Neighborhood Day / Farmers’ Market

The successful Farmers’ Market at Davis Park ended for the year on October 25th. It was also a celebration of Neighborhood Day, which featured free recycling bins, neighborhood groups and activities for children.

Free Energy Auditor Job Training Classes

The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living, in partnership with the Community College of RI, proudly presents an Energy Auditor Job Training class that begins this month.

Start or Expand Your Career in the field of Residential Energy Efficiency! Build your resume with 8 state and nationally recognized certifications! Learn Hands-on with some of the State’s best known experts!

This Program Will Begin the Week of October 26th, 2009.

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HousEART Press

There have been several internet-based news outlets that have featured HousEART.   Here is a sampling:

Providence Joural Article, 11-12-10,
This article describes the expansion of HouseART beyond the borders of Smith Hill into other neighborhoods in Providence.  Lydia Stein has done an exceptional job.

Go Local Prov .com
GoLocalProv.com is the “go to” local Web experience that breaks the biggest local stories – sports, weather, news, politics, arts, entertainment – and allows users to go as deep as they wish.

Other Print Media

Providence Business News 8-16-10
Providence Business News covered the expansion on HousEART in this article, published August 16, 2010

Providence Journal, 9-15-09, “City’s Foreclosed Houses Becoming Works of Art”
Providence Business News, Editorial 9-14-09
In anticipation of our 9/15/09 Community Cookout, the Providence Journal and Providence Business News each ran articles about HousEART.  In addition, PBN’s September 14th edition included an editorial of the initiative.  Read them all here.

HousEART and Farmers Market

Don’t forget to come out on Sunday to the Davis Park Farmers Market!  It will run from 10 am – 1 pm and will be each Sunday until October 25th.

Also, we would love to see you at the HousEART Community Cookout, Tuesday September 15 from 4:30- 6:00 at 16 Bernon St.

There are many great things going on in and around Smith Hill these days!

Davis Park Playground Build Day

On Saturday, June 27 ,over 350 volunteers participated on a playground build at Davis Park.  The work was made possible through a KaBOOM! grant that matched corporate sponsor, MetLife, with Smith Hill CDC, Elmhurst Clean & Green and the Providence Parks Department.  The playground is the latest stage of the Davis Park Renovation.  Stay tuned for more changes!

Library Celebration

All Providence Library branches will be celebrating the transfer of management to the Providence Community Library. Please come out and support this monumental shift in focus for the branch system. Many people have worked tirelessly on this transition and it is time to celebrate!  The new PCL website is http://provcomlib.org.

Smith Hill’s local celebration is Wednesday, July 1

4-7 pm at the Candace St. Library.

All are welcome!

HousEART

Check out the progress of artist Lydia Stein’s HousEART project on 16 Bernon St.  HousEART is is a neighborhood art project designed to beautify vacant and foreclosed houses in the Smith Hill neighoborhood.  16 Bernon St is the first in this series.

Ms. Stein’s Biography

DAVIS PARK PLAYGROUND PROJECT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

A new playground will be constructed at Davis Park at the intersection of
Chalkstone and Oakland Avenues in Providence, across the street from the
Nathanael Greene Middle School.

The City of Providence, Elmhurst Clean & Green, and the Smith Hill CDC
have joined forces with KaBOOM!, a nationally known builder of
playgrounds. MetLife is the corporate sponsor, providing financial and
volunteer support for the project.

The entire Playground will be constructed by volunteers in one day!  We need your help!

Build Day is SATURDAY, JUNE 27th
Volunteers report to Davis Park and sign in at 8:00am
Ribbon-Cutting at 2:30pm
Events conclude at 4:00pm

• Food and water & snacks will be provided (breakfast and lunch)
• No experience necessary.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please email Eileen Pavese
empavese@gmail.com or call 808-4028

Davis Park Community Garden Build Day

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. Garden Flier, Spanish Garden Flier, English

June 2009 Community Meeting

There is a Smith Hill and Mt. Pleasant Community Meeting
Monday, June 15, 2009 @
Nathanael Greene Middle School
721 Chalkstone Avenue
6:30 pm

The agenda includes:
Davis Park – Major Improvements
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

Sponsored by:
Councilman Terrence M. Hassett
Senator Maryellen Goodwin
Representative John J. McCauley
Representative Joanne M. Giannini

Community Meeting Flier