I'd have to say on my evening walk around Windom tonight I would have never imagined stumbling upon one of the neatest things I've seen around the downtown square in a long time: sidewalk chalk. I'd have to admit it wasn't just the bright colors boldy covering the concrete below my feet that caught my eye, but it was what the bold colors spelled out. There in front of one the greatest stores "located in beautiful downtown Windom," as Frank always says on his radio shoe store commercials, was the most creative and genuine thing I have ever seen written in sidewalk chalk. Refer to the picture and see for yourself; it is Finding Windom support at its finest! Thank you Frank's Shoe Repair for believing in this project, for your support and creativity, and for being one of the most friendly and beautiful stores in downtown Windom. You make the square look so nice and inviting. We appreciate you and so do our feet.
I have many great pairs of boots from Frank's...everyone should keep checking back for the great deals in the "boot bin"!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's the only place that I'll buy my boots.
ReplyDeleteDitto for us! Dean never went without his Redwings from Frank's!! Leave it to Frank and Laurie to do something proactive! Hey, why not incorporate a sidewalk chalk ART FESTIVAL in your plans? That could "draw" a lot of attention to Windom.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great show of community pride and support! Things like this and comments like those above help to illustrate Mari's initial belief that positive change doesn't always need to start with big sums of money:) Commitment and personal responsibility can go a long long way and this effort is exciting evidence of that. Keep up the beautiful work - it's contagious!!!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Windom in the 60's and 70's and feel it was a great place to have been raised. I loved the sense of community (I now live in a city). My parents encouraged our dollars to be spent in the town, not in Worthington, Mankato or the Cities. I admire the folks that have been so tenacious in trying to keep the town's vitality going. Please keep at it, we cannot allow small town America to fade away! It is too precious! Kudos to your efforts Mari and company. To paraphrase Conan O'Brien, cynacism gets you nowhere.
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