Seeing Red For The Ambassadors

If you're in downtown Easton, you see them every day in their red shirts. They're helping to keep the city clean, giving us directions, and making sure we're safe. They're the Easton Ambassadors, and they are in financial trouble. Last Saturday night, the fashion show fundraiser "Seeing Red" at the Lexus dealership in Centre Square helped out the program, trying to ensure that it does not disappear. Diane Haviland, President of Friends of Easton, PA (FEPA) picks up the story:

"We're a not-for-profit organization of mostly local people; we're everything from business owners to entrepreneurs. But one thing we have in common is that we are *so* passionate about this city. We love what's going on, and we came together because we are all concerned that the funding for the Ambassadors was going away. Their coverage had been cut; their hours had been cut. They keep this city safe, clean, and walkable. They are the reason why people really want to come here. It isn't just the restaurants, it's the fact that they are so hospitable. This is one of may fundraisers that we'll be doing and this is our first kick-off event. We're learning, but I can tell you something: it is a group of unbelievably passionate people. We're multigenerational and they sucked me and my husband into their cause. What I realize, because I'm a resident of Downtown, is that this city has got more thirty-somethings than any other city in the Lehigh Valley. As my husband and I have walked the city and walked the community and gotten involved, they've sort of adopted us, and all of a sudden it's all about making Easton better.  In the future, we will want to do things to progress this city into a whole different level. We want to think of things like valet parking, uber cars, wifi. I mean, we're trying to think of so many things, but right now there's a sense of urgency for the Ambassadors and that's why we're here tonight." 

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