Next Meet Up: Sunday, February 8, 2025, 10am-noon (cocoa & cookies!)
We'll be close enough to Valentine’s Day to show some LOVE to the Peru Stairs! There will be hot cocoa & cookies so we can kick off 2026 with a refreshed gardening crew! Feel free to bring some cookies to share, and your neighbors!
Hopefully the new year can bring more of us out- we need more hands!
There is no workday in January. However, weeds don’t read email and will undoubtedly flourish. If you are passing through, your help is always welcome to remove any trash and weeds- especially the oxalis (looks like clover).
Whether you are new, a regular, or drop in once in a while - you are most welcome!
December News:
Happy Holidays to you from the Friends of Peru Ave Stairway! We had a great time on Dec 14, even though our group was small. The best update is that the wild flower bed at the base of the stairs is ready to be seeded. Here are two of Santa’s helpers wearing sleigh bells hauling sacks of weeds…
The Friends of Peru Avenue Stairway (FOPAS) invites you to join the community effort to beautify and maintain our stairway. We meet up during most months as a casual get together to connect with neighbors, share stories, weed, pick up trash, sweep the steps, and generally be good stewards of the space.
Bring your gloves, tools, hats and community spirit! Food and drink to share are also welcome!
Our work now maintains the vision of a team of neighbors who turned a neglected stairway into a park with thriving native plants and natural beauty.
Los Amigos de la Escalera de la Avenida Perú (FOPAS) los invitan a unirse al esfuerzo comunitario para embellecer y mantener nuestra escalera. Nos reunimos casi todos los meses en una reunión informal para conectar con los vecinos, compartir historias, desmalezar, recoger basura, barrer los escalones y, en general, cuidar el espacio.
¡Traigan sus guantes, herramientas, gorros y espíritu comunitario! ¡Comida y bebida para compartir también son bienvenidas!
Nuestro trabajo ahora mantiene la visión de un equipo de vecinos que convirtió una escalera abandonada en un parque con plantas nativas prósperas y belleza natural.
(Google translate)
秘鲁大道楼梯之友 (FOPAS) 诚邀您加入我们的社区活动,共同美化和维护我们的楼梯。我们几乎每个月都会举行一次非正式聚会,与邻居们交流,分享故事,除草、捡垃圾、清扫台阶,并共同维护这片空间。
请带上您的手套、工具、帽子,并展现您的社区精神!也欢迎分享食物和饮料!
我们的工作延续了一群邻居的愿景,他们将一个被忽视的楼梯改造成了一个拥有茂盛原生植物和自然美景的公园。
(Google translate)
Quotes from neighbors and past workday photos:
A mi familia nos gusta caminar por la escalera de Peru porque tiene una vista muy bonita. Nosotros apoyamos a los Amigos de las Escaleras de Peru Avenue.
Judith D
While it is a lovely little spot with a lot of potential, it has not been maintained as well as it might and could use a little love. I support the efforts of the Friends of Peru Avenue Stairway and know that any improvements would be lovingly maintained by that group.
Nick H
It's a very public area – and will be wonderful to have it become the little park that it should be. We have a group of committed neighborhood people that will also see it through – and care for it.
Melissa D-C
It would be an incredible community asset to have this area in our neighborhood beautified. If my 7-year old son had a safe space he could walk to daily, that would significantly improve our quality of life and that of my fellow neighbors. Our homes are small, with very limited yard areas, so I know that having this extra green space cleaned up would be a HUGE benefit to all in our community.
Gabriela H
Contact Information:
To get on our mailing list and receive updates about our progress or potential rain dates, send your name in an email to:
friendsofperuavenuestairway@gmail.com
To find out how you can get a street tree planted in front of your home go to:
Para estar en nuestra lista de correo y recibir actualizaciones sobre nuestro progreso o posibles fechas de lluvia, envíe su nombre en un correo electrónico a:
friendsofperuavenuestairway@gmail.com
Para saber cómo puedes plantar un árbol en la calle frente a tu casa, visita:
要加入我们的邮件列表并接收有关我们的进展或潜在降雨日期的更新,请将您的姓名通过电子邮件发送至
friendsofperuavenuestairway@gmail.com
要了解如何在家门口种植街道树,请访问:
https://www.fuf.net/about-us/contact-us/