Welch Allyn Employees Give Auburn A Hand
Through a company campaign to help its neighbors called a "Show Of Hands", employees of this leading manufacturer of diagnostic medical equipment in nearby Skaneateles Falls, spent Friday, July 23, helping out several agencies.
Nicole Hulik, an employee of Welch Allyn, spearheaded the team assigned to the Auburn Beautification Commission. She worked with fellow ABC Board Member Christina Selvek and city staff to identify key areas poised to benefit immediately from several hours of physical labor by these workers.
They made significant improvements in Benton Street Playground, Pomeroy Park, and the Exchange Street Mall.
Workers deal with inclement weather while replacing swings.
Pomeroy Park receives well deserved facelift.
Making a difference on Exchange Street Mall.In all, over 600 employees worked at various locations throughout Cayuga and Onondaga Counties. The Show of Hands volunteer effort is part of Welch Allyn's annual Beacon of Quality Event, a day dedicated to honoring employees.
Auburn Beautification Commission is grateful to our Welch Allyn volunteers for their hard work to create a more beautiful community!
Art Around Auburn Winning Piece Unveiled At Auburn's Founders Day
When visitors enter Auburn Public Theater they will now walk past a beautiful, interpretive sculpture created by artist Audrey Iwanicki. She won Auburn Beautification Commission's first "Art Around Auburn" competition, which challenged artists to design a three dimensional public art piece based on Auburn's theme as "History's Hometown". The sculpture had to be created of recycled, or recyclable materials.
Ms. Iwanicki embraced the life and work of Theodore Case, who developed sound-on-film in his studio nearly a century ago, not far from where the crowd stood on Saturday afternoon to witness the unveiling of the sculpture. The artist researched the history of the Case family, and incorporated retired tractor tires and visual storytelling into the piece.
The sculpture, pictured below at its unveiling on Founders Day, will be on display for the next year.
City Council Update: ABC
ABC's own Jim Kent recently spoke with City Council informing them of the good things ABC is doing around Auburn.
Below is a picture from last year's event.
ABC partners with Dickman Farms and the 2010 VaVa Bloom.
A very special thanks to Dickman Farms and Pennsylvania Pride for holding a Tree and Shrub Auction to Benefit the Auburn Beautification Commission. The April 17th event raised more than $2,000 to help make Auburn a more beautiful place to live, work and play!
ABC will also be offering plant sponsorship for their upcoming project in Osborne Park. Click here to sponsor.
Art Around Auburn Competition
Click here to download the press release.
AUBURN BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION, INC.
The Auburn Beautification Commission (ABC) is a not for profit 501-c-3 charitable corporation dedicated to making the City of Auburn a more beautiful place to live. ABC is a membership organization using member dues to execute beautification projects throughout the City. Ranging from park improvements to holiday lights, these projects will complement the beautification efforts of other organizations.
