With its assortment of solid, well-kept homes and others under renovation, the 2700 block of Arthur Avenue is contrary to stereotypes about Camden, NJ. New planters are adding to the appeal.
The St. Joseph's Carpenter Society, a non-profit with deep roots in East Camden and Cramer Hill, is helping to cultivate greener neighborhoods through a block-by-block focus partnered with local residents. L-R: Felix Moulier of the St. Joseph's Carpenter Society, resident Ruth Perez, artistic director Estefany Rodriguez, and Lisnette Peña with the flower boxes on the 2700 block of Arthur St. in Camden, N.J. on July 27, 2023.on Jul 30, 2023, 5:00 a.m.
The result is 14 brightly painted, flower-filled planters along the 2700 block of Arthur Avenue in the city’s Cramer Hill section., a nonprofit that renovates houses and works to strengthen communities in East Camden and Cramer Hill.“It’s basically about instilling pride in our neighborhoods and building them up little by little,” said project manager Felix Moulier, who lives in East Camden. “Every project is another seed planted.
On Thursday, a committee convened by the Carpenter Society selected three grant recipients for 2023. They included the 1200 block of North 21st Street and the community garden at theStudents at Vets helped paint the planter boxes for Arthur Avenue, teacher and garden club advisor Denise Kaeferle said.
“We’ll teach kids how to care for plants that beautify, and plants that have nutritional value,” she said.Perez said she sought to make her block not only more attractive, but inspirational. Said Perez’s son Ronald Estevez: “Before my mother does anything [involving] the block, she talks to every neighbor. If people signed the petition, they got a planter. And now some of the ones who didn’t get a planter are sad.”
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