SoWe

SoWe Community Safety Committee
2023-05-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-01-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The SoWe Community Safety Committee meets the second Wednesday of every other month. The vision of the Community Safety Committee is Southwest Lancaster is a safe and peaceful neighborhood through the ongoing collaboration of residents, community organizations, and public safety agencies.
Goals of the committee are:

Offer Positive Community Engagement for At-Risk Populations.
Improve Police/Community Relations.
Create a Safer Environment that Deters Crime.

Interested in joining the committee or attending a meeting? Contact Amos Stoltzfus at astoltzfus@wearetenfold.org or Dick Hecker at Dhecker123@comcast.net

SoWe Neighborhood Connections Committee
2023-05-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-01-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Laurel Street Mennonite Church, 301 Laurel St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
We believe the residents of Southwest Lancaster are closely connected to each other, celebrating the diversity of racial/ethnic backgrounds and sharing a sense of joint responsibility to care for one another.
The Neighborhood Connections Committee was built to bring the already close SoWe community even closer. Addressing the need for more community events, improving residents’ access to services and jobs; this committee hopes to encourage a shared sense of pride and responsibility in not only caring for the neighborhood but each other as well.
The Neighborhood Connections Committee meets every other month on the 3rd Monday at 6pm. Meetings are held at Laurel Street Mennonite Church. If you’re interested in joining this committee, email SoWe Coordinator Jacquie Morges at jacquie@wearetenfold.org.

SoWe Block Party
2023-06-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
Join your neighbors on Saturday, June 3rd from 1 to 5pm in Culliton Park for SoWe’s annual block party! We’ll have free food, lots of activities for kids, a basketball tournament, music, information about neighborhood resources, and so much more. We hope to see you there.

SoWe Parks & Public Realm Committee
2023-06-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Lancaster Rec., 525 Fairview Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
We believe the streets, open spaces, parks, and other public spaces in Southwest Lancaster are clean, safe, and inviting.
The SoWe Parks & Public Realm Committee meets the second Monday of each month at 4pm. If you are interested in attending a meeting or joining the committee please contact SoWe Coordinator Jacquie Morges (jacquie@wearetenfold.org)

SoWe Board Meeting
2023-06-26 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-08-28 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-10-23 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Joseph Church, 440 Saint Joseph Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
The SoWe Board, made up of your neighbors and neighborhood nonprofit leaders, meets every other month on the 4th Monday at 5:30pm. Meetings are held in the St. Francis Room at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
All board meetings are open to the public, and each meeting includes a public comment time where neighbors are able to share feedback and ask questions. Please consider joining us!
If you have any questions about board meetings, contact SoWe Director Amos Stoltzfus (amos@wearetenfold.org).

SoWe Board Meeting
2024-02-26 17:30 - 18:30
The SoWe Board meets every other month, for one hour. These meetings are open to the public/neighborhood and if you ever have any concerns or suggestions for things happening in the neighborhood – this is a great meeting to come and share and get to know more of your neighbors!
Please join us in the Saint Francis Room in Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church at 440 Saint Joseph’s St.

Cabbage Hill History Talk with Jim Gerhart
2024-03-05 18:30 - 19:30
SoWe is hosting a talk by Jim Gerhart (author of “History on the Hill”) about a dynamic era in Cabbage Hill’s history. In an illustrated presentation, Jim will chronicle the growth of Cabbage Hill from a small settlement in the mid-1700s to the bustling working-class neighborhood of 1870-1970.
You are invited to join SoWe and Jim for this presentation, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in the Parish Hall of St. Joseph Catholic Church (410 St Joseph St). Admission is FREE, and parking is available in the lot across the street from the church.

Landlord Forum
2024-04-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Tec Centro West, 57 Laurel St, Lancaster, 17603, United States
Are you a rental property owner in SoWe?
If so – you’ll want to attend our upcoming Landlord Forum on Eviction Prevention happening Thursday – Aprill 11th at Tec Centro West (57 Laurel St). Tip: There is a parking lot available for your convivence.
At this meeting, you’ll have a chance to meet other landlords in the neighborhood and learn about helpful resources available to you like how to prevent evictions (saving both you and your tenant money and stress).
You can expect pizza and drinks! You don’t need to register to attend – but please direct any pre-event questions to Amos, Amos@WeAreTenfold.org or 717-358-9358.

Pocket Park Mulch Day
2024-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 | SoWe Pocket Park, 244 Filbert St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Join us as we ready our beloved Pocket Park for Spring!
Our plan is to mulch our flower beds and walking path, weed, and pick up trash in the park! If you’ve never mulched before, have no fear, we will teach you!
If you have garden gloves, bring them along. If not, don’t let that deter you – we’ll bring plenty of extra’s. Email Jacquie@WeAreTenfold.org if you plan on coming – or just walk on over!
This activity is best suited for folks who are able to lift 10 lbs and/or who are comfortable working on your butt or knees for a bit of time.

Free Neighborhood Meals
2024-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | 285 Conestoga St, 285 Conestoga St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Free Neighborhood Meals are open to all! They typically happen the first Tuesday of every month – excluding April and May) from now through October!
The purpose of these meals are:

To meet more of the people living around you
To get more connected to this specific, beautiful neighborhood (including enjoying one of SoWe’s lovely outdoor spaces – that even has cool community art!)
To eat yummy food you didn’t have to find/cook!

We promise to always serve some vegetarian and GF food plus often desserts!

Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-20 11:00 - 15:00 | 285 Conestoga St, 285 Conestoga St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Mark your calendars for our 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration of seismic proportions! Last year we installed a community graffiti mural – and this year we plan to grow the spectacle even more!
You can expect more hands-on learning, free plants to adorn your home/yard/street, an interactive art installation, writing workshop, and back by popular demand, Community Open Mic Performances on our loading dock stage!
The theme of the event this year is Nature in Your Neighborhood! So in preparation for the event – we invite you to create an art piece to be semi-permanently installed on our fence and/or share a song/poem/dance/story about the nature you already see of want to see in our neighborhood!
Address: 285 Conestoga St (The site of the “Behind Culliton Park” Compost Bin)
To volunteer for this event – sign up HERE !!

Spring Blooms Tree Walk
2024-05-04 14:00 - 16:00
Get to know the beautiful trees that bloom each spring and bring so much color to our streets! Attendees will learn all about the trees that grow in SoWe this time of year, what benefits they bring to us and our animal/plant residents, and even take home a native tree of their own if they want!
For those who have been on our nature walks before – we always take a new route – so there are still plenty of our trees to get to know!
This walk is lead by Tree expert and professional forester, Ryan Davis from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (and he’s a SoWe neighbor – how cool is that!)
Email Jacquie@WeAreTenfold.org – for specific details of where this walk will start
