GET INVOLVED! The weather is FINALLY warming up here in the northeast and there are all kinds of spring events in the weeks ahead:
Earth Day Clean-up, Sat. April 21
Gather at the the Market, Hill Street between Washington and Liberty Streets, 9am-noon, Saturday, 4/21/07, to participate in the 2007 Troy Little Italy Neighborhood Clean-up. We will distribute bags. Bring your own rakes, shovels, gloves and other cleaning implements. As an alternative, you may choose to clean your own block, leaving leaf and garbage bags, waste, debris, and junk on the curb for DPW pick-up later in the day. Please participate and clean-up Troy this Saturday.
There are other Earth Day clean up activities and festivities all over Troy tomorrow, with plenty of chances to get involved and meet fellow neighborhood residents. To see a complete list, read Mayor Tutunjian's weekly message and scroll down for a list of clean up sites and contact information for each site's organizer. An Earth Day Festival, with live music, food, and other vendors, will also take place at Riverfront Park from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Associations to Meet Wed.,April 25
The next meeting of the newly-emerging citywide group of neighborhood associations will be held on Wednesday, April 25 from 7 – 8:30 PM at the Kaleel Jamison office at 279 River Street, 4th floor, Suite 406.
Agenda items include:
Earth Day Clean-up, Sat. April 21
Gather at the the Market, Hill Street between Washington and Liberty Streets, 9am-noon, Saturday, 4/21/07, to participate in the 2007 Troy Little Italy Neighborhood Clean-up. We will distribute bags. Bring your own rakes, shovels, gloves and other cleaning implements. As an alternative, you may choose to clean your own block, leaving leaf and garbage bags, waste, debris, and junk on the curb for DPW pick-up later in the day. Please participate and clean-up Troy this Saturday.
There are other Earth Day clean up activities and festivities all over Troy tomorrow, with plenty of chances to get involved and meet fellow neighborhood residents. To see a complete list, read Mayor Tutunjian's weekly message and scroll down for a list of clean up sites and contact information for each site's organizer. An Earth Day Festival, with live music, food, and other vendors, will also take place at Riverfront Park from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Associations to Meet Wed.,April 25
The next meeting of the newly-emerging citywide group of neighborhood associations will be held on Wednesday, April 25 from 7 – 8:30 PM at the Kaleel Jamison office at 279 River Street, 4th floor, Suite 406.
Agenda items include:
- Sharing among neighborhood groups about effective strategies.
- Discuss proposed mission statement (including goals and strategies) of "Troy Neighborhoods." See attached pdf document.
- Plan June event to promote Neighborhood Watches.
- Discuss National Night Out (Tuesday, August 7th) for possible participation. See http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno.
- Schedule next meetings
Little Italy Marketfest, Sat., April 28
Marketfest will be held at the Market Place, next Sat., 4/28,10AM to 5PM, offering vendors, food and entertainment. Volunteers are needed, really needed, to be stationed at booths, events, for put up and take down and be on call to assist with whatever may come up before, during and after the event. Please volunteer some of your time to make this a great success. There's still time to register as a vendor/ event. Respond to this address and we'll fill in the details.
Capital District Community Gardens, 20th Annual Spring Brunch, Sunday, May 6th
The CDCG's annual brunch will take place from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College's Siek Campus Center, 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy. This always wonderful and fun event includes a one-of-a-kind buffet brunch featuring delicious homemade and professionally prepared foods; children's activities with students from The Emma Willard School; and a fabulous Silent Auction with goods and services for the garden, Mother's Day, and more. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door; $5 each for children under 10. Please RSVP by April 27th to CDCG, (518) 274-8685.
I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of now. Enjoy the improving weather!
