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Membership Committee
Annual 3rd of July Celebration
Anyone living in Laurel Park will tell you that one of their favorite traditions is watching the epic fireworks on the 3rd of July. You don’t even have to be on the beach to see ’em, though that’s half the fun. Muchas Gracias to the Francis Family for making lasting memories.
Traditionally on the 3rd, there is a BBQ in Luther Park, games and a kiddie train ride before the nighttime bonfire and fireworks. This year, LPIA commemorated its 100th Anniversary as part of the July 3rd weekend celebration.
With help from members, we hung a spiffy, colorful banner in the park, created a digital photo gallery, affixed a bronze plaque to a rock and designed special edition hats! Great big birthday cake and ice cream too!
To see the YouTube video of the 100th celebration created by Ken Morrill’s son (also named Ken), complete with subtitles and music, click here.
To see the article in the Warren Times, click here.
Meet Ups and other Social Events
We’re winding down for the summer and shifting to property maintenance. These are great opportunities to work in small groups while helping improve the facilities for everyone.
There is one more Full Moon Kayak and Fire Pit Night (September). To view the calendar, click here.
Otherwise, we hope you’ve met some members at the events we hosted from October to July and can get together with new friends as you please.
Property Committee *includes Park Maintenance, Beach Infrastructure and Lincoln Ave.
Rules Committee
Technology & Communication Committee
Environment Committee
Nearly 100% of member survey respondents answered the question: Please list 3 things you'd like to see the LPIA improve or address. 100% of respondents also answered all 4 questions related to property use. We invite you to Help Us Improve! Read on.
Luther Park: Not much happens if the lights aren’t on, so to speak. Thanks to those of you who literally volunteered right out of the gate to help keep LPIA properties looking fab and members safe. Volunteers organize and undertake maintenance tasks on Laurel Park Improvement Days.
Whether it’s replacing a swing, fixing the grill, spiffing up the bocce court, planting flowers, lawn mowing or what-have-you, Beautification is Us! You can help as much, or as little as you want. To check the calendar for work weeks, typically around Earth Day, click here.
The Beach: One thing we know for sure is that the beach, boat rack and boat ramp are top member priorities according to the survey. This year’s Beach Infrastructure Subcommittee, which is well staffed by watercraft owners., nailed down demand for the boat rack and helped create a new rack assignment procedure. Members of this team evaluated options for improving the boat ramp in light of project restrictions and opportunities under the current RI Coastal Resources Management Council permit. And what would we do without one member’s trusty tractor when moving beach sand? Have bad backs, that’s what!
Lincoln Avenue Parcel: We’ve put together an agile team to do some investigation regarding the Lincoln Avenue parcel. Specifically, should the LPIA sell or donate it, how much is it worth, how could that revenue be used to reduce the tax burden, reduce other costs and/or improve the association? The Warren Land Trust, which owns property flanking LPIA’s, is in the loop. See the What’s New section off the Home Page for more on this project.
Down the Road: You know what else is neat? Down the road, there could even be engineered solutions to preserve LPIA’s natural infrastructure—the saltmarsh—thanks to a new partnership with the Warren Land Trust. LPIA members have floated some interesting, long range planning ideas to picture what our community COULD look like! Surely, there are more visionaries in our midst. Why not look ahead to the next 100 years—well, the next 2-5 years at least?
We are in the enviable position of having a myriad of potential, intriguing solutions to explore, so all you stakeholders, step up and let’s give them their due. Don’t waste another minute because the engines have been started.
Please send an email to: lpiavolunteer@gmail.com about how you would like to help.
Member, Richard Godmintz volunteered to assist members of the Executive Committee with a comprehensive review of LPIA’s bylaws and beach rules. Clear organizing documents help increase predictability and provide a framework to keep order in the association. The bylaws were updated at the community meeting on April 16, 2025. Great work, Rich!
We’re going to do our best to change with the times and that means putting systems in place that the next generation of members will embrace. We’d love more young people to lend us a hand from time to time. Committee volunteers are up and running on the Google Workspace - learning to chat, sharing research and keeping track of tasks together remotely. This team has rolled out fully virtual meetings and hybrid meetings this winter, much to members’ satisfaction.
The website has been refreshed and expanded; now, we need to encourage more members to “make it a favorite”. We know the content on the Facebook page could use a boost plus more followers. And we’d like to expand our presence on social media. Together, we can do that.
If you are versed in social media, dynamic webpage design/maintenance, or other online applications to help us execute our vision and modernize operations, please reach out. If you have talent in graphic arts, photography, videography, or writing, please send an email to: lpia@laurelparkwarren.com and join the team.
Several member survey responses reiterated that LPIA should strive to protect the marsh and maintain the shoreline along the Kickemuit River. Activities like coastal monitoring, “wrack attacks” and Earth Day cleanups provide opportunities for learning while fostering environmental stewardship. We’re looking forward to a working relationship with the Warren Land Trust. It may be time for a Shoreline Buffer Application to arrest the spread of invasive species in the wetlands.
So, here’s your invitation to join LPIA’s Storm Monitor and others to develop environmental programming and information resources for LPIA families. We also hope to show epic environmental movies outdoors such as Don’t Look Up and The Day after Tomorrow. We’ve partially developed an educational brochure to help the community better understand the effects of climate change on our treasured natural assets including plant and animal species. We could use some help on that.
If you feel great just keeping the marsh neat and pretty, see you on Earth Day! There are all kinds of fun initiatives kids can do too, like collecting waste shells, for instance. Our holiday tree was laden with them. Waste shells can be painted, used in treasure hunts or geo-locating events, and crushed for gardens or even the parking lot.
Click here to view the Environmental webpage. If you’d like to join in, and make a collective positive impact, please send an email to lpia@laurelparkwarren.com.