Voting begins on “CommUnity Video”

MT. PLEASANT — The Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Mt. Pleasant are encouraging people to hop on Facebook and vote for the Mt. Pleasant submission to the CommUnity video on the Iowans Unite video contest.

Anyone can cast ballots. You do not have to be a Mt. Pleasant resident to vote. Each person can vote once a day until the end of the contest.

The #IowansUnite Community Pride video contest allows a local community the chance to win a one-of-a-kind mural designed and installed by Iowa artist Ben Schuh that welcomes visitors to their shopping district or downtown area.

If you would like to vote for Mt. Pleasant, log on to the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Facebook page. The voting runs through June 30 at 5 p.m. You are allowed one vote per Facebook account per day. The video with the most votes on June 30 at 5 p.m. will win.

Mt. Pleasant’s CommUnity video was choreographed by Sunnybrook Assisted Living and Memory Care Marketing Director Cody Fleitner who wrote a jingle about Mt. Pleasant and orchestrated a number of residents shopping and supporting small businesses in town.

In addition to Fleitner, the video was made possible by Roy Manfredi from Iowa Wesleyan University who assisted with the audio and Pastor Trey Hegar from First Presbyterian Church who helped with the drone footage.

Iowa towns included in the contest are Pella, Mt. Pleasant, Burlington, Gowrie, Knoxville, Fort Dodge, Centerville, Albia, Grinell, Audubon, Newton, Rock Rapids, Lost Nation, Polk City, Stuart, Urbandale, Carson and Manning.