Saturday, Messiah Church hosted a Silence the Violence Parade, community event and picnic. Also on Saturday/ Sunday the Field Street Association, along with the Bogg Center And CapCorp had a community cleanup with houses painted, some 3 boarded, flower plantings etc.

All of this culminated in a birthday party for Ms. Boggs who turned 98 at a property adjacent to her home, on Sunday.

The party was phenomenal, the synergy wonderful. A neighbor on our block was brought to the party, she is black and in her eighties and she cried. She has been an area resident for more then 50 years and said she saw her vision complete. All ages, races and religions united in fun, community involvement and communion.