Friday, September 12, 2008

Halloween Touch-A-Truck and Jack-o-lantern Walk

Please join the friends of Choate Park as we host our 4th annual Touch-A-Truck event and Halloween Parade. Come in costume to climb aboard various trucks from around town including fire trucks, limousines, a yellow school bus, tractors and more. The event is from 10-1 on Saturday October 25th with a raindate of Sunday October 26th. There will be a costume parade at 12:30. $5 per child.

Come back from 6-8 that night to enjoy our 2nd annual Jack-O-Lantern Walk and water fire at Choate Pond. If you would like to bring a pumpkin to have in the event please drop it off at Touch-A-Truck or by 4:00 that afternoon in the tennis courts. Free event. Donations are always welcome. Food and refreshments for sale in the concession stand.

Fall Clean Up and Lily Garden

The Friends of Choate Park will be hosting a fall clean up on Saturday September 20th from 10-12. During this time we will be spreading new mulch, cleaning up the gardens, picking up litter in the park and planting a new Lily garden. If you have any day lilies that you would like to contribute to our lily garden please bring them to the park at 10:00 on that day. If you would like to stay and help us plant them we'd appreciate your help!