I Spy Great Work…
“Frank's vision, leadership, and volunteer hours contributed to the success of the event.”
Pictured at left: Frank Flaspohler, Sr. & wife Pam Flaspohler
Fayette Main Street has nominated Frank Flaspohler for the ‘I Spy… Great Work’ volunteer of the year award for Missouri Main Street Connect. The nomination from Fayette Main Street was submitted by Cara Owings on the board’s behalf:
“Frank helped create the Fayette Festival of Lights for Fayette Main Street, a wonderful new attraction added to our downtown area for the holidays, and spent many, many hours leading the efforts to install 10,000+ Christmas lights and the software program to create a light show on the courthouse building. The Fayette Festival of Lights was a light show synchronized to music that ran every night for 2-3 hours in December. Frank's vision, leadership, and volunteer hours contributed to the success of the event. The lights are a tremendous new attraction for our downtown, which drew more than three thousand people to the kickoff celebration on December 3rd; hundreds more from neighboring towns around Mid-Missouri throughout the month; and there was great media coverage with radio personalities present. The light show was talked about for weeks with many saying the light show and activities around the square were like stepping into a Hallmark movie and people cannot wait until the light show again in 2023. Without Frank this wouldn't have been successful.” - Cara Owings, Fayette Main Street Inc. Vice President
“Volunteers are the lifeblood of Main Street. From the board of directors to committees to event volunteers, each community member that volunteers in Main Street is a rockstar! Not only are they coming together to revitalize their downtown, reinvigorate their community, and cultivate a place to live, work, and play, they are making an economic impact! Volunteers make a significant economic impact in their community through the donation of their time and skill. The Independent Sector values volunteer time in Missouri at $31.80 per hour (as of June 2023). The ‘I Spy… Great Work’ nominees are entered into the running for Volunteer of the Year award at the 2023 Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference.” - Logan Beer, Missouri Main Street Connection
Fayette Main Street Inc. is grateful for the dedication and contributions from Frank and the entire Flaspohler family in and around the community!
