Events – FMCPT

Events

FMCPT Events Calendar

Download our 2025 Fridge Poster (PDF)

▼ Filter by Category — — — and — — — Check the different calendar views you can choose ▼

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 1 all-day Tickets Prairie Grass Trail Spring Flower Ride – 2025 CANCELLED 1:00 pm Prairie Grass Trail Spring Flower Ride – 2025 CANCELLED @ Prairie Grass Trailhead May 1 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets SORRY, CANCELLED FOR 2025 PRAIRIE GRASS TRAIL SPRING FLOWER RIDE Black-eyed Susan? Wild parsnip? Prairie rose? Learn about & enjoy the beauty of springtime prairie… Read more	2 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 2 all-day Tickets Trail Trash Pick-up (PGT) Trail Trash Pick-up (PGT) May 2 all-day Tickets	3 Brochures Restocking – WR Brochures Restocking – WR May 3 all-day Tickets PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 3 all-day Tickets
4 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 4 all-day Tickets	5 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 5 all-day Tickets Trail Trash Pick-up (RP) Trail Trash Pick-up (RP) May 5 all-day Tickets	6 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 6 all-day Tickets	7 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 7 all-day Tickets	8 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 8 all-day Tickets	9 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 9 all-day Tickets	10 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 10 all-day Tickets Geology Tour Ride – 2025 9:30 am Geology Tour Ride – 2025 @ Xenia Station May 10 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets ROCKS ON! (AND MORE!!) Led by retired geologist Scott Brockman Learn about the formation of the terrain of the Ohio to Erie Trail! Our route… Read more
11 Deadwood Monitoring-Removal Deadwood Monitoring-Removal May 11 all-day Tickets PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 11 all-day Tickets	12 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 12 all-day Tickets	13 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 13 all-day Tickets	14 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 14 all-day Tickets	15 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 15 all-day Tickets	16 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 16 all-day Tickets	17 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 17 all-day Tickets
18 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 18 all-day Tickets	19 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 19 all-day Tickets	20 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 20 all-day Tickets Park Board Meeting 9:30 am Park Board Meeting @ Madison County Courthouse May 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets	21 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 21 all-day Tickets FMCPT Monthly Meeting 6:00 pm FMCPT Monthly Meeting @ MATCO Services Conference Room May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets	22 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 22 all-day Tickets	23 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 23 all-day Tickets	24 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 24 all-day Tickets
25 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 25 all-day Tickets	26 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 26 all-day Tickets	27 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 27 all-day Tickets	28 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 28 all-day Tickets	29 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 29 all-day Tickets	30 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 30 all-day Tickets	31 PGT Restroom Care PGT Restroom Care May 31 all-day Tickets

2024 Apr May 2025 Jun 2026

FMCPT 2025 Fridge Poster

(Fridge magnets required!)

Join us at our monthly meeting!

Top

Around 2009, an idea first developed during a conversation between Wayne Roberts with FMCPT and Van Viney, CEO of MATCO Services. It took a while, but in 2019 work began in earnest to begin construction of a "welcome" area on the east side of London. This was envisioned to compliment our beautiful "welcome" on the west side of town, the Prairie Grass Trailhead with its camping area, shelter house, and many other amenities. The original vision to create a multi-panel mural using the bricked-in windows of the old tile factory building that MATCO now owned was expanded upon to include a mini-park, a respite with benches, pleasant landscaping, and more.

Many local people have contributed many, many hours of brain power and sweat equity to bring this project from an old factory wall and overgrown grounds to the trail highlight it has become. We have kept costs extremely low though all of the in-kind donations and almost innumerable hours of donated labor. But also, we received great support support for the funding we required, all from Madison County-area companies and people. It was, and is, a true "community" project.

An added benefit was realized a couple of years ago when we found that we could easily create access to Roberts Pass for MATCO clients and employees. They previously had found handicapped-friendly trail access difficult if not downright impossible. For the first time, they are able to safely access their next-door neighbor, the Roberts Pass section of the Ohio to Erie Trail!

Further value was gained when Michele Bouquet and Sue Cline joined our efforts bringing the wisdom of the Madison County Master Gardeners with them. They, and many of their cohorts, contributed tons of time developing and implementing a gorgeous native plants garden in our mini-park, along with several pollinator plant zones. We hope to build on the value of this by adding educational kiosks throughout the mini-park. We also plan to work with area groups, including the OSU Extension Center, on educational opportunities for local schools, seniors, etc.