Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 Save the Harbor/Save the Bay welcomes residents back to the beach S ave the Harbor/Save the Bay is bringing 150 free events and programs back to public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket this summer, as inperson programming resumes across the region. On Saturday, June 12, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the state DepartGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $2.779 Mid Unleaded $2.879 Super $3.019 Diesel Fuel $2.979 "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 KERO $4.65 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $2.569 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA ment of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) awarded $300,150 in Better Beaches program grants to 67 organizations and creatives to support 150 free beach events and programs in nine communities from Nahant to Nantasket in 2021. From that fi gure, $10,000 will be allocated to the Revere Beach Partnership to fund the International Sand Sculpting Festival, Kite and Art Festivals and the Pumpkin Dash. In addition, $1,500 will go to NamaStay Sober for Yoga on the Beach and $7,500 will be allocated to the city’s Recreation Department for movie nights and paddleboard and kayak lessons. In 2020 the Better Beaches program awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 22 organizations who ran creative, virtual and socially distanced summer programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-fi ve percent of the grants went to provide safety equipment and support as organizations faced the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic and worked to keep their beaches safe and open. Save the Harbor has invested nearly $1.5 million to support free beach events and programs since they began their Better Beaches Program partnership with DCR in 2007. This year’s Better Beaches program grants will bring free concerts, beach parties, circus perSave the Harbor/Save the Bay is bringing the Boston Circus Guild, the Harbor Healing Wellness Program and mobility mats and beach wheelchairs to the Metropolitan Region’s public beaches this summer as part of their Better Beaches program partnership with DCR. (Photos Courtesy of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay) formances, DJ sets, yoga and fi tness classes, art classes, kayak and paddleboard lessons, movie nights, pedicabs, mobility mats, beach wheelchairs and more to the region’s waterfront neighborhoods and beachfront communities of Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull. “It is exciting to have so many new organizations on board this year,” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Partnerships & Program Development Director Maya Smith. “I am certain that they will bring new visions, new voices, more food choices, more accessibility and a more diverse audience to the beach.” Funds to support the program come from a legislative appropriation to the DCR and include $50,000 in proceeds from the Virtual Harpoon Shamrock Splash, which will be awarded to organizations and creatives who empower, amplify and invest in community members of color and improve beach access for people with disabilities. “Save the Harbor is committed to increased equity and improved access in all our programs and on our beaches.” said Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Executive Director Chris Mancini. “Thanks to the support of House Speaker Ron Mariano, Senate President Karen Spilka, the Baker/Polito Administration, BEACHES | SEE Page 20 Prices subject to change around FLEET
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