GUSA’s Community Relations Committee launched the Adopt-A-Block program Monday with an open house for students and neighborhood residents in its mission to improve student-resident relations. The program’s leadership hopes that student participation in small favors such as post-party clean-up and snow-shoveling for older residents will help bridge the student-resident gap. Committee Co-Chair Gerald Graunke (SFS ‘07) said that students will be more hesitant to abuse a neighbor’s property if they have personally met the neighbor.
The four Georgetown class committees have jointly adopted blocks on N, O and Prospect Streets between 33rd and 37th Streets. Area residents received personal letters from the Sophomore Class Committee inviting them to attend the open house.
The program intends to re-institute the P-Street Block Party to kick off its activities next semester. Program growth will incorporate other student groups as blocks become smaller and reach further into the community.
