In addition to our community cleanup, on July 10 two volunteers placed seven new planted barrels outside the following businesses along Third Street between Verbeke and Forster: Midtown Scholar, Broad Street Market, Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, the HodgePodgery, Gifted Hands, the Soup Spot, and Urban World. The barrels contain canna lily, variegated liriope, portulaca, and [...]
Within the past few days, several volunteers have begun distribution of FOM’s Summer Newsletter throughout Midtown. Distribution is expected to be completed by early next week. Thanks to those who have volunteered to fold and distribute the newsletters.
Thanks to the 24 volunteers who, despite the threatening weather, showed up on Saturday July 10 for our first summer community clean-up. With so few volunteers, we still managed to remove 81 bags of trash and weeds from five miles of streets, alleys, and sidewalks. That is the same number of bags filled as the [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]