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A Publication of the
Olneyville Neighborhood News May 2012 Volume 8, Issue 2
66 Chaffee StreetProvidence, RI 02909phone: 401-351-8719
fax: 401-351-0019email: [email protected]: www.olneyville.org
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Olneyville Neighborhood News is published four times a year by the Olneyville Collaborative. It is distributed for free to homes,businesses and other agencies in the Olneyville neighborhood. Its production is made possible by Olneyville HousingCorporation, Rhode Island Department of Health, Our Neighborhoods, and by its advertisers.
Submissions are welcome and should be sent to Johanna Walczak at [email protected].
Olneyville Neighborhood News / Noticias de OlneyvilleOlneyville Neighborhood News / Noticias de OlneyvilleOlneyville Neighborhood News / Noticias de OlneyvilleOlneyville Neighborhood News / Noticias de OlneyvilleOlneyville Neighborhood News / Noticias de OlneyvilleMay 2012 Volume 8, Issue 2
Neighborhood Hub Day at theManton Ave Community Garden
Member Organizations of the Olneyville CollaborativeA Sweet Creation Youth Organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence, Building Futures, Childhood Lead Action Project,Children’s Friend & Service, Clinica Esperanza, Olneyville Community Library, Dirt Palace, District 5 Police, English for Action,Federal Hill House, Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence, Joslin Community Development Corporation, Joslin RecCenter, Rhode Island LISC, Manton Ave Project, Meeting Street, Nickerson House Community Center, Olneyville Health Center,Olneyville Housing Corporation, Olneyville Merchant Association, Providence After School Alliance, Providence Housing Author-ity, Social Venture Partners RI / Social Enterprise RI, Swearer Center / Programs at D’Abate, The Steel Yard, United Way ofRhode Island, William D’Abate Elementary School, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, YMCA of Greater Providence,YouthBuild Providence, Fete Music
It was a day full of sunshine, seeds, and compost! Over 50people gathered at the Manton Ave Community Garden onApril 14th for Southside Community Land Trust’s annualNeighborhood Hub Day. Besides the seed and compostdistribution, the free Beginning Organic Gardening workshoptaught new gardeners how to best plant and grow their plots.Workshop attendees learned how and when to effectively waterplants, how to enrich soil with compost, and how to feedplants organically with fish emulsion spray.
Leading up to the big day, an enormous 330 cubic yards ofcompost was delivered to 40 gardens within the ProvidenceCommunity Growers Network. Alongside the Davey LopesRec Center and Groundwork Providence Garden, the MantonAve Community Garden was one of the three sites enlistedfor the day to distribute spring gardening supplies to the manyindividual members of the Providence Community GrowersNetwork.
The Manton Ave Community Garden celebrated, as it wastheir first event as a new neighborhood Hub site within theProvidence Community Growers Network. The garden willnow serve as a distribution center for gardening materials,while occasionally hosting workshops and community events.Keep an eye out for upcoming events or gatherings at thisnew Hub site! -by Sarah Kern
To learn more and join the Manton Ave Community Garden,contact Johanna Walczak, [email protected] or (401)351-8719 x109.
To learn more and join the Community Growers Network, contactLiza Sutton, [email protected] or by calling (401)273-9419x25.
Manton Ave Community Garden
Olneyville SHINES!On Saturday May 12th,Olneyville’s streets werelined with well over 200volunteers who workedtirelessly under the sun tomake the neighborhoodshine. Teams scouredneighborhood, fromGlenbridge Ave to ValleyStreet and Atwells Ave to
Olneyville Square. All in all, the day was a huge success.200 trash bags and over 30 yard bags were filled to thebrim with debris; tires and broken furniture were piled high
on sidewalks; and leaves and sand were swept along theroads’ edge. The Joslin Rec soccer team helped PrincipalKermen clear weeds, brush, and tree limbs from a vacant loton Pope Street. Olneyville Square has a punch of color,where 263 flowers were planted.
At the end of the day, volunteers gathered back at RiversidePark for a celebratory barbeque, music, and Y on the Move’sinflatable obstacle course. A big thank you to Aramark andCozi Caterers for providing food, to the City of Providence fororganizing trash collection, and to our generous sponsors:Citizen’s Bank, United Way of Rhode Island, YMCA ofGreater Providence, and Webster Bank.
Volunteers clear debris fromSteere Ave
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ECO Youth EncouragingHealthier Food Choices
One Pot Bean Chili
Method of Preparation:1. Mix all ingredients in a large saucepan or kettle.2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.3. Stir often, keeping on a simmer for ½ hour to meld flavors.4. Serve immediately, or cool and then reheat.
Serving Suggestions: To add a little color and flavor, cookthe onion, celery, carrot, zucchini or other vegetable first.Add cooked ground turkey or grilled chicken. Serve with aslice of whole grain bread, top with yogurt and garnish withchopped green onions. You’ve got dinner!
The Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island (EJLRI) has been working with corner store owners to stock and spotlighthealthier options. Currently, EJLRI is launching a social marketing campaign geared towards middle and high school youthcalled SWAGG Snacks, which is being led by EJLRI’s high school yourth program called ECO Youth.
Earlier this year the EJLRI held a raffle contest for D’Abate students. If theypurchased a healthy snack at Sime Market, they could enter a raffle contestto win prizes. Sime Market and the students were happy with the project, soEJLRI decided to continue the momentum by giving out stamp cards to kidswho bought healthy items at Sime. Students got stamps for each healthysnack item they bought. Once 5 stamps were collected, they could bring thecompleted stamp card back to D’Abate to redeem at the school store forprizes. Sime Market is pleased with the response and reports needing torestock fruits and healthy snack items more regularly! - by Amelia Rose
On Saturday, April 28, nearly 500 peoplejoined forces to clean-up, spruce-up andfreshen-up all the parks in Olneyville PLUSWater Place Park, and stretches of theGreenway and Bike Path from ProvidencePlace all the way to Hillside Avenue inJohnston and beyond. This project wasorganized by the Woonasquatucket RiverWatershed Council with tons of help from theOlneyville Collaborative members.
At Riverside Park in Olneyville, over 200volunteers transformed the park. Theiraccomplishments included building a fencearound the community garden; finishing thecommunity garden shed; weeding andmulching all the planting beds and trees;filling a gigantic dumpster with trash; paintingmurals, trash cans, signs and picnic tables;adding mulch to the playgrounds to keepthem safe and clean; collecting almost 30 yards of trashfrom the park, the bike path and the edges of theWoonasquatucket River.
An enormous group of projects occurred alongside the usualcleanup. WaterFire and Save the Bay coordinated an in-water cleanup of Waterplace Park. 40 City Year Volunteersalong with many other community members filled hundredsof bags with trash, and cleaned and swept the sidewalksalong the Riverwalk on Kinsley Avenue and PromenadeStreet. Teachers, students and parents collected trash,mulched trees and spruced up the entire area around thePaul Cuffee School, along the Woonasquatucket River.Rebuilding Together took on Donigian Park, weeding andmulching planting beds, painting garbage cans and benches,spreading wood chips at the playground and clearing outall the litter. Rising Sun Mills’ management, residents,tenants and other volunteers cleaned up trash in and around
the River through the site. Other volunteers went above andbeyond with other sites including Contech Medical, Bosworth& Manton Ave Greenway Entrances, Buttonhole Golf Course,Merino Park, and the Bike Path at Hillside Avenue.
The day was a huge success. Many thanks to eventcontributors, the hundreds of volunteers, and event sponsors:Lopco Contracting, Dominion, United Way, Schnitzer, Fete,The Paint Shoppes, The Narragansett Bay Commission,Adler’s Design Center & Hardware, The City of Providence,Coca Cola, Contech Medical Inc, The Foundry, Gilbane, Te903, Sodexo, Town of Johnston, Umicore, United NaturalFoods, Wes’ Rib House, Whole Foods, Butcher Block LLC,Scrambler’s Restaurant, Dunkin Donuts, PreferredEquipment, and Freeway Car Wash. -by Alicia Lehrer
Volunteers clean at Riverside Park, in front of the Red Shed Bike Shop
Ingredients (Serves 10)2 (15 oz) cans Beans, undrained (pinto, black, kidney, etc)1 (15 oz) can Tomatoes, canned or fresh, chopped1 cup Vegetable or Chicken Stock2 tbsp Chili Powder2 tbsp Cumin, ground½ each Onion, diced1 each Bell Peppers, diced1 each Zucchini, diced1-2 Carrots, diced2 tsp Oregano, ground1 (8 oz) can Corn, drained and rinsedHealthy Hint: Look for Low-Sodium beans and stock.
To get involved in the Healthy Corner Store Initiative, call (401) 383-7441 or email [email protected] more recipes and to learn more about healthy eating, visit: www.kidsfirstri.orgFor more information about farms in Rhode Island, visit: www.farmfreshri.org
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