The Fishtown Neighbors Association is holding a contest to design a logo for use on its website and printed materials. The winning entry will receive a $100 cash prize as well as a free tree for planting on the winner's sidewalk. Entries must contain the words Fishtown Neighbors Association and www.fishtownlife.com within the design. The rest is up to your creativity.

E-mail entries to fna@fishtownlife.com. Entries will be accepted through the summer with a deadline of September 5th at 5pm. Three finalists will be selected for judging at the September general meeting on September 19th, 2008.

The winners of the FNA Beautification Committee's Planter Contest were announced at June's FNA general membership meeting.  The decision was pretty tough, so a special thanks to our judge & sponsor, Mary Costello (owner, City Planter).

The winners of "Best Planter" & "Best Window Box" both received a $50 gift certificate to Greensgrow Farms and a $15 off coupon to City Planter.  The "Best Overall" winner received a $50 gift certificate to City Planter and a $50 gas card provided by Eagle One Credit Union.

A special thanks to our sponsors; City Planter, Greensgrow Farms, and Eagle One Credit Union, for their generous support and their help in making this contest a success!!

Also, thank you to all of the gardeners who entered either themselves or their neighbors.  We got such a great response, and all of the gardens were so beautiful, that we're going to try this contest again next year!!  Thanks again, and happy planting!

Please read on for pics of the winning gardens...

This month's FNA Works clean-up will be: Saturday, June 28th!!

We will meet at the Fishtown Rec Center at 10:00am and will be tackling the lot on the corner of Girard & Berks. Suggestions for any other areas that might need a little TLC from the community are always accepted. Please email: fnabeautification@yahoo.com or Beautification Committee Chairwoman Adrianna Carey at: adriannacarey@yahoo.com to put in your suggestions or to be added to the Beautification Committee email list!

Cleaning supplies will be provided, but please bring a pair of gloves.

Thanks in advance for your time, and hope to see you there!

A big thank you to the volunteers who beautified Fishtown by participating in Mayor Nutter's Philly Spring Cleanup.   The FNA counted approximately 225 people at its Fishtown rec check-in.  Combined with events held by the New Kensington Development Corporation and the Friends of Penn Treaty Park, that brings the total number of Fishtown volunteers to about 475, a tremendous turnout that we should all be proud of.  See more pictures here:  http://fishtownlife.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=3&page=1.

Another big thanks to the Philadelphia Brewing Company for hosting the post-cleanup BBQ.

To keep the momentum going, the FNA will continue FNAWorks, a monthly cleanup program designed to tackle specific eyesores in the neighborhood.  In addition, we'll devote time at the next monthly meeting (April 17th) to revitalizing the Beautification Committee.  Please check the calendar of events for details about upcoming events and meetings.