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A List of Volunteer Opportunities

A short list of BHLF (Big Heart Little Feet) Volunteer Opportunities for my Natick Friends and Family: Simply email me at bpconaway@gmail.com or call 508-740-9949 for further details.  Thanks, Pat

• Weekly BHLF Trail Buddies Trail Work (Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 Noon.  Locations TBA.  Simply call Pat at (508-740-9949) or email <mailto:bpconaway@gmail.com> to find out where he'll be

 • BHLF Trash Tuesdays 10 am - 12 noon: locations also TBA. Simply call Pat at (508-740-9949) or email to find out where he'll be

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• Charles River Clean-up (Populatic Pond and Upstream, Norfolk), 5/24, 8 am - 12 noon.  Rescheduled from 4/26 because of rain.  I can send along a flyer for this one.

 • Service Saturdays with Michelle Cromwell, Sat., 5/31, 10 am, Community Center.  We'll be making recycle "Buddy Bins."

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 • Fisk Pond and Middlesex Path Clean-ups with Mathworks Corp.  They send me 20 - 30 volunteers in early June, Mon., Tue, Wed., 6/2 - 6/4, 10 am - Noon.  We do "on-the-water" cleaning in kayaks and canoes, pick up litter along Rte 135 - Speen St., and cut back invasives along Middlesex Path.

 • Dug Pond – Father’s Day Clean-up, Sat., 6/14: (also part of the Trash-Free Natick Project).  Celebrate Father’s Day “Eve” and Flag Day with your Dad.  Do something for our community.  Let’s clean up Dug Pond including “Blueberry Island.”   Thanks to the Natick HS Earth Club, neighbors, and other volunteers we’ve made a lot of progress in the last few years.  Let’s keep up the good work.

 • Natick Green-up Day, Sat., June 28, 9 am - Noon: part of the Trash - Free Natick Project.  It will be HUGE.  We're going to establish two staging locations: one at Roche Bros Parking Lot, the other at Stop'n Shop Parking Lot.  We'll move north - south, and east - west from these locations and clean up Natick.  We're going to combine cleaning up our community with Patriotism in preparation for the July 4th Parade.

 • Coolidge Hill Day of Reflection and Service, Sat. 7/19. 9 am - 12 Noon, .  We'll mobilize our faith based communities to join us for our 2nd Annual "Big Sweep" of Coolidge Hill, along with Moments of Reflection, Prayer and Sharing at the Summit.    --Pat

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