Dear Friends,
Exciting news! Today is the 3rd anniversary of the founding of Friends of Albemarle! Let’s celebrate! DONATE TODAY and mark this milestone with an investment in the organization’s operating budget.
Easy new way to donate – through our new Venmo account: @FriendsofAlbemarle – check it out here.
You can send us a check or donate by credit card – details here on our site!
Field of Dreams – $500 and up
Make a Splash – $250
Mighty Oak – $100
Friend – Any Amount
In 3 years since being awarded 501(c)3 nonprofit status on August 24, 2020, Friends of Albemarle has supported:
-Creation of a mission, logo and membership of more than 500 people including many elected officials (incl. half of Newton City Council)
-Funding, design, development for a new multi-million dollar Gath Pool (groundbreaking announced soon)
–Inclusion on CIP of an indoor pool at Newton South to help ease demand on North and Gath pools
-Funding, approval and design for new Field Design and Plan
–20 MPH Safety Zones instituted around the park, extending many blocks in all directions, one of the recommendations of the Roadway Safety Audit collaborated on by Friends of Albemarle and a key factor in the petition from Spring 2023
-New Traffic Calming management plans for mitigating accidents at the trio of intersections north of Albemarle (North/Crafts; Crafts/Albemarle; North/Albemarle) as well as the highly successful institution of Flex Posts to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety
–Closure of Albemarle Road between Crafts and North
-New Vision Plan for Cheesecake Brook Restoration
-Investment in Footbridges over Cheesecake Brook
-A drone’s perspective of Albemarle (just had to throw that in there)
-The double rainbow (I’ll stop, I promise!)
-Community building, information sharing, and generally good news
Thank you to Safe Routes to School; Newton Parks and Recreation; Newton Department of Public Works and Engineering; Newton Traffic Council; Bike Newton; Newton City Councilors and Mayor; and especially….you, and all 500+ friends of Albemarle, without whom these efforts would not be possible.
Gratefully,
Board of Friends of Albemarle
Newton, MA
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