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Give ‘Two on Tuesday’ at the Fountain Street Steps

blaise.syrnick — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:07:46 +0000

IvyRidge Green volunteer two hours every other Tuesday night in the spring and summer at different locations.

PHS Awards Fountain Street Steps

emerson.kingsley — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:30:15 +0000

From Blaise Syrnick, who — with Annie Scott — masterminded the effort:

Yahoooo! — Congratulations everyone!

Fountain Street Steps won Third Place in The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Small Community Flower category of their 2010 City Garden Contest.

We should be very proud of ourselves; it took a lot of hard work from all of us to get this award. Each one of you played a huge part in achieving this award.

I would like to thank each and every one of you again for all your time, hard work and dedication to our Fountain Street Steps.

Please pass on this good news to all and my gratitude to the many others who I might not be sending this email to… Once again thank you and congratulations to all!

Blaise Syrnick

Fountain Street Steps gets a Rain Barrel

blaise.syrnick — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:03:05 +0000

To help with storm water runoff, PWD donated a rain barrel to the Fountain Street Steps. Once a platform was made to level out the area, installation was a breeze. Many thanks to PWD!

Some prep work for our future Rain Barrel

blaise.syrnick — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:25:13 +0000

Manayunk handyman Dominic Petrella makes a platform for the Rain Barrel at the Fountain Street Steps.

What do you get when you mix 100+ degrees weather and a big pile of compost?

blaise.syrnick — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:08:53 +0000

A really hot “Give Two on Tuesday” clean-up at the Fountain Street Steps. The date July 6th was 2010’s first summer day over 100 degrees. And yes we did get distribute that big pile of compost..

Philly Spring Cleanup Day – Saturday April 10, 2010

blaise.syrnick — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:37:54 +0000

Looking Good – Chris, Amy, Makayla, and Sue take a break during our April 2010 clean-up.

“Mayor’s Cleanup” a success

emerson.kingsley — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:37:13 +0000

Check that field preparation! Blaise Syrnick and Annie Scott flagged every single plant they needed volunteers to protect while they weeded. No kidding.

Ivy Ridge Green kicked off its spring season today with the Mayor’s 3rd annual cleanup, “Keep Up the Sweep Up.”

Big thanks to the several dozen volunteers who joined us, to City Year, to the great folks in the City Streets & Sanitation Departments who supported the effort. And thanks to all of the project partners, of whom there are too many to name at this point — you know who you are.

We tackled projects spread out over nearly a mile today, working all the way from the Manayunk Bridge — where volunteers hung a sign, discouraging dumping and vandalism to SEPTA’s fencing — to the banks of Germany Hill. But the main action was along the Fountain Street Steps & the Tow Path where volunteers hauled debris and weeded in preparation for Philly “Spring Into Your Park” day in May.

Join us then: Saturday, May 8th. Check back here for details in a couple of weeks.

Spring Cleanup: April 10th @ 9am

emerson.kingsley — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:00:28 +0000

Join Ivy Ridge Green and take part of the Mayor’s annual “Keep up the Sweep Up” 2010 spring cleaning.

We’ll provide gloves and tools. Pick any one of four projects:

Meet: 9am at the Fountain Street Steps (Umbria and Fountain Street, across from Union Jack’s).

This is a great annual event, and we can’t wait to see you all. Kids, pets welcome, give Chris a call if you have any questions:

610.812.8931

See you out there!

P.S. – Want to pass out fliers to let your neighbors know about the event? Download one here: [PDF]. Thanks!

‘Tis the Season

Sue — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:08:23 +0000

This past weekend the Umbria Street Neighbor Association did their annual Christmas decorations of the Fountain Street Steps. Pedestrians, joggers and passing cars all enjoy the great holiday look. Amy Angelo stated they are looking forward to their first big clean-up in the spring. The plans include a major planting of native shrubs and plants on the lower portion of the Fountain Street Steps.

Fountain St. Steps – Lots of Erosion

Sue — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:14:12 +0000

Such a soggy summer we are having. Recent rains have eroded some of the dirt under the steps and between the Belgium blocks. Please be careful. A clean up at the steps is schedule for August 4th, 6-8pm. with socializing at Union Jacks afterwards. Come join us.