Our Letter to the Northeast Times!

See below for our letter to the editor of the Northeast Times in support of the Mural Arts Program cominf to Frankford! You can also find it online here (third from the bottom): http://www.bsmphilly.com/opinion/3605-letters-to-the-editor-august-25-2011-edition.html


Mural Arts Program is a bright spot in Frankford

It was with great pleasure that we read John Loftus’ piece in the Aug. 11 edition of the Northeast Times about the Mural Arts Program coming to Frankford.

The Frankford Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing the 4200 to 5300 blocks of Frankford Ave. and the surrounding neighborhood, has been working with Netanel Portier and Cesar Viveros to help facilitate this process, and we could not be more pleased that they will be working to beautify our community. We were also thrilled that Cesar was able to attend our second in a series of arts festivals held on Aug. 13.

The Frankford CDC believes the work of the Mural Arts Program will go a long way toward furthering our efforts to turn Frankford into a vibrant neighborhood and business district once again.

We look forward to continuing our involvement with this project and engaging the entire Frankford community to create something special, beautiful and sustainable right here in our own backyard.

Tracy O’Drain
Managing Director
Frankford Community Development Corporation