Category: Helping Hands

Lowell Litter Krewe To Improve Lowell Riverwalk With MillTown Helping Hands Donation

Dec 06, 2022

Lowell Litter Krewe To Improve Lowell Riverwalk With MillTown Helping Hands Donation

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Lowell Litter Krewe cleanup efforts Lowell Riverwalk

For the October 2022 MillTown Helping Hands donation, Lowell Litter Krewe was nominated to receive a $1,000 donation from MillTown’s Helping Hands. Lowell Litter Krewe was nominated for their thousands of volunteer hours dedicated to improving the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. This year alone, they have over 2,300 volunteer hours logged over the course of 69 events. After meeting with the Lowell Litter Krewe at their monthly board meeting, they gave MillTown’s Helping Hands some insight into what they plan to do with MillTown’s donation. While they are still deciding on specifics, they aim to focus on improving the Lowell Riverwalk.

About The Lowell Riverwalk

Lowell’s Riverwalk is a popular walking trail that runs alongside the Merrimack River. Lowell’s deep-rooted industrial history is apparent from the historic mill buildings that overlook the Merrimack, visible from the Riverwalk. This two-and-a-half-mile trail is open year-round and hosts the Lowell Riverwalk Festival annually on Labor Day weekend.

Lowell Riverwalk Accessibility

While the Riverwalk trail isn’t necessarily a difficult one, with an overall grade of less than 5%, parking and accessibility to the trail can be difficult for differently abled bodies. Lowell Litter Krewe aims to change that, making the trail even more accessible to more members of the public so they can enjoy the beauty that comes with it.

Visibility & Safety

Much of the Lowell Riverwalk is away from streets and buildings, running immediately next to the Merrimack River. This leads to many darker areas of the trail. The lack of lighting can be dangerous, which is why Lowell Litter Krewe aims to change that. By adding auxilary lighting to the Riverwalk trail, the public can feel safe enjoying the trail before and after normal work hours in the winter, or anytime at night should they wish to do so. 

MillTown’s Helping Hands is a community give-back program. The goal is to find well-deserving local charities that could use a little help. Each month, MillTown will select 3 – 4 nominees from all submissions received. Voting takes place throughout the month, and the nominee with the most votes will receive a $1,000 donation to his or her organization or charity. Please consider voting for this month’s charities, and nominating one that you strongly support! Learn more about October’s nomination, Lowell Litter Krewe, here!

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October 2022 MillTown Helping Hands

Nov 02, 2022

October 2022 MillTown Helping Hands

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MillTown Helping Hands October 2022 Lowell Litter Krewe

Congratulations to Lowell Litter Krewe on receiving the most nominations for the October 2022 MillTown Helping Hands donation of $1,000!

From Lowell Litter Krewe’s website:

“Lowell Litter Krewe is committed to the creation of volunteer clean-up opportunities in Lowell, staying flexible to meet community needs, and providing the tools necessary to get the job done. We say, tomorrow there’ll be more of us, and anything you can dream, together we can build with the talent of our hands, the creativity of our minds, and the depth of our hearts.”

Be sure to check out and vote for this month’s nominees on our MillTown Helping Hands page!

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The Milltown Crew Helps Chelmsford With Friendship Park Project

May 16, 2022

The Milltown Crew Helps Chelmsford With Friendship Park Project

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  • Helping Hands
friendship park Chelmsford

Friendship Park in Chelmsford has 65 square yards of brand new safety mulch thanks to the volunteer efforts of local home service provider Milltown. 

The park recently received renovations that included four new exercise areas around its perimeter. The exercise areas, along with the pre-existing playground, required a thick layer of ADA compliant mulch to be considered safe for long term public use. More than half of the serious injuries that occur on playgrounds involve falls on hard surfaces, making mulch and other cushioning materials a vital safety requirement.

Steve Callaghan, Chelmsford’s Playground Coordinator, and the rest of the DPW have been extraordinarily busy in recent months, which left them counting on local volunteers to lay down the new mulch. 

“If Milltown did not help out today the chips would have been spread in six or seven sessions over the course of the spring,” said Callaghan. “And that’s with volunteers.”

Milltown heard about the town’s predicament and decided to use his company’s resources to assist the town in getting the project done quickly and efficiently. The company arrived on-site with 20 wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels, pitchforks and an excavator. The project in its entirety took just under two hours to complete.

“Milltown was looking to do volunteer work for the community and I feel lucky that they chose to help with the town’s playgrounds and parks,” said Callaghan. “The time and resources they (Milltown) devoted to the project was nothing to scoff at, but they were all more than happy to help out the town.”

Milltown has a well-established history of community service. Last year they completed a similar project laying down mulching at Varney Playground. They also have volunteered their services to set up the plumbing and HVAC to Habitat for Humanity projects in Westford, along with planned pro-bono electrical and HVAC work for The Paul Center for Learning and Recreation to help them prepare for the summer camp season. 

“We have always received so much support from our community, it only feels right that we take opportunities to support others where we can,” said Fred Webster, Milltown’s owner. “It’s just in our nature to want to give back.”

 

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