We have organized a neighborhood clean-up !!!!! Exciting business
This will happen, tomorrow April 17th at 10:00 am, help clean up in the area where we want the garden to grow. We're going to talk to neighbors about our ideas while we work.
If you're interested email Sally at sallyhamann@aol.com
Thanks!
UPDATE (3/21):
We cleaned the entire block of Stave, where the two empty lots are located, potential sites for the community allotment garden.
It was a beautiful morning, and there was much garbage to clean and gleam.
We ended up with over ten full industrial sized garbage bags of garbage, mostly debris from the empty lots.
We communicated with local residents of the block and got the word out about the potential for the lots and the response was positive.
Afterward, I went to meet with Alderman Joe Moreno, the new Alderman for the 1st district. We spoke for a few minutes about Chicago, politics, tiff funds, and finally the garden. He was extremely supportive of the idea, but most importantly I gave him a heads up about our visit to ward night on April 27th and as well as let him know about the letter we wrote that asks him for a letter of support.
Overall, it was a very productive day.
More to come.
This Thursday, the 22nd I will be giving an update to MAPA at 8:30 P.M.
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