This Old Hobart’s Run House, Episode 3 shows students and teachers from The Hill School as well as players and coaches from Pottstown’s St. Aloysius School‘s girls’ basketball team as they helped on a recent Saturday morning with this Hobart’s Run house rehabilitation.  

The house – which was facing foreclosure – was purchased by The Hill School for the Hobart’s Run initiative.  Hobart’s Run is working to improve the abandoned property, using volunteers as much as possible in order to keep its costs low.

After enhancing this structure, Hobart’s Run will rent the home to someone who wants to live in the neighborhood and walk to work, meeting this individual’s need.  Another “win” is that the rental income will be  directed back into the Hobart’s Run community in some form, which could range from façade improvements to other programming benefiting families in the neighborhood.

Another big gain:  The taxes on this property had been delinquent, but the house will remain on the Borough and Pottstown School District tax rolls and all taxes will be paid through The Hill School.

Hobart’s Run also is planning a similar rehab-to-rental project on a home at 702 Walnut Street.

We welcome contributions to these efforts to improve our neighborhood while generating funds to help Hobart’s Run sustain its operations and give back to the community – and all volunteers who can wield a paint brush or a broom or help with other home repairs are greatly appreciated!   

For more information about how to join the fun and help make a positive difference, contact Twila Fisher at tfisher@thehill.org or Cathy Skitko at cskitko@thehill.org.  If you’d like to donate to this ongoing effort, contributions can be made out to The Hill School and earmarked for Hobart’s Run, and mailed to Twila Fisher at The Hill School, 860 Beech St., Pottstown, PA 19464.