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We are gaging interest in holding a wintertime community event in the newly renovated park, a “holiday sing” with a professional musician to accompany us, provide music, and conduct us. We could have hot cocoa and all bring holiday treats to share, and enjoy the beautiful plaza while making a joyful noise in celebration of the season. Please email ringgoldpark@verizon.net if you would be interested in attending such an event.

The construction of the Fountain in the center of the park has been delayed. According to the City of Boston, materials will be delivered to the work site the first week of October, and the project will be completed sometime during November. The unforeseen delay was caused by the manufacturers of the custom-designed fountain and engravers of the many engraved elements of the plaza. According to the City, the site needed to be dug up and investigated before the fountain and plaza could be ordered. We share your dismay at the current state of the park, but are anticipating a much-beautified park when all is complete. Like any home renovation, it’s been tough to live through, but we are confident that the end result will be worth it.

Post-construction cleanup!

Stay tuned — we will host a THOROUGH cleanup when construction is completed, and will need volunteers to help us weed and pick up trash. We’ll let you know as soon as it’s scheduled.

As you will have noticed if you’ve visited Ringgold Park lately, the City of Boston has begun improvements to the center area — namely, the fountain that we’ve worked together for so long to advocate for! Construction started in June and should be complete by October if all goes well. With the support of many neighbors and friends, the Friends of Ringgold Park raised sufficient funds to upgrade the materials choice to granite in raised areas throughout the park. At this point we are unable to offer additional 8 x 8 pavers for donors to engrave. However, we do have one outstanding donor opportunity, and we’re hoping that someone chooses to become a part of our efforts by sponsoring a large granite drum for $5000. When the fountain is completed the Parks Department will host an opening ceremony in the park that we will announce when it is scheduled. Thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts — every donation was appreciated, large and small!

Due to the construction, Ringgold Park did not participate in the City of Boston Park Arts program which has taken place in past years. We are hopeful to be invited to join the program again in the future. 

If you have questions or concerns about the construction or any other comments about Ringgold Park, please feel free to contact us at ringgoldpark@verizon.net. And as always, if you witness any criminal activity in the park, include public drinking or drug use, off leash dogs, etc., please don’t hesitate to call the Boston Police Department (dial 911), the Boston Parks Department (617-635-PARK), and/or Boston Animal Control Department (617-635-5348).

The Friends of Ringgold Park is seeking new board members and volunteers, so please drop us a line if you want to help out! We are working on organizing our Halloween party, volunteers are welcome.

FORP is seeking new board members! Anyone interested in getting involved, please contact friends@ringgoldpark.org for more information.