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Last
summer, a small group of FORFP members poured over the Town's
budget for Robbins Farm Park, identifying items they believed
could be viable fundraising targets. In the end, roughly $54,000
worth of independent play structures and park furnishings
were targeted. Our fundraising effort was launched.
Now, almost five months later, we have raised over $35,000
toward our goal! FORFP wrote a check to the Town in February
to purchase the play structures and the remaining amount may
go toward the purchase of benches, tables, trash receptacles
and other park furnishings or maintenance. Though we are still
short of our ultimate goal, we are hoping that, through the
continued efforts of the fundraising committee, the generosity
of local businesses and corporations, and continued financial
support from friends and neighbors, we will meet that ambitious
goal.
Thanks to friends and neighbors who have contributed the bulk
of the monies raised to date. In addition, we have had numerous
corporate donors who have made contributions--Johnnie's
Foodmaster, Cambridge Savings Bank,
Cambridgeport Bank, Boston Federal Savings Bank, Fortis
Health, RCN, and the families of Great Expectations
Preschool. Neighborhood children rolled nearly
$700 in coins down the Big Slide last fall at our park birthday
bash. Our Sled-a-Thon brought in nearly $300 and one avid
slider, Declan Newman, raised $180 himself! In addition, Dunkin
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Donuts
in Arlington Heights donated coffee and hot chocolate and
discounted donuts for our Winter Tent which we set up on a
cold winter weekend in January. Special thanks to Michael
Rothenberg with Peak Productions for producing the video shown
on public access television and used in the fundraising effort.
Thanks also to the volunteers who helped with the birthday
bash and coin roll, the Slide-a-Thon preparations, Winter
Tent, and the mailings.
Accolades would not be complete without mentioning the incredible
effort put forth by FORFP President Jen Rothenberg. Jen has
attended nearly every FORFP committee meeting--fundraising,
playground design, community outreach and community build--in
addition to planning and chairing the monthly FORFP meetings.
She has been in constant contact with the Parks and Rec commissioners,
the DPW and Town Manager, and the landscape design company.
She has become versed in construction, playground design,
and landscape vernacular and has interfaced with company representatives
and overseen the process of ordering the independent play
structures. In addition, she was actively involved in planning
and executing both fundraising mailings. She has taken on
a tremendous amount of work and our gratitude is more than
well deserved.
All the hard work and generous donations will soon pay off.
The Town is on target to begin groundbreaking in early April.
Keep an eye on our progress by checking our website: www.robbinsfarmpark.org.
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