Join the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit at Equal Measure in the brand new Eastern Standard on November 8 at 5:30 pm. The cocktail and culinary experience benefits the Friends. Equal Measure is located at 775 Beacon Street – Saddle Up to support. For more information visit info@friendsofthebprmountedunit.org. Ticket prices : $150 for under 35’s, $250 and up for everyone else. Register at https://friendsofthebprmountedunit.org/events
The Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit bids farewell to founding President Julia H. Donahue, who since 2009 has steered the not for profit group and with her Board and Partners has ensured that the Mounted Unit has remained actively on patrol. In Julia’s letter to her supporters, she says “Thanks to our combined efforts and sheer persistence over the years Mystic, Baron, Remington, Otis, Frederick, Winston and Liberty remain in our Parks every day. Accompanied by their trusted Mounted Park Rangers, these horses and the Unit have not missed one day of work in the parks during the Covid-19 pandemic.” The Garden Club of the Back Bay has worked with Julia over the years and congratulates her on a job well done.
Incoming President Alexander Leventhal took over the role as President on February 23. We urge you all to support the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit. For information on how you can help, contact them at info@friendsofthebprmountedunit.org, or visit their website https://friendsofthebprmountedunit.org/
Join the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit on Thursday, April 25 from 6 – 8 for a secret garden party to benefit the Friends. Enjoy cocktails, bites. and unparalleled views of our beloved city, all the while supporting a cause close to our hearts. The event, hosted by Cityscapes, will take place at 197 Clarendon Street on the 9th floor. Tickets are $265. You may order online at https://friendsofthebprmountedunit.org/events
Please join the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit for a special evening to support our Park Rangers’ Horses. Premium seating for the Wednesday evening, October 17 performance of War Horse at the Boston Opera House, with a reception to follow, is available for $150 per ticket. Please make checks payable to the Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, or by major credit card by calling Ashley Helie at 617-522-2700, no later than June 30. She may also be emailed at ahelie@emeraldnecklace.org.
The play, winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Play 2011, is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship. As World War One begins, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. This powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness that is currently playing to packed houses in London and in New York. At its heart are astonishing life sized puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, that bring to life breathing, galloping, charging horses strong enough for men to ride.
Please join The Honorable Thomas M. Menino and the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit for Cocktails in Support of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit on Tuesday, November 30, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street in Boston. Hear remarks by Henry Lee, President of the Friends of the Public Garden, and by Julie Crockford, President of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Please respond by November 16 to Ashley Helie at 617-522-2700, or email her at ahelie@emeraldnecklace.org. Tickets are $500 each. If you cannot attend, donations in any amount will be gratefully accepted. Checks may be made payable to the Justine Mee Liff Fund for Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, and mailed to the Friends c/o The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, PO Box 300699, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Your contributions will benefit Mystic, Jake, Liberty, Winston, Baron, and Fred. Fred has been an honored guest as past Garden Club of the Back Bay benefit events, although his presence was limited to an “outside role.”
