The Friends of Christopher Columbus Tree and Bench Sponsorship Program was recently contacted by the North End Girl Scouts Juniors Troop #72158. They had been studying trees and created this “Hug-A-Tree” project to support the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park on behalf of the trees in the Park. The following letter is from the Troop: By: Nell Read More…
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) members Robyn Reed, Pauline Cuoco, and Terese O’Connell, under the direction of Meredith Piscitelli, have placed nearly 200 pots of daffodils under the trellis and nearby at Christopher Columbus Park. These flowers have come to symbolize hope and resilience in the aftermath of the 2013 Marathon Bombings and have Read More…
For nearly 20 years the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) has been dedicated to creating a vibrant urban oasis in the Park. This has always been a vital mission and never more meaningful than now. Christopher Columbus Park offers solace and even some fun, in this precarious time. FOCCP member, Katie Kelly, shares her Read More…
Love was in the air at the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Valentine event at the festively-decorated park trellis on Monday, February 17th. The Friends greeted visitors and invited them to write their love messages on small pink hearts and to share the love by attaching them to a ‘love column’ for all the world Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) recently had a bench ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating another bench sponsorship. Debbie Williams and her family celebrated her late husband, Craig Williams, by sponsoring a bench in his honor. The plaque on the bench reads: “Craig “Grumpy” Williams, Lived…Laughed…Loved.” Craig’s grandkids could not pronounce “Grampy,” but could pronounce “Grumpy,” Read More…
The Month of Love featuring gigantic candy conversation hearts officially opened under the trellis at Christopher Columbus Park on February 1st. Joanne Hayes-Rines, President of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, officiated the ribbon cutting ceremony. She recognized park art curator and artist Robyn Reed for her creativity in developing the Valentine-themed installation, now in Read More…
Join The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) at the park’s well-known trellis for A Month of Love this February! On February 1 at 3 p.m. the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will officially open a ‘Month of Love’ under the trellis at Christopher Columbus Park. Visitors will be greeted at the Greenway end of the trellis Read More…
Ideas Wanted for Valentine’s Day Celebration in Christopher Columbus Park For the past 2 years the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park has hosted a wonderful celebration of love in February under the trellis, activating the park with lights and music during the coldest and darkest part of the year. We think we can make it even better for next Read More…
The Fall Festival at Christopher Columbus Park took place this past Saturday, October 5, at the Park on Boston’s Waterfront. The annual event kicked off with a parade and then featured magic, storytelling, music, face painting, and more! This family-friendly event is put on by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP). See photos from Read More…
Boston Police Department (BPD) Sergeant Steven Moy, in attendance on behalf of Captain Fong, provided a police report at the September Wharf District Council (WDC) meeting. There have been twelve reported incidents, nine occurring in the vicinity of The Black Rose and Coogan’s. A suspected group of drug dealers have been observed around McKinley Square Read More…
Christopher Columbus Park has been selected by Suffolk University to be part of a marketing study this semester to better understand the public’s involvement with the Park. You can help by participating in this anonymous survey that Suffolk University has created. As a thank you for taking the survey, you can be entered into a Read More…
It was a beautiful summer evening for the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) annual boat cruise on Boston Harbor. The three-hour sunset cruise aboard the Rendezvous raises funds for the FOCCP annual Fall Festival. Photos courtesy of Meredith Piscitelli.