FOR RELEASE February 25, 2013
NewtonSERVES Announces Project Registration is Now Open for Day of Community Service on
Sunday, April 28, 2013
NEWTON, Mass. (February 25, 2013) -- NewtonSERVES is now accepting Project Registrations for its
annual Day of Service to be held this year on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Newton non-profits, Newton city
departments, individuals, and groups of citizens interested in accomplishing specific tasks with the help of
over 1,000 volunteers from the community are encouraged to set up a project. Projects can easily be
registered online by visiting www.newtoncommunitypride.org/NewtonSERVES-project.php.
Projects can be in the morning, afternoon or all-day on Sunday, April 28th during the Day of Service, or
they can be set up individually on an alternate date during the City of Newton’s Volunteer Week, April
28th-May 4th. In addition to gaining access to volunteers to tackle specific tasks, project sites may be
eligible to receive additional resources such as mulch and garbage and yard waste bags. Project sites also
benefit from raised awareness within the community, and all participants receive NewtonSERVES Tshirts and refreshments in honor of their volunteer service.
Ruth Barnett, President of Newton Community Pride said, “NewtonSERVES is one of the city’s most
important events because it embraces all 13 villages, knitting us into one community. It is events like this
one that make people want to move to Newton, to raise their children here. It creates an absolutely
wonderful sense of neighborhood belonging that brings together over 1,000 volunteers of all ages to
complete more than 60 community projects.”
Past projects include cleaning up parks, planting gardens, building and painting school bookshelves,
spring cleaning at non-profit organizations, helping senior citizens, and other community enhancement
projects. New project leaders are encouraged to register projects along with experienced leaders and
recurring projects.
NewtonSERVES is sponsored by Newton Community Pride and its platinum sponsor Cambridge Savings
Bank, along with the Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs and the Newton Parks and Recreation
Department. By enhancing the City of Newton's sense of community, NewtonSERVES helps to foster a
culture of year-round volunteerism. For more information, please visit
www.newtoncommunitypride.org/NewtonSERVES.html or call (617) 527-8283.
Contact:
Hilary Bialek
Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs
Newton Cultural Center
225 Nevada Street
Newton, MA 02460
(617) 527-8283
NewtonSERVES@newtoncommunitypride.org
www.newtoncommunitypride.org/NewtonSERVES.html
###