Blogger's Note: The following was provided by Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware counties.
The 4th Annual Rock the Block will be held on Saturday, April 13th.
Organized by Habitat MontDelco in conjunction with Pottstown CARES, Rock the Block will bring together 11 community organizations and more than 200 volunteers working on 20 projects in a massive one-day effort to beautify public and private properties in Pottstown.
New this year is the leadership of Pottstown Community Action, a group initiated three years ago by Habitat MontDelco’s Neighborhood Revitalization effort. PCA is organizing street-cleanup activities and spreading the word among neighbors to participate.
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up here. The event kicks off with registration at 8 a.m. at the corner of Chestnut and North Franklin Streets and lunch will be provided for all participants around 1 pm.
“Rock the Block exemplifies what can happen when residents are supported to drive change; they inspire others to care,” says said Marianne Lynch, CEO of Habitat MontDelco.
From 9 am to 1 p.m., volunteer teams, including 40 students from The Hill School, will complete gardening, carpentry, painting, and spruce-up projects at properties on the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of Beech, Chestnut and Walnut Streets.
New this year is the leadership of Pottstown Community Action, a group initiated three years ago by Habitat MontDelco’s Neighborhood Revitalization effort. PCA is organizing street-cleanup activities and spreading the word among neighbors to participate.
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up here. The event kicks off with registration at 8 a.m. at the corner of Chestnut and North Franklin Streets and lunch will be provided for all participants around 1 pm.
“Rock the Block exemplifies what can happen when residents are supported to drive change; they inspire others to care,” says said Marianne Lynch, CEO of Habitat MontDelco.
From 9 am to 1 p.m., volunteer teams, including 40 students from The Hill School, will complete gardening, carpentry, painting, and spruce-up projects at properties on the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of Beech, Chestnut and Walnut Streets.
Rock the Block is in conjunction with Pottstown CARES community cleanup day, a partnership of The Hill School, the Borough, the Pottstown School District, Montgomery County Community College, Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, Lowes and Habitat MontDelco.
CARES volunteers will be working in Edgewood Cemetery, at the Mosaic Community Land Trust garden at Barth Elementary School, and doing street and yard cleanups along Armand Hammer Boulevard.
The Edgewood Cemetery board welcomes additional volunteers, who may contact Board President Andrew Monastra for additional information at amonastra@wolfbaldwin.com.
In addition to the Pottstown CARES organizations, Rock the Block enlists volunteers from Genesis Housing Corporation, Matt Green at Glocker and Company Realtors, Mosaic Community Land Trust, Phillies Fire Company, Pottstown Fire Department and Victory Christian Life Center.
In addition to the Pottstown CARES organizations, Rock the Block enlists volunteers from Genesis Housing Corporation, Matt Green at Glocker and Company Realtors, Mosaic Community Land Trust, Phillies Fire Company, Pottstown Fire Department and Victory Christian Life Center.
The mission of Habitat MontDelco is to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Habitat constructs homes for affordable home ownership, preserves aging housing stock by completing critical home repairs, provides financial literacy and life skills classes, and revitalizes neighborhoods.
For more information, call 610-278-7710, or visit www.habitatmontdelco.org.
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