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Thank you to those of you who have renewed your membership for 2010. If you have not yet done so, please consider supporting us and the projects we continue to work on. You can find a membership application on the City of Fall River’s website:
We have a couple of projects planned for 2010 that we are very excited about and we expect to announce these within the next month or so. Stay tuned! The following is a brief update on what has transpired within the last few months: Memorial Tree Planting – On April 14th, FOG planted 6 trees with the assistance of FOG members, the Fall River Street Tree Planting Program and the Durfee High School Green Team. We were pleased to have 24 students from DHS participate in the event. Our next planting of 7 trees is scheduled for June 5th . Please consider participating this day as your assistance is welcome. Upon the completion of the June 5th planting, we will have reached a total of 42 new trees in Oak Grove! Pathmarkers – Diman has recently reported that the 10 new pathmarkers have been completed and will be off to the auto shop for painting. More news to follow. Facebook – FOG is now on Facebook. If you are already a member, please head on over to our page and consider becoming a “fan”. You will notice some photos have been posted of several FOG events. Facebook is a social networking site and a powerful tool which has helped to promote our group. If you know of someone who is on Facebook, please encourage them to become a fan as well. We currently have 80 fans and counting. Thank you all for your continued support!
On April 14 FOG planted 6 new trees with the help of Durfee High School’s Green Team. We have now installed a total of 35 new trees in this historic cemetery as part of our Memorial Tree progam. Thanks to Mike Keane, Mary Ann Wordell, Steve Plasski, Nancy Fell, Brendan O’Neill and all TWENTY FOUR members of the DHS Green Team!
Our appreciation is extended to the following: Ms. Nancy Fell The Fall River Garden Club Little Theatre of Fall River The Fall River Historical Society Healthy City Fall River Ms. Sheila Mitchell Briggs Mrs. Gale Powers Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gauvin Citizens-Union Savings Bank Ms. Betty Welch Ms. Cora Grant Ms. Lois Wilding THANK YOU TO ALL!
The Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery is now accepting orders for our 2009 Memorial Tree Program. Orders for our Fall planting must be received by September 30th. We would like to thank all those who have made this past year a tremendous success. A total of 30 trees have been planted since the program’s inception. Trees may be purchased for $175 or $160 for members. Annual membership is $25. Those interested in purchasing a tree or becoming a member, please contact FOG president Michael Keane at 508-642-9636 or via email at friendsofoakgrove@yahoo.com. It is not necessary that a loved one be buried in Oak Grove in order to purchase a tree. The Friends is a volunteer organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of this historic cemetery. Our work is officially recognized by and coordinated with the Fall River Board of Park Commissioners.
- Inscription Survey: A survey form has been completed and we plan to begin recording headstone inscriptions soon.
- Fall River Street Tree Planting Program:
On Tuesday July 28th at 7PM in the 1st floor meeting room of the FR Library (Main Branch), the FRSTPP will be hosting a session on Tree Disease and Insects. FRSTPP has provided considerable support with our tree planting efforts. Hope to see you there!
- People, Inc.: Although we have had considerable rain of late, People, Inc. has provided us with a much needed service. Specifically, watering and caring for the 30 trees which FOG has planted over the past year. Our thanks to Bill Perkins and the fine folks at People, Inc.!
- Fall River Spirit: We’d like to once again extend our appreciation to reporter Bill Moniz for his efforts in getting our work recognized and for covering our May tree planting.
- Healthy City Fall River: David Weed, coordinator of HCFR, has developed another web page spotlighting our recent tree planting. Here is a link to the page: http://www.gfrpartners.com/09OakGroveTreePlanting.html
Arborist David Brodeur speaks while FOG members and tree stewards plant an October Glory Red Maple
A big “THANK-YOU” to all Friends of Oak Grove who came out to assist us with our latest planting of 10 new trees on May 9th. A special thank-you to Dave Jennings, Matt Keane, Mike LePage and Steve Medeiros for helping to move a number of trees to the cemetery. Here are are some photos taken during our recent planting. Hope you enjoy!Stay tuned for updates on several other ongoing projects including our path markers which are nearing completion.
Paul and Rhoda Lindo work on the installation of a new Pink Horse chestnut
Kwanzaan Cherry in bloom
Spring is officially here and, if you have not had the chance to, I encourage you to stop by Oak Grove as the trees are just starting to bloom.
Or, better yet, join us this Saturday May 9th at 9AM as we conduct our first planting event of the year to see first hand the changes we continue to make to this historic landscape.
We’ll have 11 new trees to plant. For those of you keeping track, this brings the total number of new trees we’ve planted in Oak Grove since May of 2008 to THIRTY!
If you have a shovel, please bring one along. If you are not able to lift anything heavy, we do need assistance mulching and welcome your help. We plan to meet at the main gates on Prospect Street.
Hope to see you there!
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