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Hobart’s Run Accepting Applications for Executive Director Position
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Spring Litter Cleanups, Storm Grate Cleanout Contest
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POTTSTOWN, PA – After a frosty winter, the Hobart’s Run staff is looking forward to getting outside and picking up litter – and encouraging Pottstown residents to do the same. The nonprofit also has planned a new endeavor to help tackle an environmental issue that affects quality of life – and cleanliness of our water supply – here in the Borough.
On Saturday, April 26, residents from throughout the Borough are encouraged to participate in what Hobart’s Run has dubbed Gutter And Grate Adoption Day (GAGA Day). Top contributors to this effort will win local restaurant gift cards, courtesy of Hobart’s Run.
Why is Hobart’s Run “gaga” about clean gutters and grates? Here are facts gleaned from the Borough of Pottstown website and other sources:
- Obviously, the accumulation of litter and debris in gutters and grates in unsightly as well as unsanitary.
- Storm grates/drains help prevent road flooding – but only if they are clear.
- When polluted stormwater from street trash flows into our waterways through the grates, it harms the quality of water used for drinking, washing, recreation, and fishing and can increase water treatment costs.
- Debris that makes it into waterways – including cigarette butts and plastic bags, bottles, and six-pack rings – damages or kills aquatic life, from fish to birds.
Here are the “dirty” details for this volunteer effort:
- Residents who want to participate in GAGA Day can pick up special bags, safety vests, and gloves and borrow rakes and shovels at the Hobart’s Run office, 856 E. High St., the week prior to April 26. Please call ahead or email to make sure we are ready for you (contact@hobartsrunpottstown.org or 610-705-1018). Participants are asked to use the purple bags that will be provided through the Borough’s Adopt-a-Street program for litter; organic leaf and other organic debris will go into brown paper bags which Hobart’s Run also will provide.
- On GAGA Day, Saturday, April 26, set out into your neighborhood to find gutters and storm grates that need some love in the form of debris and litter removal. Important: Please take “before” pictures of the gutters and storm grates (they’ll be used to determine prize winners)!
- Go “gaga” by raking and bagging all debris and trash and place your bags at the corner of each street you’ve cleaned. Proudly take “after” photos and, in the photo, clearly show the street sign at the corner of the block where you targeted the gutter so Hobart’s Run and the Borough will know where you have worked and where to pick up bags. Submit before and after photos to contact@hobartsrunpottstown.org with the subject line “GAGA DAY” or text to 610-906-7872 with the subject line. Please be sure to note your name and contact information.
- The individual, family, or small group that cleans the most gutters and grates and submits the greatest number of before and after photos as proof will win a $100 gift card to Little Italy/The Pourhouse. (The more members you have in your team, the more you can clean up – so line up your teammates!)
- The second-place team will receive a $75 gift card; third place will receive a $50 gift card.
- Please return borrowed tools to Hobart’s Run when you have finished.
Gather some friends to help with GAGA Day and spread the word to folks throughout the Borough about this clean and green community-building initiative.
Hobart’s Run and Genesis Housing Partner to Beautify Focus Area Blocks
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Hobart’s Run and Genesis Housing Corporation are working to help property owners get more bang for their home beautification bucks when they collaborate with neighbors who share their desire to improve their block.
For a limited time, our two organizations will increase award amounts for approved improvement projects in the Hobart’s Run focus area if two or more property owners apply together for façade improvement projects.
Collaborative proposals must be submitted by two or three neighbors via a single application, and the properties must be continuous or located within 200 feet of each other. For example, two houses across the street from each other or two houses on the same side of the street but separated by one house should typically qualify. While landlords have been permitted to apply for Hobart’s Run FIGs, applications for this limited time program will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for landlords or investors who own multiple properties and apply for more than one grant.
Normally, our Façade Improvement Grants (FIGs) are for $500. Through this collaboration with Genesis Housing, two applicants who apply together will each receive $1,000 toward façade improvements at their homes. If three applicants apply together, each resident will receive $1,500 toward enhancements.
Contractor deposits can be paid up front — directly to the contractor — as can final payment. If costs exceed the grant, the property owner must pay the uncovered amount before Genesis Housing and Hobart’s Run will release their final payment.
Eligible projects may include:
- Masonry repairs (brick, stone, stucco)
- Siding replacement or repairs
- Exterior painting
- Roof patching or repairs, if visible from the street
- Decorative elements restoration (cornices, moldings, columns)
- Foundation repairs (if affecting façade integrity)
- Replacement of windows and doors to enhance energy efficiency and aesthetics
- Exterior lighting improvements (decorative and safety lighting)
- Security enhancements like cameras (if integrated aesthetically)
- Installation of planters, trees, or decorative landscaping
Grants will be issued as a reimbursement in accordance with the program guidelines and following terms:
- All work must conform to local and state ordinances. Proof of permits from the Borough of Pottstown may be required as applicable.
- Reimbursement requests must be accompanied by an invoice from a bona fide contractor, or sales receipts demonstrating materials purchased for the project consistent with the proposal.
- Once verified, a reimbursement check for project completion will be issued within two weeks.
- All work must be completed within three months of the grant approval date; otherwise, the grant may be forfeited.
- Approved projects must be completed by September 30, 2025.
- We would like to obtain “before and after” photos to document the work and the impact on the block.
Interested property owners should complete and submit this digital application, also found on the Hobart’s Run website. Please email hobartsrun.pottstown@gmail.com with any questions. Applications will be processed within three (3) days of submission. The application deadline is June 20, 2025.
This endeavor is made possible through the Pottstown Neighborhood Partnership of KeyBank and Genesis Housing Corporation. Genesis Housing recently received a donation from KeyBank under the PA DCED Neighborhood Tax Credit Program which has reserved $5,000 toward this collaborative FIG program.
“The Pottstown Façade Improvement Program provides grants for exterior renovations to help with Pottstown’s revitalization,” notes Judith Member, executive director of Genesis Housing. “We look forward to partnering with Hobart’s Run to provide greater impact for this selected neighborhood.”
“This partnership provides a great opportunity to help homeowners and make a block ‘pop’ with a grouping of notable façade enhancements,” says Twila Fisher, executive director of Hobart’s Run. “We are grateful to Genesis Housing, as we could not do this without their support. ”
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