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Join us to support the Blue Hills Reservation

Join us on Tuesday, October 15th to celebrate the past year of protecting and preserving the Blue Hills together.

Our Annual Celebration is a time for friends, members, and supporters to gather, share their love for the park, honor some special contributors, and raise money to support the organization’s ongoing initiatives.

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We are excited to share that our special guest speaker this year is Mardi Fuller, the first known Black person to hike all 48 of New Hampshire’s high peaks in winter. She is a lifelong backcountry adventurer, advocate for racial equity, and avid Blue Hills hiker.

The theme of the evening “Friends Helping Friends,” underscores everything our members do for visitors, wildlife, and each other. It is all about celebrating community partners, corporate partners, and special individuals who give so much of their time, effort, and expertise to the park.

You’ll have the chance to bid on and win exciting, unique auction items and experiences. The bidding site is now open for bids!

You will also enjoy delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, games, and the opportunity to connect with people like you who love the Blue Hills.

Space is limited so sign up NOW. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to celebrate with friends while protecting our forest and trails!

Thank you for your support. See you next year!

The online auction is now closed. Congratulations to all the winners!

Come back often to the online auction. New items are being added every day right up to the day of the Annual Celebration on October 15.

When:

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Where:

New England Base Camp

411 Unquity Road

Milton, MA

Ticket Prices:

$60 per person ahead of time

$70 per person the day of the event

The Blue Hills, The Best Dinner Ever, and You (Enter the Raffle to Win!)

Check out the brief photo gallery above from last year’s dinner atop the observatory.

Yes indeed, in one lovely gesture, you can help to clean, protect, and preserve the Blue Hills . . . and enter to win a spectacularly scrumptious dinner for 6 — YUM! Please help the Friends of the Blue Hills take care of our beloved local treasure by participating in this year’s Dinner in the Blue Hills Raffle. With each raffle entry, you’ll increase your chances of winning a dinner for you and 5 other special people of your choice, provided by Northern Spy, nestled at the center of the Paul Revere Heritage site in Canton.

And, get this: if you win, you’ll experience a meal you’ll savor for a lifetime . . . because your setting will be the top of the Blue Hills Observatory and your view will be unforgettable: the woods, the hills, the city of Boston, on and on, down to the Atlantic Ocean. A few good friends + some fantastic food + unparalleled ambience = 5 stars! Your winning meal will include a mouth-watering meal of an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 3/$50. Good luck — and thank you so much for supporting the Friends of the Blue Hills!

Thank you for your support. See you next year!

Sponsors Make All the Difference…

Sponsorships help make this community event possible. If you, a group you’re affiliated with or your business would like to be part of this event, we’d love to have you. There are so many packages to choose from. Just click on the image below to see details.

Help us celebrate those who embraced our mission of protecting, preserving & promoting the Blue Hills this year! Without your support, this event couldn’t happen.

Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters!

About Our Guest Speaker

Mardi Fuller advocates for racial equity through writing, speaking and community building. A lifelong backcountry adventurer, in January 2021 she became the first known Black person to hike all 48 of New Hampshire’s high peaks in winter. She is a contributing writer to Outside magazine, SKI magazine, NRDC, Melanin Basecamp, and more. She lives in Boston and works as a freelance writer, marketing expert and DEI consultant. She organizes hike, ski and climb events centering Black people and BIPOC and serves as a board member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Mardi is committed to personal and corporate Black liberation and thereby, liberation for all humanity.

Thank You to Our 2024 Honorees

Volunteer of the Year Charlie Crosby lived on Hillside Street as a young boy, and for years in the 1970s his father would take the family hiking up Buck Hill every year, especially around the 4th of July to pick blueberries. So his family’s love for the Blue Hills goes back nearly a century, as his dad turns 100 this year! He was also in the Scouts as a boy, and the Blue Hills were a big part of their local activities.

While hiking in 2020, he met Bob Flagg working on a trail. Bob gave him a card and encouraged him to reach out to FBH. He then adopted six trails in the Chickatawbut section, including the Skyline. He has been to many trail work events since then, but it was past Executive Director Judy Jacobs who introduced him to the beautiful Fowl Meadow in 2021 and convinced him to lead invasive plant removal events. He’s been doing it ever since, and the park is all the better for it. Thank you, Charlie.

The Blue Hills Hiking Club (BHHC) is the most active hiking club in the Blue Hills. Now over 6,600 members strong, the BHHC is blessed with an incredible cadre of experienced, talented and dedicated hike leaders who provide nearly daily hikes and at times multiple hikes on same day to meet varying abilities and interests. The Club prides itself on building and reinforcing a strong respect for the Hills and safety of all while providing a pleasant and healthy experience for our members.

Steve Valero, aka Wabbit, is the organizer of the BHHC. He retired as a public interest lawyer after decades of representing low income tenants and homeless families. For about ten years he has worked as a certified personal trainer, AMC hike leader, and is of course, an avid hiker.