G4G Boston + CRRC + Perkins School for the Blind | April 5, 2025

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Join Gay For Good and Charles River Regional Chamber LGBTQ+ members at the Perkins School for the Blind Campus Horticulture and Grounds Support Workday. The exact project is weather dependent. If the weather is dry enough, we will help with a green roof project as well as a rain garden project. A potting is also likely to be available. If it is wet weather, they have some indoor activities planned.

Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 10 am–12 noon plus after project lunch
Address: 55 Beechwood Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472 (Do not use Perkins School for the Blind for GPS or the main address. The campus is 38-acres and you want to find the meeting spot).

Meeting Spot: The Grousbeck Center.

Parking: Plenty of onsite parking in the Beechwood parking lot in non-designates space. If full, parking is allowed on the campus side of Beechwood Street.

Transportation by MBTA:

From Kenmore: Take the #57 Watertown bus. At the last stop in Watertown Square, cross the bridge and stay to the right following North Beacon Street (Route 20). The campus is a half mile on the right.

From Harvard Square: Take the #71 Watertown bus. At the last stop in Watertown Square, cross the bridge and stay to the right following North Beacon Street (Route 20). The campus is a half mile on the right.

From Central Square (Green and Prospect Streets): Take the #70 bus, usually marked Cedarwood. At the Arsenal Yards Mall, tell the driver you want to get off at Beechwood Ave. Follow Beechwood Avenue to the left for one block. The Perkins campus is located on the right at the intersection of Beechwood Avenue and North Beacon Street.

Additional Information

• Wear closed-toe shoes and dress in layers for outdoor activities.
• Bring a water bottle.
• If you have them, some work gloves. (Perkins will provide if needed)
• If  it’s sunny, consider a hat, sunglasses, and sunblock.
• Snacks, supplies, and a post project pizza lunch provided by Perkins.
• If you are sick, please reschedule your volunteer shift.
• Volunteers will be sent a link to fill out waivers for Perkins.

About Our Partner: Perkins School for the Blind‘s mission is to build a world where people with complex disabilities and visual impairments can learn and thrive. The Perkins projects support their Vocational Horticulture Program, the Braille Trail partnership with DCR, greenhouse and youth sensory gardens, pollinator gardens, green roof, and campus grounds plantings. Many workdays also help them support outdoor accessibility for their students.

This project is limited to 50 volunteers. To best support the mission of our project partner, please check your calendar before signing up.  

G4G Chapter Project Coordinator: Karen
CRRC Project Coordinator: Maxime