Grafton Community Day is April 28, 2007

The Grafton Garden Club is excited to be leading the Second Annual Grafton Community Day. On Saturday, April 28, 2007, businesses, organizations, and residents will come together to beautify and clean-up Grafton. Grafton Community Day includes a community-led clean up of our public areas, shrub and flower plantings, distribution of seedling trees to the residents of Grafton, CRT/white metal collection, and a host of festivities on the Grafton Common. Once again, the Grafton Garden Club is asking for your help ñ we need you to join with us for the betterment of our community. Here are just a few ways you can help:

1. Form a Clean-Up Team
Teams come in many shapes and sizes! Family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community groups, and many others can come together to form a team. Each team sets out to clean-up and improve a designated public area. This is a great way to support Grafton, give our town a facelift, and have some fun. Everyone in Grafton, and those who travel through it, will notice the effort we put forth for our community. If you are forming a team, please contact Dawn at 508-887-8678 there will be enough supplies on hand for everyone who wants to participate.

2. Help Sponsor the Day
While some can contribute their time and energy, others may wish to offer a financial contribution or a donation of goods and services. With an event of this magnitude comes cost. We know that with the help of the fine businesses, organizations, and individuals of Grafton, we can give back to our community. The list of supplies and services needed include: hot dogs, hotdog buns, soda/water, chips, condiments (mustard, ketchup), paper plates, ice cream (or a non-meltable desert), napkins, three yards of soil, three yards of mulch, shrubs, flowers, hand sanitizer, set-up before the event, and clean-up after the event. We also need to rent tables and a barbeque grill. There are five levels of sponsorship: Orchid ($1,000+), Rose ($500-999), Lilly ($300-499), Violet ($100-299), and Buttercup ($10-99).

Your goods, services, or financial support will be displayed on posters during the festivities on the Grafton Common and acknowledged in the Grafton News following the event. Please note that all funds raised for Grafton Community Day will be used for that effort alone. Monies raised will not be used for anyother club activity or purchase of any kind.

Together, we can beautify Grafton.

The Grafton Garden Club is a non-profit organization that has members from many area towns. The Club provides scholarships and grants to area schools for the educational pursuit of horticulture.