Newton’s Parks, Recreation & Culture department has gathered 29 opportunities to volunteer on NewtonSERVES day, May 4. Each opportunity is hosted by a Newton community group. Anyone 18 years or older may register here to volunteer. Volunteers under the age of 18 are welcome and need not register, but they must be accompanied by an adult who is registered.
On May 4, dress for the weather, bring gloves, sunscreen, drinking water, and hand tools.
If you have questions, contact Robin at 617-796-1510 or parks@newtonma.gov.
See all 29 volunteer opportunities on the registration webpage. Here are the volunteer opportunities sorted by times they are active:
9AM-12PM:
- Cold Spring Park -Invasives Pull: 1200 Beacon St
- Cold Spring Park Path- Bridge Leveling: 1200 Beacon St
- Dolan Pond – Invasives Pull: Webster Park
- Edmands Park: Blake St Entrance
- Farlow Pond Basin Clean-up: Farlow Park – Vernon St
- Jackson Homestead Museum: 527 Washington St
- Memorial Spaulding: 250 Brookline St
- Nahanton Park- Invasives Pull: Nahanton St
- Newton South High School Clean-up: NSHS:
- Underwood School Garden: 101 Vernon St
- Upper Falls Greenway Clean-up: Upper Falls Greenway
9AM-1PM:
- Mason Rice Garden Project: Mason Rice School
- Washington Park Spring Clean-up: Washington Park
- Wellan Serves- Weeks Park: Weeks Park
9AM-4PM:
- Angier Elementary School Garden Clean-up: 1697 Beacon St
- Bullough’s Pond Clean-up: Bulloughs Pond- Bulloughss Park
- Countryside School Community Cleanup: 191 Dedham St
- Waban Common Mulching Project: Collins & Beacon St
- Waban Park Clean-up: Across from 93 Waban Park
- Williams Elementary School: 141 Grove St
10AM-2PM:
- Bigelow Beautification: Bigelow Middle School
1PM-3PM:
- Houghton Gardens-Invasive Pull: Suffolk Rd
1PM-4PM:
- Burr Elementary School Garden & Playground Mats Clean-up: 171 Pine St – Burr Elementary
- Horace Mann Elementary School Grounds: 225 Nevada St
- Martin Poetry Path Clean-up: Newton Upper Falls
- Oak Hill Spring Clean-up: 130 Wheeler Rd
- Peirce Elementary School Clean-up: 170 Temple St
- Ward Elementary Community Day: 10 Dolphin Rd
- Wellington Park – Wake-Up: Wellington Park- Kilburn Rd
