GU’s Second Annual Forum is May 8, 2013 6-9pm at Flying Horse Center 312-316 West Chelten Avenue. Come see how you can make Germantown more Sustainable. Opening remarks by Councilwoman Cindy Bass. Space is limited, so please RSVP: info@germantownunitedcdc.org. PANELISTS Robert Fleming Director of Sustainable Design at Philadelphia University. Dwayne Wharton Director of External Affairs, The Food Trust. Kelly Maillie PHS Roots to Re-Entry -Green Job Training and Placement Program Aine Doley and Emaleigh Doley, sisters and co-organizers of the W…
Yvonne Haskins featured on new podcast Northwest Soapbox
G-town Radio has a new podcast series called the Northwest Soapbox. Community members are given the chance to comment on things happening in our neighborhood, share important information and challenge us to take action. The first installment is from attorney Yvonne Haskins of Germantown United CDC. The first installment of G-town Radio’s new podcast series The Northwest Soapbox features attorney Yvonne Haskins of Germantown United CDC. Yvonne is the co-chair of GU’s Program Committee and the informal advisor on zoning/land…
Germantown United goes public
Repost from WHYY New Germantown CDC tries to “dream big” about neighborhood’s future NOVEMBER 18, 2011 Nearly two dozen Germantowners met at the renovated Greene Street YMCA to “dream big” about the future of the commercial corridors in the neighborhood. This came after a steering committee and representatives from five West Germantown community organizations mobilized behind a newly formed community development corporation called Germantown United. Last week, they said they wanted to go public with their ideas. Among their visions were…
Directors needed
Repost from WHYY Germantown United CDC seeks board members MARCH 22, 2012 Since the Germantown United CDC incorporated late last year, its founding members have met in small groups and at large forums, discussing and eventually agreeing on a set of bylaws and appointing a board of directors to run things. The new CDC has drawn a varied crop of members, from John Churchville, a respected businessman “of a certain age,” to Emaleigh Doley, a young professional who’s been trying…