FCA Meeting Announcement
The next regular meeting of the Fairmount Civic Association will be Thursday, June 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 a Spring, 2010 planting is July 30th, 2009.
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