Last Saturday, a beautiful sunshine day, West Manchester neighbors and their kids (and a couple of dogs) got together in Rimmon Park to play some games and just hang out. There were many games for adults and kids, like Pickleball, Cornhole, and Kicket – a turn-based game based on soccer, but that does not require running.
The tug-of-wars were definitely the high point of the day (see the videos below) — one for adults, and one for kids.
We Heart West’s “Trunk or Treat” was a great success. The weather was great and everyone had an awesome time collecting candy or getting a balloon animal from the balloon guy. Estimates are that up to 170 trick or treaters attended, 300 total if one counts parents. Watch the video below to get a sense…
This Saturday, our team of volunteers cleaned up Rock Rimmon Park. We also walked up the hill and cleaned the top of Rock Rimmon, and the area surrounding it. Everyone enjoyed the lovely late summer weather, including a couple of new volunteers and a bunch of kids helping out. This was our final Park litter…
West Manchester Day was a great success, with especially the kids having loads of fun. The weather was perfect, and the new location at the George W Smith sports fields worked out great. Thank you to Friends of the Piscataquog River Park for helping us to make the best of the new venue. Next week,…
We had a great turn out for We Heart West’s first park cleanup of the 2023 season! Volunteers from Voya, Lion’s Club Puerto Rico, and several local community members joined us. We removed trash and debris from Sweeney Park, surrounding neighborhood streets, and along the bike trail. Thank you to everyone that attended! Special thanks…
We Heart West volunteers helped out the Friends of the Piscataquog River Park to clean up the Park and help get rid of invasive Oriental Bittersweet. There was so much trash pulled out and some areas were cleaned pretty well, although other areas remain to be cleaned. The lesson is to stay on top of…
We Heart West volunteers helped the Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program to clean up Blodget Park. The event was very well attended and a lot of trash was collected. We also made contact with Manchester Cleanups, another organization helping to clean up the greater Manchester — consider helping them to clean up your neighborhood.
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