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Celebratory Development

celebrate (v) - to show happiness that something good, special or meaningful has happened. To praise something publicly. To make it famous.

The visionary developer of Mount Washington Resort is Celebration Associates, a Virginia-based firm whose focus is "celebratory development."

Celebratory development is the process of creating communities (urban, suburban, rural and resort) whose social and economic worth is not only rooted in but is also increased by enduring human values. It is a development model that treats history, culture, the environment, citizenship and humanity as essential elements of every master plan and balance sheet. Celebratory developments elevate the quality of life, encounter less resistance and generate higher returns by marshalling the faith not only of those who come to live in these communities, but also those who live near them and those who partner with Celebration Associates in creating them. Celebratory development celebrates (respects and elevates) specific aspects of development that are aligned with the company's own mission, vision and values.

Celebratory development takes several different forms depending on the development's setting and purpose.

Agrarian Preservation

Unites residential development with productive land use and environmental science in order to create an economically and environmentally sustainable mechanism for preserving a rural, agrarian way of life.

Example: Bundoran Farm being developed by Celebration Associates in Charlottesville, Virginia

Heritage Preservation

Rescues and revives landmark destinations, preserving and interpreting areas of great historic value and combines them with sophisticated infrastructure to create culturally and economically enduring living legacies.

Examples: Mount Washington Resort and Homestead Preserve in Hot Springs, Virgnina

Nature Preservation

Creating viable community developments around the preservation and/or conservation of environmentally significant natural resources. Combining residential living with nature conservation to create communities that protect and preserve mankind's relationship with the wild. Example: Homestead Preserve, Bundoran Farm, Clear Springs, South Carolina, Baxter Village and Celebration, Florida.

Cultural Preservation

A form of preservation that celebrates (reflects) the unique cultural and/or social attributes (mores) specific to a community or a region. This form of preservation mirrors a distinctive way of life, an example being the small town values of the Allegheny Highlands we see in Hot Springs, Virginia, a town and a county without a single stoplight.