It Takes a Village

Spring Cleaning and Greening

Along with blooming greens and singing birds, spring brought with it the bi-annual Love Your Park Day. But truth be told, pandemic restrictions sent many outside long before it was warm for fresh-air activities and a dose of vitamin D. So thanks to Clean & Green enthusiasts who have been contributing long before the Love Your Park call to action, especially at these beloved neighborhood sites. ■

At Moyamensing Point, neighbors dug in for some socially distanced clean-up.

John Weir, chair of Friends of Moyamensing Point (above), recruited a crew for cleaning and weeding the triangle at the intersection of 2nd St. and Moyamensing Ave. From left to right, Pat Bigley, Tom Bonner, and Rosemary and David Gifford.

Volunteers swept and raked winter away at Beck Park.

Ed Snyder (on rake) and Steve Nolan (on broom) got an early start and were later joined by Michael Grossberg, Willa Grossberg, Dan Rosenzweig, Sara McDonough, and Rosie Rosenzweig.

A crop of QV kids tended the Rose Garden.

Later in the season, more volunteers arrived to help Maria Frizelle Roberts out at the Front Street Rose Garden. Pictured are Juliette Kang’s daughters, Rosalie and Clarissa Kraines, and Kevin Murphy’s sons Logan and Caden Murphy.

Springing into action, the Friends of Mario Lanza Park joined forces to tend to the beloved park.

Friends of Mario Lanza Park Chair Lisa Mell organized this spring’s planting and clean-up. Clockwise from bottom: Early arrivals James Schulte, Andrew Mell, and Lisa Mell got a surprise visit from State Rep. Mary Isaacson; handy with shears, Noah Saltzman and Katlin Winter trimmed back the ivy; busy with the broom, Amy Rivera swept up the walkway; wielding a wheelbarrow, Cathy Cassie spread mulch along the east wall; and, brandishing shovel and wheelbarrow, James Schulte and Karl Janowitz worked on the west wall.