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Ada- planner, organizer, and implementer. Area: Dequindre, Orleans, Riopelle between Victor St. and E. Davison Fwy. 194 vacant lots and/or unsafe, open abandoned houses required blight removal, cleanup and boarding. Working 6 days: Over 70 volunteers 9/13 and 9/27, 2 (1-day) and 3 (3days). Sidewalks were also cleared of overgrowth. Approximately 97% completed; final cleanup – Spring 2015. Sustainment plan forthcoming.
Dumping and Overgrowth
Overgrown
2014 - IN THE BEGINNING
2016
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SEE SOME OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TO STOMP OUT BLIGHT!
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RCDC 2015 Blight Removal, Cleanup and Beautification Projects of Targeted Areas, Tool and/or Equipment Lending Projects and Projects We Provided to Other Groups and Organizations Who Had Volunteers But No Event
District 2 - Puritan COO - Left in black shirt
RCDC 2015 Blight Removal, Cleanup and Beautification Projects of Targeted Areas, Tool and/or Equipment Lending Projects and Projects We Provided to Other Groups and Organizations Who Had Volunteers But No Event
WORD RESTORATION & ACCESS Photos
2015 PROJECTS
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Youth Gathering
- Partnered
- Provided Community Projects for almost 200 volunteers on July 16 and July 18, 2015
- Planned, Organized, Managed and Participated
WORD RESTORATION MINISTRIES:
-Participated and loaned equipment in Motor City Makeover - May 2, 2015
ACCESS:
- Partnered
- Sponsored the 11th Annual Arab American Service Day - May 16, 2015
- Provided Community Project for over 300 volunteers (included youth and children)
- Planned, Organized, Managed and Participated in the blight removal, cleanup, beautification of church grounds and boarding of 8 abandoned, unsafe house
ELCA Photos
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Volunteers on July 16th. Project Manager, Ada, on ground, left front and ELCA Service Companion, India, in light green top.
Before: Front of house on Dequindre Rd.
Fantastic job! - Dequindre Rd. at Highland Park Water Reservoir.
Volunteers on July 16th. Project Manager, Ada, on ground, left front and ELCA Service Companion, India, in light green top.
LOWES' HEROES 2015 COMMUNITY SERVICE:
- Partnered with Lowes and provided the volunteer employees a community service project - October 3, 2015
- Planned, Organized, Managed and Implemented a cleanup in Northeast Detroit (Victor Street at Orleans) low income and underserved community.
Presbytery of Detroit 2015 Festival of Health (Mobile Dental Clinic for the Homeless):
- Partnered
- Loaned Equipment - July 19th
RCDC:
- Theme "Restoring Glory to 6 Blocks" - ARISE Detroit 9th Annual Neighborhoods Day - August 1, 2015. Partnered with the Michigan Department of Corrections
- Planned, Organized, Managed and Implemented a cleanup in northeast Detroit low income and underserviced community.