Tomorrow! Social & Volunteer Open House

Start the season on Manchaug Pond with the Social & Volunteer Open House! Catch up with lake neighbors and friends over a cup of coffee and pastry. Families, new friends, neighbors and lake users are welcome. As usual, we’ll come together in the Dining Hall of the YMCA Camp Blanchard facility on Manchaug Pond from 9:30 to about 11:00 a.m. or so on Saturday, June 17th. Over coffee and pastry catch up with lake friends and neighbors. Learn more about our lastest efforts for Manchaug Pond and the watershed. Our Vice President and s.319 Non-point Source Pollution Grant Coordinator will have an detail display of our roadside and ramp work. Bring the family as activities for children will be offered including Facepainting with Christine Z from 10-11. Check out MPF Logo Gear on sale which includes a wide variety of apparel and Manchaug Pond themed items from cribbage boards to baseball hats, tee shirts to fleece … lake photos,  wood Lake Art to order, playing cards, mugs, and more! Purchase your flares for the Lighting of the Shoreline, July 3rd at 9:00 p.m. or as Safe Boating equipment for your vessel. Register, sponsor, and volunteer for this year’s The DAM …

Plan to attend!

Save the Date – Don’t miss out on these events: ~ Attention Boaters! Free VESSEL SAFETY CHECK, tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to noon!  Stop in for your  Vessel Safety Check at the Manchaug Pond boat ramp. Come by land or lake – with any size vessel, motorized, paddled, pedaled or sail – our certified examiner will help you get your boat safe and legal for the season. Pass and you can display your hull decal for all to see on the water. For more information visit our website event page. Volunteer opportunity: 2 volunteers needed to hold boats.  Contact us to help! In case of rain/poor weather conditions, check our website/Facebook feed for cancellation and future reschedule date. ~ Yes, you heard it right- COFFEE WITH COWS!! A representative from Manchaug Pond Foundation will be on the Sutton Town Common on Sunday, June 4 from 10:30 a.m.- to 1:00 p.m. at the invitation of Sutton 4-H Club to talk with you about our water quality efforts in the Manchaug Pond watershed and how you can protect our water resources at home, at the campsite, and on the farm.  Our exhibit will highlight the roadside and boat …