Gateway signage updated for the Centennial

You may have noticed that in early January the service department took down the gateway sign on Wooster Pike at the east entrance of the Village. This sign, along with the other two Mariemont gateway signs will be refurbished and repainted as part of our centennial. The other two gateway signs are located on Wooster Pike at the east end of the Village and at Plainville Road at

Murray Avenue. Once the gateways signs are reinstalled, a special commemorative centennial sign will be added to each existing sign. Additional centennial projects planned for this spring include the stripping and painting of the 165 fire hydrants in the Village as well as the stripping and painting of the historic street lights.

Celebrate Mariemont’s Centennial with Random Acts of Kindness

Submitted by the Mariemont Centennial Committee

Mary Emery was a remarkable woman in her time. She became an important American philanthropist who quietly and generously supported Cincinnati. Mrs. Emery saw it as her responsibility to take care of her neighbors. She helped provide for the community through her support of Children’s Hospital, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Cincinnati Zoo and many other organizations. She is best known for her vision, support, and creation of a “national exemplar” community —Mariemont-- to provide high quality housing for the many factory workers living in unsanitary housing conditions in downtown Cincinnati.

In celebration of Mariemont’s Centennial this year, and in the spirit of Mrs. Emery’s generosity and focus on community, we invite everyone in Mariemont to share their love. Please consider doing a random act of kindness for a neighbor you know, or one you would like to know better. Perhaps you can drop off a home-baked item, a small plant, maybe shovel a walkway, or bring in trash bins.

Let your neighbors know they are loved and appreciated.

Parents of students, please consider discussing more about Mary Emery (https:// mariemontpreservation.org/the-foundingof-mariemont/) with your children and encourage them to participate too, by doing a random act of kindness for a neighbor or friend.

Please use the attached graphics and instructions to participate, and let’s spread the love!

Spread the Love

Instructions

1. Make two additional copies of this paper or Download at https://mariemont.org/love

2. Within two days, secretly deliver copies of these instructions along with a treat bag or

3. Do something special for two of your neighbors

4. Cut out the note below and include it with your treat.

5. Look for someone who hasn’t been Loved yet.

6. If you have been loved, cut out the “I AM

7. Loved” Heart and place it prominently at your door to show that you have been loved.