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Executive Director - Merrimack River Watershed Council

Groundwork Lawrence is seeking a part-time Bookkeeper (15 – 20 hours a week) to work closely with the Deputy Director and other staff members in a small friendly office with multiple ongoing projects and programs. See full job description at http://www.groundworklawrence.org/jobopenings.

Short pay! All out!

Join the Lawrence History Center to open exhibit, Short pay! All out! The Great Lawrence Strike of 1912. The bilingual exhibit will be taking place on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10:00a.m. Everett Mill, 6th floor, 15 Union St, Lawrence. This event is free and open to the general public.

Groundwork Lawrence would like to extend a special thank you to Magid for the glove donation we received this summer. Magid graciously donated garden gloves which our Schoolyard Gardeners at Leonard and South Lawrence East Middle Schools are using this fall to plant, harvest, and clean up our gardens, and plastic gloves which our Urban Adventures youth used to do cooking lessons this summer in our Learning Kitchen. Check out their products at http://www.magidglove.com/.

This full-page ad is in today's Boston Globe

The cleanup of the North Canal has already begun! Rocky Morrison and his crew were recently seen picking up trash, metal and recyclables from the canal and along its banks. To see pictures of Rocky and his crew, click here! This is a preview of the North Canal Cleanup that will be held on Thursday October 20 from 10am-2pm. Participants will have the opportunity to ride in boats and also kayak or canoe down the canal while picking up trash and recyclables.

Call for Eco-Art celebrating GWL’s 10th Year

For Groundwork Lawrence’s Annual Glow Gala and Fundraiser
November 17, 2011, 6:00 – 10:00 PM

What is eco-art?

• It incorporates at least one of the “4 R’s” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair).
• It promotes environmental awareness.
• It educates others about environmental injustice and/or conveys a vision for addressing it.
• It is comprised of environmentally-friendly materials.

A big thank you to everyone who came out to Manchester St. Park on Saturday and joined us for the 10th Annual Spicket River Cleanup! We could not have done the event without your support. To see some of the highlights from Saturday, click here!

Recently taken pictures of construction along the Spicket River Greenway have uploaded on Groundwork Lawrence Flickr! Photos were taken along Steven's Pond/Manchester Street Park, Malden Mill, Kennedy Park/Central Catholic, DPW Yard and Immigrant Place. To see these photos, Click here