Thousands of lights will adorn the trees, thirty foot rock wall, and other unique features of Ballard Park’s quarry meadow from Thursday, February 20 to Saturday, February 22 from 6 to 9pm during the 9th Annual Illuminated Garden. Friends of Ballard Park is in need of volunteers to help execute this event. The Illuminated Garden falls during public school vacation week which makes this a great opportunity for students to earn community service hours. Below are the dates, times, and tasks Friends of Ballard Park needs your assistance:
Wednesday, February 19: 9am to 12pm: set up lights
Thursday, February 20: 9am to 3pm: set up lights
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Thursday, February 20: 4pm to 10pm: set up luminaries, greet tour goers, hand out programs, and break down event
Friday, February 21: 4pm to 10pm: set up luminaries, greet tour goers, hand out programs, and break down event
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 Saturday, February 22: 4pm to 10pm: set up luminaries, greet tour goers, hand out programs, and break down event
 Monday, February 24: 9:00am to 2:00pm: Break down event
 Tuesday, February 25: 9:00am to 2:00pm: Break down event
 The 9th Annual Illuminated Garden is a free event which features light displays and sculptures set up in the three acre quarry meadow of Ballard Park. A slide show from last year’s event is online at http://www.ballardpark.org/12_ILLUMINATED.html.
 Volunteers should be prepared to work a minimum of a three hour shift. Additionally, they should dress very warmly (hats, gloves, boots, long johns) and bring extra layers- it gets cold standing outside all evening. They should wear clothes they don’t mind getting dirty (jeans, sweatshirts) and be aware the ground may be muddy.
 Ballard Park is located at the corner of Hazard and Wickham Roads in Newport. Volunteers should bring any forms they need signed to verify community service hours to the event. Anyone interested in volunteering, please e-mail education@ballardpark.org with the times and dates you are interested in volunteering along with your cell phone number.
