Two crews were loosely assembled, one working on the Northwest corner of the park (near the recently started construction site of additional playground equipment!) and one near the Southeast corner and the ‘Swiss Cottage’.
The 3 main projects were to:
- pick up the numerous downed sticks and branches (several of the kids were especially good at this!)
- rake up a few heavy areas of leaves and seedpods, including the brick drainage swales, and
- spread 40 yards of borough-provided wood chip mulch around the base of all the park trees. (Thank you to the borough for providing and delivering the wood chips!)
The Friends of Marshall Square Park have a few wheelbarrows and several mulching and leaf rakes. A half dozen wheelbarrows were rented and a few volunteers brought their own!
FMSP provided coffee, donuts, and water which arrived at 9:30 at the gazebo – just in time for the first break – plus cookies were generously sent over from the Hickman House!
Thank you all for the efforts to spruce up our great park, and see you soon!
Roger Lacy and Eric Miller, FSMP co-chairs
MUSIC AT MARSHALL
The pandemic cancelled our 2020 concerts, but now it’s time to enjoy music together again in our beautiful park. While we won’t have our usual picnic table, there will be food trucks and you are welcome to bring your own food & drink.
Three of our favorite bands are as eager to be back as we are to have them!
Give them a warm, welcoming hand ????
Sin Brothers • July 1, 2021
John Grecia Band • July 22, 2021
Dirk Quinn Band • August 12, 2021
All three events are on Thursdays at 6:30PM.
Rain Dates are July 8, July 29, and August 19
To keep up to date with our concerts, like us at facebook.com/MusicMarshall.
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We are very grateful to our Sponsors
whose contributions make these events possible.
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 14th Progressive Dinner Review FMSP is delighted by the outstanding success of this year’s Progressive Dinner. We sincerely thank all those who participated! By the numbers: At our 14th dinner, in 6 neighborhood homes, 12 generous hosts treated 85 guests to a delicious 3-course dinner! Our hosts this year were Marion & Jeff White, Karen & Bruce Cavin, Susanne Rosenberg & David Neiblum, Jackie & Paul Cody, Mary Kay & Bob McCann, Rebecca & Isaac Howell. Besides raising funds to improve our beautiful park, this is a great opportunity to meet neighbors and newcomers to the area, reconnect with old friends, and make new ones. If you missed it this year, mark your calendar now for Saturday, February 6, 2021, the FMSP 15th Annual Progressive Dinner. Later this year, come to our Music at Marshall picnic concerts on the third Thursdays of June, July, and August. AND … Reserve September 26, 2020, for our second annual fundraiser, the FMSP Fall Block Party. We have a great location lined up and hope to see you there! See our other Annual Events. FMSP Events Committee marshallsquarepark.org Copyright © 2012-2020 {Organization_Name}, a 501(c)(3) organization. All rights reserved. Contact email: {Organization_Contact_Email} You are receiving this message because you opted in at {Organization_URL}. Message received in error? Unsubscribe. |
It’s Our 14th Annual 2020 PROGRESSIVE DINNER Saturday • February 1, 2020 • 6 to 10 p.m. |
Six spectacular homes in our N. Walnut Street neighborhood are hosting this year’s Three-Course Dinner |
| Members • $75 per person Guests and Non-Members • $80 per person |
| A few days before the event, we email your starting house location. Please let us know if you wish to be paired with anyone at the first two stops. Remember … we all come together at the dessert stop! Check out Progressive Dinners 1 through 13! |
Have Questions? Want more information? Email FMSP Event Committee |
Suzy Sabo, Betsy Woodrow, Carol Ann Polito, Ronnie Balassone, Lee Miller, Holly Brown
Great party! Dropbox Photo Album
Plan ahead for our most popular event, the
14th Annual Progressive Dinner
Saturday, February 1, 2020.
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FALL BLOCK PARTY
A GREAT NIGHT OF FUN, FOOD & NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS!
Saturday
September 28, 2019
5 to 8PM
(Rain Date, Sunday September 29)
East Lafayette Street
between N. Matlack & N. Walnut
Dinner by Mizuna Catering
Local Beer
Wines selected by Eric Miller, Winemaker
RSVP by Wednesday, September 25
FMSP Member $60 • Nonmember $65 • Guest $65
or at marshallsquarepark.org
For checks, make payable to Friends of Marshall Square Park and drop off or mail to
FMSP Treasurer, 405 N FRANKLIN ST, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
(Please include phone & email)
Photos by Ed Hille
At the northwest corner of Marshall Square Park in West Chester, Adelaide Fieldhouse sets up her lemonade stand.“I’ll bring the signs; you take the cups,” she orders her father, who is unloading the trunk of the 2011 Honda CR-V parked on the side of the road.
“I’ll bring the signs; you take the cups,” she orders her father, who is unloading the trunk of the 2011 Honda CR-V parked on the side of the road.
Her younger sister, Briar, who told anyone who asked Sunday that she “will be 4 in 24 days,” ran to the playground and began pushing a swing no one was in. Adelaide examined the signs reading “Fresh Lemonade” and “All donations will go toward the toddler playground in the park!” They looked good. But then she realized: “We need tape!”
A couple minutes later they were all set, ready to partake in the great American summer tradition that blends capitalism and cuteness. The table and white chairs were unfolded, the sign hung with duct tape from a gray tablecloth, the paper cups were in two towers, and prominently in the middle was the lemonade.
Before Labor Day marked the traditional end of summer, the Fieldhouse family had their last lemonade stand of the season. Adelaide wanted to squeeze one more in before life, even for a 5-year-old, becomes too busy. She started kindergarten last week and will soon have basketball practices and games and gymnastics to do before her 7:15 p.m. bedtime.
Chantale Fieldhouse and her daughter, Adelaide, 5, pick lemons from a bin at their local Giant supermarket this morning as Briar, 3, waits in the shopping cart.
At first, Adelaide wanted to have a lemonade stand to earn money for stuffed animals, but her parents, Chantale and David, said no, so she settled on raising money for her local playground to include a toddler section. The family hoped to beat last month’s earnings of almost $40.
“Do you want some lemonade?” Adelaide asked the first woman in view. The mother was pushing her 2-year-old daughter in a stroller and stopped for a sip. She didn’t have any cash on her but promised to come back with some later.
“It’s sweet! It’s really sweet, we put sugar in it!,” Adelaide said to the mother, then repeating herself for the baby in the stroller. “It’s sweet because we put sugar in it.”
Neighborhood friends arrived, and Adelaide squealed in excitement. Many saw the notice on the “Friends of Marshall Square Park” Facebook group asking all to come to the park about 11:30 a.m. for “Adelaide’s Lemonade Stand.”
For some time, Adelaide got to work. “Excuse me!” she said to people walking by on the other side of the street. “Do you want some lemonade?”
She learned a lot of lessons selling lemonade, such as why the man in the Ford stopped to donate money but couldn’t drink any. “I’m diabetic,” he told her. She also learned sales tricks. “It’s fresh,” she would tell people as a plea if they said no or that they’d come back later.
After a busy 20 minutes with a steady stream of customers, the girls couldn’t help but be tempted by the playground behind them.
Soon, Briar was climbing a ladder that looked like a tree trunk to the top of the play set, and Adelaide ran across the shaky bridge toward the slide. Eventually, together, they ran back to the lemonade stand, where their parents were keeping watch.
“When you’re not here, we can’t get customers,” their father explained to them.
“They want to buy from kiddos not adults,” her mother said.
The girls became frustrated with the waiting.
“This is what actually having a business is sometimes,” their father said, before diving into examples. “Restaurants, they’re open all day, but then they get really busy when everyone is hungry.”
The stand would make $139.50 over an hour and a half Sunday, more than tripling profits from last time, even though the girls weren’t at the table for every moment, a visitor slipped a bill into the mason jars. As excited as Adelaide was for this lemonade stand, it’s hard to sit still on Labor Day weekend when you’re only 5, and there’s a gaggle of kids behind you.
By the end, the temptation was too much and Adelaide went running, spending the last bit of her summertime business on the playground.
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| The Music at Marshall picnic concert series happens annually on the third Thursday of June, July (July 18, 2019), and August. Our second concert features a newcomer to the gazebo. Dirk Quinn and his jazz/funk, high-energy band starts at 6:30; the picnic gets going at 6PM.
RSVP using the Evite Invitation and pick a dish to bring to our popular potluck picnic. We supply the tables, the grill, plates and napkins, hot dogs, hamburgers, fixings and water. See “What to Bring” on the Invitation, and let us know what you are bringing. If you prefer not to bring a dish, you can participate in the picnic for just a $10 per family cash contribution, payable at FMSP’s donation jar. To help with setup/teardown or other chores, please email our picnic coordinator at friendsofmarshallsquarepark@gmail.com. To keep up to date with our concerts, like us at facebook.com/MusicMarshall. And don’t forget our website, marshallsquarepark.org, for an in-depth look at Marshall Square Park and FMSP’s plans and successes.
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RSVP here to pick a dish to bring to our popular potluck picnic. We supply the tables, the grill, plates and napkins, hot dogs, hamburgers, fixings and water.
See “What to Bring” on Evite Invitation and let us know which you are bringing.
If you prefer not to bring a dish, you can participate in the picnic for just a $10 per family cash contribution, payable at FMSP’s donation jar.
To help with setup/teardown or other chores, please email our picnic coordinator at [email protected].
To keep up to date with our concerts, like us at facebook.com/MusicMarshall.
And don’t forget our website, marshallsquarepark.org, for an in-depth look at Marshall Square Park and FMSP’s plans and successes.
We are grateful to our Sponsors
whose contributions make these events possible …
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