan N. Binns
Mrs. Erin Bouthillier
Ms. Patty Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryan
Ms. Nancy S. Burgin
Mr. William J. Burgin
Mr. John S. Calhoun
Dr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Carr
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Elliott, Jr.
Ms. Jo Farris and Mr. Gary McCulloughs
Mrs. Ethel W. Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Flournoy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flowers
Mr. James W. Goodwin III
Mr. and Mr. Jimmy H. Hardin
Mr. Morton A. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. J. Madden Hatcher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hilsman
Ms. Lula Huff
Ms. Miriam Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. David Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew E. Jones
Ms. Holly Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Dean King, Jr.
Mrs. Margaret O’Neal Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Littlejohn
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Losonsky
Ms. Sharon J. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Polleys, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lowry Reid, Jr.
Mrs. Kathy J. Riley
Dr. Carole Rutland
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schladensky
Dr. Mary W. Schley
Mr. William J. Scrantom, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Shinkle
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Staples
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stephenson
Mr. Mathews D. Swift
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Wade
Mr. Len Williams
NEIGHBORS
Amazon Smile Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mizell Alexander
Dr. Mary Alice Budge
Ms. Janet C. Burden
Mr. Charles Dauphin
Mr. and Mrs. R. Jason Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. John Dedwylder
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ellis
Ms. Diane Ermi
Flournoy & Calhoun
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flournoy
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Forsberg
Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Fox
Mr. C. Burton Hewitt III
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Key, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom King
Mr. James Livingston
Mrs. Frances R. Malone
Ms. Alexa Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ben Moon
Mr. and Mrs. Perrin Nicolson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pearce
Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Polleys, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pound
Mrs. Patsy Stelzenmuller
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Waldrep
Ms. Margaret G. Zollo
2 0 1 4 C O N T R I BU T O R S
15
2014 S ta te m e n t o f F i n a n c i al Posi t i on
ASSETS
Cash, cash equivalents and investments
$
642,729.08
Contributions receivable
$
276,296.11
Fixed Assets
$
1,362.17
$
920,387.36
$
3,610.18
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
$
763,507.06
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
$
153,270.12
$
920,387.36
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Payroll liabilities
16
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2014 B o a rd o f D i r e c t o r s
Will Barnes (Vice President)
Barnes | Gibson | Patel Architects
Marsha Mason
MidTown resident and civic leader
Roger Beck
Owner, Goo Goo Car Wash
Matt Massey
Associate General Counsel
Columbus Regional Health
Joseph Brannan
PMB Broadcasting,
Assistant General Manager
Edward C. Burdeshaw
(Director Emeritus)
Architect, retired
Will Burgin
President,
Jackson-Burgin Development
Walter Calhoun
Realtor, Flournoy-Calhoun
J. Todd Daniels
Senior Vice President
Global Chief Risk Officer
Aflac
Pete Daughtery (President Elect)
Partner, Daughtery,
Crawford & Brown
Frank S. Etheridge III (Chairman)
Retired President, SunTrust Bank
Tim Gregory
MidTown Builder
Becca Hardin
Vice-president of Business
Development
Batson-Cook
Daphne Hill
Owner, Daphne’s Bridal Boutique
Stephen Howard
Civic leader, retired
marketing executive
Chuck McDaniel (Treasurer)
Vice President, Business Banking,
CB&T
Bennie Newroth (President)
Director of Governmental
Relations (retired)
Columbus Regional Health
Virginia Peebles
(Immediate Past President)
Retired Executive Director,
Historic Columbus
Olivia Pennington
Consultant, FlyNation Marketing
Phiffer Reed
Coach, Circles in Columbus
David Rumph III
Director of Finance & Accounting,
TSYS
Muffy Schladensky
Commercial Management
Coordinator
Woodruff Brokerage Company
Advisors to the Board
Jack C. Goldfrank
The Honorable Calvin Smyre
J. Edward Sprouse
The Honorable Teresa P. Tomlinson
Sam M. Wellborn
Dr. Robert Wright
Ex officio
David Arrington
Assistant City Manager,
City of Columbus
Elizabeth Barker
Executive Director
Historic Columbus
Chris Lindsey
Principal, George Washington
Carver High School
Carolyn Mull
Principal, Wynnton Arts Academy
Len Williams
Executive Director,
Columbus Housing Authority
Staff
Anne R. King, Executive Director
Bitsy Dedwylder, MBA Coordinator*
John M. Sheftall
Partner, Hatcher Stubbs, LLP
Courtney Ellis,
Office Manager/Mingle Liaison*
Tripp Wade (Secretary)
President, The Wade Companies
Ann Miller, Program Coordinator*
Richard Waddell
Partner, MidTown Associates
Becca Nicolson
Accounts & Donor Manager*
*Part-time
Jack B. Key III
Retired partner, KPDD Realtors
Frances Malone
Owner, Two Sisters Gallery
MIDTOWN, INC.
2 0 1 4 b oard o f dir e ctors
MIDTOWN, INC.
1236 Wildwood Avenue | Columbus, GA 31906 | Office: 706-494-1663 | Fax: 706-494-1683
www.midtowncolumbusga.org