Neighborhood Block Blitz – Thursday, August 5, 9am - 4pm
RAIN DATE 8/12

We’re already working up a sweat!

Commercial contractors, small, one person shops, enthusiastic church volunteers, a handful of political representatives, property owners in California, city workers, some architects, a collection of artists, engaged banks, resident driven neighborhood groups and various giggling throngs of kids. What do all these folks have in common? The Block Blitz of course! So many people and companies have reached out to help make this giant volunteer effort a truly moving event. Thank you to all involved and we hope to see you out this Thursday getting dirty for a good cause!

Last minute Block Blitz updates:

Sherwin-Williams Did we mention that we spent 2.5 hours ordering paint the other day? We saw stellar customer service (and great patience) at work!
84 Lumber So when you need to rebuild 10 porches in a day, where do you go?
Eric Mower and Associates It seems that EMA is winning the volunteer count with more than 60 staff members volunteering for the Near Westside!
St. Andrew's Church St. Andrew’s Church folks are here after driving up this past weekend from Maryland and are already working away on the Southside! If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by and say hi!
M&T Bank Thank you Blitz supporter!
Syracuse Center of Excellence The Syracuse Center of Excellence folks have been pretty mum about their volunteer t-shirt choice this year, but we’re remaining confident that we can win this battle!
Murtaugh Restorations We have these guys on speed dial!
Lowe's We just don’t know what we would do without Lowe’s! Or poor Cory who we called every day for what must seem a lifetime to the poor man.
City of Syracuse Three words: The Mayor volunteering!
Edward Joy Electric Edward Joy Electric donated all new lights for the Police Storefront Sign on Otisco Street!
Wegmans Southside and Near Westside residents within our Block Blitz target area will receive bags filled with goodies all nicely housed in a Wegmans’ reuseable shopping bag. Wegmans is also helping to feed volunteers on the Southside!
The Spa at 500 Massages on the NWS! And Marc Brown, LMT on the Southside!
Atlas Fence Have we mentioned that Atlas Fence is the best fence company in the entire world? Between donating fences, assigning knowledgeable and eager staff to the event and dealing with an onslaught of last minute changes and questions—Atlas Fence, we salute you!
Gasparini Landscaping Ditto for these guys!
Cabinet Fabrication Group Can’t wait to see their work of art, oops, we mean porch project this year!
Syracuse Architecture All we’re saying is: Glow in the dark!
The Welcome Inn Mmmmmmm pulled pork and perogies for lunch on the NWS!
DigSafeNY We’re wondering how many times we can call DigSafeNY within a two-day period?
Hueber Breuer Hueber Breuer has adopted a house on the Southside and plans to replace front steps and railings, paint the foundation and garage and has even loaned us their post hole digger!
Syracuse Firefighters Local 280 & the Firefighters Credit Union Syracuse Firefighters Local 280 and the Firefighters Credit Union will be helping all Blitz volunteers stay hydrated—with bottled water!
Key Bank Muchas gracias!
Clear Channel and more thanks!

Grateful for the promise of volunteer teams from YouthBuild, Liberty Resources, Matawon Development Group, Citizens Bank, City of Syracuse, Barnabas House, Green & Seifter, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corp., ACTU Construction, Workforce Development Institute, Near Westside Initiative, Gifford Foundation, La Liga, King & King Architects, First Niagara Bank, Home HeadQuarters Board of Directors and Residents Committee, Onondaga Earth Corps, Christopher Community and more!

Call or email Ali or Karen if you still want to get involved: 474-1939 x249 or info@homehq.org. Or click here for more info.

Whew! We’ll see you on Thursday!