The long arduous fight is finally over and the will of the people has triumphed! As one of the founding Right Site Harrisburg Coalition members, FOM joined Senator Spector, Congressman Holden, and other state and local officials in the April 26th announcement of Sixth and Reily as the site selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) [...]
Friends of Midtown is supporting the Tri-County OIC summer reading program and their June 5th Kick-off Event.
We are collecting monetary donations and books, particularly children’s books and teen and pre-teen literature. Gift cards for purchasing supplies and prizes for the event are also welcome. Can you imagine a house with no books? Neither can we!
Please [...]
Thanks to the 59 volunteers who came out on a sunny morning to participate in the first of three midtown community clean-ups this year. We removed 81 bags of trash and 13 tires from a total of 14.6 miles of streets and alleys. Thanks to the City of Harrisburg for donating supplies and quick removal [...]
On April 13, FOM participated in the YWCA Mother’s Day Card Artist reception held at Stage on Herr. We assisted with a donation of food provided by Midtown restaurants. Over 60 guests attended this event held for the first time at a Midtown location. For several attendees, it was the first time to experience a [...]
Old Business:
Dog waste bag dispensers:
The dispenser broke and has been removed. The trash cans remain. We hope to replace or repair the dispenser.
Planters
Tire planters are too shallow to sit on concrete; the plants will bake in the summer sun. Because of this, we decided against tire planters, at least for placement on paved surfaces. We [...]