{"id":49567,"date":"2025-11-20T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=49567"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:55:03","slug":"ddvb-receives-3000-grant-to-enhance-holiday-decor-at-pontiac-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ddvb-receives-3000-grant-to-enhance-holiday-decor-at-pontiac-park\/","title":{"rendered":"DDVB Receives $3,000 Grant to Enhance Holiday D\u00e9cor at Pontiac Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"592\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DDVB-Holiday-Decor-2025-Fall-2025-Grant-2.jpg?fit=666%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49568\" style=\"width:555px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pictured with the grant are Don Hange, DAF Grants Committee Member, and Zeke Tracy, DDVB Executive Director.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau (DDVB) has been awarded a $3,000 grant through the Defiance Area Foundation\u2019s 2025 fall grant cycle. The funding, provided by the DAF Community Fund, will support the Holiday Decorating Committee as they continue improving the seasonal displays at Pontiac Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This year\u2019s grant will specifically enhance decorations at the park\u2019s gazebo and the Zonta fountain, adding additional lighting and festive features for residents and visitors to enjoy throughout the Christmas season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The DDVB and Holiday Decorating Committee extend their appreciation to the Defiance Area Foundation for supporting community beautification and helping make the holiday season brighter in Defiance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau (DDVB) has been awarded a $3,000 grant through the Defiance Area Foundation\u2019s 2025 fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DDVB-Holiday-Decor-2025-Fall-2025-Grant-2.jpg?fit=666%2C592&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-cTt","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 00:51:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49569,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49567\/revisions\/49569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}