Community Corner

Saturday: Help Beautify Franklin School

Volunteers needed for beautification project 10 am to 4 pm Saturday

Parents and community members are invited to attend Planting Day at Franklin Elementary School tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The purpose of the day is to help beautify the school grounds for the children who attend the school and will involve replanting shrubbery around different areas of the schoolyard. 

The school has also purchased several new pieces of shrubbery that will be planted that day. 

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Volunteers are being asked to bring work gloves, gardening tools, lawn bags, brooms, rakes and wheelbarrows. 

Tools should be labeled with the name of the participant so they may be returned.

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Coffee will be provided for all participants. 

Childcare will not be provided, but children are encouraged to get involved in the project. 

The Franklin Elementary School is located at 85 Curtis St. in Bloomfield.

 For additional information, please contact the beautification committee at franklinschoolgarden@verizon.net or (973) 715-1375.


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