Media mention!!

Freed Maxick, a local top 100 CPA firm, has graciously featured us on their blog. Check it out!

http://www.freedmaxickcareers.com/blog/local-spotlight-renu-niagara/

Twitter

ReNu Niagara now has a twitter, so please follow us for additional updates and info! 
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Happy Veterans Day

ReNu Niagara would like to wish those who have served, their families, and the Western New Yorkers who appreciate them so deeply, a happy Veterans Day.

Possible Upcoming Project

Niagara Hub has written an article about one of our programs: the Greenprint Niagara project, and their grant application. Read on for more info!

Project will convert downtown vacant lot into living classroom

The City of Niagara Falls and Greenprint Niagara, Inc. have partnered to submit a $25,000 grant application to the United States Conference of Mayors 2013 Gardens and Green Spaces Program. No matching City funds will be required if the grant is awarded. The application was submitted on October 26, 2012.

The project will convert a city owned vacant lot at 561 Third Street into a community greenspace with native plantings, a wireless internet hot-spot, and educational features to connect visitors to the region’s history and impressive natural resources. The site was selected because of its close proximity to the Niagara Gorge, the Third Street District, and the Niagara Aquarium. Pioneer Park will help draw visitors further into the City, give local educators another option for field trips, and provide a unique urban greenspace for all residents. It will also help stabilize the surrounding residential area. As a youth-focused space, Pioneer Park will help prevent sex offenders from being warehoused in the Park Place neighborhood. It will carry the same designation as a playground.

“My administration is committed to neighborhood stabilization, showcasing our natural resources, and community partnerships. The Pioneer Park Project brings all of those elements together, at zero taxpayer expense,” said Mayor Paul Dyster. “Tactical urban investments make a difference. We will continue to build momentum, and secure grant funding, to improve the downtown residential and commercial district. People around the country are talking about our approach. Pioneer Park, and continuing to work with Greenprint Niagara, Inc., and our partners, are more steps in the right direction.”

The United States Conference of Mayors grant application was supported by a wide-range of stakeholders including: Mayor Paul Dyster, Greenprint Niagara, Inc., Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, the New York State Office of Parks and Historic Preservation, Niagara County Legislator Jason Zona, Niagara Falls City Councilwoman Kristen Grandinetti, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County, the Niagara Falls City School District, the Niagara Beautification Commission, the Niagara Falls Block Club Council, Niagara University: ReNU Niagara, the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, Niagara Falls Community Development, the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association, the Isaiah 61 Project, and the Niagara Aquarium.

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Tree Planting Project Saturday November 10th

Niagara Beautification Commission to Team Up with Greenprint Niagara for City-Wide Tree Planting Project

The Niagara Beautification Commission (NBC), an organization that promotes the beautification of the Niagara Falls area by mobilizing volunteer resources, is teaming up with a newly created organization, Greenprint Niagara, to plant trees from NBC's Tree Nursery in different spaces throughout the city.

The project will focus on planting trees in several areas of the city. Anyone interested in volunteering on November 10th should contact 205-0287 for details.

Both the Niagara beautification Commission and Greenprint Niagara have missions geared towards eliminating blight and beautifying the City of Niagara Falls.

What: Veterans Day Tree Planting project

Who: Niagara beautification Commission in partnership with Greenprint Niagara

When: Veterans Day Weekend; Saturday November 10th starting at 8:30am

Where: City-wide; starting at the NBC Tree Nursery, located just off Robbins Dr. next to the City of Niagara Falls garage at 8:30am

Contact: Tom Lowe (716) 205-0287 / GreenprintNF@gmail.com