By Brenda Duke

What HAVE we been doing? GALA has been busy! Our Beautiful Alleys team hosted the CN Track Gang Cleanup on September 21, 2024. Seventeen volunteers plus CN staff participated to pick up an astonishing 7500 pounds of trash and illegal dumping. Our thanks to Team Up to Clean Up for supplies, Fast Bin for waste disposal, Jeff DeBruin-Smith from Barclay Photograhy and CN Rail for funding. No cleanup is complete without a celebration lunch with pizza from Macy’s Food Mart.

September 28, 2024 was not as sunny as the 21st but we forged ahead with the Beautiful Alleys Fall Cleanup.  Overall over 100 volunteers registered and picked up supplies. Our community station at Powell Park saw over 20 volunteers, students, residents and First Ontario Blue Wave volunteers show up in the rain. They tackled the surrounding area and took on the WORST alley in Gibson, Chestnut and Kinrade. Our Fast Bin dumpster was filled to the brim. What a stellar job! The Mountain Team continues to impress with 12 Student volunteers plus residents. Beatiful Alleys could not do this without Volunteers and support from the Ward 3 and Ward 7 offices, Barton Village BIA and Concession Street BIA. Coffee was hot, treats were enjoyed and everyone filled up on a pizza lunch from Macy’s Food Mart and Speedy Subs on the mountain. See you again in April!

What ARE we doing? Planning of course! It’s time to think about the holidays. We’ve got Halloween underway for October 26, 2024. Join GALA, the Barton Village BIA and Wever Core when we host the witches and goblins at Powell Park. They’ll be bringing crafts and games, and scary monsters who love to have their pictures taken. Office Tags from Animal Control will lead our guests in a costume parade. Don’t miss out!

And then, we need to prepare to invite Santa for a Holiday Breakfast. Tentative plans are for December 7, 2024 at Westinghouse with breakfast catered by 541 Eatery and Exchange. The littles can decorate cookies, make crafts and get a present from under the tree. Stay tuned for updates!

Do you want to join in to make our community the best place? Contact us at the emails below or visit our Facebook Group and website for up to date information.

General Inquiries: gala.hub.chair@gmail.com

Cleanups and Beautification: hamiltonalleys@gmail.com

Event News and Planning: eventsatgala@gmail.com

News and Publications: galaherald@gmail.com

Advertising: galaheraldads@gmail.com

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Beautiful Alleys | Facebook / The GALA Herald | Facebook

www.beautifulalleys.ca / www.galaherald.ca

Beautiful Alleys Cleanup

 

CN Track Cleanup