Archive for June, 2010

FOM Receives $500 Gift for Midtown Beautification

FOM is grateful to have received a generous gift of $500 from the Auchincloss Family Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities on behalf of Mr. & Mrs. S. Sloan Auchincloss. The gift is to be used for the beautification of Midtown. We appreciate these members’ commitment to Midtown. We will keep you informed as [...]

Community Cleanup July 10

FOM’s next community clean-up is scheduled for Saturday July 10 between 9 – 1. This clean-up will focus on the area between Kelker and Maclay from Front to Seventh plus Third Street from Forster to Maclay. The meeting point will be the Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church.

Urban Landscaping Competition

FOM’s second annual Urban Landscaping contest recognizes those with green thumbs, whether on Green Street or Geiger Street, who are able to do most with the least – be it in pots, patches, or private parks. A prize will be awarded to the most exceptional example of urban greenery as determined by our panel of [...]

OIC Summer Reading Club event results

Hundreds of neighborhood children left the TriCounty OIC Summer Reading Club Kickoff event on June 5th with potted plants, gold fish, painted faces, and their very own books. At the Friends of Midtown table, Judy Forshee, Ina Kane, Donna Opusznyski, and Shawn Westhafer helped parents and children choose age appropriate books and magazines furnished by [...]