Streets Of Joy

Image 2 “Happy Holidays Wayfinding Sign” Dan Donatelli Residents Co-President/Model Blocks Committee Member, Annette Oestreich Residents VP Finance/Model Blocks Façade Aid Chair, Michelle Shain Designer of Headlights Creative, Jennifer Rimmer Model Blocks Chair, Dvora Troshane Model Blocks Street Art Co-Chair, Mindy Germain Residents Executive Director, Fred Falconer of S.F. Falconers Florist and Jessica Haas of Port Washington Florist — “Happy Holidays Wayfinding Sign” Dan Donatelli Residents Co-President/Model Blocks Committee Member, Annette Oestreich Residents VP Finance/Model Blocks Façade Aid Chair, Michelle Shain Designer of Headlights Creative, Jennifer Rimmer Model Blocks Chair, Dvora Troshane Model Blocks Street Art Co-Chair, Mindy Germain Residents Executive Director, Fred Falconer of S.F. Falconers Florist and Jessica Haas of Port Washington Florist

To heighten the magic of the holiday season, Residents For A More Beautiful Port Washington (Residents) Model Blocks Committee decorated its Peter and Jerry Dejana Family Foundation Garden at the Long Island Railroad Station on Main Street. The project features a 16-foot holiday tree with ornaments, lights and presents at the base, a decorative white picket border fence anchoring the walkway, a wayfinding “Happy Holidays” sign and two lit up birch trees.

Image 1”Holiday Tree” Bottom row, left to right: Jessica Haas of Port Washington Florist, Model Blocks Street Art Co-chair Dvora Troshane, Residents Executive Director Mindy Germain and Model Blocks Chair Jennifer Rimmer Top row, left to right: Fred Falconer of S.F. Falconer Florist, Annette Oestreich Residents VP of Finance/Model Blocks Chair of Façade Aid, Dan Donatelli Residents Co-President/Model Blocks Committee member, Michelle Shain Designer of Headlights Creative — ”Holiday Tree” Bottom row, from left: Jessica Haas of Port Washington Florist, Model Blocks Street Art Cochair Dvora Troshane, Residents Executive Director Mindy Germain and Model Blocks Chair Jennifer Rimmer; top row, left to right: Fred Falconer of S.F. Falconer Florist, Annette Oestreich Residents VP of Finance/Model Blocks Chair of Façade Aid, Dan Donatelli Residents Copresident/Model Blocks Committee member, Michelle Shain Designer of Headlights Creative

The project was generously funded by Residents Vice President of Finance and Model Blocks Façade Aid Chair Annette Oestreich. “I wanted to make people smile,” said Oestreich. “It makes me so happy to see families stop and take a picture in front of the tree.” Residents Model Blocks committee is dedicated to creating a vibrant and more walkable downtown. Residents worked with two local florists: S. F. Falconers Florist and Port Washington Florist and Designer Michelle Shain of Headlights Creative. The Town of North Hempstead Port Washington Parking District assisted with all aspects of the project.