West Columbia, SC (November 18, 2020, at 3:24 PM) – The West Columbia Beautification Foundation awarded the October 2020 Yard of the Month to the Douglass Family, 917 D Avenue, West Columbia, SC 29169. The October award recognizes residents who have gone above and beyond to decorate their homes for the season.
Local businesses, including Zesto of West Columbia, Whetzel’s Automotive, and State Street Trading Company, donated gift certificates to the October winners. The Douglass’ will have the “Featured Property” sign in the yard for the duration of November.
Pictured Below: 917 D Avenue, West Columbia, decorated for Halloween.
Pictured Below: Beautification Board Chairperson Kathy Whetzel presenting the award and gift certificates to the Douglass Family.
Program Guidelines
• Submissions should include three to five photos submitted via Facebook Messenger (facebook.com/beautifywcolasc) or by email (cotte@westcolumbiasc.gov)
• Submissions will be accepted from the public, city staff, or WCBF members
• Submission photos must be taken of the property that is visible from the street
• The same property can receive an award more than once in a calendar year, but it must be in a different category
• The property of all current residents of West Columbia, both owner-occupied and rental, are eligible to participate in the program
• The upkeep of the yard or decorations can reflect the effort of the resident or that of a professional landscaper or groundskeeper
• During the reign as Yard of the Month, winners are expected to maintain their yard in the same manner that allowed them to win the title
Full guidelines can be found on the Foundation website beautifywestcolumbia.org/yard-of-the-month.
The West Columbia Beautification Foundation is committed to redefining West Columbia as an impressive and attractive place to live, work, or visit by involving the entire community in positive beautification efforts. In 2008, local community leaders, elected officials, and city staff collaborated to establish the West Columbia Beautification Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to energize West Columbia as an attractive place to live, work, and visit.
The West Columbia Beautification Foundation partners with the City of West Columbia to beautify both public and private areas through landscaping and other projects. The Beautification Foundation provides a mechanism to accept tax-deductible contributions for this purpose. The Foundation solicits individual and corporate sponsorships to aid the city in obtaining funds for beautification projects along West Columbia’s major thoroughfares, the expansion of tree canopies, and the development of green spaces. Twelve Foundation Directors were selected from persons who live, work, or own businesses in the city. These directors are working to make genuine changes that will have a long-term positive impact on the economy, environment, and livability of the West Columbia community. The Foundation is a non-profit corporation under the SC Nonprofit Corporation Act as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
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