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Friends of Spy Pond Park Work and Fun Days
Volunteer for park cleanup. Join the fun day: children's crafts, boat tours, nature educ., water testing demos, art exhibit, music, for all!
May Friends of Spy Pond Park Work and Fun Days
Work Day: Sat. May 23 1-4 p.m. (rain date May 24 1-4 p.m.)
Fun Day: Sat. May 30 1-4 p.m. Spy Pond Fun Day! (rain date May 31 1-4 p.m.)
- Boat trips - Island tours - Art installations - Nature activities - Water quality testing demos, & more!
- Coalition of sponsors: Friends of Spy Pond Park, Arlington Land Trust, Spy Pond Committee, Arlington/Belmont Crew Team, Public Art Committee & Arlington Cultural Council, Mystic River Watershed Assoc.
Where: Parking Lot at Spy Pond Park Playground - 50 Pond Ln, Arlington
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- June 20 1-4 p.m. (rain date June 21 1-4 p.m.)
- July 18 10 a.m.-1 p.m. NOTE MORNING TIME (rain date July 19 1-4 p.m.)
This Work Day, sponsored by The Friends of Spy Pond Park, aims to clean up the park and re-establish native plants throughout. You too can help to control erosion and maintain the natural balance and beauty of the park. Volunteers of all ages, come help us maintain fern and wildflower beds, eliminate invasive plants, and weed out tree saplings around Spy Pond.
- Teens - earn community service points
- Kids - work alongside parents
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Even if you have limited time, please join us. A surprising amount of noxious false indigo can be chopped down in a half-hour!
- Meet by the playground at Pond Lane (see map of the park on website)
- Bring water to drink, gloves and garden tools, or use ours
- All volunteers must sign the Workday Waiver Form each season (see website)
We look forward to a productive year, with help from our community!
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Contact: Lally Stowell - lallystow@yahoo.com , 781-777-2759
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Spy Pond Fun Day! Volunteers
Volunteers are also needed to staff booths, load boats, perform music, set up, and clean up.
Craftspeople and general volunteers, please contact Betsy Leondar-Wright at Betsy@classmatters.org 781-648-0630.
Brad Barber is coordinating this broad coalition of sponsors and volunteers. To join in the planning of all the hoopla, notify him at: bradb@shore.net or 781-646-1744.
Musicians, please contact Jason Fligg at mrfligg@yahoo.com or 781-724-7638.
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Find a complete list of 2015 Work Days and download the Workday Waiver Form at the FSPP Website: http://www.friendsofspypondpark.org/index.html
Contact us: fspp@friendsofspypondpark.org
Check out our entertaining FSPP Public Service Announcement on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLeNIN1C3tk
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