Submitted by lindsey on August 15, 2008 - 2:14pm.
Baltimore, MD (August 13, 2008) – Mayor Sheila Dixon announced the winner and three finalists in the AFRO Clean Green Block of Year contest. The contest, which was started in 1934 by Mrs. Frances L. Murphy, is the nation’s oldest existing environmental program to promote cleaning, greening, and sustaining projects in Baltimore neighborhoods.
“Collaborating to beautify our neighborhoods is crucial if we want to make our city and planet cleaner and greener for future generations,” said Mayor Dixon. “I want to thank all of the neighborhoods and neighbors who got involved in this effort. Every contribution you make promotes our environment and our civic pride.”
This year, the Afro Clean Green Block Competition was re-launched as a partnership between the Baltimore AFRO-American Newspaper and the Mayor’s Initiative for a CleanerGreener Baltimore. With the theme, “Don’t Hide the Pride and Make A Difference,” neighborhoods are challenged to clean, green, unify and beautify their block.
The overall winner was the 4500 block of The Strand, which is part of the Park Lane Neighborhood Association. They will receive a sign designating their community as the contest winners, enough large planters with flowers for both sides of the street, a visit from Mayor Dixon on “Neighborhood Appreciation Day,” a subscription to the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper, a block party and other gifts sponsored by Cleaner Greener Initiative partners.
The finalists in the contest include the 5100 blocks of Sunset Road and Levindale Road in the Levindale & Sunset Community, the 700 block of Belle Terrace, the 3200 block Frisby Road and the 3200 Ellerslie Road in the Better Waverly Community, and the 900 Block of Bevan Street and the 100 Block of West Cross Street in the Sharp Leadenhall Community.
Finalists will receive prizes including a visit from Mayor Dixon on “Neighborhood Appreciation Day,” a block party, t-shirts, fluorescent light bulbs and other gifts.
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