Atlantic, IA – SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is closing out their engraved brick patio paver fundraiser on March 31, 2022. The nonprofit organization has been selling personalized engraved patio pavers for a year, and the fundraiser is wrapping up at the end of March. Individuals, families, organizations and businesses are all able to purchase a 4×8 paver with text, an 8×8 paver with text or an 8×8 paver with their logo to commemorate a loved one, celebrate your family or put your company/organization on display. All of these engraved pavers will make up a portion of the patio that will be built early summer 2022. These pavers will be a great keepsake for anyone to come visit and see their impact for the community of Atlantic.

Accompanying these patio pavers will also be a colorful mural on the side of The Telegraph building that celebrates Atlantic and how “good it is to be here”. Starting the first of March, renovation on the exterior of The Telegraph began and will continue this spring and early summer, with all projects being complete to reveal for their Summer Soiree fundraiser dinner and dueling pianos on July 16. McGill Restoration from Omaha is completing the brick work on the entirety of the exterior.

Werts Construction from Atlantic will be installing the new stone and awning on the front of the building, completing the renovation of the exterior. Following those projects, a community patio will be built in the courtyard space, and then two murals will be installed, one on the west side of the building and one on the east side with the patio!

SHIFT ATL recently completed the interior rehabilitation of The Telegraph building, located at 14 e 4th Street in Atlantic. They are managing a fully operating AirBnB on the upper story, and they are currently using the main level as commercial space for pop-up shops, local events or as a flexible community space while they work to find a permanent commercial tenant. If you are interested in purchasing an engraved patio paver or learning more about the fundraiser, you can visit shiftatl.org/bricks or contact Jessie Shiels at 712.304.2651.

For more information or any questions about this SHIFT ATL event, visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/shiftatl, their website at shiftatl.org or by email at shiftatlantic@gmail.com.