You’re Invited to the Blue Hills Bash!

Mix and Mingle for the Blue Hills

Annual Celebration 2022

In-person or LIVE on Zoom… You’ll support the Blue Hills Reservation!

 

Want unforgettable fun? Join us on October 20th!

Together, we will celebrate the past year of protecting and preserving the Blue Hills.

You can choose to join the festivities in person or online.

You’ll be inspired by special guest speaker Claire O’Neill, from Earthwise Aware, who will help you discover your inner naturalist.

You’ll have the chance to bid on awesome items that are part of the online auction.

In-person attendees 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!

 

The countdown is on!

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When:

Thursday, October 20, 2022
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Where:

The Tirrell Room
254 Quarry Street
Quincy, MA

and ONLINE!

Ticket Prices:

$50 in-person early bird special until Friday, October 14

$55 in-person at the door

$20 online guests (until 9:00 am, 10/19)

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

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 The Common Market Restaurant Group in West Quincy on the Quincy/Milton border.

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. (Ambience = 4 stars!)

Your winning meal will include a mouth-watering meal of an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert.

Raffle tickets are $15 each or 3/$35.

Good luck — and thank you so much for supporting the Friends of the Blue Hills!

About the Keynote Speaker

In her keynote address, “How the Naturalist in All of Us Can Protect the Blue Hills,” Claire O’Neill will discuss how discovering the naturalist in all of us can help address the many challenges that the Blue Hills and our natural world face.

Claire O’Neill is the founder of Earthwise Aware (EwA) and the director of its Biodiversity & Climate Participatory Science program–an initiative that connects the public with its immediate natural systems and empowers communities. EwA is known locally for its democratization of ecological science through citizen science and public experiences focused on place-based urban wildlife, natural history, and the conservation of species interactions in their natural habitat. Claire also serves as a board member of the Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, and is an advisor for the Green & Open Somerville group.

Thank you to our 2022 Honorees

Pete Tierney and Skip Maysles

Denny Swenson

Skip Maysles and Pete Tierney have been leaders in the Friends’ trail maintenance program for over five years. Skip and Pete have mentored upcoming trail maintenance leaders and also teamed up to lead numerous events to clean up the park.

Denny Swenson served on the Friends’ Board for eight years and led the Friends as president for three years. Denny has served on the Milton Planning Board for five years, and is active in the Milton Garden Club.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Advertisement space is available for purchase in the Annual Celebration program! Your purchase greatly supports the Friends of the Blue Hills and its mission to preserve and protect the Blue Hills Reservation.

Please note, ads must be placed by Friday, September 30, 2022 to be printed in the program book.

$5,000 BLUE HILLS CHAMPION

  • Full page ad (5.5 x 8.5) on prime page in program book – print & digital with 13k reach
  • Sponsor name prominently listed in program book, on event website and social media platforms
  • Sponsor name prominently listed on sponsor board and projected on a screen at event
  • 10 event tickets with reserved seating if requested

$3,000 SKYLINE TRAIL SUPPORTER

  • Full page ad (5.5 x 8.5) in program book – print & digital with 13k reach
  • Sponsor name listed in program book, on event website and social media platforms
  • Sponsor name and/or logo listed on sponsor board and projected on a screen at event
  • 8 event tickets with reserved seating if requested

$1,000 GREAT BLUE GUARDIAN

  • 1/2 page ad (3.9 x 4.87) in program book – print & digital with 13k reach
  • Sponsor name listed in program book, on event website and social media platforms
  • Sponsor name and/or logo listed on sponsor board and projected on a screen at event
  • 6 event tickets with reserved seating if requested

$500 BUCK HILL BENEFACTOR

  • 1/4 page ad (2.34 x 3.75) in event program book – print & digital with 13k reach
  • Sponsor name listed in program book, on event website and on social media platforms
  • Sponsor name and/or logo listed on sponsor board and projected on a screen at event
  • 4 event tickets with reserved seating if requested

$250 HANCOCK HILL HERO

  • 1/8 page ad (1.17 x 1.87) in program book – print & digital with 13k reach
  • Sponsor name listed in program book, on event website and on social media platforms
  • Sponsor name and/or logo listed on sponsor board and projected on a screen at event
  • 2 event tickets with reserved seating if requested

$100 GREETING

  • Sponsor name listed on one line in program book – print & digital with 13k reach

Thank you to our Blue Hills Bash Sponsors