I was planning to have a cleanup in the area bound by the south side of Reservoir Park, Hale Avenue, and Berryhill and 18th streets, but I was unable to find enough interested groups in the neighborhood to ensure good turnout and I don’t feel up to having a cleanup with just die-hard participants, friends, and people with community service obligations. I will try to find some more groups in the area to partner with so that neighbors participate in a spring cleanup. As an alternative, I encourage people to participate in two worthwhile events below. The cleanup in Midtown is Saturday 2 October and the one in Uptown is 9 October. If interested, contact the respective persons listed.
Beautification Tip
Now that autumn has come, trees will soon lose their leaves. When raking your property, stay mindful of the streetsweeping schedule and try to plan accordingly. Also keep in mind that only leaves in the front of the property may be raked to the curb. Leaves in the back must be bagged and thrown away with regular trash.
Upcoming Events
Saturday 2 October, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friends of Midtown Beautification Project, start at Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (1230 North Third Street), beautification@friendsofmidtown.org
Saturday 9 October, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Uptown Neighborhood Cleanup, start at Sixth and Emerald streets, cindywagner08@gmail.com
Saturday 9 October, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wildwood Park Volunteer Work Day (100 Wildwood Way)
Wednesday 13 October, 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friends of Midtown Beautification Committee meeting, Midtown Cinema (250 Reily Street), beautification@friendsofmidtown.org
Thursday 14 October, 5:30 p.m., Weed and Seed meeting, Derry Street United Methodist Church (1508 Derry Street), jrissler@ywcahbg.org
Wednesday 20 October, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Green Drinks Harrisburg meeting, Stage on Herr (268 Herr Street), jim.armbrust@greendrinkshbg.com
If you want a Harrisburg beautification-oriented event put in here for next month, please let me know by the last Saturday of the month (30 October).
Shawn Westhafer
Founder and President
Harrisburg Clean Streets Project
