Two-Part Earth Day Cleanup

Spring is finally here! Well, that's what the calendar says...the weather is a different story. TNP is in overdrive planning for our annual Spring cleanup happening this Earth Day. Today we are going to discuss our plans and tell you how you can volunteer!

As mentioned in the title, we are having two Earth Day cleanups this year. Earth Day falls on a Wednesday this year which could be hard for some of you to attend. On the other hand, some employers allow their employees to take the day off or a half day to volunteer. So we are planning our first cleanup for Wednesday, April 22nd beginning at 5:00 PM for this purpose. The second project will take place on that following Saturday, April 25th between 12:30 - 3:00 PM. This is also our rain date in case Wednesday's weather turns out bad. Both projects include the same amount of work to be completed.

Volunteers are needed to assist in a park, river, and trail cleanup as we prepare for the boating season. Riverfront Park is used primarily for boaters looking to enter the Schuylkill River and is the home of Dragon Boat Club of Norristown. By cleaning this park and surrounding area, we are creating a positive image for the outsiders who use this park and encouraging them to respect the park and keep it clean. Here are other tasks volunteers will be assigned to:

• Cleaning the riverbank, trail and park grounds
• Pruning bushes/trees and pulling weeds
• Planting flowers (tentative)
• Clearing debris caused by previous flooding and Winter
• Cleaning up surrounding neighborhood (time permitting)

We encourage individual, group and business registration for our Earth Day cleanup. RSVP is strongly recommended, however, if you find out you can attend at the last minute, you're invited to join! As the dates gets closer and plans begin to finalize, we will announce more details about this project. In the meantime, please help by spreading the word and keep your calendars open for April 22nd or April 25th! Email sashe@montcooic.org for more details.

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Support Dragon Boat Club!

As you may know by now, Dragon Boat Club and Riverfront took a nasty hit from the last rain storm. With another storm on the way we can only cross our fingers that no more damage happens to the organization. DBC has been very active in the community and shares the same philosophy as TNP...organizations should not compete, instead work together, for a better Norristown. We worked with the group on a cleanup and met a few times about possible activities to do in the community. Today, we are sharing an activity they are doing to raise funds and we are asking for you to support them.

On May 24th and 25th, Dragon Boat Club will host a Flea market on Airy and Dekalb from 8am - 3pm. They are looking for vendors to pay $20.00 day / $30.00 both days. Money raised will help benefit the organization for future events. For more information, email info@dragonboatclub.org.

Also, TNP will head to Riverfront Park for a cleanup on May 25th immediately after as a part of #CleanupNorristown week. So if you're paying attention, that is a big weekend for their organization. Volunteers will be asked to cleanup the park and debris swept up from the previous storm to prepare the park for the Summer. If anyone has visited Riverfront Park, you know many boaters use the grounds in the warmer months to park their cars and head out on the boats. We don't want them coming to a dirty park, so let's spruce it up!

Volunteers of all ages are welcomed to attend on May 25th at 3pm. Members of DBC will be late since they will be wrapping up at the flea market, so volunteers are asked to get their early so we have time to complete everything that needs to be done. The cleanup will be very simple, but huge for them. Like I said before, they were hit the hardest with the flooding, let's come together as a community and help them get back on their feet!

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Throwback Thursday: Canoe Races at Riverfront Park

The Norristown Project will continue this week's theme of a different subject each day. In honor of Throwback Thursday, we dug up some old photos at Montgomery County O.I.C. on Arch Street from when they sponsored an annual Canoe race in Norristown. 

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