Councilman Chris Hilbert encourages all to join Ginter Park Residents Association in cleaning up Chamberlayne Avenue this Saturday

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Thursday, 11 November 2010

Councilman Chris Hilbert encourages all to join Ginter Park Residents Association in cleaning up Chamberlayne Avenue this Saturday

All families, individuals, community groups, businesses, friends, neighbors, and organizations are invited and encouraged to help

WHAT The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Councilman, Richmond City Council Northside 3rd District, encourages all families to join members of the Ginter Park Residents Association in their planned clean-up of Chamberlayne Avenue. Volunteers will clean up trash found along Chamberlayne Avenue; heading south from Azalea Avenue to clean as far as possible until Noon. This community beautification project will help to further enhance the social, economic, and physical revitalization of Ginter Park and Richmond’s Historic Northside.

All families, individuals, community groups, businesses, friends, neighbors, and organizations are invited and encouraged to come out to help.

Gloves, safety vests and trash bags will be provided by the Richmond Clean City Commission. Volunteers are reminded to please wear layered clothing and sturdy shoes. Coffee and hot chocolate will be served free to volunteers along the rout and a free pizza lunch will be provided to volunteers following the cleanup.

Schedule
10:00-10:05 a.m. Meet-up at the south-west corner of Chamberlayne Avenue and Azalea Avenue in Richmond’s North Side 3rd District.

10:05 a.m.-Noon Cleanup – Azalea Avenue south on Chamberlayne to clean as far as possible until Noon

Noon – 12:30 p.m. Pizza lunch for clean-up volunteers at Ginter Park Methodist Church, 1010 West Laburnum Avenue Chamberlayne Avenue

WHEN Saturday, November 13, 2010 (Rain date November 20, 2010)
10:00 a.m. – Noon

WHERE Meet-up at 10:00 a.m. on the south-west corner of Chamberlayne Avenue and Azalea Avenue in Richmond’s Northside 3rd District.

CONTACT For more information, please contact Rebecca Wright Dodson, Ginter Park Residents Association, at 804.339.5985 or via email, at rebecca@tangentcircles.com

Background – Ginter Park Residents Association
Established September 28, 1909, the Ginter Park Residents Association is a volunteer civic organization comprised of citizens living in Richmond’s historic Ginter Park Neighborhood, much of which was conceived in the late 1800’s by the wealthy industrialist, Major Lewis W. Ginter, and came in to being with the sale of the first home in 1898.

Located in the heart of Richmond’s Northside 3rd District, the Ginter Park Residents Association represents one of the nation’s first planned suburban neighborhoods, which is renowned for its cozy tree-lined streets, grand residences and architectural styles.

The Ginter Park Residents Association is actively involved in historic preservation, neighborhood beautification and safety, and embracing the diversity of its estimated 2,500 residences.

Covering an area of only .54 square mile, the Ginter Park Residents Association is considered to represent one of the most prosperous and influential neighborhoods in Virginia, as its past and present residents include four Virginia Governors and many noted authors, artists, educators, and civic leaders.

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