Update: The Delaware Gardens Neighborhood Initiative Survey begins Saturday, March 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Promise Team members will be on the streets of Hillside Terrace, Sylvan Terrace, Sharon Terrace, and Remington Avenue. The purpose of the survey is to see what residents currently think of their community. The survey information collected is confidential and the DGNI will provide access to the results upon completion.

The Delaware Gardens Neighborhood Initiative (DGNI) was started in 2014 as a grant-driven project to work on community development in the neighborhood whose borders are 36th St., Browning Rd., River Rd., and Rt. 130. The grant was for five years and expires in June.

One of the requirements of the grant is a neighborhood survey at the end of the five years; this will begin to take place in March. There will be a set group of homes visited in what is called a “random sample” of the neighborhood of over 2,000 homes. Approximately 500 homes will be visited. Teams of two will come to the door on either of two days of the week, weather permitting. Due to the number of surveys required and the questionable weather in early spring, the surveying will likely continue through April and perhaps into May.

Survey days and times will be as follows: Tuesday evenings between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.; and Saturday mornings between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Team members will be wearing a uniform hoodie with the words, “Promise Team,” on the front and back. A photo of team members in their hoodies accompanies this article. Each team member will have a lanyard around their neck with their name on it. On the back side of the lanyard will be contact information for the DGNI office and the supervisor on the street. Please help the team complete the surveying as quickly as possible by opening the door to them and answering about 10 minutes of questions.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Caroline Mitchell at (856) 382-1878. You may also visit “Delaware Gardens Neighborhood Initiative” on Facebook for updates on the survey.