This Saturday, May 12th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Please join us for a celebration of Mothers at Mothers Garden, located at the corner of Harford Road and Erdman Avenue in Northeast Baltimore.
Food! Live Music! Poetry Reading! Games! Fun!
Limited parking is available on-site at the 32nd Street park entrance. You may also park in the Mayfield neighborhood just north of the park, or along Lake Montebello Elementary
The Friends of Mothers’ Garden is partnering with Smartish Pace to hold a citywide poetry contest. This contest is for Baltimore City residents only, all ages may apply. The winning poem will be engraved on a plaque and displayed in Mothers’ Garden.
Submit one to three poems on the topic of mothers or motherhood. Poems must be previously unpublished and no longer than 15 lines. Deadline: February 15, 2012. Electronic and paper submissions accepted.
Email submissions:
Include your name, address, email, telephone number, and “Mothers’ Garden Poetry Prize” on the top right of your entry. Submit poem by attaching a Word or RTF file via email to cbanks@smartishpace.com.
Paper submissions:
Include your name, address, email, telephone number, and “Mothers’ Garden Poetry Prize” on the top right of your entry. Submit poem by mailing your entry to Smartish Pace, Mothers’ Garden Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 22161, Baltimore, MD 21203.
Judge: Clare Banks, Associate Editor of Smartish Pace
City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young joined community leaders and students at Mothers Garden on Wednesday, November 2, during Do It Now Day, a citywide day of service. This special day was held in honor of Baltimore’s former mayor, William Donald Schaefer.
The inaugural day of service paid tribute to former Mayor Schaefer, who dedicated his life to improving his beloved City of Baltimore, while working for all its residents. “Former Mayor Schaefer used his energy, intellect and political know-how to improve the city he loved,” Council President Young said. “I am proud to continue his legacy of service with a citywide cleanup initiative.”
Thank you to the many volunteers that joined President Young in Mothers Garden to help clean-up and restore the park!
Thank You to all of the volunteers who worked at the Mothers’ Garden Project Site as part of the Civic Works 9th Annual Day of Service in honor of Ricky Myers!
The group successfully excavated 170 feet of stone pathways for restoration, weeded the
Volunteers uncover stone paths at Mothers' Garden in Clifton Park on the 9th Annual Civic Works Day of Service
gazebo hill flower beds, and spread wood chips donated by the BCRP! This group set the bar for FOMG volunteer event productivity!
Huge thanks also to Civic Works and the event sponsors including Citi; Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler; Stateline Power, LLC; Youthbuild USA/Wal-Mart; Melnick/Newell; Next Day Staffing Services; Rosenberg|Martin|Greenberg, LLP.; Walden University; Ellin & Tucker, Chartered; Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks; Charm City Hospitality; H&S Bakery; Starbucks (Mt. Washington); and Whole Foods (Mt. Washington).
Restoration at Mothers' Garden SW Gate
Stone repair work in progress 9-25-11
The next Mothers Garden board meeting will be this Wednesday, 9/28 at 7pm (2200 Kentucky Avenue). The agenda follows:
I. Call to Order, Review/Approval of Minutes from previous meeting (7/28/11)
II. Treasurer’s Report: Review of Financial Records & Expenditures
III. News from the Garden
a. Park Steward Program Report
b. Volunteer events: Weed Warriors, Stone & Masonry Repair Clinic
IV. Planned Improvement Implementations and New Proposals
a. Pond feature restoration – Mosaic Art Project
b. Mothers Garden Poetry Monument program
c. Update on SW Gate pier repair project – insurance claim and repair proposal
d. Installation of water valve at drinking fountain manhole
e. Update on stone path re-seating project
f. Gazebo Roof Repair
g. Signage and Promotion
h. Fall plantings – bulbs and trees
i. Electrical Service Feasibility Study – Kolb Electric/BG&E
V. Organizational Planning
a. Proposed committees
b. Volunteer Recruitment and CSV Agreement
c. Nomination of 2012 Board and Officers
VI. New grant opportunities – ABAG Workshop update
VII. Matters Arising / Adjourn
Want to learn how to repair and restore stone steps? Join our 1-hour volunteer clinic with stone expert Tony Lozupoe from Custom Stoneworks Design!
Bring your gloves, hammer, chisel, and masonry trowel if you have them. This event will surely “rock”!
For more information, please contact Jim Bartlett (jim@fomg.org, or 410-889-7772).
The next Friends of Mothers’ Garden board meeting will be held this Thursday, 7/28 from 7:00-8:00 at 2200 Kentucky Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21213 (Bartlett residence). Please note that our original meeting venue in Mothers’ Garden has been changed due to the anticipated heat.
Our agenda will be as follows:
I. Welcome & Call to Order, Agenda Review
II. Minutes review from prior meeting
III. Review of Financial Records and Expenditures
IV. News from the Garden
a. Park Steward maintenance activities, plantings, and removals
b. Volunteer progress, pathway & stairs excavation
c. Debris removal
d. BCRP and Parks & People staffing changes
V. Proposed Improvements and Expense Approvals
a. Restoration of water access/water valve
b. Approval and scheduling for sand/cement budget for stone re-seating
c. Approval and scheduling for stone mason workshop
VI. New FOMG Document Drafts
a. Volunteer Guidance Document – Beth Anne Garcia
b. Community service worker agreement
VII. New grant opportunities
VIII. Matters Arising / Adjourn
Please RSVP if you plan to attend. I look forward to seeing you this Thursday!
Jim Bartlett | Interim President
Friends of Mothers’ Garden Association
jim@fomg.org | 410-889-7772
Join us in Mothers’ Garden on Saturday (7/2) any time between 9:00-12:00 (Harford Rd. between Erdman Ave and 32nd St). There will be opportunities to weed, trim, prune, dig, or just enjoy the park! Contact us at info@fomg.org with any questions. We hope to see you in the Garden!
