There are some exciting new happening coming up in Frankford. Have a look.
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Frankford Parks Group
From Kimberly Washington, Esq. President:
Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in our cleanup on Saturday, April 2nd. I would like to especially thank the women from the Frankford Garden Club who did all of the gardening for both of our parks and the Frankford CDC for distributing recycling bins to residents. If you have gone by Wilmot park you will notice that the installation of the playground equipment has begun. We will be meeting again on Saturday, April 16th for the Luv Your Park Clean-Up from 10:00am until 1:00pm. We really need more volunteers from the community to participate.
On Saturday we will be painting the basketball court in Wilmot as well as cutting the grass and removing all the trash and debris from both parks. Hopefully we can count on the community residents to help us with this project.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 18th 2011 at 6:00pm at 2nd Baptist Church (1801 Meadow Street). Hope to see you all there.
Mayor’s Cleanup in Frankford
Clean up Crew
From the Frankford CDC: Wow! What a great day Saturday was with the Mayor’s cleanup. Quite a hectic day of organizing for so many devoted Frankford residents and stakeholders. It was a pleasure to see so many folks turnout and work so hard! Frankford CDC is proud to have partnered with the Frankford Parks Group and Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez to provide blue recycling bins and recycling rewards. On Saturday, five dozen donuts and two boxes of coffee (compliments of FTC Dunkin Donuts) were handed out to volunteers. We handed out 200 pretzels (compliments of Representative Tony Payton), 50 t-shirts and over 75 re-usable shopping bags (compliments of Frankford CDC). We signed up over 30 residents for recycling rewards and handed out close to 150 blue recycling bins. Most importantly, we witnessed the preparation and cleaning of Wilmot Park as well as a thorough cleaning of the park at Hedge and Orthodox. The volunteers were unstoppable in their cleaning and planting efforts. If there was a way to personally thank each and every person that came to invest their time in Frankford, we would love to do so! Thank you and Frankford CDC is proud to have participated. (more pictures on the CDC blog here)
Frankford CDC still has blue recycling bins and will make them available to all residents. Please call our office or e-mail us if you need a bin or would like to sign up for recylcing rewards. Hours for bins are 10am to 3pm, Monday-Friday. However, we ask that you please call before stopping by since our jobs require us to be out of the office often.
One bin may be collected per household. BLOCK CAPTAINS: Please contact us directly on how to obtain multiple bins for your block.
Tracy O’Drain todrain.fcdc@gmail.com
Michelle Feldman mfeldman.fcdc@gmail.com
From the Friends of Overington Park: We had 36 volunteers work from 9 to 3:00, planting 6 flats of liroipe grass, creating 200sq. feet of new flower beds, picked up 147 bags of debris , painted all the park benches and poles surrounding the park eliminating the graffiti, and 15 new trees were planted by PHS in the park
New trees for Overington Park
, the trees that were destroyed last summer were pulled out. We refreshed the older flower beds with compost and mulch. We worked hard but the park is looking good. Now if only we can stop whoever is ripping off daffodils and throwing them on the ground, the park would look great!
Our next event is Saturday May 14th from 10 till 2, planting flowers and seed. We will be giving volunteers seed packs to take home and plant some green around Frankford.
I have to thank all our Friends group, the Frankford High ROTC and PHS! You baked to feed our volunteers, worked hard all day, and hopefully had fun with your neighbors. The park is a better place for all the time and energy our merry band of Friends contribute to the beautification of Overington Park.
Entrepreneurs Wanted
The Frankford Community Development Corporation wants to make you aware of two properties available for lease or purchase right in the heart of the Frankford Avenue commercial corridor.
4664 Frankford Avenue
4664 Frankford Avenue has three floors plus a basement, and is 4500 square feet. The first floor currently houses a retail shoe store, while the third floor could easily be turned in to a functioning apartment and includes a kitchen and bathroom. The property also features several new amenities, specifically a nine month old central air conditioning system, a 230,000 btu boiler, a hanging gas space heater, and new high efficiency light fixtures on the first and second floors.
4667 Paul Street contains two floors plus a basement. The 7500 square foot property is currently used as warehouse space, though the second floor has two bathrooms and several offices. Like 4664 Frankford Avenue, 4667 Paul Street also has a hanging gas space heater.
4667 Paul Street
The Frankford CDC believes both buildings would be very attractive to entrepreneurs looking to either start a new venture or expand an existing one. Please feel free to contact us at 215-743-6580 or mfeldman.fcdc@gmail.com with any questions or if you are interested in seeing either property.
Click on the image for a better view.
Frankford CDC Takes on New Board Members
From Tracy O’Drain, Managing director of the Frankford Community Development Corporation:
The Frankford Community Development Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of five new Board members:
- Faye Allen, Special People In Northeast and Frankford Resident
- Santo Caruso, Aria Health
- Herb Frayer, S & A Cleaners, Frankford Avenue
- Fernando Torres, Dreamgirl Fashion & Mark My Flesh, Frankford Avenue
- Mike Galdi, Century 21 Real Estate.
During the March 15th meeting of the Frankford CDC Board of Directors, four new members were added, with Mike Galdi, Century 21 Real Estate, having been added in January at the Annual Planning Retreat. The Frankford CDC can have up to 15 members with 51% having to reside in the Frankford area. In addition to the Board of Directors, the Frankford Community Development Corporation has an Advisory Council and a number of committees.
FCDC Chairperson Marie DeLany said “We are so pleased to have had such a strong response to our invitation for new board members. It is exciting that Frankford is represented by such a broad range of individuals willing to put their time and energy into our neighborhood.”
FCDC is committed to building the assets of the Frankford community by providing increased job opportunities, building affordable homes, supporting the development of increased financial resources and growing stable businesses.
