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Support. Educate. Cultivate

This non-profit organization is made up of dedicated community members who work hard to preserve and protect Ball Pond by hosting fundraising events such as kayak races, craft fairs, concerts, holiday parties complete with silent auctions, tag sales, and more to support lake preservation projects.

09/30/2026

What a special place….

09/01/2026

COMING SATURDAY: FBP Shop-Around-the-Pond Tag Sale! 8 locations around the lake, including a Ball Pond Merchandise site! Shopper’s map available day of sale (Merch site and other sale sites). Look for signs. Hit all 8 locations on your “treasure hunt!” Art, GUITARS, vintage, household items, home decor, small furniture, a true “treasure hunt!” Please support our mission by shopping or making a donation!

08/19/2026

Who? Friends of Ball Pond
What? Upcoming Tag Sale
When? Saturday, September 5th, 2026, 9 am to 2pm
Where? Sites around Ball Pond
Why? Raise $ to preserve and protect Ball Pond

How?
Host a sale, if you’re on or near Ball Pond, and make a donation to FBP
Volunteer to distribute flyers during early August
Volunteer to help on day of sale, distribute flyers
Donate items to our main sale site
Come and SHOP!

Ball Pond merchandise will also be available on the day of the event!

If interested, please email:
Mary at [email protected] and Ellen at [email protected]

07/06/2026

Our 11th Annual Ball Pond Music Festival is just around the corner on Saturday July 11th from 4 to 8ish pm.

Please wash boats and trailers coming from other lakes or rivers to protect Ball Pond from zebra mussels.

Rain can be a factor in Ball Pond events. We will cancel if there is rain after 3 pm. It is not safe for musicians to set up if there is even light rain. We may also cancel if there is a strong chance of thunderstorms during the concert. Please check emails for last minute updates

06/05/2026

We hope to see you this weekend at our annual business meeting and summer get-together at Joe and Diane Reilly’s (thank you so much to our gracious hosts!)

35 Ball Pond Road East
11 am - 2 pm. Saturday June 6th.
(Rain date – Sunday June 7th)

We will have a BBQ. Bring a side dish or dessert if you can but come whether you’re bringing a dish or not. We’ll have plenty of food!

Larry Marsicano, a lake scientist and lead author of the recent comprehensive Ball Pond Water Quality Study will be our speaker. And, of course, there will be plenty of time for catching-up with old friends and meeting new ones.

We will have a silent auction and Ball Pond merch for sale.

Donated items for our auction are welcome.

Please contact Mary Yulo at [email protected] if you have a donation.

It’s also time to renew your membership. You can pay via:

· Paypal to [email protected],

· Via our page (Friends of Ball Pond)

· Bring a check to our business meeting this Saturday

· Mail us a check

We would greatly appreciate your support again this year. Suggested dues are:

$45 for friends who live on the lake

$25 for the rest of our friends

$10 for seniors.

Donations are appreciated. Thank you to our friends who have already generously donated!

To receive emails about upcoming events, or to update your email, please email Mark Spellmann at [email protected] or visit us on Facebook.

Thank you for your support!

04/11/2026

Please join us for our Annual Ball Pond Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 18th from 9am-12noon. Rain or Shine.

Thank you to Iris Rainone for arranging a New Fairfield police officer to keep an eye on traffic for us while we do the clean-up.

Please wear sturdy shoes, gloves and bright colors. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.

12/05/2025

A message from our Friends of Ball Pond President, Mark Spellmann:

You are invited to our annual Friends of Ball Pond Holiday Party!

When: Sunday December 7th, 1 pm - 4 pm.

Where: The Spellmann’s - 119 Ball Pond Rd.

We will have our main courses catered. Please bring a side dish, dessert, w**e, or anything else you’d like to bring. But it’s fine if you don’t have time to make anything—just bring yourself!

We will have a Ball Pond holiday store for Friends of Ball Pond merch, featuring our newest items! Thank you, Melanie and Katie!

Our treasurer will be here, so it will be a good time to pay your Friends of Ball Pond dues. We greatly appreciate your support:

$35 for friends who live on the lake

$15 for the rest of our friends

$10 for seniors.

Donations are appreciated. Thank you to our friends who have already generously donated! And thank you to our treasurer, Heather.

Parking: If you need to park up on our driveway you may—please leave the driveway for friends with limited mobility. If there’s room, you can park down along the bottom of our front yard parallel to the street, and just across the street by our mailbox.

You may also park in our neighbor’s field at the top of Charles Lane and walk in through our backyard. There’s plenty of room back there. Thank you, Jillian and Julian!

And lastly, if you would like text messages as well as emails about our events, please email me your #, or give it to Heather at our party.

Looking forward to seeing you!

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New Fairfield, CT

Website

https://www.friendsofballpond.com/

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