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.
Overeaters Anonymous meetings
IS FOOD A PROBLEM? (www.OA.Org)
Four Overeaters Anonymous meetings:
All are Welcome. No fees, No dues, No weigh-ins.
Tuesdays: Sudbury 7:30 to 8:45 PM
At St John’s Lutheran Church
16 Great Road (Corner of North Road and Rte 117)
For information please call: 978-897-7652
Wednesdays: Hudson 7 to 8 PM
At 1st United Methodist Church
34 Felton Street
For information please call: 508-395-3877
Thursdays: Southborough 7 to 8 PM
At Southborough Library
5 Main Street
For information please call: 508-485-7227
Fridays: Acton Noon to 1 PM
At Congregational Church
12 Concord Rd
For information please call: 508-277-1662.
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.
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.
Book Sale - IC School
IC School 8th graders are sponsoring a huge book sale this weekend. Hundreds of books will be on sale for $1.00 each. The sale will offer a variety of fiction, reference, children’s, cookbooks and picture books. There is something for everyone. Stop by and pick up another book by your favorite author. Sale will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 4pm to 6pm and on Sunday from 7am to 12:30pm in front of Meehan Hall on Washington Street. Sale will take place rain or shine! Proceeds from the sale help defray graduation costs for the class of 2011.
Anderson to Receive Girl Scout Gold Award
Elizabeth Anderson, junior at Westborough High School, will receive the Girl Scout Gold Award at a ceremony on June 12th. The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts will have an awards ceremony for all Gold Award and Silver Award recipients at the Sturbridge Host Hotel. Elizabeth is the daughter of Janet and Warren Anderson. She has been a member of the Girl Scouts for 12 years.
Her Gold Award project was controlling the purple menace-bio control of invasive purple loosestrife plants in Westborough. Her mentor was Annie Reid from the Westborough Community Land Trust. Elizabeth chose the project as a result of her interest in the environment and preserving the ecological balance. Purple loosestrife was introduced to the states from Europe as an ornamental plant. Over time it has gone beyond the household garden and is not crowding out native wetland plants and animals. As a part of the project she raised and released beneficial beetles which eat the purple loosestrife. These particular beetles only eat the loosestrife.
Elizabeth also made presentations on the project at the library and to the middle school environmental club. The entire project must be a minimum of sixty five hours. Prerequisites must be met before a Girl Scout can meet with the council's Gold Award committee for approval. Each Girl Scout is assigned an advisor from the committee to guide the Scout through the process.
Elizabeth has participated in a Girl Scout Destination to Costa Rica. She has traveled with her Girl Scout troop through out New England and New York City. Scouting has provided her with opportunities for travel, to go backstage at a New York play and enjoy camping programs. An active member of Westborough Girl Scouts she enjoys playing the violin with the Westborough High School orchestra and New England Conservatory Youth Symphony. She also teaches private fiddle lessons.
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
Young at Heart
On Wed, June 22, The Young at Heart group will be taking a day trip to Essex, MA to take a cruise on the Essex River with lunch at the famous Woodman's of Essex. (Woodman's invented the fried clam in 1916, and they are famous for them!) The cost is $62. The bus will leave the Westboro Senior Center at 9:15AM and return around 5 PM. There is a choice of clamboat platter, rotisserie chicken, or salmon burger. Call Sue at 508-476-3438 for more information.
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