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Dedham Civic Pride Readies for 27th Season

The landscape crew will begin clean up projects staring April 19th.

Dedham Civic Pride Blooms Flower Pots in Dedham and Oakdale Square
Dedham Civic Pride Blooms Flower Pots in Dedham and Oakdale Square (Janet Holmes)

Dedham Civic Pride's 27th year of improving the landscaping and aesthetics of Dedham will begin in a few weeks. On April 19th, the landscape crew will hit the road and start with spring clean up of its Sponsor-A-Spot sites. Currently Civic Pride maintains 65 sites located in all the neighborhoods in Dedham. Many of these Sponsor-A-Spots are sponsored by local businesses, community groups.

Around Memorial Day, the flower pots will be planted and put in place in Dedham Square and Oakdale Square. Currently 42 of the 60 flower pots have sponsors.

Renewals to current sponsors have been sent out and Civic Pride would like to thank the following for their speedy response in renewing their sponsorship and staying in the Civic Pride family.

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Hats off to Sponsor-A-Spot sponsors Beers and Lane Landscaping, Colantuoni Brothers, Dedham Savings Bank, Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Hope McDermott Real Estate. J. M. Cobb Electric, Inc., Linda Logan/Gibson Sotheby's International Realty, Lloyd Cushman Tree Service, Marie-Louise Kehoe, Polito Insurance Company, Roscia's Plumbing and Heating, Inc., San Marino Landscaping Company, Michael & Katherine Sweeney, Vogt Realty Group, Walley Insurance Co./Division of C & S Ins., Willard Home Improvement.

Our renewing Blooms sponsors include Advanced Oakdale Dental, Allin Congregational Church, American Dry Cleaning, The Auld Sod Pub, Dedham Country Day School, Dedham Exchange, Digital Dental Studio, Dr. Walter Potaznick/Optical Illusion PVC, Nest, Ron's Ice Cream, Smile Design Dental Team, and Walley Insurance Co./Division of C & S Ins.

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There are Sponsor-A-Spots and Blooms Pots that can still be sponsored for the 2021 season. If you are interested in either programs, please contact Janet Holmes 781-249-9258 or dedhamcivicpride@gmail.com

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