Global Youth Service Day at Franklin Park
SCI Dorchester, The Franklin Park Coalition, and Boston Cares will be celebrating Global Youth Service Day by hosting a youth led spring clean up event on Friday, April 25th  from 1pm-4pm.   We will be providing the tools and refreshments.  Participants will learn about the history of Franklin Park and why environmental stewardship is important.  After the clean up there will be food and fun social activities!  Teens and all ages are welcome.  To learn more about the Franklin Park Coalition please visit www.franklinparkcoalition.org.  If you are interested in volunteering for Global Youth Service Day, contact Kelley Winters at kwinters@scidorchester.org

Dancing with the Stars
Volunteer for an exiciting celebrity filled fundraiser! Dancing with the Stars is a gala event for Fields Corner Main Street where Boston celebrities are paired with professional dancers in a fun competition. There will be a volunteer orientation on Wednesday, April 23rd, 6:30 p.m. at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, for prospective volunteers to learn about the event and the various exciting volunteer positions.

Trees for Dorchester
Volunteer your time and help plant trees in Dorchester parks. Grow Boston Greener is organizing three planting events this month. The first will be on Thursday, 4/24, from 9am-1pm in Harambee Park. Also the next day, Friday 4/25 in Franklin Field from 9am-1pm. And finally on Saturday 4/26, at Hemenway Park from 9am-12pm. To volunteer for a tree planting contact Gretchen Folk , 617-442-1059.