Buttonwood on the Move
Promoting healthy lifestyles in SouthCoast Massachusetts
Buttonwood on the Move is a major fitness initiative and fundraising campaign led by The Friends of Buttonwood Park. The campaign aims to improve active recreational facilities and encourage exercise in Buttonwood Park.
Well-maintained urban parks make cities like New Bedford healthier, happier places to live. By improving the park’s sports and recreation facilities, we hope to unite our diverse community and provide SouthCoast residents with a safe place to exercise outdoors.
Buttonwood on the Move
Our Buttonwood on the Move projects are improving recreational facilities and encouraging exercise in the park.
Basketball Courts
As our first Buttonwood on the Move project, we chose to restore the park’s basketball courts. These heavily used basketball courts had not been updated in 30 years. We raised more than $90,000 and built three new clean, safe basketball courts, which opened in 2014.
Nature Trail
Our next big Buttonwood on the Move project is to create a nature trail through 18 acres of woods that lie north of the pond. This area has been overgrown and neglected for years. Right now, we’re working to raise $50,000 by 2017 to develop a master plan for this trail.
Tennis Courts
Down the road, we have our eyes set on restoring the tennis courts. Tennis players used to flock to Buttonwood Park, but these courts haven’t been maintained properly. They need our help so a new generation can safely play tennis in the park.
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for your generous support of Buttonwood on the Move!