Thursday, November 21, 2013

David Ortiz, owner of Feel Fresh Hair Studio, took it upon himself to Decorate a Christmas Tree Recently set up in Downtown Meriden

 
David Ortiz, owner of Feel Fresh Hair Studio, took it upon himself to decorate a Christmas tree recently set up by the City next to Middlesex Community College on West Main St. in downtown Meriden, Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Ortiz's friends, Steve Macri and Nick Willette also helped. | Dave Zajac / Record-Journal
 
MERIDEN — A downtown merchant wasn’t satisfied with the decor of the downtown Christmas tree that stands across from the police and court complex. So Wednesday, David Ortiz and two others added some decorations to lift the holiday spirit.


“I’ve been wanting to do this for a few years now, but didn’t have the courage,” said Ortiz, owner of Feel Fresh Hair Studio. “This year it just looked bad and I knew I had to do something more...People talk about making downtown nicer, but we are actually doing something.”


Ortiz rounded up one of his barbers, Nick Willette and a friend, Steve Macri, and the three began putting up decorations including ribbons, golden bells and garland. The tree previously only had strands of vertical lights. Ortiz said he will bring his 2-year-old daughter to see the tree and add an ornament and is encouraging others to do the same to fill it up.
 
 

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