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Teri Dumont said she wants to rent her apartment units on Jamestown Avenue to nice people, and in order to do so she does her part to help make Price Hill a pleasant place to live. Dumont was one of more than 100 people involved with Price Hill block clubs and neighborhood watch groups who gathered at St. William Church Thursday, July 9, for the second annual block club summit sponsored by Price Hill Will’s Safety Community Action Team. “I want this neighborhood to stay nice so I can rent my apartments to nice people,” said Dumont, a member of the Sunset block club. “I’ve owned my apartment building since 1980, and my section of Jamestown is nicer than it’s ever been.” She said she’s been a member of the block club for two years. She enjoys the camaraderie of the club and the fact she is always informed about what is happening in the neighborhood. “It really does make a big dif-
ference,” she said. Kara Ray, community organizer for Price Hill Will, said the summit provided the members of all the different block clubs and watch groups a chance to meet one another, share ideas and success stories and brainstorm about new initiatives to keep their communities safe. The event began with a safety walk and litter clean up on the streets surrounding St. William, followed by free refreshments. Ray said housing representatives from Santa Maria Community Services also attended the summit to give participants a presentation on how to work and communicate positively with problem and absentee landlords. “It’s also just a great night to enjoy the neighborhood,” she said. Matt and Elizabeth Batie said they participate in the parties and get-togethers the block club on their street organizes, but they have yet to officially join their neighborhood’s club. Price Hill residents for five years, they said they love the community’s proximity to downtown and great housing stock,
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Gardner Coughlen, left, and Pat Morgan, members of the Price Hill Rocks block club, pick up litter near St. William Church during a safety walk at the second annual block club summit sponsored by Price Hill Will. and they hope to find more time in their schedules to be members of the block club. “I’d like to get involved in the community and try to increase the positive things taking place in Price Hill,” Elizabeth said.
Matt added, “Also to get to know the neighbors so there are more familiar faces.” The summit concluded with a free concert by Magnolia Mountain sponsored by Price Hill Will’s Arts Community Action Team.
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Neighbors summit in Price Hill By Kurt Backscheider
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Grayson Rhoades said he learned a great deal from his experiences in the cooperative education program at the College of Mount St. Joseph. The Monfort Heights resident excelled in the program, and as a result was presented the 2009 Coop of the Year Award by the Mount. “It was a great experience and I learned a lot,” said Rhoades, who graduated from the Mount this spring with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. “The program was awesome.” The La Salle High School graduate was selected from a field of seven students for the award. He spent three semesters in the Mount’s co-op program and worked as a recreation leader/inclusion specialist at the Dunham and Millvale community centers for the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. He said he interacted with children of all ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and worked with children from Burundi, Senegal and Rwanda to help them become accepted and assimilated with other children. “It was amazing to see such a diverse community and how they
interact with each other,” Rhoades said. His experiences taught him to always have an open mind and a positive attitude when Rhoades working with children in order to help make their day better, he said. Rhoades is now a graduate student at Xavier University and is working toward his master’s in special education. He said his goal is to be a special education teacher and hopefully a coach. “I enjoy working with the kids and seeing the strides they make in their development throughout the year, and figuring out what modifications are needed to help the kids who may not be catching on as quickly,” he said. “It’s inspiring to me to see that development and learning process.” Rhoades said he thanks the Mount for providing him the opportunity to be in the cooperative education program. “I would recommend the co-op program to any student,” he said. “It’s a great way to see what you want to do with your life.”