Saturday June 14th, from 12 to 3, Meet and Greet. Pot Luck picnic and salsa contest. Come out and meet the people who make your park bloom. Share your best salsa recipe and maybe win a prize. Hope to see you there!
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Love Your Park Day in Overington Park 2014
This past Saturday May 17th, from 10 till 1, we held our 4th annual Perennial Plant Sale and Park Planting in Overington Park. We planted 6 new trees, 3 beds of Cannas, and 
mulched our 12 beds. We raised over $300, an all-time best, selling perennials culled from our FOOP (Friends of Overington Park) members gardens and donated from friends of our Friends group.
We had over 40 volunteers come out to help make the event run smoothly. Frankford JR ROTC, the Joy of Living men and women, Frankford Garden Club, and FOOP members worked hard to make the day a success. We sold over 150 plants to the crowd that filled the park early to get the best pick of the plants on offer at the sale.
Once again the Love was felt in Overington Park. We went home tired but happy, feeling good about the work we accomplished together in our park. Overington is ready for another summer season, please come out and enjoy the fresh air and beauty our park has to offer.
Our next event will be on Saturday, June 14th from 12 till 3 for the Overington Park Meet and Greet, pot luck picnic and salsa contest. Come out and meet the people who make Overington Park the jewel in Frankford’s crown and have a good time with your neighbors in your community. Hope to see you there!
Diane Kunze, president, Friends of Overington Park
Love Your Park Day at Overington Park
Saturday, May 17th, from 10am to 1pm This is the best perennial sale – plants from Frankford gardeners at great prices. You will find some rare and unusual specimens as well as favorite like Hostas and Day lilies. All perennial sales benefit Overington Park. Come early! This year the Frankford Garden Club will be selling annuals, hanging baskets and tomatoes with proceeds going to the Club.
Mayor’s Clean Up in Overington Park
After all the rain Overington Park was looking like Spring. The sun was out but the winds were strong. We had 31 volunteers come out to work and put our park in order this past Saturday, April 5th, for the coming growing season.
The Joy of Living group saved the day by coming out and working hard until our tasks were completed. We had the Frankford ROTC and the Frankford Garden Club come out and support our efforts, lead by FOOP (Friends of Overington Park) members. We cleaned up the sidewalks around the park, cut back grass edging in our flower beds, cleaned out all the flower beds, opened and mulched our new vegetable bed, and cleared the way for our climbing vine bed along the fence of Leiper St.. We picked up 78 bags of trash, and straightened up our shed to be ready to work in the growing season ahead. We were hoping for more volunteers, but we pushed the ones who came to finish the list of jobs. The amount of work we accomplished was amazing! Our park looked beautiful by the end of the day.
Our next event will be on Saturday, May 17th, from 10 till 1, during the Love Your Park Week. We will be holding a perennial plant sale, planting trees, vegetables, vines, and flower beds. We need all the help we can get, so think about coming out and making your community
park shine!
Thanks again to everyone that helped last Saturday and please join us again on May 17th. Without the hard work of the Frankford community, Overington Park would not be the jewel it is today, your help has made all the difference, Thank You!
Diane Kunze, Friend of Overington Park
Last Meeting of the Friends of Overington Park This Year
We are having our last Friends meeting of the year from 7:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday December 4 at the Frankford Historical Society.
Please come with your ideas about what you would like to see happen in the Park in 2014. Our president, Diane Kunze, is looking for suggestions as she puts together a new grant request.
Mary Ellen Post
Friends of Overington Park
