Charles River Conservancy Volunteer Update
July 2011
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Greetings!
The results of Alumni Day at Herter Memorial Garden

Dear Conservancy Volunteers:


Summer has arrived and we couldn't be more thrilled!  The Charles River Parklands are green with vegetation and seasonal flowers are in full bloom.  Paddlers are navigating kayaks and canoes up and down the Charles, and the many sailboats in the basin look beautiful against the city skyline.  With a number of events held in the past month, we thank recent volunteers for your participation.  And for those of you who haven't yet joined us this season, don't worry because there will be many more opportunities to volunteer with the Conservancy in the coming months!

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as the new Volunteer Coordinator.  I've enjoyed meeting many volunteers already and look forward to meeting more volunteers as we work on various projects along the river!
Happy Summer.
 
All the Best,
Danielle Stehlik
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Conservancy News

Thank you to all that came to the  

CRC Volunteer Recognition Event!  

 

Thank you to all the volunteers that came to the Volunteer Recognition Event.  If you weren't able to make it, we hope to see you at a future event.  Conrad Crawford, Director of Partnerships for DCR, spoke about the importance of the Conservancy's Volunteer Program.  Bruce Schwoegler, former meteorologist at WBZ, emceed the event and awarded many standout volunteer groups and individuals, including: State Representatives Marty Walz and Alice Wolf, WilmerHaleMillennium PharmaceuticalsGenzymeNovartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Common Impact, Fidelity Investments, MIT APO, Bunker Hill Community CollegeMahoney's Garden Center, CW TaekwondoRiverside Boat Club, Roger Frymire, Professor Ferdi Hellweger, and Xiaodan Ruan of Northeastern University. Conrad Crawford and Nick Gove, North Region Director for DCR were also awarded for their longtime support of the Charles River Conservancy.  

Bruce Schwoegler, Nick Gove, Jesse Gawrys, and Conrad Crawford 

left to right: Bruce Schwoegler, Nick Gove, Jesse Gawrys of Genzyme, & Conrad Crawford

Thanks again to our volunteers!  We could not accomplish everything that we do on the river without YOUR help!  

 

Who's Been Volunteering...

June has been a very productive time for the Conservancy Volunteer program!  Many areas along the Charles have received landscaping attention.   W/S Development cleared bittersweet vines from a playground in

Volunteers in action

Volunteers working in Herter Park West

Watertown and Community Boating

 

removed vegetation blocking the view of boats and increased safety.  Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association, Single Volunteers Boston, Riverside Boat Club, and community members made major headway clearing out a bed at Magazine Beach.  Employees from Google's new employee-driven initiative, GoogleServe, cleared a pathway in Herter Park West while Millennium Pharmaceuticals worked to prune trees and beautify a garden in Herter Park.  

 

Thanks for everyone's efforts in preparing the Charles River Parklands for summer!  Things are looking better than ever!

Upcoming Volunteer Events

August 6th 9:00am - 12:00pm

Join CRC and Single Volunteers Boston for a morning of painting benches, or pulling weeds! 

 

September 24th 9:00am-12:00pm

CRC has partnered with several organizations for an lively volunteer event. Please visit our website in the upcoming weeks for more information about this event.

   

For more information or to RSVP please contact Danielle Stehlik, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator at: dms@thecharles.org

 

Group shot of parents & children at Volunteer event
Young volunteers in training!

 

Plan your corporate or community volunteer day!

Does your corporation, business, community group, or school want to volunteer?  Volunteer days are an excellent way to build group camaraderie all while giving back to the Charles River Parklands.  Working with the Charles River Conservancy's Volunteer Coordinator we can design a volunteer day specifically for you!  Contact Danielle Stehlik for more information: 

dms@thecharles.org

The Charles River Conservancy

Danielle Stehlik

Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

dms@thecharles.org (617) 300-8173

4 Brattle Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

 

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