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The Maconites tell our story. This project originally was funded by The Downtown
Challenge Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, created to
implement the Macon Action Plan through a series of grants to local businesses,
nonprofits, individuals and government entities.
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WE ARE ABSOLUTELY
LOVING IT, I MEAN
EVERY ASPECT OF LIVING
DOWNTOWN.
From the minute I get up in the
morning, and I go out and I have my cup
of coffee ... and just watch the town
wake up and watch people coming to
work, that makes me happy. That's a
wonderful way to start my day.
And, then when I go for my walk,
I see just so many different kinds of
people. I see people I've known for
years; I see new people every single
day; I see relatively new people that I've
met since I've been here. ... I have made
a decision that if I pass someone more
than about five times on a regular basis,
I stop and introduce myself.
You know, all of the restaurants
that we go to, they're like our family.
I'm kind of mentoring one of the young
girls who works at a restaurant. ... She
moved here when she was very young,
and she has no family here. So, she's
told us that we're like her parents.
I am not a people person. I am quite
the opposite, or I have been. And now
... I can't stay inside more than two
hours 'cause I want to be out there and
see people. So, I'll walk to the bank or
walk to mail a letter or just walk.
People are like, 'You're the walker.'
'Yep, that's me!' " – STACY
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