10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

FREE FREE FREE FREE SATURDAY, March 31, 2018
Easter Egg Hunt Starts At 12:15 Sharp!!! Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad, Juice, Goody Bag, Picture with Easter Bunny FREE (Bring Cameras).

Donations for this event are being accepted through Paypal.com: georgiast313@yahoo.com, CashApp: $georgiastreetcc, on the DONATION TAB on the top left of our Blog: www.georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com

or by checks/money orders which can be sent to 8902 Vinton Detroit, MI 48213

Items can also be dropped off (pickups can be arranged).

Items needed: Easter Baskets, Plastic Eggs, Pre-Wrapped Candy, Chips, Juice, and Water

THIS EVENT IS ON SATURDAY March 31, 2018, 12PM TO 2PM

NEW THOUGHTS, ADDITIONAL DIRECTION, SAME INFO

Hello!! I want to take this blog in a new direction. I am going to try to BLOG more often. And make this blog more informational for all things COMMUNITY. There will still be things about GSCC, Urban Gardening and Farming, Bee Keeping, and other thoughts and information.

And Here it begins.......

 I have been thinking about a lot of things lately. Two weeks in a row parts of the city of Detroit has had some type of infrastructure malfunction. First the boil water alert and then the power outages do to high winds. The boil water alert was for three days and the power outages for some four days and counting........And we were not prepared!!! Not as a community by any means. I have not seen any politicians (Detroit City Government) come out and make a statement other than the normal emails about using generators safely and opening up warming centers. Have they forgotten this is an election year? I will be reminding everyone of this come election day.

It takes a village!!!! We need emergency preparedness. I want to start with our own warming centers and power stations. A house or two, a church, a building that can have solar and wind power for disasters, yes disasters, food and water. A place when its cold to come and get warm without having to leave their neighborhood. These places can also be used as community centers to help inform whats going on all the time. Of course this will take money. It can also be a way to kick start some needed revitalization in neighborhoods.

It's time for us to come together Detroit! Get prepared for anything that comes up. Get involved in the community so you can be informed. Trust me I know its not easy.....but be the better neighbor. Show the knuckleheads how it should be done. Get to know your neighbor(s). Again I know its not easy. We've become so secluded in our homes and you cant let just anyone in but that's the reason we need community centers and spaces. Start a community garden or block club, or get involved in the block club that's already formed. We can do this!!! We are Detroiters!!!

Hopefully as I get more into this there will be some order and not much rambling, so please be patient with me.

Thank You For Reading And Come Back Often!!!

Love To Everyone,

Mark "Cub" Covington

NO SHOWS on install dates from contractors who are GETTING PAID to do the work

I want to be as professional as possible. Don’t want to come off as being bitter. When you have a non-profit organization and it depends on donations to function we can’t have people or corporations not following through on pledges.

NO SHOWS on install dates from contractors who are GETTING PAID to do the work.

Example:  I was WXYZ’s Person Of The Week in July. They asked if I wanted something done right away what would it be. I said windows on the community center to make it look more inviting and professional. The same night it aired we got a call asking if we had anybody willing to donate for the windows. An amount was pledged and also a company that could do the work. An appointment for measurements was scheduled and kept. An install date (2 and ½ weeks) was scheduled. NO WINDOWS. After calls from me to company, another meeting was scheduled. New install date October 9^th 2013. Came and passed NO WINDOWS. Phone calls and emails have gone unanswered. We had some funds to go towards the windows from other donors and this information was told to the first donor reducing her pledged amount. What are Non-Profits to do in a situation like this?

 

Mark CUB Covington

GSCC

Founder/Chairman

GSCC'S 5TH ANNUAL FREE COAT GIVEAWAY

We are collecting New and Gently Used Coats, Scarves, Hats, and Gloves of all sizes for our 5th annual coat giveaway. It will be held November 9th, 2013. Items can be dropped off at 8902 Vinton
Detroit, MI 48213. We are also accepting Cash Donations to purchase items. Checks or Money Orders can be sent to the above address and made out to GSCC. Or we accept PAYPAL on the right of this page.

Thank You In Advance
Mark (CUB)

Re-Post For Donations

We Need Your Help!!! GSCC Backpack And School Supply Giveaway/ Street Fair

We are in need of Cash, Back Packs and School Supplies, Hot Dogs/Buns, Hamburgers/Buns, Juices, Water, Pop.
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Backpacks (new and gently used)
Three Ring Binders
Spiral Notebooks

Composition Notebooks
Pens
Pencils
Pencil Sharpeners
Loose Leaf Paper
Erasers
Rulers
Glue
Colored Markers
Colored Pencils
Pocket Folders
Pencil Cases
Crayons

Thank You In Advance!!!!
Donations can be made thru PAYPAL on the right or send checks, money orders, or drop off cash to GSCC 8902 Vinton, Detroit, MI 48213

GIVEAWAY WILL BE HELD SUNDAY AUGUST 25, 2013 FROM 1pm TO 4pm While Supplies Last

New Editions To The Community Center Farm

The ducks: Three Malards and two Jumbo Pekins.
Cozy our male goat was attacked by two female pitbulls on January 4th, 2012 but survived eleven days before passing away. He got Comfy pregnant in September and in March she had a baby boy Cozy Jr.