The Franklin Downtown Partnership and Franklin Garden Club are gearing up for Beautification Day on
Saturday, May 17. Volunteers are needed to prepare downtown Franklin for the spring season.
Roll up your sleeves and dig in. Many hands are needed to help plant a variety of flowers on the bridges,
barrels and boxes in front of the businesses.
Volunteers with trucks, please meet at 7:30 a.m. at Fairmount Fruit Farm at 887 Lincoln Street to pick up trays
of flowers and deliver downtown. If you don’t have a truck, arrive by 8:00 a.m. at the public parking lot near the
bridge in front of The Rome restaurant. Bring work gloves, rakes and garden tools, if you can.
Students: if you have community service hours to satisfy, this is the perfect opportunity to earn your hours. You
will get a note documenting your service.
Franklin DPW helps by supplying water, hoses and mulch. They will also clean up litter and debris in certain
areas.
The committee also needs volunteers to water the plants for the season. There are 18 weeks of watering
needed throughout the summer months. Pick the weeks that work for you.
To volunteer to plant on May 17 th , contact Eileen Mason at eileenmason@remax.net To volunteer to water
this summer, email Sandy Sauer at sandy@franklintilecarpetone.com, or call her at 508-733-8929.
"Our goal is to give people something to smile about as they drive through our historic downtown and maybe
just make their day a little better," said Eileen Mason, Beautification Day Chairperson.
Franklin Downtown Partnership Executive Director, Lisa Piana, appreciates the many people who come
together to make this a success. “The Partnership is very grateful to Eileen Mason, Sandy Sauer, the Franklin
Garden Club, the DPW and the many members of our community who volunteer to make our center beautiful
for the spring and summer,” she said.
A VERY special thank you to our sponsors:
Platinum:
D.G. Ranieri Real Estate
Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C.
Eileen Mason, RE/MAX Executive Realty
G&C Plumbing & Heating
Glen Meadow Apartments-Schochet Companies
Middlesex Savings Bank
Gold:
Dean Bank
Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication
Notturno Home Services
PEEL microspa
Silver:
Connell Roofing, Inc
Elizabeths Bagels
Fenton Financial Group
Friends of the Franklin Elders, Inc
Oteri Funeral Home, Inc
Pisini Shoes
Simons Furniture
Vet Med Pet Supplies