Friends of Marlborough Seniors
Friends of Marlborough Seniors is sponsoring its annual
Spaghetti Dinner. Please join us for great food and great people. When: Saturday, April 30th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where: Marlborough Senior Center, 250 Main Street
Ticket Cost: Adults $6.00 and Children $3.00 Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Center or by calling Judy Jewett at 508-485-0785
Come See History in the Night Sky and at the Wayside Inn on Saturday May 7th
Skylight Astronomical Society will be holding its semi-annual Star Party at the Historic Wayside Inn on May 7th.
Please join us anytime between dusk and 11:00pm. Discover the mysteries beyond our skies. Stop by the Historical Wayside Inn and see all the history it has to offer and then end the evening discovering the night sky.
The Star Party is a free event.
For more information and last minute updates see:
http://www.sasobservatory.org
or call 978-568-0326
Library Free Book Discussions at Northborough Free Library
May 11, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Finding Nouf, by Zoe Ferraris
May 13, Friday, 10 a.m.
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
May 16, Monday, 7 p.m.
A Gate at the Stairs, by Lorrie Moore Newcomers welcome. Copies available at the Check-Out Desk. Northborough Free Library 34 Main St., Northborough, MA 01532
Phone: (508) 393-5025
www.northboroughlibrary.org
The Fresh Air Fund Celebrate Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a special occasion to celebrate the women in our life who take time to care for us, including Fresh Air moms! Each summer, many mothers in the area Northwest of Boston take on the role of Fresh Air mom, as they open their hearts to New York City children through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family program. Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income neighborhoods. Host families throughout 13 northeastern states and Canada welcome inner-city children into their home for up to two weeks or more. This Mother’s Day, consider opening your home and sharing new experiences with a deserving child.
“Inviting a Fresh Air child into our home allows my family to view simple summer activities in a new, exciting way!” says one Fresh Air host mom. The Fresh Air Fund currently needs your help to celebrate its 135th summer of sharing the simple joys of rural and suburban life, like riding bikes, running through a sprinkler or swimming in a lake.
To learn more about becoming a host mom or dad to a Fresh Air child this summer, please contact Lisa Sajedi at 978-635-1211, or call The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003. You can also visit The Fund’s Web site at www.freshair.org.
American Cancer Society Research Study Looks to Massachusetts for Participants
The American Cancer Society is looking to Massachusetts residents to play a direct role in improving the lives of future generations by participating in an historic study. The Society will be enrolling volunteers for its Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) at three Relay For Life? locations across the state. Participants must be between the ages of 30 and 65, must never have been diagnosed with cancer, and must be willing to make a long-term commitment to the study. They will be asked to complete a brief written survey, provide a waist measurement, and give a small blood sample at the enrollment site. After that, follow-up surveys will be sent to participants’ homes on a regular basis over the next few decades to update health behavior information. Researchers will use the data from CPS-3 to build on evidence from a series of American Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s and involved hundreds of thousands of volunteer participants. For more information or to learn how to become involved with CPS-3, visit cancer.org/cps3, email cps3@cancer org, or call toll-free 1-888-604-5888.
Pancake Breakfast Support your local Cub Scouts!
Marlborough Cub Scout Pack 42 invites you to a pancake breakfast.
Sunday May 21st from 8am – 11am at the Marlborough Masonic hall located at the corner of Main and Newton streets. Tickets will be sold at the door.
$5 per person / $20 per family / children under 5 free.
Open Houses at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury
Congregation Beth El is a diverse, open and committed spiritual community affiliated with the Reform movement, the Union for Reform Judaism. If you are looking to join a vibrant, inclusive Jewish community in the MetroWest area, we welcome you to come to an Open House at Congregation Beth El. Open Houses will take place on the following dates:
Wednesday, May 18th from 6:00 – 7:30pm
Sunday, May 22 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm
And, Wednesday, June 1 from 6:00 – 7:00pm
Come meet Congregation Beth El's Rabbi, Cantor, Director of Education, Director of Early Childhood, and Youth Educator and learn more about our community and religious school. Our congregation has regular Shabbat and holiday services which prospective members are also welcome to attend. Congregation Beth El's religious school goes from Kindergarten through 12th grade. In addition, we have an active youth group program for high school students, many opportunities for adult learning and a commitment to social justice. The strong sense of community found at Beth El is inclusive and provides a place for everyone regardless of background. Beth El is located at 105 Hudson Road, Sudbury, MA. For more information about our congregation, visit our web site: www.bethelsudbury.org.
Rotti Reaps Rewards for Plumbing Prowess
Christopher Rotti, an Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School student from West Boylston, has recently received two different awards for his plumbing prowess. He is the recipient of a plaque from the Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors of Massachusetts for the Voc Tech All-Star Award, as well as a tool kit. He is also the recipient of a $500.00 cash award from the New England Plumbing, Gas, and Mechanical Inspectors Association.
He was nominated for the PHCC Award by the plumbing instructors at Assabet Valley. The NEPGMA Award was awarded to Chris by their scholarship
committee. He was required to fill out an application as well as an essay to meet their requirements.
Rotti is currently on a co-op job with AA Beardsley during his technical week at Assabet, and is planning to continue working to get his Journeyman’s license within three years. “I came here with the idea that I would go into the Auto Tech field, but when I explored Plumbing, I was sold! I enjoy what I do, and plan to eventually get that Master Plumber’s license as well,” confided Rotti. In his spare time, Rotti also enjoys welding, artistic fabrication, and landscaping. He is an honor student with a 3.7 overall GPA at Assabet.
“Chris has always been an outstanding young man who is capable of bein successful at any level in this industry. It would not surprise me to se him as a successful business owner or a lead person for an contractor. Chris has always been self motivated and just a pleasure to be around. This world could use more individuals like Chris Rotti,” concluded Marty Henry, lead instructor in the Plumbing program at Assabet Valley.
Spring Foraging Walk
WCLT SPRING FORAGING WALK WITH ARTHUR HAINES
Sunday, May 22
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Westboro Wildlife Management Area (meet at the parking lot at Mass Fish & Wildlife headquarters, at end of North Drive off Milk St./Rte.135)
With the arrival of spring, do you wonder what wild shoots and young leaves you might gather for soups and greens? In response to popular demand, the Westborough Community Land Trust (WCLT) brings Arthur Haines back to Westborough to lead a spring foraging walk to find edible and useful wild plants. An avid forager and the New England Wild Flower Society’s research botanist, Arthur Haines is the author of the newly published book, "Ancestral Plants: A Primitive Skills Guide to Important Edible, Medicinal, and Useful Plants of the Northeast."
NEW MEETING PLACE: the parking lot at Mass Fish & Wildlife headquarters, at end of North Drive off Milk St./Rte.135.
Find a map of the Westboro Wildlife Management Area at: http://www.westboroughcharm.org/guide/maps/map_FishWildlife.pdf
Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org <mailto:events@westboroughlandtrust.org> or Annie Reid 508-366-8429.
Summer Drama Workshop
Towards the end of the summer, area children entering grades 1 - 6 will have the chance to write their own play! The Stage Two workshop begins weekday mornings on August 1 from 9 am until 12 noon at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham Street. Participants sample all aspects of theater while creating and staging their own play to be presented on Friday, August 12 at 1 p.m.
This workshop taps the creative energy of the group as they work in teams to develop an original piece of theater. The workshop is led by Sarah Worrest of Hudson. A teacher of music in the Hudson Public Schools, she is also Associate Artistic Director of the Cornerstone Performing Arts Center in Fitchburg. She has directed and performed in numerous River’s Edge Players, Summer Drama Workshop and New York City productions. She holds a BFA from New York University where she studied directing and acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
The Arts Alliance is now accepting registrations for all six workshops designed especially for area students ranging in age from entering grade one through recent high school graduates. Each drama workshop culminates with a performance. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Tuition fees are discounted for members of the Arts Alliance. Registration is limited. Forms are available on our website: www.upwitharts.org or call 978-562-1646.
Annual Letter Writing Day
When was the last time you wrote or received a personal letter? Do you have some letters that you have saved because they are special to you? Do your children ever write a letter rather than sending an email?
The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History on the Regis College campus in Weston is holding its second annual Letter Writing Day on Sunday, May 22 from 1:00 to 4:00. Co-authors Kate Drury, a postal carrier for over 28 years, and Lois McNulty, whose father was a mailman, will share mail carrier stories from their new book “Carried Away”.
In addition, Mary W. Hart, a lettering artist and lecturer at both Lasell and Middlesex Community Colleges, will give a demonstration of a unique type of calligraphy and explain the use of nibbed oblique pens. Instructions will also be given about how to create unique envelopes and personal stationery. Visitors can produce some and write at least one letter to a friend. The Museum will the mail letters for free. Visitors are also being asked to share their personal stories about favorite letters they have received and even encouraged to bring some of these to the program.
On display in the Museum’s main gallery will be examples of letters from various eras and differ patriotic envelopes used during the Civil War
Children are admitted free and will also receive free stamps to help them start their own collection. For more information call 781-768-8367 or visit www.spellman.org.
St. Matthias 7th Annual Spring Fling
St. Matthias Parish, 409 Hemenway Street, Marlborough, (508) 460-9255. Join the festivities on May 21 and win your very own Sony iPAD WI-FI 3G 32GB, incredible Red Sox Tickets or the 50/50 raffle prize. You need not be present to win the iPad or 50/50 prize. Start the evening with an international flare of hors d'oeuvres, a full selection of beer, wine or cocktails (available for purchase), and then enjoy a sit down dinner catered by BuffetWay. Peruse the many silent and live auction prizes available, such as a original watercolor painting of the Portland Headlight Lighthouse from parishioner, Ali Checki, Hanover Theater gift certificate, an enjoyable spa treatment at Invidia Salon and Spa or Moodz Spa, a visit to the Drumlin Farm or Ecotarium and so much more….
Dinner tickets: Adults: $35.00/Seniors 60+: $25.00. (Grand Raffle tickets are $5 each; 50/50 tickets are 5 for $5 and 12 for $10.) Call our office for further details. Thank you for your generous support to our parish community.
Save A Dog to Host 11th Annual Paws in the Park Event
Save A Dog, Inc., a non-profit humane society committed to placing rescued and abandoned dogs in loving, approved homes, will host its 11th annual "Paws in the Park" event on Sunday, May 22nd. The event will run from 10am to 3pm at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury. Admission to the event is $10; however, the admission fee will be waived for participants with pledges of $10 and up. Children under 12 years old are free.
This event is for dog lovers and their pets and will help raise money for the care of homeless dogs. Sponsorship, vendor, and exhibitor opportunities are still available, and personal pet pledge pages for fundraising can be created at www.saveadog.org/paws2011-pledges.asp. Activities will include an agility try-out ring, agility demonstrations, a parade of adoptable dogs, dog games, face painting for the kids and pet massages. Food will be available for purchase, and a short group walk will take place beginning at 11am. For more information, visit www.saveadog.org.
Marlboro Senior Softball Opening day results
"Marlboro Senior Panthers Softball opened up their 2011 season this week with the Jr. Panthers traveling to Tewksbury and the Sr. Panthers playing Wayland “A” Team.. The Panthers didn’t start the season on a high note dropping all 3 of the 4 games.
The Sr. Panthers opened the season with the Wayland “A” Team dropping both ends of the doubleheader. Sr. Panthers dropped the 1st game 17 - 7 and the 2nd 14 - 10. Leading the Marlboro offense were Chet Setterlund 7 for 8 and Paul Starek 5 for 7. Mgr. Scerra said they had a few new players this year and will take a couple of games to come together. He expects a good season from this team this year.
The Jr. Panthers travel to their arch rivals in Tewksbury to play an always tough Tewksbury team and split their doubleheader winning the first game with their offense in high gear 23 – 9 but ran out of gas in 2nd dropping that game 18 – 8.. The Jr. Panthers also had some new players that will help strengthen this team. The Panther offense was led by Dennis Naylor going 6 for 8 and going for the cycle in the first game and Stephen Bober 6 for 7 including a triple.
We are still looking for players 55+ for Sr Panthers team. Anyone interested should contact Fred Scerra at 774-249-0143 or marlsrsoftball@verizon.net as soon as possible as our season has just started.
Northboro Area Community Chorus Spring Concert
The NACC presents "Broadway Goes to Church" on Sunday, May 15 at 3:15 at Algonquin Reg. High School on Bartlett St. The chorus, in its' 39th year is directed by Anthony Volpe, its' founder along with piano accompanist David Rose. The chorus is supported in part by grants from the Northboro, Marlboro & Southboro Cultural Councils which are supported by grants from the Mass. Cultural Council, a state agency. Tickets are only $5.00 & may be purchased at the door. Fore more information, call 508-393-8943.
Spring Tea at FUMC
Edwardian Summertime Tea at First United Methodist Church
Rita Parisi of Waterfall Productions will be hostess for a Summertime Tea at First United Methodist Church, 52 Church Street, Marlborough, on Sunday, May 22, 2 - 4 PM.
At the turn of the last century, People would spend much of their summers enjoying popular beachside resorts. There they would stroll along the promenades, and enjoy amusements such as ballroom dancing, vaudeville, bandstand music, circuses, and moving pictures. Rita, as the character of Mrs. Gordon, will give you a first hand account of what it was like to spend a day at the beach in 1908.
Rita Parisi has been entertaining audiences for over 14 years in the New England area. In 2002, she founded Waterfall Productions to create shows that highlight her passion for theatre as well as history, literature and costuming. She has had the pleasure of performing these shows all over New England. Rita is also actively involved in the independent film scene in Boston and some of her films have been debuted at the Boston International Film Festival and Cannes film Festival. She is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).
The ladies of WHO (Women Helping Others) will provide lunch, tea, and treats for this lovely afternoon of fellowship. There is no charge for this program, but reservations are required. To reserve seating, please contact Alyson Cox at 508-303-5014.
Teen Confirmation Sunday at MCC
May 15 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, and Confirmation Sunday at MCC. The 2011 confirmation class will become welcomed into UCC membership. Sudbury resident and MCC Deacon Mary Bernier is Lay Leader.
Children at MCC are invited to participate in a confirmation in eighth or ninth grade. Confirmands participate in weekly meetings with Rev. Tom O’Brien for scripture study, open discussions on faith, ethics, morality, religious choices, and pizza. Each confirmand is paired with a Deacon mentor who helps guide the learner in his or her faith study during the year.
In the weekly Children’s Moment, Rev. Tom O’Brien addresses all MCC children, explaining the ceremony of confirmation, what the confirmands will do, and how it’s something to look forward to in your church life and growth. As a way of introducing second graders to the process, each child is given his or her own Bible.
The scriptures come from the New Testament. The Gospel according to John, Chapter 20, Verses 19-31, tells the story of how Thomas came to believe the Jesus had risen again. In Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 8, Verses 14-17, Peter and John visit Samaria to celebrate with the people there that they had accepted the word of God.
The sermon is replaced by the Statements of Faith from each of the members of the Class of 2011. The ceremony also includes the Deacons’ Invitations to join the church, and a set of questions that Rev. O’Brien will ask each of them. Finally, in unison prayer, the congregation welcomes the class into membership in the church.The Confirmation Class of 2011 is Marlborough resident Lindsay Kurina, and Sudbury residents Robert Curtis, and Sam Houlihan.
Lindsay Kurina is an eighth grader at Marlboro High School. Lindsay plays field hockey, lacrosse, and swims competitively. She enjoys shopping and babysitting. Robert Curtis is a ninth grader at LSRHS. He plays French horn in band and also plays the trumpet, which he started in 2nd grade. Robert is a Life Scout in Sudbury Troop 61 and has been the troop's bugler for four years. Sam Houlihan is in the eighth grade at Curtis Middle School and likes ski racing, lacrosse and playing his guitar.
The Sudbury Bell Ringers, directed by Sudbury resident and MCC matriarch Betty Drum, will perform For the Beauty of the Earth by J.D. Frizzell, and Prayer by Jeanne C. Warzyn. Minister of Music and Organist Cathy Meyer offers the organ toccata Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ Lay in Death’s Fetters) by J.S. Bach for the postlude. The MCC Senior Choir sings Thomas Said, I’ll Not Believe in the arrangement by James Hall.
In April, MCC hired Boston-based tenor Christian Milde as tenor section leader of the Senior Choir. Mr. Milde first appeared with the MCC Senior Choir on Easter Sunday, and supplies a strong foundation for the development of the tenor section. Mr. Milde will sing with the choir through the season ending in June, and return in September when the choir resumes normal operation after the summer.
Don’t miss the MCC Summer program for children Pandamania! Published by Group, Inc., a leader in children’s faith discovery, Pandamania! is an exploratory adventure for children of all ages. The program runs during the week of Monday June 27, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM every day that week. An Extended Day program, from 12:00 to 3:00, offers an option for families who desire a longer day of activities for their child. Early registration (at reduced rates) for the program is now open. Online registration is available at www.mccsudbury.org. Click the tab “For the Kids” and then “Summer Program 2011” on the left pane). Contact MinisterOfMusic@mccsudbury.org for more information about the program. Don’t miss getting a spot for your child. Early registration ends on May 27, though families may register up until the week before the program, at a slightly higher fee.
Memorial Congregational Church is a member congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC). MCC has an open and affirming ministry to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability or financial situation. All areas of the building are handicapped accessible. Sunday worship service begins at 10 am, and childcare for infants and toddlers is provided from 9:00 AM until 11:30 AM.
Information on MCC worship services, music programs, Christian education, Outreach, and teen programs may be found at the church web site on the Internet at http://MCCsudbury.org. Watch for ‘This Week at MCC’ columns in most Metrowest area community newspapers. Find us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/mccsudbury. Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/MemCCEvents. For weekly worship news at MCC, visit http://mccsudbury.org/?tab=400.
You can reach the church office and staff by phone at 978-443-3885, or by email at office@mccsudbury.org. The church is located at 26 Concord Road in Sudbury. Directions to the church may also be obtained from the church website. Click on the “About Us” tab and then click “Directions/Map”.
The Marlborough Historical Society Yard Sale
Donate, sell or buy but mark your calendars for Saturday, May 21 from 9-1 when the Marlborough Historical Society will host a yard sale to befefit historic preservation.
Give spring cleaning a new meaning. Donate your items and we'll sell them to raise funds for historic preservation here in Marlborough. Or, purchase a space for a $10 donation and keep 100% of your proceeds. Remember, one man's trash is another man's treasure! This is a great opportunity to find a "new to you" treasure.
Contact Peggy Schwarz Ayres (e-mail writeathome@hotmail.com or call 508-481-7118) to reserve your space or to donate your unnecessaries.
377 Elm Street in Marlborough.
Rain or shine. Plenty of parking.
Buy, sell or donate but be sure to stop by.
St. Luke’s Free Community Supper
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Hudson will be hosting a “Community Supper” on May 15th from 5-6 PM. Our Sunday School will be hosting this supper, which will feature Spaghetti & Meatballs. Please join us. St. Luke’s is located at the rotary in Hudson. Additional parking is available behind the fire station. For more information please visithttp://www.stlukeshudson.org/communitysupper.html
Young People’s Performing Arts Festival Concert
The Friends of the Marlborough Public Library will present the Third Concert of the 2010-2011 Yacyshyn Concert Series featuring “THE ANICK 14TH YOUNG PEOPLE’S PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL CONCERT” on Wednesday evening, May 25, 2011 at 6:30 PM. This Concert will feature the five finalists of the Auditions held on March 5th— Lucy Song, flute, of Westborough; Vivian Fang, flute, of Shrewsbury; Alex Mayhew, trombone, of Northborough; Alex Lam, clarinet, of Johnston, RI and
Missy Previte, clarinet, of Johnston, RI. They will be performing in the Bigelow Auditorium of the Marlborough Public Library, 35 West Main St., Marlborough, Mass. The Concert is open to the public and no admission is charged. For further info, call (413) 648-9663 or (617) 524-3775 or Email: rajohnson76@gmail.com.
SuAsCo CISMA Invasive Plant Surveys
New England Wild Flower Society is seeking volunteers to help with the Sudbury-Assabet-Concord River Watershed Cooperative Invasive Species Management Association‘s (SuAsCo CISMA) EARLY DETECTION INVASIVE PLANT SURVEYS.
The goal of the project is to develop a list of invasive plant populations for management by means of documentation, mapping, and control of early detection invasive plants that are just starting to enter the Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) River watershed area.
WE NEED YOUR HELP IN STOPPING THESE INVASIVE SPECIES BEFORE THEY BECOME WIDESPREAD AND UNCONTROLLABLE!
Volunteers receive one day of training in early detection invasive surveys, then are assigned to survey for the target species. The training sessions include a power-point presentation on the early detection species with a discussion of their identification, habitats, impacts, and control. We will also cover survey and documentation methods, locations, use of GPS, and how/where to report findings. Volunteers also receive training packets and invasive plant identification guides.
Two volunteer training sessions will be held:
Thursday, June 2: 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, 680 Hudson Road, Sudbury, MA
Sunday, June 5: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA
After the training session, volunteers are assigned to sites in their hometowns (and further afield, if they prefer) to look for the early detection invasive plant species.
To volunteer for the training and survey work, please contact Ted Elliman, Vegetation Management Coordinator for New England Wild Flower Society at telliman@newenglandwild.org, or by phone at 508-877-7630 x 3203.
Minimum age to join this program for surveying is 16. All volunteers under 18 must have a permission form signed by an adult parent or guardian. Email Ted Elliman at telliman@newenglandwild.org to obtain a copy of the permission form.
Pancake Breakfast
St Rose YNIA Fundraiser
Pancake Breakfast & Raffle Baskets
Sun May 22
8:30am-11:30am
St Rose of Lima Church
Parish Hall
244 West Main St
Northborough, MA 01532
The St Rose high school service group, Young Neighbors in Action, is hosting its annual Pancake Breakfast. You will feast on pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.
The Pancake Breakfast Ticket prices are $4/person with a $12 family max. You can also try your luck on YNIA’s six different and unique themed raffle baskets. Your raffle choices are Garden, Outdoor Fun, Bread & Wine, Crayola, Lucky You, and Ladies Day. Raffle tickets are $1 each, or 6 raffle tickets for $5. All proceeds from the pancake breakfast and raffle will go towards this summer’s service trips for the teen group.
YNIA would like to thank all its past and present supporters. We know many of you always come out to our events and it is very much appreciated.
Annual Backpack Drive Needs Your Help!
Northborough Moms and Tots and Northborough Helping Hands Association, Inc. are teaming up to continue with its Fourth Annual Backpack Drive to benefit students in need in the Northborough public schools. Last year, a total of 106 backpacks were distributed.
Once again, businesses, community organizations and individuals are invited to assist in making this year's drive another success. Here's how you can help:
1. Make a monetary donation (checks can be made payable to Northborough Helping Hands Association, Inc.) and mail to PO Box 383, Northborough, MA 01532. Be sure to make a note that the contribution is for the backpack drive.
2. Gift cards to stores are also welcomed and will be used towards the purchase of school supplies.
3. Donate actual school supplies to the Drive. Contact us for drop off locations and for a list of needed items.
Your donations will be used 100 percent towards the effort. Northborough Helping Hands is a recognized 501(c)(3) charity and your monetary donation is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
With any donation, you will receive special recognition in our post project press releases, on our website, and on a flyer which will be included with the distribution of the supplies.
Please view our website at http://northboroughmoms.bravehost.com/backpacks.html for more information on upcoming fundraisers.
You can make a difference for a student to have a positive start to a new school year in the fall!
If you have any questions on the backpack drive, please email Liz Nolan at northboroughmoms@yahoo.com.
Mother's Walk Team for Breast Cancer Prevention
Celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) calls on mothers and their loved ones, to support breast cancer prevention by participating in the organization’s annual Against the Tide swim, kayak, walk or run fundraising event.
“We are so fortunate to have such tremendous support from mothers demanding greater protection of their children’s future health, in our effort to stop breast cancer before it starts,” says MBCC’s Interim Executive Director Erin Boles.
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is a statewide grassroots advocacy organization that seeks answers to what is CAUSING breast cance in order to offer changes that will lead towards breast cancer prevention. Massachusetts’ breast cancer rate is nearly 10% higher than the national average, with some women in Greater Boston and Cape Cod bearing some of
the highest risk for breast cancer in the world. More than 1 in 7 wome risk a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime; and, while breast cancer is typically a disease affecting older women, more and more younger women are being diagnosed with very aggressive forms of the disease.
MBCC will hold its 19th annual Against the Tide event on Saturday, June 18th at DCR's Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, MA and on Saturday, August 20th at DCR's Nickerson State Park in Brewster, MA. Against the Tide consists of a one-mile competitive or recreational swim, a two-mil kayak and a three-mile walk or a 5k fun run. Participants may choose to participate in one, two, or three of these events. Registration opens at 7am and the event is typically over by noon, with complementary breakfas and the Awards ceremony beginning at 11am.
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition is asking that mothers and children register for one of the Against the Tide events and join the “Mothers Walk Team for Breast Cancer Prevention”. Anyone who joins the mother’s wal team is also able to participate in the kayak or recreational or competitive swim if they choose.
Participants can register for the "Mothers Walk Team for Breast Cancer Prevention" online at www.mbcc.org/swim.
Donations may be sent to the following address:
Against the Tide c/o MBCC
1419 Hancock Street, Suite 20 Quincy, MA 02169
Relay for Life Marlboro/Hudson
THE 'SURVIVORS' RECEPTION FOR THE MARLBORO/HUDSON 'RELAY FOR LIFE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY MAY 20th from 5:00-6:00pm AT GHILONI PARK CONCORD RD. IN MARLBOROUGH (across from The Marlborough Country Club) Survivors and their caretakers are welcome to attend the reception with food being served by The OLIVE GARDEN. Survivor registration is between 3:00 and 4:00pm. If you have pictures of yourself or loved ones with a brief story to share PLEASE bring them to RELAY at the 'SURVIVORS' TENT on the night of the event.We would like to post them on a 'WALL OF HOPE'. as a TRIBUTE in their memory.
The OPENING CEREMONY with the SURVIVOR LAP begins at 6:00pm and the LUMINARIA walk will begin at 9:30pm.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE will continue throughout the evening with food, games and entertinment.
We Thank You for your ongoing support at the Marlboro/Hudson RELAY FOR LIFE.
Northboro Contra Dance May 21
Everyone is welcome - from new beginners to experienced. Live Music will be provided by the Caribou & Reed Band, with Carol Bitterson-fiddle, Henry Yoshimura--guitar, Barb Levine--hammer dulcimer, and Steve Bittenson -- frets. Alice Morris will be calling Saturday, May 21, at the Northboro Contra Dance. The dance is from 8:00-11:00 pm, in Northboro at the 1st Parish Unitarian on 40 Church Street. All dances are taught, and Alice will provide pre-dance instruction for beginners on the basic steps at 7:30. Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) Admission is $6 students, $8 adults, $18 family,12 and under free . For additional information call 508-393-2828 or check online at our web site: http://northborocontra.com/.
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