Daily Archives: October 22, 2011


Monday, November 7, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit Party

Please join The Honorable Thomas M. Menino and the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit on Monday, November 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 for cocktails and light fare to honor Henry Lee and Betsy Shure Gross for establishing and founding the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.  The event will take place at Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street in Boston, and space is limited.  $500 per ticket.  Make checks payable to the Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers, and mail to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.  RSVP by telephone to Ashley Helie at 617-522-2700, or email ahelie@emeraldnecklace.org by October 24, if possible.


Wednesday, November 2, 5:30 pm – Emerald Necklace Conservancy 2011 Annual Meeting

Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy at it thanks its volunteers, members and friends, reflects on the year’s projects and advocacy and looks forward to a bright future for the parks.  The keynote speaker will be Steve Curwood, host of NPR’s “Living on Earth.”  A reception at the Emmanuel College Auditorium, 400 The Fenway in Boston, will begin at 5:30 pm, with the program beginning at 6:30.  Free and open to the public, membership may be renewed at this event.  Please rsvp online at www.emeraldnecklace.org, or call 617-522-2700 by October 24.  The Conservancy wishes to thank its partner Emmanuel College and its sponsor the Colleges of the Fenway, plus Nature Steward Northeastern University, Parks Patrons MASCO and Wilmington Trust, and Parks Supporter Harvard University.