This Sunday May 1st is NewtonSERVES, a day set aside for Newton residents to give back to the community.
NewtonSERVES is a Day of Community Service that brings together over 1,000 volunteers of all ages to complete more than 50 community projects for the benefit of numerous non-profit organizations and City of Newton departments. Volunteers work in teams on morning, afternoon or all day projects throughout the city, such as cleaning up parks, planting gardens, building and painting school bookshelves, spring cleaning at non-profit organizations and helping senior citizens. By enhancing the City of Newton’s sense of community, NewtonSERVES helps to foster a culture of year-round volunteerism.
There are dozens of ways to pitch in, morning or afternoon. There will also be a sneaker collection at city hall and food donations are welcome to the local food pantry. Sign up here.
If you don’t get a chance to register online or have your day free up last minute, you can register to participate in person at city hall at 8:30am or at noon.
Are you participating in NewtonSERVES? Do you have a project you want to highlight? Share away, in the comments.
I have had a lot of fun participating in these over the past years and led a couple of lake clean up efforts. For folks interested in joining this year there will be several projects open to volunteers so it’s easy to find a group of new friends to work with.
I have had a lot of fun participating in these over the past years and led a couple of lake clean up efforts. For folks interested in joining this year there will be several projects open to volunteers so it’s easy to find a group of new friends to work with.
It’s always a grest day. Get out and meey your neighbors and lend a hand. Best part may be when its over – head down to City Hall for complimentary ice cream sundaes courtesy of Cabots Ice Cream.
Two projects in my neighborhood that are looking for volunteers – Upper Falls Greenway cleanup, and Quinobequin cleanup.
It’s always a grest day. Get out and meey your neighbors and lend a hand. Best part may be when its over – head down to City Hall for complimentary ice cream sundaes courtesy of Cabots Ice Cream.
Two projects in my neighborhood that are looking for volunteers – Upper Falls Greenway cleanup, and Quinobequin cleanup.
On Sunday, I’ll probably be helping with the Greenway cleanup. A lot of trash has blown under the fence with the City Yards Which should be lowered to prevent a recurrence.
On the day before (Saturday April 30), the Friends of Hemlock Gorge will participate in the Charles River Cleanup with the Charles River Watershed Association as the lead sponsor, Interested volunteers can get bags, gloves, maps and other equipment as well as maps and instructions in the parking lot off Central Avenue in Needham near the Meadow and bulletin board from 9 to 10 Saturday morning. After the morning cleanup, a free lunch will be provided to volunteers at noon at Stone Building off Route 9 in Wellesley.
It would be a more productive if the River Cleanup and Newton Serves could be done on separate weekends. The cleanup used to proceed the Run of the Charles which was held last weekend. Last Saturday would have a better date in this neck of the woods for the river cleanup including the Hemlock Gorge and Quinobequin projects and freeing up more volunteers for the Greenway cleanup.
City Councillor Brian Yates
President, Friends of Hemlock Gorge
Supporter of the Greenway and Quinobequin Road.
On Sunday, I’ll probably be helping with the Greenway cleanup. A lot of trash has blown under the fence with the City Yards Which should be lowered to prevent a recurrence.
On the day before (Saturday April 30), the Friends of Hemlock Gorge will participate in the Charles River Cleanup with the Charles River Watershed Association as the lead sponsor, Interested volunteers can get bags, gloves, maps and other equipment as well as maps and instructions in the parking lot off Central Avenue in Needham near the Meadow and bulletin board from 9 to 10 Saturday morning. After the morning cleanup, a free lunch will be provided to volunteers at noon at Stone Building off Route 9 in Wellesley.
It would be a more productive if the River Cleanup and Newton Serves could be done on separate weekends. The cleanup used to proceed the Run of the Charles which was held last weekend. Last Saturday would have a better date in this neck of the woods for the river cleanup including the Hemlock Gorge and Quinobequin projects and freeing up more volunteers for the Greenway cleanup.
City Councillor Brian Yates
President, Friends of Hemlock Gorge
Supporter of the Greenway and Quinobequin Road.