Greetings From Smith Hill CDC!
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.
Davis Park Improvements!
Great things are happening in Davis Park.
Garden Build
On May 30, 2009,
the Davis Park Community
Garden was launched with
its first member workday. 21 garden beds were built and all but one small bed
have been claimed. Some gardeners have even started planting! Thirty volunteers
of all ages showed up to assist in the creation, placement and soil preparation
of the beds. There is still space for additional beds and we are looking for
more community gardeners. Click here for fliers in English and Spanish.
Playground
The City of Providence, Elmhurst
Clean & Green, and the Smith Hill CDC have joined forces with KaBOOM! and
corporate sponsor, MetLife, to build a new playground at Davis Park.
This installation is completely
volunteer-driven and will take place on Saturday June 27th. We need your help! Please consider dedicating the better part of
a day to this community playground-raising.
Build Day is SATURDAY, JUNE 27th
Volunteers report to Davis
Park and sign in at
8:00am
Ribbon-Cutting at 2:30pm
· Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
· Food and water will be provided (breakfast and lunch)
· No experience necessary.
· Tools will be provided.
If you are
interested in being a volunteer, please email Eileen Pavese
or call 808-4028
Community Meeting!
Monday, June 15 @ 6:30 at Nathanial Green Middle School, Councilman Terrence M. Hassett is hosting a meeting for the Mt. Pleasant and Smith Hill neighborhoods.
The agenda includes:
Davis Park - Major Improvement
Police Dept Report - Questions
Lt. Dan Gannon - District 7 Commander
Lt. Mike Jackvony - District 5 Commander
Department of Public Works - Recycling Program
General Questions
Light Refreshments
Community Art Project
 Smith Hill Community Development Corporation is
proud to announce the beginning of an inspired and transformative Community Art
Project that is connecting Providence Artists with neighborhood children in
order to turn vacant, blighted and recently foreclosed multi-family houses into
temporary works of art. The
objective of the
project is to create public art directly on the exterior of vacant
houses. This can be done in these specific cases because the CDC owns the houses and the exteriors
will be completely replaced during the rehab, which is set to begin later in the year.
The first of these projects
is a mural by Smith Hill resident and artist, Lydia Stein,
and is located at 16-18 Bernon St, which is just off Douglas Ave. and two
blocks from Orms St. - a highly visible location on the commute for many
downcity workers.
If you would like to be involved in a project, please email your level of interest and ideas here.
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.
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