On April 7, 2019 the Buckingham Pond Conservancy held its annual meeting at the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library. 2018 was a great year for the BPC! In addition to the official ribbon cutting for the playground, we have been working on adding additional...
Events
Annual Meeting 2019, Sunday 4/7 1:00 PM
Dear Friend, Buckingham Pond Conservancy needs your help. We’re a small, all-volunteer, not-for-profit, and we have done so much with our very limited resources. In 2018 we saw several long anticipated plans come to fruition with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony...
Skating Party Sunday 2/3 – 1 to 3 PM
Break out your ice skates, bring your family and friends and enjoy ice skating on Buckingham Pond.Bring a lawn chair to use and share. Skating is on for Sunday 2/3 Hot Chocolate and Hot Dogs will be available. Many thanks to our Hot Chocolate Sponsor - Dunkin' near...
2018 Year End Update
Dear Buckingham Pond Conservancy Members and Friends — Season’s Greetings! We’ve had a busy year at Buckingham Pond Conservancy and wanted to provide you with some updates on what we have been working on. Playground Opening Many of you joined us for the official...
Ice Cream Social Sunday 9/16
Looking for Social Media Volunteer
Do you have some basic communication/social media/web skills? Do you have a few hours a month to help BPC? If so, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We are searching for someone who can plan and implement our electronic communication...
Playground Ribbon Cutting & Spring Clean up 4/22 1:00 PM
Come celebrate Earth Day with Buckingham Pond Conservancy as we host a formal ribbon cutting for the new playground followed by our annual spring pond cleanup. Sunday April 22, 2018 1:00 - 3:00 PM Children are encouraged to attend and to help hold the ribbon! This is...
Annual Meeting – 5 Ways to Help – Last Day for Bricks
Friends of the Conservancy ... Buckingham Pond Conservancy needs your help. We’re a small, all-volunteer not-for-profit. Thanks to neighbors and friends like you, we have done so much with our very limited resources. In 2017 we saw several long anticipated plans come...
Commemorative Bricks make great year end gifts!
Looking for the perfect thank you or year end gift for someone who loves the pond? How about a commemorative brick? You can even get a nice certificate to share with the recipient. Bricks are available at $50 (4" x 8") or $100 (8" x 8"). Bricks will be installed...
Playground Ribbon Cutting Update
The new playground has been a huge success so far. Lots of kids are out enjoying it every day! Thank you once again to the City of Albany - especially the Department of General Services, the Recreation Department and the Mayor's office, and to our major donors: the...
Postponed! – Playground Ribbon Cutting – Friday 10 AM
We are concerned about little hands and feet so are postponing. New date will be announced shortly. Please join us to celebrate our new playground with a formal ribbon cutting this Friday 11/10/2017 at 10:00 am. Children are encouraged! This is the culmination...
Playground is Open
The playground is playable! Few last cosmetic things still need cleaning up, but the kids were having a great time this weekend. We are planning an official ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday 11/10. The time has not been finalized, and will be posted here as soon...