neighborhood news

Dear neighbors,

First a reminder from our young neighbor:
Can you please let our neighbors know that on (Saturday) June 13, from 9 a.m-3p.m there will be a Hazardous Waste Collection at Montgomery County Community College in Whitpain Township. You can dispose of household hazardous waste. Please protect the environment by doing this! 

 Thank you,  Charlie Bromberg

You might find this web site for the Waste Collection helpful : http://www.wsaemc.org/Recycling/Hazardous%20Waste.htm

Secondly, I want to remind you about our efforts to collect money to maintain our entryways. We have received 50 contributions so far - thank you so much to those families! I have received some questions from people wondering about the amount asked for and how many people have contributed etc. I hope the following points will help to explain our need for your contributions.

•  There were 102 donations given in 2007 (54% of the neighborhood), but they ranged in amounts from $25 - $100; the average donation was about $40, resulting in a total of $4400.  (There was not a definitive "invoice amount" at that time, and we expected a higher percentage of donating families and dollar amounts.)
 
•  In 2007/2008, the payments to Sabia Landscaping, who did the major initial work in the Summer of 2007 of removing overgrown bushes, defining the garden area and planting new bushes and flowers, totaled $7000, and Providence Landscaping charged $800 in the Fall of 2008 to clean up the beds and plant Fall/Spring flowers. 

 
•  Since there was no request for donations in 2008, the previously collected amount of $4400 was short of the expenditures; that shortfall as well as anticipated expenditures in 2009 resulted in the approach to issue an "invoice" asking for $80, with the hope that the response rate would be at least as much as in 2007.  It is hoped that donations this year will clear up the deficit and also pay completely for this year's services.  Hereafter, donations will be requested annually.

Lastly, let me remind you that we began this "garden club" several years ago and used to try to take care of the entryways ourselves. It was difficult to do with only a few hardy volunteers and the big cleanup necessary was beyond our scope. All of the decisions over the years have been made by consulting with groups of interested neighbors who have  suggested and agreed with all of the steps taken. Thank you so much for your generosity thus far - the neighborhood is looking great!

If you have not yet sent in your contribution, please see the document attached for the address information. Thank you very much!

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775