On Thursday, February 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. join in on fun for kids at the Kids' Franklin Park Winter Festival! The Festival will provide hours of family fun during February school vacation week with both indoor and outdoor activities and entertainment! Weather permitting there will be sledding, a demonstration by the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, a marionette puppet show, face painting, arts and crafts, games, and even a Critter Exhibit featuring wildlife native to Massachusetts! There will also be a screening of "Cool Runnings" the inspiring true story of the first Jamaican bobsled team to make it into the Winter Olympics, in celebration of the winter season. The Boston Parks Department will provide popcorn at the clubhouse. Attendees should plan on packing a lunch for the afternoon. Free parking is available at the clubhouse parking lot located at One Circuit Drive in Franklin Park. For more information, please call the Boston Parks Department at 617-635-4505, visit their website at www.cityofboston.gov/parks, or go to www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.
BCNC and the Boston Red Sox invite YOU to the Mentoring Rocks My Sox Brunch. Come to this FREE brunch and learn how to become a mentor! All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win Red Sox tickets! The event will take place on Sept. 15 from 10am to 11:30am at 38 Ash Street in Boston. RSVP at 
Watch the Red Sox face the Yankees on September 13! Have a chance to win Red Sox tickets and learn how to become a mentor with the South Boston T.E.A.M. Free food will be served! The Stadium Bar & Grill is located at 232 Colony Ave, South Boston. RSVPs are required for this event. RSVP at 617-464-8578 or 
The Boston Red Sox will host a baseball skills session at Town Field in Dorchester on July 19 starting at 9:30am. The event is for boys and girls ages 7-14. The event is a challenge of skills including: running, hitting and throwing. The winners of each age division in the competition will receive two tickets to a Red Sox game in September and will be recognized on the field before the game. Members of the Red Sox organization will arrive and work one-on-one with each youth on batting and pitching before speaking with the crowd. To register a group, call 617-635-5206 x 105 or e-mail 
Enjoy kickball, dodgeball, food, music, and fun! On Saturday, August 4th from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm join Hike4Life and Operation Fit Mom. The event will be held at the Franklin Park Playstead Softball Fields (Behind the Zoo), and will feature great raffle prizes. Check out more information about the event 
On Sunday, March 18, at 10:00 a.m. join in the Annual Spring Neponset Cycle! The ride will commence at the concession stand at Fort Independence/Castle Island, and Day Blvd. in South Boston. Usher out winter and welcome spring by riding the entire Neponset Greenway, end to end, exploring the present and future paths. A 13-mile flat ride (one way) both on-road and on paths. You cannot ride without a helmet! Pre-registration is recommended - do so by contacting 
Follow evidence of winter wildlife through the woods on snowshoes in Gladeside Urban Wild, a special Mattapan forest, on February 11, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.! Gladeside Urban Wild is located at 250 Lorna Road in Mattapan (click 
