Top Ten Reasons to Give Thanks for Egleston Square!


10. Our young people, who have come together after a hard year to work for peace, fight for youth jobs, and host positive events for their peers. 
9.  The Egleston Community Orchard and the Egleston Square Peace Garden, and Franklin Park, making our neighborhood a greener, safer place! 

8.  Local artwork--including the recent mural painted at Pin Bochinche restaurant!!!!   


7.  Great location, on the Orange Line, on several bus lines and on the border of two unique neighborhoods--Roxbury and Jamaica Plain!  

6.  Fun local events, including the Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony! 

5.  Great community organizations that work daily to make Egleston Square an even better neighborhood.
 4.  Local businesses, where you can buy everything from shoes and clothes, to travel packages, beauty supplies, music and food! 

3.  The wide diversity of residents and merchants born in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Korea, Vietnam, China, Pakistan, Morocco, Greece, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the U.S. and more! 

 
2.  Egleston Square merchants and residents who are invested in this community!  Whether they've been here for a few months, a few years or a few decades, the residents and merchants are committed to making this neighborhood the best it can be! 

 
1.  Your reason to give thanks!  Please let us know what you're thankful for by writing us!

Stay tuned for upcoming events, as we work together to

build our community,

strengthen our business district,

and revitalize our public spaces!! 

2. And what do you get when you add

17 Egleston merchants

5 police officers

2 staff from JPNDC

2 State Department Officials

AND

15 officials from EGYPT?! 

THE MONTHLY EGLESTON MERCHANTS' MEETING! 

Yes! 41 people packed Millenium Restaurant for Egleston Square's 

Monthly Merchant Meeting

last Wednesday November 16th! 

Word of our great work is spreading! The Egyptian officials were interested in seeing our meetings, held in conjunction with the police, to understand how we work to build our community!   

Check out pictures here!

3.  How many resources does it take to make this work happen?  

LOTS!  

Our organization receives generous funding from

the City of Boston

and the John Hancock Foundation,

but this funding is not enough to fund our work;

we depend on the support of

people like you!!! 

4.  How many donations do we need to meet our end of the year funding goal?  

1

YOURS!!!  

Join recent donors who have said,

"Because of your work, I'm starting to LOVE my community!"

"Things are looking so much better in Egleston...Thank you for all you do!"

"Thank you for helping me to take pride in my business!"  

DONATE NOW

to make your tax-deductible donation before the end of the year! 

THANK YOU!!! 

Egleston Square Main Street will soon be launching a new website!

The new website will include an Egleston Square calendar!
 

A Final Note...
 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the staff, students and families of the Rafael Hernandez School on the passing of Principal Margarita Muniz and Acting Principal Ken Larson.

In this time of thanksgiving, we are grateful for their service and for such a tremendous school. 

Please keep all affected in your thoughts and prayers at this time.