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Welcome, Noble Citizen, to your network portal!

The "Carrick Community" is a loose network of activists, volunteers, and citizens who live, or work, in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA.  This website is a communication tool to inform, inspire, and facilitate individuals on the network.  We are dedicated to the concept:  "When people of like minds get together, Good Things happen!"

 Carrick Rocks!:

 Mural-

Preliminary designs are on display at the Carrick Carnegie Library.  Check 'em out and cast a preliminary vote; feel free to include your thoughts/opinions/feelings on the ballot. For additional details Contact: Natalia.

 Block Watch-

Meeting Wednesday May 21, 7pm, at Roosevelt School.

 Corn Fest-

Scheduled for August 23.  Any Non-profit group is eligible to have a booth/table game to raise funds at this event.  Contact: Jean.

 Carrick Litter Patrol-

Currently need volunteers to be Adopta-Block-Custodians (ABCs) on local streets.  Also, organizing a mini-event to clean up City Stairs in Carrick.  Contact Dawn 412-819-0889 or nuvoyinzer@verizon.net.  Saturday's Thank You Party was a blast!! Thank YOU, Dawn.

 Green-Up Program-

City program to renovate a vacant lot in the neighborhood with native, low-maintenance plants and shrubs.  Volunteers needed to maintain the lot.   Contact Alice.

 Tree Tending Program- 

Non-Profit program to train "tree tenders" to maintain trees along Brownsville Rd.   Pittsburgh Friends of the Urban Forest (PFUF) is the sponsoring organization.  Contact Alice.

Streetscape Committee-

A program through the Mayor's Office to get items to the Business District to clean it up and make it look better.  Volunteers needed.  Contact Mary Angela.

Public Safety - 311 Call Coordination-

Community effort through the e-mail list to track 311 calls to the City.

Carrick-Overbrook Historical Society-

Created to research and preserve the history of Carrick.  Help spread the word and educate the community about local history to increase the pride, awareness, and respect of the neighborhood.  Contact John and/or Joe.

Community Day-

Friday May 30 from 1-4 pm at Pittsburgh Roosevelt Public School.  Public outreach event.  Get info about the public schools in Carrick and eat free food!

Carrick Goes Gardening-

Gardening Contest for 2008 is intended to encourage and recognise the efforts of Carrick residents and businesses to beautify and enhance our community.  Any resident, business, school, or church may enter.  DEADLINE is Saturday, June 28.  Contact Mike at 412-884-3834 or mwoshner1@verizon.net.

Email List and Website-

Website to track Community activities, and E-mail lists to inform interested parties.  Volunteers needed to help build and maintain mailing lists and website.  Contact: Natalia and/or T.J.  webmaster@carrickcommunity.com.

 

 
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