Monday, April 12th, 2010
Our next meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, 4/13 at 7pm at PC’s Feinstein Center, Room 405, 4th floor.
Topics of discussion will include:
Earth Day event 4/24
Update on:
Farmers’ Market, Community Garden, Merchant’s Association.
Pleasant Valley Parkway projects
Hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, are interested in joining EC&G or volunteering, please ‘Contact Us’ via this web site.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Get involved in your neighborhood! Please join us to discuss various neighborhood improvement projects, such as the Davis Park farmers’ market, the Davis Park community garden, Davis Park and Fargnoli Park renovations, new grants, the EC&G website, neighborhood clean ups and beautification projects, merchant’s association, Earth Day projects and other new business. We’ve had great [...]
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Reminder that we will be meeting tomorrow night, Tues. 11/10 at 7pm at PC’s Feinstein Center, Room 405, 4th floor.
Topics of discussion will include:
Update on Davis Park projects
Recap on farmers markets
Discuss future tree planting initiatives
Information re: recycling event with City
Update on forming a merchant’s association
Update on Eaton Island project
Miscellaneous/new business (time allowing)
Hope to see you [...]
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 20 at 7pm at PC’s Feinstein Center, Room 405, 4th Floor. Hope to see you there!
Agenda
-Introduction New Members
-Update from Bob McMahon, Parks Department – Davis Park, Fargnoli Park
-Update from Lt. Daniel Gannon, Providence Police Department – PC area, general information
- Discuss plans for Saturday, October 24th Neighborhood Improvement Day. [...]
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
Despite the forecast, we had quite a good turn out for the farmers market.
We have had nothing but positive comments about our group, the market and the park. Several folks expressed interest in having a garden plot for next summer, many signed up to join our group and also to volunteer for neighborhood clean [...]
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Sunday, September 27th, 2009
As you likely already know, today’s farmers’ market at Davis Park has been canceled due to heavy rain throughout the area.
We are very pleased to have two new vendors joining us next Sunday, October 4, Tina’s Jamaican Caribbean Restaurant and Nettie’s Kettle Corn.
Hope to see you next week!
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Well we had a fantastic first day today at our Farmers Market at Davis Park! We had over 200 people and there was much excitement in the air. The vendors were all very pleased as well as surprised by the turn out. Next week we will have at least two more vendors [...]
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
After months of planning, June 27th “BUILD DAY” arrived and Mother Nature cooperated by blessing Providence with its first summery weather of the season. Under sunny skies and intense heat, a group of 340 volunteers came together and built a playground, picnic tables, benches, and a new fence at Davis Park. In addition there were [...]
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
On Monday June 8th, two gardeners volunteered to meet the compost delivery truck around 1pm and were surprised to find the water pipe installers busy at work with dirt compiled up at the location for the compost pile. Fortunately, the compost delivery truck was about 15 minutes late, and the pipe installers, once they [...]
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
On May 30, 2009, the Davis Park Community Garden was launched with first member workday. 21 garden beds were built, (16) 4’ x 10’, (2) 10 x 10 and (3) 4’ x 4’. All but one small bed have caretakers who have agreed to abide by the rules of the garden, signed a contract and [...]
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