We had a huge turn out despite the rain! We had over 175 Trick or Treaters attend our 3rd annual Trunk or Treat. It was so much fun! Thank you to everyone that participated. One of the “Trunkers” put together this video of the event. Next year, join us for our 4th annual event, and…
We joined a hardy group of volunteers from St. Anselm’s Meelia Center for Community Engagement to clean up Rimmon Rock Park in pouring rain. We made good headway on the playground and around the Rock. It is a huge park, and we really need more help to thoroughly clean it up. Please subscribe to our…
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 Heart West hosted a craft and garden day at the Parkside Community Gardens. Attendees were given a tour of the gardens along with a short talk about pollinators. People also had a chance to check out the We Heart West pollinator garden, planted to support the vegetable beds. During the event, a few of…
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…
Just before the Rail Trail passes under the Kelley Street bridge to Pinardville, there is a triangular area on the east side of the trail, north of the Ice Arena, that has a huge amount of trash from abandoned homeless camps. We and other volunteers helped out John L. to move some of this trash…
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.
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 Parkside Gardens gardeners to clean up and prepare the vegetable garden for the season. This included picking up trash in and around the garden, and laying mulch for the footpath running to the school.
In 2023, we’re pursuing our mission by collaborating and joining other community focused organizations, to encourage involvement and enhance lives of individuals. Our commitment to community in 2023 started on Earth Day with a Day of Service organized by one of our board members at the school her children attend on the East Side, and,…
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