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WBCH and Rostov’s School Supply Drive: Aug. 8-15
From the William Byrd Community House (WBCH) blog:
Rostov’s Coffee & Tea is a Richmond institution and WBCH is honored to partner with them in supplying those most in need with school items to start the school year.
Rostov’s is located on 1618 W. Main Street, RVA 23220
They have over 50 types of coffee and 60 types of tea.
The supply drive will run from August 8 – 15, 2015
Rostov’s Coffee & Tea will match your school supply donation.
“OREGON HILL BEAUTIFICATION – YARD TOOLS NEEDED”
This plea came from neighbor Jimmy Blackford last week in regard to upcoming volunteer work:
Can you lend us some yard tools for a special Oregon Hill work project happening Wed & Thurs of next week (8/12 & 8/13)?
We’re scraping the grass from our brick sidewalks. So we need:
– SQUARE BLADED SHOVELS & SPADES
– WHEEL BARROWS
– HEAVY DUTY SCRAPERS
– GARDEN EDGERS
– GARDEN RAKES
If you can provide any, please contact me by phone,text or email. If possible, you can mark each item with your name using duct tape or some such thing.
Also, if you’d like to join this project, please contact me. Some 50 VCU students are volunteering in Oregon Hill for this task. It’s going from 8am-1pm on Wed & Thursday. You could join us at any time there – but the earlier the better.
Yours,
Jimmy Blackford
prairiegates@hotmail.com
(804) 335-5808
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Murals Past
Spring Street neighbor Charles Sugg supplied this photo from the early 1980’s. It’s of folks finishing up a mural of corn on the Cornucopia CO-OP, which existed at the corner of S.Pine and Idlewood. In the photo, left-to-right, is Bob Haddow, the late Jim Brunot and Charles Poole.
(This is the site of a new mural as part of the 2015 Richmond Mural Project).
James River Park Public Service Announcement
James River Park System PSA - Pick up Your Trash! from Max Posner on Vimeo.
A message from James River Park System Superintendent, Nathan Burrell on the importance of picking up the trash you bring into the JRPS.
Please pack out what you pack in to The James River Park System.
Don't trash our treasure!
Brought to you by The James River Outdoor Coalition.
https://www.facebook.com/jroc.rva?fref=ts
…same goes for Oregon Hill. Resident or visitor, please pick up your trash!
RVA Clean Sweep – Oregon Hill Monthly Clean Up
RVA Clean Sweep is an all volunteer trash clean up group that aims to help neighbors and neighborhood associations establish monthly clean ups. From the MeetUp.com event page:
Sunday, August 2, 2015
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMWe will be holding trash pickers & wearing some orange shirts!
We will be meeting on the corner of Idlewood & Cherry and covering Harrison to Belvedere.All supplies will be provided. Please wear closed toed shoes and bring a water bottle.
Richmond2015/UCI Bicycle Race Information Meetings Schedule
From Richmond2015 email:
Richmond 2015, the organizers of the UCI Road World Championships will host a series of informational meetings to help the community “Get Race Ready”!
During these meetings the community can learn from race officials about the race routes and schedules, the traffic management plan, where to party and how they can get engaged with this once in a generation opportunity to see the best cyclists in the World race through their backyards.
The series of meetings will take place daily the first two weeks of August at various times and locations throughout the region. See below and attached for a schedule of these public meetings.
Please share this information with your customers, patrons, members, employees, etc. As well as on your webpages, social media pages, etc. to help Richmond 2015 reach those who live, work and play in the impacted areas.
Projected Density
From the GRTC BRT handout…
OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association President Jennifer Hancock sent this email:
Hello all
Just a reminder that OHNA will be holding their monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th, at 7 pm at WBCH ed. note: William Byrd Community House).
The parking committee will be meeting after the OHNA meeting.
Thanks
Jennifer
OHNA