POTTSTOWN PA – Saturday’s (April 25) scheduled “2026 Rock The Block” clean-up event in the borough, scheduled by Hobart’s Run and other local organizations, has been canceled due to impending inclement weather, the sponsors report.
A “high probability of some major rains sweeping through the area on Saturday and Sunday” (April 26) prompted the cancellation “for now,” they added. The National Weather Service office for the greater Philadelphia area confirms the likelihood of an 80% chance of precipitation Saturday, “mainly after 11 a.m.” Amounts of up to a quarter-inch are possible, accompanied by easterly winds of between 10 and 15 miles per hour.
That’s followed Sunday by predictions of rain “mainly between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., the weather service adds. Again, up to a quarter-inch of rain it possible, it adds.
The weather will cancel both the Rock The Block effort, and the planned Sunday clean-up of Edgewood Historic Cemetery.
The Hobart’s Run announcement also acknowledged and thanked “all the community partners that collaborated on helping coordinate this effort and the planned donation of time and supplies.” It anticipates re-scheduling the events “later this spring.”
Read an earlier article below, published March 24 by Travels With The Post, that described plans for the clean-up and related activities.
Pottstown ‘Rock The Block’ Celebrates Earth Day
POTTSTOWN PA – Several local non-profit organizations say they will join forces April 25 (2026; Saturday) to host a community project called “Rock the Block.” It aims to beautify Pottstown, and bring neighbors together for fun in the process.
The organizations – Hobart’s Run, Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, and Pottstown Community Action – say they hope to encourage “Pottstown community members to roll up their sleeves, improve the borough, and make valuable connections with others” to mark the 56th anniversary of Earth Day, observed only days earlier.
Also assisting in planning for the event are Friends of Edgewood Historic Cemetery, and the Ricketts Center.
The event is scheduled to include community beautification and service activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ricketts Center, 658 Beech St., and Edgewood Cemetery, 989 E. High St. A clean-up planned by Mosaic Community Land Trust also will be held at 10 a.m., beginning at the corner of Second and North York streets. There also is a garden clean-up organized at the Walnut Street Permaculture Garden, 301 Walnut St., from 2-4 p.m.
Advance registration of “Rock The Block” participants is being requested and is available online. They also can register on the day of the event at 10 a.m. at the Ricketts Center. Additionally, volunteers interested in working at Edgewood Cemetery or the Mosaic clean-up can report to their sites directly.
Volunteers will be treated to lunch provided by Little Italy/The Pourhouse. Music will be provided by Pottstown students working with David Charles of The STRIVE Initiative’s multi-media program.
Photos provided to Travels With The Post by Hobart’s Run
Rocking The Block at Ricketts
Activities at the Ricketts Center will include:
- Accepting donations for Habitat’s area ReStore operation. It sells used furniture and décor, appliances and electronics and media devices, hardware, tools, building supplies, clothing; and “like new” mattresses. ReStore cannot accept open paint, chemicals, cleaning products, or items that are notably damaged, covered in pet hair, or stained;
- Free home repair project workshops conducted by Habitat. The home repair workshop will provide homeowners with practical knowledge and hand-on guidance for maintaining and caring for their homes. Habitat will provide sample seasonal checklists, general maintenance and upkeep, examples of DIY emergency or temporary fixes, major systems and lifespans, and tips for vetting contractors;
- Borough-wide litter clean-ups, for which organizers thank Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in providing gloves, trash bags, and other materials for the clean-ups;
- Mulching and beautification of the Ricketts Center flower beds;
- A dumpster provided by Habitat so residents can dispose of items that cannot be recycled or donated;
- Hobart’s Run will provide free mattress and box spring bags to borough residents looking to have the borough to pick up and dispose of these items at their home. Bagging is required by the borough; and
- Genesis Housing Corp., Pottstown Community Action, the Ricketts Center, ArtFusion 19464, and Pottstown Community Arts will share information about their programs.
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