Welcome Home: NewTown's Second Fundraising Campaign

"The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes."    - Harold B. Lee (1899-1973)

Macon is our home.  And our home is on the threshold of a vibrant and prosperous future.  We believe the next five years are critical to creating a momentum that drives and sustains downtown.

NewTown Macon is focusing our resources to grow jobs, increase residents and create a sense of place downtown.  We launched our second fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $21 million to improve downtown - $7.5 million from the private sector and $13.3 million from the public sector.  The private campaign funds $4.4 million in capital projects to improve infrastructure and enhance the public realm and $2.7 million for programs to attract entrepreneurs and increase the number of people living and recreating downtown.  Specific, measurable goals have been set for the next five years:

  • Restore 20 façades,
  • Net 60 businesses,
  • Add 1,000 residents,
  • Leverage at least $50 million in investment,
  • Extend recreational trails to 15 miles; and
  • Program the 180-acre Water Works Park for public use.

The potential economic impact of NewTown's revitalization projects is $149 million for Bibb County with the probability to create 1,900 direct and indirect jobs.   

We will need everyone's help to exceed our goals.  Please give thoughtful consideration to pledging a charitable contribution to NewTown Macon today.  To donate or for more information, please call Laura Schofield at 478/722-9909 or by email to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .  

We greatly appreciate our investors whose gifts are making a measurable difference in our home:

Contributors to NewTown Macon’s Welcome Home Campaign* (Listed Alphabetically)

Adams, Hemingway & Wilson

Adams, Jordan & Treadwell

Dr. Mirza Ahmed

Alphagraphics

Anderson, Walker & Reichert

Anonymous Donors (2)

Atlanta Gas Light

AT&T

Backdrops Fantastic, Inc.

Bank of America

Maryel Battin

BB&T

Bert Maxwell Furniture Company

Bibb County Medical Society

Blair Furniture Company

Booker Ray Fund of the Community Foundation

   of Central Georgia

B.P. O’Neal Fund of the Community Foundation

   of Central Georgia

Bragg Jam

Phil Brown

Burgess Pigment Company

Butler Automotive Group

Cherokee Brick & Tile

Coliseum Health Systems

John D. Comer

Community Foundation of Central Georgia

Conditioned Air

CORE Management Resources

Don & Nancy Cornett

Dunlap-Williamson Foundation

Cox Communications

Bill Cummings

Conie Mac Darnell

Mike and Nancy Ford

Gannett Foundation

Geotechnical & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Al & Kay Gerhardt

General Steel

Georgia Pine Level Foundation

Georgia Power

Georgia Power Foundation

Dick Godschalk

R. Kirby Godsey

Alan Goldman

Ed Grant

E. J. Grassmann Trust

Matt Haney

Sara Jackson Hertwig

Highway 80, LLC

Bill Hodges

Brad Holloway

Howard, Moore, McDuffie

Hutchings Funeral Home

Blake Lisenby in honor of Ed S. Sell, Jr. & Ed S. Sell, III

Leland Jackson Fund of the Community Foundation

     of Central Georgia

Dorothy V. & N. Logan Lewis Foundation

Tom & Kay Johnson

Charles H. Jones Family Foundation

Frank Jones

Juanita T. Jordan

Juanita T. Jordan in memory of Charles H. Jones

Junior League of Macon

Alan Justice

India Benton Lesser Foundation

Macon Magazine

MaconPower/PPC Foundation

Vern McCarty

Buck Melton

Beverly & Ed Olson

Mark Patterson

Patton Albertson & Miller, LLC

Philip Morris

Ben G. Porter

James H. Porter Charitable Trust

Satterfield’s

Laura J. Schofield

Security Bank of Bibb County

Sell & Melton, LLP

Chris R. Sheridan

Stratford Academy

SunTrust Bank

Technicon

The Peyton Anderson Foundation

The Peyton Anderson Foundation/Juanita T. Jordan

The Peyton Anderson Foundation/Ed Sell, III

The Telegraph

David Thompson & Madalyn Davidoff

Trish & Scott Thompson

Wimberly Treadwell

Wachovia

Warren & Associates

Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

YKK

Youmans Chevrolet

Public Sector Contributors to NewTown’s Welcome Home Campaign

Department of Transportation, Appropriation

Department of Natural Resources, Land & Water

Federal Highway Administration, Grant

Georgia DOT, Transportation Enhancement Grants

Georgia Legislature, Local Assistance Grant

Homeland Security, Grant

Board Memberships

Event Sponsors

Bank of America

BB&T

Bibb County Board of Commissioners

Bibb Distributing

Central Georgia Health System

City of Macon

Community Health Works

Cox Communications

Georgia Power

Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce

Macon Water Authority

Mercer University

SunTrust Bank

Wachovia

   

 

 

 

Robins Federal Credit Union, presenting sponsor of

     First Friday

Capital City Bank, presenting sponsor of

     NewTown GetDown 

 

Academy Sports & Outdoors

Alphagraphics

Bibb Distributing

Coliseum Emergency Room

Cox Communications

Cumulus Broadcasting

Imedia

Lemongrass: a thai bistro

Macon Magazine

Middle Georgia Bulldog Club

Riverside Ford

Vital Signs

 

City Watch Sponsors and Business Members

Donors to OHT in Honor of Ben G. Porter

New City Church

The Peyton Anderson Foundation/Ed Sell, III

Quantum Dynamics

Urban Development Authority

 

Acapulco’s

Broadway Lofts Management

Cox Capital Theatre

Elite Flooring Contractors

Georgia Music Hall of Fame

Hart’s Mortuary

Haynes Marketing Network

Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful

Market City Cafe

New City Church

Theatre Macon

David D. Thompson

Willingham Holdings, LLC

Frank C. Amerson

Al & Janelle Bridges

Darrell Bridges

A.V. Elliott

Roy H. Fickling

William & Neva Fickling

Mike Ford

Kirby Godsey

Bill and Leslie Hodges

Bill and Leslie Hodges Fund of the Community

    Foundation of Central GA

Hunter & Merry Johnson

Melvin Kruger

Robert and Carol Kruger

Mary & Johnny Mitchell

Oconee Institute

Louis Philhower

Ray Pippin

The Peyton Anderson Foundation/Ed Sell, III

Chris Sheridan

G. Boone Smith, III

William A. Snow

Joe Tanner & Associates

Bill & Aljean Thompson

Walthall Oil Company

Tom B. Wight

Donna & Eddie Wood

Ellis G. Wood

Matt Wood

 *As of October 1, 2009.