Spring EventsHello, and Happy Spring!
Smith Hill Community Development Corporation would like to inform you about some interesting upcoming events and initiatives in the neighborhood.
As always, these community events and more can be found on our Community Calendar.
- Neighborhood Service Day - Providence College, The Community Congress, Elmhurst Clean & Green, Friend of the Smith Hill Branch Library and the Smith Hill CDC are sponsoring a neighborhood Day of Service on Saturday, April 25th. All volunteers will be meeting at Davis Park between 9 - 10, and groups will disperse for various clean-ups and other projects from there. We are encouraging all neighbors to get involved by meeting at Davis Park to join a group, by jumping in on a crew that passes your house or by doing something community-oriented on your own that day. All are welcome back to Davis Park between 1 - 2 pm for a celebration and food.
- District 7 Community Police Meet & Greet. District 7 has a new Commander, Lt. Daniel Gannon and he is hosting this meeting in order to hear community concerns. The event is 6:30, April 30th at the Da Vinci Center, 470 Charles St. and all residents of Smith Hill, Elmhurst, Wanskuck or the North End are invited. Meet and Greet Flier

Erasing the Defacing is a public/private partnership between the
Smith Hill Community Development
Corporation, Mt. Pleasant Hardware,
The City of Providence and Pittsburg Paints which is designed to help
homeowners, tenants and small business owners keep their properties
graffiti-free.
The program will supply a limited quantity of free
color-matched paint for use in the repainting
and maintenance of vandalized areas on Smith Hill and Mt. Pleasant properties. Click here to learn more.
Community Art Project Smith Hill CDC is proud to sponsor a Community-Wide Art Project using foreclosed, multi-family houses that we currently own as the canvasses.
Groundbreaking for renovations on these properties is at least four months away, so in the meantime we are inviting artists to form teams and beautify individual boarded-up foreclosures. Click here to learn more.
Tree Plantings
In memory of neighborhood resident and activist, Tom
Twitchell, a successful tree planting happened in early April. Fourteen trees were planted in Smith Hill and
many neighbors and friends came out to help.
Building on this success, there will be another planting in early
fall. If you are interested in planting a tree outside of your house or becoming involved, please contact
Rebecca Twitchell.
Davis
Park Revitalization
There are great changes planned for Davis Park
this year. Elmhurst Clean & Green is spearheading
the efforts and the first step is to install a community garden. The City Parks Department is currently
engaged in moving a waterline for use in the garden and some site work. Please click here, if you are interested in
learning more about the project, signing up for a garden plot or if you would like
to become involved otherwise.
Potential Help For Homeowners
The recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has created a plan designed to help millions of homeowners refinance or modify their mortgages. The plan is evolving quickly and new information is being released daily. Click here to Learn More.
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