The UHC will have a Zoom meeting Tuesday August 11 at 7 pm All are invited. The UHC, Board of Block Clubs, and Citizen’s Services all have Zoom accounts
- The UHC will allow block clubs to hold a zoom meeting if requested
- Many of our block clubs are not registered with the board of block clubs. We need to re register every 3 years
- Each block club that registers will get a free membership to the tool library
- The Board of Block Clubs has weekly meetings at noon with different guest speakers like Mayor Brown, Oswaldo Mestre from Citizen’s Services etc. The Board of Block Clubs would like to know who are the leaders of the block clubs in the city and to give training to these leaders.
This is the link for the service days for the tool library/UHC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_2LAQA15qHn0kuxYb70lXuClFRVun5NqmI-Ke4A04S8/edit?usp=sharing This is the address for the tool library work days for the summer.
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Event/Project | Date(s) | Tasks To Be Accomplished (TBD) | Volunteers Needed | Meeting Location | Work Location | Time | Main Contact | Partner Organizations | |||||||||||||||
Tyler Street Community Garden Work Day | 07/18/2020 | Spreading woodchips, weeding shared garden beds, laying down weed barrier, and general maintenance | 10 | Tyler Street Community Garden 73 Tyler Street Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Tyler Street Community Garden 73 Tyler Street Buffalo, NY 14215 |
10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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William Gaiter Parkway Tree Watering | 07/26/2020 | Weeding around trees, attaching watering bags, and filling bags from hydrants | 20 | William Gaiter Parkway | William Gaiter Parkway between Kensington Avenue and Warwick Avenue | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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King Urban LIfe Center Community Garden Work Day | 08/01/2020 | Maintenance at the King Urban Life Center Community Garden Work Day | 10-20 | Corner of Guilford and Genesee Streets | Corner of Guilford and Genesee Streets | Noon – 4PM | Zeneta Everhart 716.381.0680 |
Senator Kennedy’s Office | |||||||||||||||
ReTree Stewardship Workshops | 08/02/2020 | Pruning and removal of dead trees planted during ReTree the District | 10 | The Tool Library 5 West Northrup Place Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Winspear Avenue, Lisbon Avenue. Minnesota Avenue, LaSalle Avenue | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Linear Park & Rail Trail Cleanup | 08/08/2020 | Cleanup along Linear Park and North Buffalo Rail Trail | 20 | The Tool Library 5 West Northrup Place Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Linear Park & North Buffalo Rail Trail | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Bailey-Dartmouth Community Garden Work Day | 08/15/2020 | Weeding, mulching, planting flowers, painting, building raised beds, etc… | 10 | Bailey-Dartmouth Community Garden 3259 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Bailey-Dartmouth Community Garden 3259 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 |
10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Main Street Cleanup & Mulchmania | 08/22/2020 | Cleanup of Main Street, weeding and mulching tree pits, painting light poles | 20 | The Tool Library 5 West Northrup Place Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Main Street between LaSalle and Kenmore | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Bailey Avenue Cleanup & Mulchmania | 08/29/2020 | Cleanup of Bailey Avenue, weeding and mulching tree pits, painting light poles | 20 | TBD | Baliey Avenue between Winspear and Kensington | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Roosevelt Park Cleanup | 10/03/2020 | Cleanup and beautification projects at Roosevelt Park | 10 | Roosevelt Park (End of Roosevelt & Martha Avenue) | Roosevelt Park (End of Roosevelt & Martha Avenue) | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Winspear Triangle Park Work Day | 10/17/2020 | Cleanup and bulb planting at Tyler Winspear & Tyler Flower Triangle Parks | 10 | The Tool Library 5 West Northrup Place Buffalo, NY 14215 |
Winspear Triangle Parks | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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Westminster Triangle Park Workday | 10/24/2020 | Cleanup and bulb planting at Westminster Triangle Parks | 10 | TBD | Westminster Triangle Parks | 10AM – Noon | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |
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ReTree Fall Planting | 11/7/20 | Planting 60 trees along William Gaiter Parkway | 25 | TBD | William Gaiter Parkway between Pembroke Avenue and East Delavan Avenue | 9AM – 1PM | Darren Cotton 716.857.0096 |