Resident Seeks to Revitalize with 'The Norristown Project'

Looking to start a grass-roots movement to clean up both the image and streets of Norristown, 23-year-old Shae Ashe has launched a fundraising initiative on Indiegogo.com in the hopes of revitalizing his once-proud hometown.

Titled "The Norristown Project", Ashe is looking to raise $10,000 on the popular fundraising site, which will then be used to help clean up the exterior of blighted homes, trim overgrown lawns, remove graffiti, remove trash, and much more.

"Since I have been around, Norristown has always had the image of 'dirty and ghetto,' but I don’t see that in my town," said Ashe. "I see the beauty that once was and can be again. I have hopes that 'The Norristown Project' can bring the inspiration needed to get the community involved in a town-wide clean up."

In an email to Patch, Ashe stated that in the initial phase, he plans to seek out and pay volunteers for their efforts in cleaning the town and helping their neighbors. Afterwards, he hopes the initial work is enough to motivate those on the receiving end of "The Norristown Project" to join on as volunteers on the giving side.

"By seeing strangers knock on doors of local residents and offer a free clean up and facelift of their blocks, they will be grateful and in turn want to assist," said Ashe. 

Volunteers of any age are welcome to join, said Ashe, and he added that he plans to work on a new project or area each week throughout the summer. 

In the mean time, he's reaching out to the community and local businesses in the hopes of securing funding and getting the movement started.

"The fundraising goal is $10,000, and can easily be reached with each person making a small contribution and by spreading the word," said Ashe. "Once we get moving in Norristown, we'll look to establish ourselves as a daily project where we will not stop working until Norristown is beautiful again!"

If you'd like to volunteer or donate, click here to go to the "The Norristown Porject's" page on Indiegogo.com, where you can also follow along for updates and share on social media.

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