October 4, 2018
We are very excited to let you know that the planned Phase 1 improvements for the playground at Flag Pole Hill are now fully funded! Work has started at the park and is scheduled to be complete in September. We are no longer accepting donations for work at the playground. However, we will keep you informed when Phase 2 begins. It was a long road, but we believe that it was worth the wait to get a comprehensive plan at Flag
[soliloquy id=”916″] We had a great time at Greenville Avenue’s St Patrick’s Day Parade this year. Rocky and the Trash Queens had their fair share of admirers… we think it’s because they are sooooo good looking. But maybe it was those cute Rocky Rubber Duckies we were giving out! Did you get one? We’d love to see it! Share it with us!
May 25, 2017
Hi, everyone! Thanks to your donations we are making significant progress on restoring the Celebration Tree Grove after the recent vandalism. We have identified all missing plaques All replacement plaques have been ordered and are in production. Once production is complete on the plaques, we can begin the repair work on the monument and mount the replacement plaques. We hope to have all work completed by the end of June. Weather may impact our timing. We need the monument to be dry for the
May 9, 2017
We want to send some BIG LOVE out to the T Shop for their generous support of For The Love of the Lake. They are celebrating all their years of serving Lakewood from their lovely flower and gift shop in the heart of the Lakewood Shopping Center with 12 Months of Giving. For the month of May, FTLOTL is the lucky beneficiary. Not only are they making a donation themselves, but you can also grab your very own rubber Rocky
May 3, 2017
Wow! We are so grateful to the huge group of volunteers from Fossil that came out on April 21st. 74 Adults!!! The Importance of Post-Rain Clean-up The timing was perfect since there had been heavy rain earlier in the week. Part of the reason that there is an on-going need for trash pick-up at White Rock Lake is that White Rock Creek and other small tributaries that flow down from the north deposit their collected debris right into the lake. When the
March 15, 2017
The young men of the Jesuit Rowing team are just the best! Guess what they did today? They came down to the For the Love of the Lake office and volunteered with us. Not only are these guys great athletes but they have huge hearts as well. I mean it’s not everyone that would spend a day off from school picking up litter at the park. So from all of us at For the Love of the Lake: THANK YOU, to the
December 19, 2016
We are so very thankful to all our White Rock Lake volunteers! So far this year our Adopt-a-shoreline group participation is up 58% over last year. When we say we couldn’t do it without you… we mean it! Our Adopt-a-shoreline groups and monthly Shore-line Spruce up volunteers make our work possible. We particularly want to note a the groups that went above and beyond this year! Our Top 2016 White Rock Lake Volunteers Dallas United Crew: Newcomer Group of