It's our favorite month again! Here is a list of events happening in and around Prospect Park. Please post in the comments if I missed anything.
Thursday,
April 8th 7 pm - Land Use and Planning Committee
I
will be giving a short presentation on our ‘25% by 2025 initiative, which aims
to bring down the natural gas usage in Prospect Park. RSVP here and complete the form to receive the Zoom
invite.
Saturday,
April 10 – April 24: Neighborhood Cleanup:
The PPA Environment Committee is pleased to
announce a neighborhood wide Earth Day Clean up beginning on Saturday, April
10th, and running through Saturday, April 24th. Help keep the storm water
drains clear of litter and leaves, pick up the parks, or clean up your section
of the neighborhood. We'll have 4 locations where you can pick up supplies
(bags for litter & recycling, gloves, and a reusable water bottle)
on Saturday,
April 10 between 9AM and noon. When you register, you
can let us know where you'll be working. Our goal is to cover the neighborhood.
Prizes of a $25 gift card will be awarded after a drawing to a lucky
person in each of 5 categories (grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and
adult). Please complete
this quick form to let us know which of the 4 areas you will stop by
on Saturday, April 10, 9AM - 12PM for supplies (Tower Hill Park,
Luxton Park, East River Road, (near the Franklin Ave. bridge, or Towerside Park
at 4th St and 29th Ave.). If you can't make it on the 10th but want to be
involved, complete the form for ways to be involved.
April 17 – April 25 – National Park
Week
The
week-long celebration encourages people to explore the vast network of national
parks, sacred sites and historical landmarks in the country's national parks,
as well as the shared heritage contained within them. Co-ordinated by the
National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, every national park
will have a free admission day on April 17, known as Park Rx Day.
Saturday, April 24, 10 am – 12 noon – Fundraiser for Community Driven
Community
Driven’s Foodshare Program has been rescuing large amounts of surplus food from
local groceries & restaurants and delivering that food to local food
shelves & soup kitchens since May 1, 2019.
Please
join us outside of 118 Arthur Ave SE for coffee and treats and a chance to
learn more about this great organization that prevents food waste and helps so
many people. For more information on the
organization, please visit community-driven.org.
