Neighborhood Notes: April 2023

Buy-A-Brick Program adds Canton Dog Park
The CCA Buy-A-Brick Program is excited to announce bricks are now available at the Friends of Canton Dog Park as well as at O'Donnell Square Park! Purchase a commemorative brick for $100 to be installed at the park of your choice and/or a replica brick with felt backing for $35. This is a unique way to pay tribute to your love of the community, recognize a special date, or businesses, or memorialize loved ones, including the furry ones. Purchase here. 

Canton Canopy Spring Plantings 
Canton Canopy, the volunteer group working with the CCA to increase the trees in Canton, returns for the season on Saturdays, April 29 and May 6. Join them from 9:00 am to noon to help plant new trees! (Locations TBD.) They’ll have tools, gloves, coffee, and donuts… all they need is you! For details, like them on Facebook.
 
Canton Ace Garden Party
Canton Ace Hardware is hosting its Annual Garden Party on April 22 from 10 am-2 pm and the CCA is going to be there. Look for our booth outside! The event will feature local gardening experts, giveaways, and 20% off plants, pottery, tools, paint, and more! The sale runs all weekend April 22 & 23 at 1022 S. Binney Street. DETAILS HERE. 

HHA B3 Bingo Fundraiser

Support the Hampstead Hill Academy PTO when B3: Bingo, Bidding and Bites returns April 29. Come out to socialize, bid on silent auction items, play bingo, and enjoy food from many of your favorite local restaurants while listening to great 90s music! The annual fundraiser benefits educational programs, after-school clubs, field trips, and classroom supplies. B3 is an over-21 event. TICKETS here.

Music on the Square Concert Series
Music on the Square Concert Series continues April 14 with Justin Golden. With roots in the Mississippi Delta, Chicago, and the Piedmont of Virginia, Richmond-based guitarist and songwriter Justin’s origins are deeply vested in the blues. 

Details and Tickets here or visit www.facebook.com/musicotsquare for more information. The concert series is held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Church on the Square located at 1025 S. Potomac Street.
 
Easter Egg Hunt
Church on the Square hosts their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 9 at 11:30 am at O’Donnell Square Park. Bring the kids to search for treat-filled eggs. COTS is located at 1025 S. Potomac St. For details, contact info@churchonthesquarebaltimore.org.

Free Pilates, Zumba & Wellness Classes
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (at 1501 South Clinton Street in Canton) has Free Pilates Classes on Wednesdays from 12-12:30. The instructor is amazing and you don’t need CareFirst insurance to participate. Classes and parking are free. Some yoga mats are provided but you are free to bring your own. To register please click https://www.carefirst.com/cec/, and select register for a class or event. Other free wellness classes offered at the CareFirst Engagement Center include Decoding Diabetes, Healthy Food & Body, Caregiver Support, Boost Your Mental Muscle, and Managing Stress. Zumba coming soon!
 
Hatton Senior Center
Baltimore is home to 13 senior centers which offer different programs and services for older adults. In Canton, the Hatton Senior Senior Center, located at 2825 Fait Ave., is open Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-3:30 pm. Neighbors 55+ can take part in fitness and wellness programs, dining services, and lifelong learning classes. Seniors 60+ are eligible for the “Eating Together Meal” Monday, Tuesday & Thursday at 11:30 am for $2. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 410-396-9025 or email Adrienne.Blumberg@baltimorecity.gov. Look for more details to follow in future Life in Canton e-newsletters.

Overhead utility problems? Dangling lines? Let us help. 
If you have utility poles around your home with inactive, loose, or potentially dangerous lines hanging from them the CCA wants to know. We are continuing an initiative to motivate the utility companies to clean up Canton's overhead utilities but need information on the "problem poles" first. To report the location of a problem, fill out this form. Most utility poles have a metal tag with a number on them that tells BGE exactly where the pole is located. Please include this number if possible. Please note, the CCA is not the point of contact for problems with your service. We are merely trying to help facilitate the removal of non-functioning lines.

Community Compost Initiative
The CCA is celebrating the on -year anniversary of the Community Compost Station where neighbors are invited to drop off food scraps and compostables for FREE! The site is at the I Wonder Garden at Hudson and Baylis Streets inside the fence in the NE corner of the parking lot. Included are food scraps and compostables like fruits & vegetables, coffee grounds, bread, and compostable packaging, but not plastic, glass, oil, or metals. There are signs to specify what can and can’t be composted at the site. The bins are emptied once a week. For questions info, email info@CantonCommunity.org

CCA NEWS
 
CCA Hybrid Public Meetings 2023
February 28, May 16, September 19, and November 28
 
CCA Free Community Dumpster Days 2023
March 11, June 3, September 23, November 4
 
CCA Social Media - Follow us!
For the latest information about our neighborhood and other helpful community/city news, please follow our CCA pages on social media. Instagram @CCA_Baltimore and www.facebook.com/CantonCommunityAssociation.
 
CCA Committees
CCA committees include Arts, Economic Development, Education, Marketing, Membership, Public Safety, Transportation, Social, Sustainability, and Volunteer. The CCA also oversees the Friends of Canton Dog Park and Friends O’Donnell Square, and partners with Canton Canopy, I Wonder Garden, and the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance. New members are welcomed for all CCA committees. Details can be found on our website at https://www.cantoncommunity.org/committees.