Campello Business Association Donates $500

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bridget Norton Middleton

December 6, 2005 (508)584-8120 ext.2544

Campello Business Association Donates to Weed and Seed Program

At their November meeting, members of the Campello Business Association donated $795.00 to MainSpring House to support the Work Express program. This donation will strengthen an existing partnership between Work Express and the Weed and Seed initiative. The Weed and Seed grant, administered by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, supports Work Express’ clean-up efforts in the grant’s Campello target area. The target area was chosen because of its high incidence of crime. Working with the city’s Department of Public Works, this new partnership between the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office (Weed and Seed), Work Express and the Campello Business Association will serve a number of purposes. First, it supports the successful Work Express program, which gives homeless men the opportunity to learn the skills they need to become self-sufficient. Second, it will take some of the city’s worst eye-sores and create cleaner living spaces for city residents. By cleaning neglected lots, the Work Express crew will decrease the number of places in the city where crime can occur. A lot on Temple Street has already been cleaned. An additional 10 city-owned lots will be cleaned over the next twelve months.

Weed and Seed is a Department of Justice grant that weeds out drug and criminal activity while seeding the area with community programs and neighborhood restoration efforts.

For more information on Weed and Seed, contact Heather Thomson at the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.