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Address
Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Ave
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-796-1000
TDD/TTY 617-796-1089
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am- 8:00pm
Thank you for your interest in Newton Serves 2010.
Pre-registration is complete.
Individuals wishing to register for Newton Serves this coming weekend
should go directly to the school site they are volunteering at and
register with the liason or project leader at the site.
All volunteers who have pre-registered online or by mail are confirmed for attendance. We’re looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!
We look forward to seeing everyone for a great day of volunteering!
Click here for the day’s schedule
All volunteers should bring a completed Volunteer Release Form (unless you have already mailed it!)
| Project Name | Project Location | Description | time | Items To Bring |
| Assist homebound seniors in their apartments | meet at Weeks House, 7 Hereward Rd, Newton Centre, 02459 | Help elderly w/tasks they can't do/afford -hang picture, move items | Afternoon | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| Auburndale Community Library Service Day | at Auburndale Library, 375 Auburn St, Auburndale 02466 | Indoor prep, painting & cleaning, Outdoor grounds beautification | Afternoon | appropriate clothing for tasks |
| Auburndale Cove Clean Up | Park entrance = W Pine St, Auburndale, 02466 - go to building | Grounds clean-up, litter removal, invasive weed pulling!!! | Morn into PM | gloves, rakes, trashbags, flat-tonged pitchforks |
| Barry Price Rehab Center Beautification | at Rehab facility, 38 Border St, West Newton 02465 | Painting of interior to create bright environment for clients | All Day | appropriate clothing for tasks |
| Bike Newton (bike route/trip mapping) | 9am meet at City Hall, cycle to sites; maps/instructions provided | To create a comprehensive online map of bicycle routes in Newton | All Day | bicycles for transport; access later to networked computer |
| Birthday Wishes | at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. | Put together birthday boxes for shelters & make goodie bags | Morning | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| Bowen Elementary School gardening - on May 2 | at Bowen School, 280 Cypress St. Newton Centre, 02459 | Beautify exterior grounds - raking, mulching gardens, planting. | Morning | Hand gloves, gardening instruments, wheelbarrows |
| Brown Middle School spring cleanup - on May 1 | at Brown School, 125 Meadowbrook Rd, Newton Centre, 02459 | Indoor painting stage slats; Outdoor overall grounds clean-up | 10am-3pm | Indoor - old clothes; Outdoor - gloves, rakes, clippers, loppers |
| Burr Elementary School spring cleanup (4/25/10) | at Burr School, 171 Pine St, Auburndale 02466 | Indoor general painting; Outdoor overall grounds clean-up | Afternoon | Outdoor - gloves, rakes, garden tools, shovels, wheelbarrows. |
| Business Recycling Project in Auburndale | Meet behind The Village Bank in the parking lot | Collect paper & cardboard from stores; put in designated dumpster | Afternoon | gloves, carts wheelbarrows, paper bags |
| Business Recycling Project in West Newton | meet at NSCS parking lot, 492 Waltham St, W Newton, 02465 | Collect paper & cardboard from stores; put in designated dumpster | Morning | gloves, carts wheelbarrows, paper bags |
| Cabot Elementary School (4/25/10) Clean-up | at Cabot School, 229 Cabot St, Newtonville, 02460 | Indoor general painting & repairs; Outdoor overall grounds clean-up | All Day | Indoor - old clothes; Outdoor - gloves, rakes, shovels |
| Carleton Park Clean Up | at Carleton Park, corner of Pearl St and Carleton | Beautify grounds, trash removal, yard raking, planting | Morning | rakes, gloves, gardening tools |
| Carroll Center for the Blind | at the Carroll Center, 770 Centre St, Newton, 02458 | Garden: preparing the sensory & vegetable garden for clients | All Day | gloves, spades |
| Cheesecake Brook - Clean-up | meet at Albemarle Rd Playgrd-next to Horace Mann playground | Remove debris along brook from Watertown St. to Charles River | Morning | gloves, waterproof boots, heavy trash bags, rakes, wheelbarrow |
| Cold Spring Park Clean-Up | meet at Cold Springs - Beacon St. entrance | Raking, brush & litter removal, mulch beds, trail maintenance | Morn into PM | gloves, rakes, wheelbarrows |
| Countryside Elementary School PTO - on May 2 | at Countryside, 191 Dedham St, Newton 02459 | Paint & spruce up inside; spruce up outside garden beds | All Day | paint brushes, work gloves, wheelbarrow |
| Edmunds Park Clean-up | at Edmunds Park, Mill St., Newtonville | Overall clean-up of park & trails; potential wild flower plantings! | Morn into PM | gloves, rakes, shovels |
| F.A. Day Middle School - on May 2 | at Day School, 21 Minot Place, Newtonville | Cleaning flower beds, raking, planting. Maybe painting. | Morning | rakes, shovels, clippers, gloves |
| Franklin Elementary School - on May 2 | at Franklin School, 125 Derby St, West Newton, 02465 | Landscaping around school & playgrounds, & related tasks | All Day | Gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows |
| Green Decade 20th Anniversary mailing | In Newton City Hall, check-in at registration in rotunda for room | Help fold & label mailing for 20th Environmental Event | All Day | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| Historic Society's EAST Parish Burying Ground | at corner of Centre & Cotton St. across from BC Law School | Trash & debris removal, plant triming, cutting & removal, sweeping | Afternoon | Gloves, proper foot attire, tarps, rakes, and clippers |
| Historic Society's SOUTH Parish Burying Ground | at intersection of Winchester & Needham Sts. | Trash & debris removal, plant triming, cutting & removal, sweeping | Afternoon | Gloves, rakes,clippers,brooms,small saws, cutters |
| Historic Society's WEST Parish Burying Ground | at River & Cherry St. in West Newton | Trash & debris removal, plant triming, cutting & removal, sweeping | Afternoon | Gloves, rakes,clippers,brooms,small saws, cutters |
| Horace Mann Elem School (4/25/10) Appreciation! | at Horace Mann, 687 Watertown St, Newtonville, 02460 | Indoor: paint bookshelves; Outdoor: rake, mulch, plant. Gardening | All Day | gloves, rakes, wheelbarrows, paint brushes |
| Lincoln Eliot Elementary School - on May 2 | at Lincoln-Eliot School, 191 Pearl St, Newton 02458 | Indoor painting, cleaning, organizing; Outdoor painting, raking, etc | 8:30 - 3:30 | gloves, rakes, leafbags, paint brushes |
| Mason Rice 50th Birthday building prep (4/25/10) | at Mason Rice Sch, 149 Pleasant St, Newton Centre 02459 | Help w/various projects to prep for our May 1 Celebration event! | All Day | rubber gloves, drills, hammers; gloves & rakes for outdoor |
| Mason Rice Garden Clean-up (4/25/10) | at Mason Rice Sch, 149 Pleasant St, Newton Centre 02459 | Classrooms' Gardens: rake, weed, rototill, replace bed enclosures | Afternoon | gloves, rakes, shovels |
| New Art Center | at 61 Washington Park, Newtonville (off Walnut St.) | Beautify the center by painting hallway, classrooms, etc. | All Day | gloves, rags, paint brushes, rollers & rolls |
| Newton Centre "T" Station Beautification | meet at Newton Cntr T Station on Union St near Herrick Rd | Clean within Langley-Union-Herrick-Braeland borders; then plant | All Day | gloves, rakes, trash bags |
| Newton Community Service Center | at NCSC, 492 Waltham St, West Newton (behind CVS) | Paint walls in the entrance hallways & entrances to classrooms | Morning | appropriate clothing for tasks |
| Newton Corner Library & Chaffin Park Cleanup | Meet at Chaffin Park next to Newton Corner Library | Clean gardens around former library, Chaffin Park & Peace Garden | All Day | gloves, rakes, shovels, hand trowels |
| Newton Cultural Center | at the Center, 225 Nevada St., Newtonville (off California St) | Various projects: clean, paint; wash toys & interior windows; art rm | All Day | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| Newton Free Library | at the Newton Library, 330 Homer St, across from City Hall | Check order of books on shelves and put in the correct order | 9am - noon | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| Newton North High School (4/25/10) | meet at the Loading Dock, (NNHS = 360 Lowell Ave, 02460) | Cleaning graffetti from walls to make NNSH sparkle before closing | Morning | appropriate clothing for tasks & hand gloves |
| Newton Senior Center | at the Senior Center, 345 Walnut St, Newtonville, 02465 | Spring cleaning of our grounds and interior of building | Morning | gloves, rakes |
| NewtonSERVES - Logistics at City Hall | at City Hall (various hours & tasks - call at Bev 617-796-1290) | Help staff City Hall, esp. 8-9:30am & 2:30-4:30 cleanup, or all day! | All Day | Just bring your enthusiasm |
| NewtonSERVES - Photographers | meet at City Hall. You'll have received list of sites to visit | Pre-register to be assigned project sites to visit & photograph | All Day | Cameras, etc. |
| Newton South High School (4/25/10) | meet in front of NSHS at flagpole, 140 Brandeis Road, 02459 | Spring clean-up of all the outside school grounds | Afternoon | gloves, rakes, shovels |
| Newtonville Village "Spruce up" | meet at the Austin Street parking lot, the end closest to Walnut | Cleaning of park area around bus stop, corner of Austin & Walnut | Morning | gloves, brooms, dust pans, rakes, trowels, small shovels |
| NWW Committee for Community Living - has Team | at NWW, 1301 Centre St., Newton Centre (We have a Team) | Plant pansies & distribute to group homes; general clean-up | Afternoon | they are all set. |
| Oak Hill Middle School - Indoor - on May 2 | at Oak Hill School, 130 Wheeler Rd, Newton Centre, 02459 | Indoor: painting main hallways, some tiling, put up wall shelves | Morning | appropriate clothing for tasks |
| Oak Hill Middle School - Gardens - on May 2 | at Oak Hill School, 130 Wheeler Rd, Newton Centre, 02459 | Outdoor: rake grassy areas, weed gardens, general clean-up | Morning | gloves, yard brooms & rakes, trash bags |
| Painting Mayor's Reception Room - has Team | at City Hall (We have a Team) | Paint the Executive Office reception room | All Day | they are all set. |
| Peirce Elementary School PTO - on May 2 | at Peirce, 179 Temple St., West Newton 02465 | Landscaping; Sand & paint playground structures | Morning | Sanders, shovels, rakes, yard tools |
| Richardson Field Clean Up | at Beethovan & Allen Ave. off Woodward St, Waban 02468 | Clean up playground & surrounding area, prepare for plantings | All Day | gloves, rakes, clippers, leaf & garbage bags |
| Waban Ave Aquaduct Spring Clean-up | meet in front of 133 Waban Ave. | Along aquaduct area: rake leaves, remove debris, broken branches | Afternoon | loves, rakes, saws, pruning shears, trash bags |
| Waban Square - Mulching Gardens | meet at Waban T-station garden, near Starbucks on Wyman St. | Mulching gardens ALL around Waban Square | Afternoon | gloves |
| Ward Elem. School Garden Clean-up (4/25/10) | at Ward School, 10 Dolphin Rd, Newton Centre 02459 | Work on soil in all garden beds & butterfly garden, repair frames | Afternoon | gloves & garden boots, maybe a shovel |
| Ward Elem. School Interior Painting - on May 2 | at Ward School, 10 Dolphin Rd, Newton Centre 02459 | Painting hallway doors & stripes on stairs, repair wood in library | Morning | appropriate clothing for tasks |
| Wellington Park Clean-up | at the park on Kilburn Rd off River St in West Newton | Clean-up park, rake leaves, plant flowers, trim, etc. | Afternoon | gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, paper yd waste bags |
| West Newton Village "Spruce Up" | meet at corner of Washington & Watertown, W. Newton Sq. | Clean-up small public park, plant flowers or ground cover | Afternoon | gloves, brooms, trowels & planting tools |
| Williams Elem. School Clean-up (4/25/10) | at Williams School, 141 Grove St, Auburndale, 02466 | Clean-up & mulch gardens, sand Play Structure, interior sm jobs | Afternoon | gloves, rakes, shovels, wheel barrows |
| Zervas Elem. School - Beautification (4/25/10) | at Zervas School, 30 Beethoven Ave, Waban, 02468 | Clean-up grounds & play area: gardening & planting, painting | All Day | Gloves, rakes, shovesl, water |