News Release

Volunteers needed for Park Day 2019

volunteers at work at Park Day

NPS: P Lupsiewicz

News Release Date: March 1, 2019

Contact: Phil Lupsiewicz, 978-318-7833

Concord, MA– On Saturday, April 6, 2019, all are welcome to team up with history buffs, community leaders and preservationists with the American Battlefield Trust at more than 125 sites in 29 states to answer the call to service on Park Day. Park Day has attracted volunteers of all ages and abilities bound by their dedication to serving their communities at historic sites nationwide.
 
Enjoy a day of stewardship and history at Minute Man National Historical Park. Join fellow volunteers for Park Day 2019, and assist with landscape rehabilitation along the Battle Road Trail. Activities include removing invasive plants, raking leaves, and improving trails to prepare for commemorative tactical demonstrations and reenactments. The day will start at 9:00 am in the Minute Man Visitor Center at 3113 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA. The park will provide tools, safety gear, a free t-shirt for the first 100 registrants, and refreshments, as well as an overview of the site’s history.
 
Minute Man NHP commemorates the first Battle of the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775, the militias and minutemen of the Massachusetts countryside, in order to preserve their liberty, fought against the British redcoats. Volunteers who give their time on Park Day will have the opportunity to rehabilitate a nationally significant site within Minute Man NHP. This is a great way for everyone to help improve the park and learn some history along the way. The activity will end at 3:00 pm.
 
 WHAT:          Park Day volunteer event at Minute Man NHP
 
WHEN:         April 6, 2019, beginning at 9:00a.m. (The rain date for Park Day will be the following day, Sunday, April 7^th.)
 
WHERE:       Meet at Minute Man Visitor Center, 3113 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA
  
The American Battlefield Trust is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of America’s hallowed battlegrounds. Although primarily focused on the protection of Civil War battlefields, through its Campaign 1776 initiative, the Trust also seeks to save the battlefields connected to the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. To date, the Trust haspreserved close to 43,000 acres of battlefield land in 23 states. For a complete list of participating Park Day sites, visit Battlfields.org/events/parkday.
-NPS