Lost
Lost Organizers on the South Coast, Massachusetts
by Buttonwood Park gazebo
Lost
listing
Posted
3 days
ago
Description
I was volunteering at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford around 3:05 PM on Monday when I realized my organizers were gone. It’s a big binder—black with bright stickers and a calendar inside—and it holds all my event notes and lists for our South Coast group. I retraced my steps across the park, across the paths by the gazebo, but the wind was playing tricks and I’m terrified it’s slipped away. I’m hoping a good-hearted passerby turned it in or picked it up for safekeeping. The thought of someone else worrying about it makes me ache for its return.
Approximate last-seen location
by Buttonwood Park gazebo
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