Elmhurst Clean & Green

Dedicated to the Beautification of Providence Neighborhoods

EARTH DAY EVENT SAT. 4/24

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Next Saturday, April 24 we are holding our annual Earth Day event in conjunction with PC’s Service Day.  We are very pleased that along with PC students we will be joined by a group of JWU students.   All volunteers are welcome – come for as long as you can – even an hour will help!
9:00 am - Meet [...]

NEXT MEETING TUES. 4/13

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.

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH US!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

We are holding our annual Earth Day celebration event on Saturday,  April 24th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.  Everyone is welcome!  Any time that you can commit would be great…even an hour would help.  Joining us once again will be the fantastic students from Providence College!
We’ll be cleaning up sections of some of the major streets [...]

EC&G Updates

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Hi everyone!  Quite a few updates to report on…
Bob McMahon/Parks Dept. have started construction of the new walking path and ballfield at Davis Park.  Coming soon, solar lighting and black iron fence along Chalkstone. 
Christine, President of PC’s student environmental group recruited about 15 students who finished painting the front fence at Fargnoli Park.  Looks great and [...]

THANK YOU!

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who helped to ’spruce up’ the neighborhood last Saturday!  From painting the fence at Fargnoli Park to cleaning and weeding the tree wells and cleaning the sidewalks on Smith St., everyone’s contribution was greatly appreciated.  Special thanks to the project leaders, Everett Brooks and the Johnson [...]

News, news and more news…

Monday, October 26th, 2009

There has been a lot happening!   Beginning with the Davis Park ‘revitalization’ project,  Bob McMahon, Superintendent of Parks,  provided us with some very good news last week.  Bob has secured funding for the new walking track,  removal of the existing minor league field and installation of a new field, new lighting at the existing little league field and a new [...]

Meeting Agenda Tuesday, Oct. 20

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.  [...]

Partnership with PC’s Environmental Club

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

We met today with representatives from the Environmental Club at Providence College who had expressed interest a few weeks ago in working with us on clean-ups.
We had a great meeting and are all very excited about working together to improve the area. We hope to have a project scheduled at least every other week [...]

Neighborhood Meeting

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

There will be a neighborhood meeting being held this Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 pm at the Capital Ridge Center, 700 Smith St. in their Club Room. Councilman Michael Solomon has scheduled this meeting to inform the neighbors of what is being done to curb the disruptive behavior by students and other individuals in and [...]

ProJo Article Concerning College Parties

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

On the front page of the Sept. 27 Providence Journal there is an article concerning the parties and underage drinking that has taken place over the years in the Providence College area and how the matter is now being addressed by the police and the colleges. There is also an article on page A12 on [...]