Never underestimate the power of a small organized group

A guy named Ed mentioned in the comments of these to links, is 80 yrs old owns his own place here and his home has been vandalized 5 times by the local gangs. in the second group of photos you'll see the inside of his house covered with "Tags" holes in the walls. They ripped up his mattress, broke just about everything he owns. In the ghetto the kids are afraid to come out and play , Hypodermic needles a whole turkey in the bag rotting as well as Chicken in bags rotting is Not a safe playground and these were all found. Well this is the town I grew up in I live near enough to come and help in this clean-up. Once a west sider always a west sider.

Through the pictures and the comments in these 2 photo albums is the story of My home town America. The America you don't get to see on TV sitcoms. I'm proud we made the world just a little more beautiful.

The Ugly
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/media/set/?set=a.2100014577112.124177.1147838969

"I was talking to my fam last night about what you guys are doing on that street and what has happened to Ed. Mike, who grew up in Piedmont said "Well they probably put that on the news, right?" The rest of us just laughed. I said no one on the news or in the police gives a crap about West Pitt. It just goes to show that we grew up with a different mentality then so many other people"

The Hard work and results
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/media/set/?set=a.2101411212027.124270.1147838969

If your are moved to,Our Group Needs your Help. We don't want anything but the time it takes you to send this story
to our local News here. Americans Helping Americans wanting Nothing in Return. The Smiles on the kids faces, the tears in Gratitude, helping an old man feel loved and not alone. Giving this gift has given me a greedy feeling for more. We plan Many more weekends ahead.

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If nothing else I hope this action some local peeps took, put a smile on your face.

Peace Out Everyone

proud patriot

Looks terrific!

I work with locals here to clean up levees and waterways.

Last year we worked with at risk youth who really were mad at finding things like shopping carts thrown into the river.

:hi:

:D

Keep up the good fight.

And yeah, never ever underestimate the power of a small and organized group.

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via a grassroots blog network to report good news coming out of our local communities.

If you don't want to blog it, please just let me know about the story.

I'm bookmarking this, and shall definitely contact your local media. Kudos to you and your neighbors, Proud Patriot!!!


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:hi:

I have to go work, but will write it up when I get home. :loveya:

I hate it when a few idiots try to ruin what is essentialy a good neighborhood full of folks who are just trying to get by and have a good life. :mad:

This perfectly illustrates what direct action can accomplish. I love the new artwork - it investes people in a way that just repainting a fence/house/wall does. Smart business owners here in my neighborhood who had problems with tagging brought in grafitti artists to do murals that represent the community -- tagging issue solved. Win win for everyone.

Thank you for stepping up and helping your community, and the world. :applause: :loveya:

this week.

major local television coverage......days before and after...all news channels....

THREE protesters....

if the media ignored them, no one would have known there where here.