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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: Economic development of sweet auburn historic district
Programs: Partners in preservation - sweet auburn works participated in the national trust for historic preservation's partners in preservation: main streets campaign seeking to secure $150,000 in preservation funds to transform its headquarters, the bryant-graves house into the sweet auburn historic district information hub. The program involved executing a marketing and public relations campaign including paid and earned media to draw attention to saw and sweet auburn.
family day culture fest - in partnership with the national black arts festival and the national park service, saw helped host this family-centered, free festival that showcased the history, heritage, arts, culture, and stories that have made the sweet auburn historic district the center of african american culture in atlanta. Saw specifically hosted a reception and sneak preview for the documentary film "maynard: life and times of maynard holbrook jackson. "
refresh the block - sweet auburn water tower - funds were raised through heineken's cities project with national trust for historic preservation to clean and repair the water tower and paint interior murals.