FCA Meeting Announcement
The next regular meeting of the Fairmount Civic Association will be Thursday, February 25th, at The Philadelphia Mennonite High School, 860 N. 24th St. Meetings begin at 7:30 PM, with refreshments available at 7:00 PM.
Help Green Fairmount
You can help "green" the neighborhood by planting a tree at your home. "Treevitalize" offers affordable tree planting services to residents of Fairmount. While the program is an ongoing one, the deadline for the current planting application period is April 14, 2010.
Click here for the application.
Some Benefits of Trees
- Increase property values
- Bring beauty and character to neighborhoods
- Save energy, cut heating and air-conditioning costs
- Shade and cool neighborhoods, reducing temperatures on the hottest summer days
- Clean pollutants out of the air and water
- Reduce stormwater runoff
- Buffer and reduce noise
- Promote community interaction and renewal
- Provide habitat for birds and other wildlife