In case you have not noticed, over the past few months a hired contractor (LRC Services) has been sweeping the main streets within the Passyunk Square boundaries. The main east/west streets and numbered north/south streets are being swept every-other week (usually on Thursdays). The sidewalks and curbs are being swept with brooms to make our neighborhood more attractive & enjoyable. As a reminder, Passyunk Square covers 6^th to Broad, Washington to Tasker.

This new program is the result of much hard work & the dedication of the Passyunk Square Civic Association, and is also solely funded by PSCA through fundraising efforts. In addition, this service is currently supported for one year and PSCA must continue to receive funding to keep it going. Again, this is not funded by the City of Philadelphia, but by neighbors and businesses like you, and we need your help.

Please support PSCA’s litter fighting efforts by following the “Top 10 Ways to Fight Litter in Passyunk Square”

1. Give financial support to the new program. You can donate  directly to PSCA by following this link http://www.tinyurl.com/psca-give Also, PSCA now has an on-line store to promote fundraising items. Check it out! http://sites.google.com/site/pscafundraisingsite/
2. Continue to sweep in front of your own house and block, the new program is not meant to remove this responsibility.
3. Display the “No Handbills” sticker on the front of your home. Much of the sidewalk litter can be attributed to menus/flyers left in railings. You can get a sticker at a PSCA meeting or download and submit a request to the city here: http://www.southofsouth.org/files/No_handbills%20%281%29.pdf
4. Report businesses that do not adhere to the “No Handbill” sticker or do not have a valid license. PSCA will be launching an on-line form for reporting these business and residences which contribute to the litter problem.
5. Secure your trash and recyclables on collection days. The wind always seems to make a mess of our streets so please ensure trash does not leave your bin.
6. Volunteer your time at one of PSCA’s monthly events. There are many programs available where your assistance is needed. Please check the PSCA website for more info: http://www.passyunksquare.org/
7. Curb your dog and clean up the mess they leave. Not only is it hygienic, it’s the law.
8. Support businesses which support PSCA and encourage those that don’t to start helping. If you notice litter always comes from the same businesses (menus, red & white cups, black & orange cups) please ask them to help make the neighborhood more beautiful and participate in the efforts.
9. Encourage your neighbors, friends, and local business to follow these guidelines and help spread the word. We all need everyone’s participation!
10. Donate http://www.tinyurl.com/psca-give and purchase from the store http://sites.google.com/site/pscafundraisingsite/

What are the Police and District Attorney doing for your safety?

What can you do?

Join The Columbus Square Park Activity Council and Passyunk Square Civic
Association

Thursday, July 15 at 7PM – Columbus Square Park Recreation Center (12th and Wharton Streets)

Representatives from the 3rd Police District and District Attorney’s office will address these concerns, listen to feedback from the community, and discuss ways to improve the quality of life in Passyunk Square.

Learn their strategies for combating crime in our neighborhood; what residents can do to mitigate crime and what to do when residents see suspicious activity.

A big THANK YOU to all you came out and contributed to the Passyunk Square Civic Association’s 6^th annual “Not Just a Plant Sale.” We are proud to announce over $2,100 was raised through the items sold that day, and 27 of your fellow neighbors volunteered to help. Those funds will help contribute towards the larger goals of continuing beautification efforts, improving local schools, and fighting litter in the neighborhood.

If you missed out on the event OR would still like to help your local civic association achieve its goals, YOU STILL CAN!!! We have two major fundraising efforts still going on:

1.      The PSCA’s Annual Coupon Book is now available and includes discounts at your favorite local merchants. This year, you can receive great deals at: 1540 Hardware, Anastasi Seafood Inc, August, Benna’s Café, Black N Brew, Café deLaos, Chickie’s Italian Deli, Cosmi’s Deli, DaVinci Ristorante, Devil’s Den, Iannelli’s Famous Brick Oven Bakery, J&J Pizza, Lime Cleaners, Ricci’s Hoagies, RIM Café, Rita’s, SliCE, Sweat Fitness, Teri’s Deli, Urban Jungle.

An extra special thank you goes out to fitness works, inHabit, and Tenth Street Laundry, for their generous sponsorship for the printing and production costs. The coupon book is available for a $20 donation and is currently available via any PSCA board member, at the monthly meeting (tomorrow evening), or by contacting Pam Zenzola at pamzenzola@zenzolagroup.com

2.     A new logo has been created for the Passyunk Square Civic Association and it is available on some great t-shirts for $15. Also available are P’unk Square hoodies for $30. Check out images of the new logo, t-shirts, and hoodies on our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35365661727 PSCA apparel will be available for purchase at this Tuesday’s general meeting.

Last but not least…. join us at 6:30PM this Tuesday, June 1^st at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (located at 10^th and Dickinson) for the June General Meeting. This is the last general meeting before the summer break and topics include: the proposed murals in the neighborhood, a speaker from the UnLitter Us program, food co-op updates, a call for folks interested in becoming board members, and HAPPY HOUR FOLLOWING THE MEETING AT SOUTH PHILLY BAR & GRILL! See you there!

Gold Star Park is a small, precious park on Wharton, between 6th and 7th Streets.  Join your neighbors and more than 2,000 volunteers citywide for LOVE Your Park Day.   The Friends of Gold Star Park will be constructing a new shed, planting some shrubs, weeding, and cleaning up the park.

PLEASE donate ONE HOUR of your time, anytime between 9:30 and 11:30am.  It’s YOUR neighborhood, it’s YOUR park, we need YOUR help!

More info at www.goldstarpark.org

Please join us for the 6th Annual “Not Just a Plant Sale” fund-raiser on Saturday, May 15th, at the South Philadelphia Older Adults Center (SPOAC), at 10th and Dickinson Sts., between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. The PSCA will again bring a beautiful variety of plants and accessories right from the greenhouse to South Philly. The day will be full of fun for all ages, including a plant-pot painting station for the whole family and a wide assortment of homemade treats from many of our neighbors. This event will also give the PSCA an opportunity to introduce the newly contracted LRC Services, who will serve to keep the Passyunk Square neighborhood clean and beautiful. The PSCA will be unveiling the winner of their logo design competition at noon.

For more information, please contact Ben Cardell (ben.cardell@gmail.com)

PSCA will be coordinating folks to sweep litter, with a focus on high-traffic areas like the 9th St business corridor, and plant a garden at Andrew Jackson School.

Please RSVP today by emailing kalabno@gmail.com. We will wrap up by 1:30. A neighborhood after party will be held at Adobe.

Passyunk Square Civic Association will be coordinating several projects during the day:
-       General street sweeping, with a focus on high-traffic areas like the 9th St business corridor
-       Flower planting at Jackson school
-       Tree bed maintenance at Capitolo Playground

In past years, we’ve removed hundreds of bags of litter from our streets, and this year should be no exception. But we can’t do it without you!Please RSVP today by emailing kalabno@gmail.com.  If you have access to a pickup truck or other large vehicle, we could use your help in picking up full bags from volunteers and bringing them back to collection sites at Columbus Square, Capitolo and Gold Star Park.

We look forward to seeing you then!

We ask logos be submitted as scalable vector graphics, EPS or Illustrator file format, and also as JPGs. Kindly outline any fonts.

The entry must be your original design, and not a copy that may be subject to copyright laws. That would be awful.

prize. The designer of the winning entry will receive a $500 cash prize and the winning design will be unveiled with much fanfare at our Spring Plant Sale on May 15th.

deadline. The deadline for entries is Thursday, April 15, 2010 by midnight EST.

questions. Please send any questions you may have to logo@passyunk.org