Upcoming Events
Be a Raised Bed Hero!
Volunteers needed to build raised beds at the Lafayette Place Community Garden
When: Saturday (Tomorrow!) & Sunday, June 9 &10, 2007 ~ 12 noon-4pm
Where: Lafayette Place Community Garden (corner of Harding St. & Lafayette St.)
Why: The Lafayette Place gardeners, many of whom are elderly, will not be able to garden without these beds!
Lunch as well as our eternal thanks are included. PLEASE email me or call the REC at 508-799-9139 and ask for Casey to let me know if you can come and we'll make a plan of where and when to meet. Thanks!
YouthGROW Car Wash
Bring your car by the Youth Center tomorrow to help raise money for a YouthGROW field trip.
When: Tomorrow! Saturday, June 9, 2007 ~ 12 noon - 3pm
Where: Worcester Youth Center, 326 Chandler Street
Why: YouthGROW's Youth Leaders are raising money to realize their dream of visiting some of New York's community gardens in Harlem and Brooklyn. They'll make sure your car is squeeky clean!
Gravel Day at Charlie Buffone Community Garden
Gardeners at the Charlie Buffone Garden are looking for help spreading some donated gravel.
When: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 ~ 1pm
Where: Charlie Buffone Community Garden, corner of Penn Ave. and Aetna
Why: Because this garden is so much fun, and they would love some help making use of the gravel they got donated.
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All workshops are free ~ Sign up by calling or emailing us at least one day in advance ~Transportation and translation available on request ~ Call for rain date info
Tuesday, August 7
5pm-7pm
Canning!
Location: Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Street
Saturday, September 8
10am-12pm
Seed Saving!
Location: YouthGROW Farm, 63 Oread Street
Congratulations to Mass Audubon!
The Harvey Ball Conservation Area is a reality
On Tuesday, June 5, the Massachusetts Audubon Society celebrated the city’s purchase of a 15-acre parcel from the Ball family to connect the trails in Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary with the Blackstone River Bikeway. “This has been a dream for about eight years,” said Deborah D. Cary, Audubon’s director of central sanctuaries.
Congratulations!! Read all about it here.
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Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow Update
By Margot Barnet
REC is a member of the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT), a coalition of about 160 groups around the state who are working together to promote government policy to reduce and prevent harm to our health from toxic materials in our environment.
AHT's priority this year is a bill entitled "An Act for a Healthy Massachusetts: Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals." We and all of our coalition partners have been working very hard to get this bill passed this year. There is a lot of support in the legislature, but the chemical companies are ramping up -- and seem to be twisting arms -- to defeat it. There is another tool we can use to show our support, and I'd like to ask you to use it.
The new Deval Patrick web site- http://devalpatrick.com -is largely devoted to a process for citizens in Massachusetts to post about issues that are important to them and organize support for their positions. Governor Patrick and his associates are definitely paying attention to what is posted there and how much support it gets. Today I created a post about the Safer Alternatives bill. Please help to promote it by going to the site and affirming your support for this issue. Here is the link to get directly there:
When you get there, click on the box that says "support this issue." You can add a comment if you like. In order to do it, you have to create an account. It should prompt you to do that. It's easy; all you have to do is enter your email address, a little more information, and create a password. (If you used the Community Tool during the Patrick campaign you already have an account. Use the email address and password you had then.)
Thank you in advance for your support!
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