Many businesses participate in the City of Lowell’s holiday display contest, but some storefronts are left out because of lack of expertise or because of vacancies. A dozen businesses across downtown responded to an initial email asking if they’d like some help, and we’re helping as many as possible!
Emanuel Boutique, thanks to volunteer Julia Gavin
We connected donated materials and designers to retail businesses, a bank window, and a vacant window. Look for them throughout downtown!
We’re still raising money to buy supplies for additional businesses in the next week. You can contribute here! We will keep the materials we purchase with the money, so we could re-use them and annually help more and more businesses each year until Downtown Lowell displays become an attraction for the region!
Vacant storefront at 120 Merrimack, thanks to artist Mary Hart and volunteer Britt Boughner
Donations of old decorations, art supplies, or any other materials would also be super-useful! (Contact info@diylowell.org to let us know if you have anything.) If we collect enough, we will provide modest stipends to our super designers!
If we aren’t able to help you this year, we’re very sorry! But if you’re still interested, we hope we can find even more volunteers and work with more businesses next year! We really want to help everyone bring out their best.
iWorld, thanks to artist Katherine DuBose
