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Dudley Pond Fun Run 2025 Results

10/10/2025

 
​The 27th annual Dudley Pond Run held on a sunny October 5 was a smashing success,
with more than 180 participants, a big increase over last year. We had 119 individually
registered runners and competitive walkers, one team with nine runners and 13 fitness
walkers. Some 41 kids competed for running prizes.

Rodrigo Gonzaga of Framingham took the laurels among male runners while Lauren Casey
of Wayland outpaced the women. Henry Stimpson of Wayland won the walking race.

​Thanks to all of many community businesses that generously sponsored the race and our
hardworking DPA volunteers!

VIEW RESULTS HERE:

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​THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
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2025 Fun Run Registration now open

9/2/2025

 
Online registration for Wayland’s 27th annual Dudley Pond Run, Oct. 5, for runners and walkers and adults and kids, is now open.  The event is sponsored by the Dudley Pond Association, and proceeds benefit the preservation of this beautiful public watershed.  Register at:  https://27thdudleypondrunwalkandkidsfunrun.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=15294

2025 DPA Photo Contest - Submissions Due By Oct 1

8/7/2025

 
The DPA is sponsoring the third annual Photo Contest! 

Photos should be submitted via this form by October 1, 2025. (Click here for submission form)

The winners will be announced at the DPA Fall Annual Meeting on October 26, 2025.

Please one submission per category, per person. Categories include: Scenery, Wildlife, People, Recreation, Sunrise/Sunset. There will also be a category for photographers younger than 16. 

Be sure to include your full name and category. No Fun Run photos please. All are welcome to participate in the contest.

​Questions can be directed to: Ann Drouilhet ([email protected])

2025 ICE CREAM SOCIAL, SAT JULY 12, 2-4PM

6/10/2025

 
At the end of the ice cream social, the Dirty Water Jazz Band will start its tour at Mansion Beach and then circumnavigate the pond. Join us on land or by boat.
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FUN RUN FUNDRAISING: SEEKING VOLUNTEERs

4/29/2025

 
Seeking four volunteers to invite area businesses to be sponsors of the 2025 Annual Fun Run.

We have an outreach list of corporations to share. ​If interested, please contact Linda Smith. email: 
[email protected], phone: 508-545-2089 5-8pm 7d/w

2025 DPA Spring meeting and dinner Sunday, 4/27, 5-7pm

4/24/2025

 
Please join us for our semiannual DPA spring meeting and dinner this Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 5pm to around 7pm. It will be at the Wayland Senior Center. You can also join us by zoom.

Members will be voting on 2 items: Slate of candidates for the 2025-26 year and the new By-Laws. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting but only members can vote (you can join the DPA at the meeting). If you have a candidate in mind, we will be taking nominations from the floor. A copy of the latest by-laws is available below.


Agenda:
If you have anything you want to add to the agenda, please reply to [email protected] 
​and get on the schedule. 

- Weed Mgt /Summer activity report
- Review of By-laws
- Treasurers report- introduce new treasurer Geoff Gardner
- Elections
- DPA committees- identifying new ones and getting volunteers (fundraising is a new one)
- Fun Run planning 
- Water protection- PFA's, salt, dumping, aquatic life
- SWQ report on Water Quality
- Social Media and website activity
- 3rd annual photo contest
- Mansion Beach Restoration
- 2025 Social Events calendar
- Other/new business

2025 WINTER SOCIAL - Sat FEb 8th, 2-5pm @ MANSION BEACH

1/11/2025

 
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2024 DPA Fall Dinner meeting Sunday Oct. 27 from 5-7'ish

10/14/2024

 
Please join us for the DPA Fall dinner meeting at the Senior Center in the Wayland Town Building on Sunday, Oct 27 from 5-7pm altho we sometimes go til 7:30.

We will announce the winners of the 2nd annual photo contest, discuss the harvester season and how to measure its successes or failures, recap the summer and fall events, and enjoy a slideshow of our beautiful pond.


We will be setting up a zoom link for those who cannot attend in person. Stay tuned. 
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2024 Dudley Pond Fun Run - Oct 6

8/9/2024

 
26th Dudley Pond 5k Run, Walk and Kids Race
​Sunday, October 6, 2024

Sign up here


Local Businesses: Help the Dudley Pond Association preserve and protect the Dudley Pond watershed by sponsoring our 26th Dudley Pond Run, Walk & Kids Race. Visit our Sponsorship page.

2024 Dudley Pond BAND ON A BOAT  - July 13

5/26/2024

 
Band on a Boat, Sat.July 13 from 4-6pm, featuring the Dirty Water Brass Band,  The boat will play a few tunes at Mansion Beach starting at 4pm and will circumnavigate the pond and return to Mansion Beach around 6. Please join us on land or by boat! No rain date.
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    The Dudley Pond Association is a non-profit, volunteer run organization dedicated to the preservation of the pond for future generations.

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    PO Box 5114
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