Volunteers Needed For Nov. 7th Beautification Event

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 (rain date November 8th)

10 AM to 1 PM

Meet your neighbors and spend an hour, two, or three planting daffodils, sweeping and raking, and helping keep our neighborhood beautiful.

We’ll be gardening, tidying neighborhood streets and cleaning up the neighborhood from Wormwood Park to A  Street and back along the Fort Point Channel Harborwalk. Gloves and tools will be provided. If you have your own gloves, please bring them.

We can’t do it without you! Every helping hand makes a difference.

Please sign up to volunteer to keep our neighborhood blooming!

Special thanks to the City of Boston for generously giving us 300 daffodil bulbs. 

Be Part of Fort Point's 21st Annual Love Your Block

 Love Your Block

Fort Point 21st Year

Saturday, April 25, 10am - Noon 

Meet in Wormwood Park

Tools, limited gloves & bags provided

Cleanup Locations

A Street, Melcher Street and Binford Street

Wormwood Park

Interested in Volunteering?

Be part of the Organizing Committee

Send us an email at fpnaboston@gmail.com

Sign up for Love Your Block  

originally published .4.04.25

FPNA Announces 20th Annual Spring Volunteer Days

FPNA announces our 20th Annual Spring Volunteer Beautification days, building upon ten years of Boston Shines participation and this year's tenth anniversary of Love Your Block.

Show your love for Fort Point by planting flowers and sweeping our way into spring. Love Your Block is a spring citywide program to beautify and clean up Boston one block at a time. Tools, gloves and commemorative t-shirt provided. No green thumb required.

Fort Point businesses are asked to sponsor the creation of a living tapestry of flowers and vines. Employees are invited to get out of the office and dig in the dirt on:

CORPORATE DAY 
Friday, May 2nd
between 11 am and 2 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)
Lunch provided
Registration Information

Fort Point residents are invited to volunteer on:

RESIDENTS DAY
Saturday, May 3rd
10 am to 1 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)
Volunteer Sign Up

Sunscreen🧴, 😎,👩🏻‍🌾, 🧢 suggested  

Gather for coffee and pastries in Wormwood Park starting at 10 am.

Meet your neighbors and plant, sweep or rake for an hour or stay all day. We will be gardening along A Street from Melcher St. to Wormwood Park, cleaning neighborhood streets and the Fort Point Channel shoreline from Summer Street to Binford Street with our partners, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk.

If you would like to help repair winter damage to plants and vines, and to beautify Wormwood Park, please Venmo @FPNA-Boston.

Due to weather, the Thank You Picnic will be Sunday, May 4th at 4pm. 

originally publish 04.14.25

Fort Point Businesses Invited to Help Beautify The Neighborhood

Do you work at one of our Fort Point businesses? Would you like to spend your lunch hour outside planting flowers and enjoying a free lunch? 

FPNA is pleased to announce the return of our Corporate Volunteer Love Your Block Day. We are looking for corporate sponsors and volunteers for our annual spring neighborhood beautification event. Show your work neighborhood pride by planting flowers and sweeping our way into spring. To participate, please contact FPNA today!

Get out of the office and get ready to dig in the dirt.

Spend Your Lunch Hour Outside
Friday, May 2, 2025
Between 11 am & 2 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)

Tree Angels: $500

-Create a living tapestry in the heart of our community for all to enjoy (includes benefits below plus membership in FPNA and special acknowledgement on FPNA website.)

Tree Circle suggested minimum $350 (multiple tree circles available)

- Tree Circle adopted by your company

- Provides flowers and mulch for the base of your tree

- Opportunity for employees to design and plant flowers around your tree

- Love Your Block t-shirt for employees who participate

- Complimentary lunch provided by local restaurants

- Recognition on FPNA website, social media and promotional materials

A Street Panel suggested minimum $200 (multiple panels available)

- Provide flowers, vines and mulch

- Opportunity for employees to plant flowers and vines

- Love Your Block t-shirt for employees who participate

- Complimentary lunch provided by local restaurants

- Recognition on FPNA website, social media and promotional materials

Love Your Block is a spring citywide program to beautify and clean up Boston one block at a time. 

Questions, please contact FPNA today!

Love Your Block Neighborhood Cleanup Saturday!

Today's storm is whipping up some new debris and making a mess in the neighborhood. 

Luckily, there is still time to sign up for Fort Point's 18th annual Love Your Block happening this Saturday, April 6th. 

Come join your neighbors for some outdoor spring cleaning on: 

Saturday, April 6, 2024

10am - Noon

Meet up at Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)

Tools, gloves and t-shirts will be provided

Sign up

Rain date is April 7th

Focus is A Street, Melcher Street, Binford Street and any other streets requiring attention as well as refreshing Wormwood Park. 

Love Your Block is run in conjunction with the Mayor Office of Civic Organizing's volunteer neighborhood beautification program. 

Welcome to 2024: About The Neighborhood The First 11 Days

updated 1/16/2024 with 232 A St DEIR meeting presentation and MCCA Cypher St meeting presentation and recording.

2024 is off to a strong start with Squares  + Streets, development and road environmental impacts plus a call for volunteers. 

Is one of your 2024 resolutions to be more involved in your neighborhood?
FPNA is looking for a representative from each residential building to act as a Building Captain or Ambassador. Be in the know and share what's going on with your neighbors.
With over 80 acres of land open to development in the neighborhood, we are looking for interested residents to join our Planning and Development Committee.
You may indicate your interest in either area here. Together we can build a better neighborhood. 

Here is what you can expect over the first two weeks:

Jan 4th: Square + Streets Community Office Hours from 12:30pm to 1:30pm and from 6pm to 7pm. 

Jan 9th: Mayor Michelle Wu's State of the City live streamed at Boston.gov or on Youtube at 7pm.

Jan 10th: Zoning Commission Hearing from 9am to 11am.  Agenda includes a zoning text amendment, which would amend Section 80B-2.5, Waiver of Large Project Review Requirements for Certain Projects to Preserve or Create Affordable Housing, of the Boston Zoning Code, in connection with the Mayor's Executive Order to streamline approval of Affordable Housing.

Jan 10th: 232 A Street Community Meeting to discuss the MEPA pre-DEIR (Draft Environmental Impact Report) filing and post ENF filing updates from 5pm-6pm. View presentation. For more meeting details, check out the 232 A Street project website.

Jan 10th: Squares + Streets Citywide Draft Zoning Amendment Update Public Meeting at 6pm to 7:30pm to provide an update on the draft zoning text amendment that will create new Squares + Streets zoning districts to be adopted into the Boston Zoning Code

Jan 11th: MCCA Cypher St. Remediation Project Follow-Up Discussion from 6pm to 8pm at Crispr Therapeutics, 105 West 1st Street. View meeting presentation and meeting recording.

Jan 11th: Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission Meeting at 6pm.

originally published 01.03.24

Who Is Up For Neighborhood Beautification Saturday?

4pm Update: We are on! Please join us in Wormwood Park for gardening until 6pm (weeds are easier to pull after the rain) and then food and refreshments at 6pm. Thanks for volunteering! 

Have you walked the Harborwalk along the Fort Point Channel or along A Street?  The Harborwalk is a living gem connecting Boston neighborhoods to the water. Wormwood Park is our loved small neighborhood park at the corner of A and Wormwood Streets. 

On Saturday morning, you are cordially invited to join FPNA and the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk as we clean the Harborwalk, the banks of the Channel and surrounding streets on:

Harborwalk Clean Up

Saturday, June 10, 2023

9:00 am -12:00 pm

45 Binford St (Gillette pumphouse & Channelside parking lot)

Sign Up Today

We'll provide everything you'll need for the morning's clean-up. We just need enthusiastic and friendly volunteers. Come enjoy the great outdoors for an hour or for three. 

Keep your eyes on the water for Boston Line and Service (BL&S) cruising the Channel and removing debris from the base and shorelines.  

Fort Point Channel

After the Harborwalk Clean Up, join us for

 “Weed and Wine” 

Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets). 

3 pm

We will be weeding the A Street fence line, the tree pits and in Wormwood Park.

We invite volunteers from the morning and afternoon beautification events to enjoy pizza from Tuscan Kitchen, pasta and salad from Serafina and wine from Mayhew starting at 5pm. 

Meet your neighbors for a lovely morning of clean up, afternoon of gardening and early evening treats! 

   

originally published 05.31.23

Love Your Block Is Turning Sweet 16 Saturday

FPNA celebrates their sixteenth annual Love Your Block on May 15, 2021. Love Your Block is run in conjunction with the City's volunteer spring clean up program. 

With the phased opening of our neighborhood, our first spring outdoor event will be a cleanup. We hope that as Covid restrictions ease, we will have an opportunity to host other beautification events like plantings and gardening. 

Be an outdoor adventurer and help spruce up your neighborhood on:

Saturday, May 15, 2021

10 am - 1 pm

Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Sts) M eetup 

Volunteers Sign UpToday  

Tools & gloves will be provided. Please wear you mask.

We will meet at Wormwood Park and then disperse to the following cleanup locations:

• A Street 
• Congress St.
• Melcher St.
• Gillette Beach and Harborwalk
• Northern Avenue Bridge (Seaport side only)
• Banks of the Fort Point Channel: clean up by boat will occur in June. 

Drop in for an hour or hang out with neighbors the whole time. How much of the neighborhood shines depends on you. Please volunteer! 

Attention Melcher Street resident sticker parkers: Annual street cleaning takes place Saturday, May 15th from 10 am to 1 pm. Please make it easier on volunteers and Boston Public Works by moving you car by 9 am Saturday. 

Reminder: Face mask required. 

Wear clothes and sneakers that you don't mind getting dirty. 

originally published 05.06.21

Volunteer Opportunities In The Neighborhood

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

Calling All Seniors: from District Councilor Ed Flynn

With the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most affected populations has been our seniors, who are at high risk for severe illnesses or complications from the virus. As a result, many of our seniors are advised not to leave their homes, so they might not be able to access the services and resources they need, or feel increasingly isolated during this pandemic. 

During this time, it is critical that we reach out to our seniors. My team and I are planning to make calls to our seniors in District 2, and we are looking for volunteers to assist us with this important task. The calls will serve as a way of checking in with our neighbors to see what their needs are, and to make them feel supported. In a time of social isolation and physical distancing, a phone call may just be the assurance that they need to know that we are always here for them.

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the form here . 

Once the form is complete, our office will connect with you in the near future regarding contact information for seniors living in the neighborhoods of District 2. You will be provided a script that includes helpful information you may pass along to our seniors. I have cc'd here Vanessa Woo from my office who is coordinating this volunteer effort for our seniors.

Please feel free to share the form with anyone you know who may be interested. Every little step we take in reaching out to folks will go a long way in helping to combat COVID-19!

Thank you,

Ed Flynn

Boston City Councilor, District 2

Office: 617-635-3203

Email

South Boston Neighborhood Aid Network

South Boston Neighborhood Aid Network is a group of community members working together to collect information and resources in one place, and help neighbors connect with each other to ask for and offer assistance.

To Get Help: 

Find neighbors who have volunteered to help, make a request and get information:

• South Boston Neighborhood Aid website
• Call or Text the Hotline: 617-221-7594
• Email

To Give Help:

Volunteer to help neighbors and find information and resources to share.

• South Boston Neighborhood Aid website
• Email

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

A group of South Boston non-profit organizations launch the South Boston Neighborhood Aid Network.

“In these fast moving and uncertain times, it’s important that we show up for each other and remember that we are not alone.” 

This Neighborhood Aid Network is a powerful way to build strong connections. We all have something to offer and we all have something we need.  

Visit Caught In Southie to discover how you can help your neighbors or to ask for help yourself. No task is too small. No request is too big. 

You may also contact the South Boston Neighborhood Aid Network via:

Facebook
Hotline (call or text):  617-286-2463
Email

Check out their frequently updated Resource List.

FPNA Celebrates 15th Annual Love Your Block Volunteer Days

Updated 5.9.19: Due to Friday's rain forecast, May 10th's Corporate Volunteer Day is rescheduled to May 31st.  Saturday, May 11th Resident Volunteer Day will take place as planned. 

The Fort Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA) celebrates fifteenth annual Love Your Block, creating a living tapestry of flowers, vines and community. Love Your Block is run in conjunction with the City's volunteer spring clean up and beautification project. 

Be an outdoor adventurer and beautify your neighborhood. No green thumb required. Tools and gloves provided. Meet up at Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets).

Residents, come meet your neighbors and plant, sweep or rake for an hour or stay all day Saturday, May 11th from 10 am to 3 pm. Thank You Picnic in Wormwood Park at 5 pm.  Sign up today.


Corporations are  invited to volunteer Friday, May 31st (new date) anytime from 11 am to 2 pm. Lunch provided. Register here.

originally published 4.29.19

Love Your Block Fort Point Style

The Fort Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA) is pleased to announce Love Your Block Fort Point Style, creating a living tapestry of flowers, vines and community. Love Your Block, formerly known as Boston Shines, is a citywide volunteer spring clean up and beautification project. 

Come volunteer and beautify your neighborhood. No green thumb required. Find out more at the Love Your Block planning meeting Monday, April 10th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Factory 63 located at 63 Melcher Street. If you have any questions, please contact FPNA. 

With the continuous support of Fort Point businesses and residents, FPNA is celebrating their thirteenth annual spring planting and beautification event. Fort Point Businesses will be invited to volunteer in their work neighborhood during lunch on Friday, May 12th from 11 am - 2 pm (tools, gloves and lunch provided). In support of our artist neighbors and the upcoming Fort Point Art Walk that weekend, Fort Point Residents Volunteer Day will occur Saturday, May 20th from 10 am - 3 pm. 

Be Part of Boston Tea Party Reenactment

Be part of a time honored Boston tradition and a part of American history by volunteering at the 243rd Anniversary Reenactment of the Boston Tea Party! Helping out gives you a front row seat to all the action on the Fort Point Channel this December 16, 2016.

According to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum who organizes the event, local residents and businesses make the best volunteers. The museum is seeking costumed and non-customed volunteers to participate. Dress up and be part of the historic atmosphere or be comfortable in 21st century attire and assist in ensuring public safety of Patriots lining the waterfront to bear witness to the destruction of the Crown's tea. Volunteers may also help with general information and seating. 
Sign up to volunteer. For more details, contact Dan O'Neill.

originally published 11.11.16

Be A Part Of History

The two hundred and forty-first anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is December 16, 2014. You can be part of the "single most important event leading up the American Revolution" by volunteering or attending The Boston Tea Party Reenactment. 

Reenactment Schedule

6:30PM- Meeting of the Body of the People (ticket event) Old South Meeting Hall

7:30PM- Huzzah to Griffin's Wharf (free & open to the public) Procession to the Waterfront

8:00PM- The Destruction of the Tea (free & open to the public) Atlantic Wharf

Volunteers are still needed.To volunteer, contact Daniel O'Neill. 

The Boston Tea Party Reenactment is presented by Old South Meeting House and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.

Make Fort Point Shine This Sunday

After last weekend's inspiring FPAC Spring Open Studios, we invite you to create your own artistic vision by joining the Fort Point Neighborhood Association's tenth annual Fort Point Boston Shines. Boston Shines is a community-wide volunteer program to plant, sweep, and rake our way into spring. The event originally scheduled by the City for the Saturday of Open Studios, will take place:

Fort Point Boston Shines

Sunday, May 18th

10 am - 3 pm

Wormwood Park (A St & Wormwood St)

After Party at Wormwood Park starting at 5 pm.

Meet at Wormwood Park for coffee and pastries. Tools, rakes, trowels, gardening gloves, and a free t-shirt provided by the City of Boston. Green thumb not required!

We will be continuing the planting started by fifty enthusiastic volunteers from local Fort Point businesses who had fun designing their own tree garden circles and street panels along the fence last Friday. We are thankful for their tremendous efforts; however, there are still tree circle gardens and street panels to plant.

After digging in the dirt, you will be rewarded by an After Party in Wormwood Park at 5 pm. Volunteers and their families are welcome to attend. Food and refreshments are generously donated by Barrington Coffee, Barlow's Restaurant, Pastoral, Sagarino's and Southie Liquors.

Sign up to be part of the Fort Point Neighborhood Team.

Together let's make Fort Point Shine!