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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
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