Mapp Announces "A Call to Serve Plainfield"

Here is a press release from the Mapp for Mayor team:

PLAINFIELD MAYOR’S INAUGURAL

TO BEGIN WEEK OF SERVICE

 

 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, Plainfield, NJ – Plainfield Mayor-Elect Adrian Mapp has announced his first community-wide initiative, “A Call to Serve Plainfield,” beginning on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, with his inaugural celebration.  The People’s Celebration will take place at noon on January 1 on the steps of Plainfield City Hall, beginning with a ceremonial swearing in.  Following a brief ceremony, attendees and all Plainfield residents are invited to “The People’s Feast,” an event with food and music at Plainfield High School from 1-4 p.m.  Plainfield’s restaurant community will donate food tastings for the event, which is free of charge.

 

“The city of Plainfield is known as a caring community, and rightly so,” said Mayor-Elect Adrian Mapp. “I want to build upon this by offering opportunities to all of our residents to serve our city and our larger community, beginning with our Inaugural Week of Service from January 1-January 7.”

 

The Inaugural Week of Service will feature these highlights:

• January 1 – Ceremonial Swearing In, noon, City Hall, and People’s Feast, 1-4 p.m. at Plainfield High School.  The People’s Feast will have opportunities for residents to sign up for membership on Plainfield Boards and Commissions.
• January 2 – New and gently used men’s, women’s, and children’s coats will be collected at City Hall from 9 am – 5 pm.  The coats will be distributed to service organizations throughout Plainfield.
• January 3 –Senior Appreciation Day.  Mayor Adrian Mapp will visit senior centers across Plainfield.  Plainfield residents are asked to perform acts of kindness and gratitude for Plainfield’s senior citizens.
• January 4 and 5 – Plainfield residents are asked to “Shop, Eat, Support Plainfield” by patronizing local stores and restaurants throughout the weekend.  The Mapp Administration is focused on economic development and revitalizing Plainfield’s downtown.
• January 6 – Thank-you cards and letters to our military will be collected at City Hall from 9-5 p.m. and distributed through the organization, “A Million Thanks.”  Guidelines can be found on the organization’s website at www.amillionthanks.org. The  City’s reorganization meeting begins at 6:00 pm in the auditorium at Plainfield High School.
• January 7 - Mayor Adrian Mapp and other city officials will participate in “Read Across Plainfield,” an initiative designed to highlight the importance of education in the Mapp Administration. This will be done in partnership with the Plainfield Board of Education.

 

In the coming weeks, Mapp said he plans to introduce a “Plainfield Volunteer Corps,” an initiative that will match city residents with volunteer opportunities.

 

“The days ahead must bring positive change for Plainfield,” said Mayor-Elect Mapp.  “We have incredible resources in our city, and we will all be called upon to give our best to our city, so that we can secure its future.” 

   

 

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