tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45085052603001336682024-02-19T04:53:49.484-08:00Gateway to the ArborwayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14871322775055637036noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508505260300133668.post-58303064117387291112014-05-19T17:38:00.001-07:002014-05-20T11:12:55.611-07:00Tree Watering Donations Still Needed!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A year ago, 15 beautiful trees were planted along the Arborway, and last Saturday a group of volunteers tended to those trees, adding fresh mulch and new gators for watering. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To keep these trees growing and healthy, however, a watering service is needed for two more years. W<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">e are fortunate to be able to have access to the watering truck contracted by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Our share is $500 per year - thank you to those who have already contributed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We still have a way to go, and our slogan is "no contribution is too small or too large!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Please donate online today- see donation button the right- or pay via check and send to Sarah Freeman (address at the right.) C<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">hecks should be payable to the "Emerald Necklace Conservancy".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>THANK YOU </strong>to all who have contributed to the DCR Partnership project for<u> improvements to the Arboretum Crosswalk & Arborway Hillside woodlands</u>, continuing the "Gateway to the Arborway" project. We have already received <b>35</b><strong> checks, for a total nearing $3000</strong>, which is a terrific! <b>We still need to raise more than $3,000, so please consider a donation of any size - no amount is too small (or too large...)</b> Please see side bar for info on how to contribute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Gateway to the Arborway aims to improve connections between the Emerald </span><span style="color: #222222;">Necklace Parks and the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain and to make the parkway </span><span style="color: #222222;">safe and beautiful for all users. The Arborway Coalition and partners have previously </span><span style="color: #222222;">worked on restoring the historic stone wall across from Jamaica Pond, replacing the </span><span style="color: #222222;">chain link fence, and tree pruning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">For this project, our focus is public safety and woodlands management. The </span><span style="color: #222222;">Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will contribute $2 for every </span><span style="color: #222222;">$1 we raise. In order to complete these projects, the community must raise $7,000 by </span><span style="color: #222222;">May 31.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Next DCR Partnership Matching Funds Grant -</span><br />
TREE PRUNING is Phase 1 of Tree Care &Maintenance along the parkways,<br />
a great opportunity to preserve these historic parkway oak trees.<br />
The community share of the total project cost is more than $10,000 -<br />
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HOW MUCH CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?<br />
All donations are tax-deductible and due by the end of March.<br />
Make checks payable to: “COMMUNITY SERVICE CARE” with “JPP-TREE PRUNING” on memo line & mail to : Sarah Freeman, 22 Arborway, JP, MA 02130 – or donate online at:gatewaytothearborway.blogspot.com<br />
For more information, call Sarah Freeman at 617-524-0602 or Ann Stillman at 617-524-2387.<br />
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This project is an ongoing collaboration of local residents, 18 neighborhood associations, institutions, and park friends groups coordinated by Arborway Coalition and Jamaica Pond Project. It will be managed by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO ALL!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14871322775055637036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508505260300133668.post-48155748387637554622010-04-21T11:27:00.000-07:002010-04-21T11:27:14.965-07:00Deadline has been extended!The deadline for donations has been extended through<br />
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Donate now online via the "Donate Online Today" button located on the right column of this blog. Now donations can be made quickly and easily using your credit or debit card.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No donation is too small!</b></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14871322775055637036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508505260300133668.post-49140882747956144012010-03-29T13:03:00.000-07:002010-04-02T07:34:05.329-07:00Donations will be matched 6 to 1!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCKqcurNgmmwRdJmUhY-6YGVyqBzFc9ZrBt-ZXwnfzJuMtxcShgQlRNdQqF7LIpZPUMMHE4dGIZF9KWjafv0SM7y1V3YR4-omwMH4zQPDBhq40NkJHaLQqKUy9vQECIx1dLN9PMuKULlU/s1600/arborway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCKqcurNgmmwRdJmUhY-6YGVyqBzFc9ZrBt-ZXwnfzJuMtxcShgQlRNdQqF7LIpZPUMMHE4dGIZF9KWjafv0SM7y1V3YR4-omwMH4zQPDBhq40NkJHaLQqKUy9vQECIx1dLN9PMuKULlU/s320/arborway.png" /></a></div><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A DCR Matching Grant</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to Extend the Fence -</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are still short of our goal to extend the incomplete Arborway fence. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A generous donor has offered a new CHALLENGE GRANT to match each dollar </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> contribute!</span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the fence is complete, new tree and shrub planting can begin. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This n</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ew fence will prevent crossover traffic, tree loss and other damage! To view the actual plans for this area <a href="http://www.mass.gov/dcr/histpark.htm">click here</a>. Plans are located in the left margin, under the heading "Gateway to the Arborway Landscape Treatment Plan</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #440000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"><b>."</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><b><u><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mail donations to: Sarah Freeman, 22 Arborway, JP, MA 02130</span></span></u></b><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Deadline is April 2.</span></b></span><br />
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