I received the following press release on Sunday, January 31st:

 

Contact: David Sellers dsellers@newtonbgc.com 617 630-2066 x113
FREE FEBRUARY SCHOOL VACATION WEEK at Newton Boys & Girls Club Feb. 15 -Feb. 19
The Board of Directors and the staff of the Club are eager to welcome Newton's youth ages 6-18 to attend all the programs of our FREE FEBUARY VACATION WEEK. The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton has received a generous gift honoring Dawn & Victor Colantonio of Newton to open the Boys & Girls Club for the week of February school vacation - FREE TO THE CHILDREN OF NEWTON.
The Club will run fully staffed "Closed Door Programs" that will be open to all, (only subject to the building code capacity of our facility). The FREE FEBUARY VACATION WEEK programs will be held February 15 thru February 19, daily, from at 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM at the Club, 675 Watertown Street, Newton. All areas of the Club will be utilized including the Art Room, Game Room, Education Center, Teen Center, Computer Lab, and of course the Gymnasium! Activities will be scheduled every hour on the hour! Program highlights will include Club Olympics, Luau Day, Dance Off, Tie Dye Day, Wii Fit & PS3 Tournaments.
The FREE FEBUARY VACATION WEEK includes FREE DAILY LUNCH and a FREE TRIP TO SKATE AMERICA. Space may be limited if we reach capacity, so reserve room for your children today. To make reservations, call 617 630-2066 or contact Jen McAuliffe at jmcauliffe@newtonbgc.com or go to www.newtonbgc.com, click on Programs & Services for more details.
John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton recognizes that all children are at risk and especially during these trying economic times, many family budgets are stretched to the limit. The Club, for more than 50 years, has been a safe haven for Newton's youth. We believe with this generous gift to open the Club for FREE FEBUARY VACATION WEEK, www.newtonbgc.com we are able to help offset the stress on families to keep their children engaged in safe and fun filled activities. We hope, by setting this example, we will be able to find a donor to fund our operations for the April school vacation week and, ultimately, every week that the Club is open for our children.

 

 Child care services may include summer camp, school vacation camp programs, after-school programs as well as child care and nursery school.  To be eligible to enter the lottery, families must meet the following criteria

For information, please call 617-332-6723. Applications are available at 225 Nevada Street, Newton or may be printed from the website:  www.newtonchildcare.org (go to the programs page)

Deadline:  April 30, 2010 

 On Wednesday, February 3, 7:30-9:00 p.m., there will be an anti-bullying program at the Bigelow Middle School Auditorium that is open to all middle school parents.  A panel of Bigelow staff, experts from the Newton Partnership (formerly the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grant), and a youth officer from the Newton Police Department will speak about bullying, cyberbulling, netiquette, texting, legal issues, and will share information about what the school district and school are doing to teach students about these topics. There will be time for questions and answers, and practical tips given for parents. We hope that you will be able to attend.