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Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health
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 Men of Boston Cook for Women's Health is back! This wonderful community-affirming event brings the best of local celebrities serving dishes from some of Boston's finest restaurants.
The event will be held at Codman Square Health Center TONIGHT, September 24th from 6-9pm under the Gala Tent. Hope to see you there!
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| Perennial Divide & Fall Gardening Festival |
 From 10 am to 2 pm join in a fall gardening festival in Mattapan celebrating healthy living.
Free plant swap. Purchase fresh, local produce and native plants. Tour the vegetable display beds and visit the woodland garden. There will also be live music, family activities, and The Incredible Crop Olympics.
Click Here for Festival Information
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| Health Celebration and Moon Festival |
Join in this fantastic celebration from 10 am to 2 pm at the Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles Street, Dorchester.
The Festival will include Lion Dancing, a Youth Fashion Show, Youth Singing and Dancing, and Traditional Music Performances.
Health Screenings for Diabetes and Blood Pressure, Information on H1N1 and seasonal flu, and other free Health Services will be provided.
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| Activities in Franklin Park |
 This Saturday, September 26th from noon to 2:00 pm, there will be watercolor painting of Schoolmaster Hill.
Afterwards, from 2:00-4:00pm there will be a Planting Day. Saplings and shrubs will be planted near the old Bear Cages and at the Egleston park entrance.
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| Columbia Point Community Meeting |
A Review of the Columbia Point Draft Master Plan will be presented and discussed at 9 am to 12 pm in the Corcoran Mullins Jennison Community Building.
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| Hub On Wheels |
 Citywide bike ride and festival featuring music, food (free snacks and gift bags!),and fun from 9am - 2pm at the City Hall Plaza.
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| Ashmont Hill Walking Tour |
This Sunday from 2:00pm - 3:30pm join in a tour of Ashmont Hill. The tour starts at 2pm, leaving from the Peabody Sq clock, Dorchester, MA 02124.
"Explore a wonderful area of Dorchester, a town even older than Boston. Ashmont Hill was the site of several Colonial estates eventually giving way to lovely Victorian homes in this 19th century garden suburb."
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| Free Concert at Three |
 Continuing in the Sunday at Three Concert Series, Sunday at 3:00 pm Julia Mintzer will be performing at the First Parish Church, Dorchester.
Mezzo Julia Mintzer has appeared in concert with Opera Boston, Opera for Humanity, the Queens College Symphony Orchestra, and at Alice Tully Hall and has a repertoire ranging from Bach and Haydn to Shostakovich and Weill.
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| Learn to Paint Watercolors, Monday, Sept 28 |
 Are you the next Monet?
Continuing in her art classes, on Monday, September 28 from 6:00pm to 7:45pm Sam Thompson will teach participants the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Call 617-298-7841, or visit the branch for a list of materials to bring to class.
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| Dedication Ceremony, Wednesday, Sept 30 |
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This Wednesday, September 30, you are cordially invited to attend the dedication ceremony for the Kathleen S. Flannery Memorial Fence and Edward Everett Schoolyard Outdoor Classroom.
The dedication will take place from 10:30am to 11:30am at 71 Pleasant St, Dorchester, MA 02125.
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Many More Events on Our Calendar
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To see the various other events this week please visit our website community calendar here. |
| Fall 2009 DotWell Programs |
Dorchester Youth Council, Asthma Swim and Free Credit Counseling are just some of the great programs offered by Dotwell, at Dorchester House and at the Codman Square Health Center's 450 Washington Street learning center this Fall, please visit this website for more information and to register.
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| Seasonal & H1N1 Flu Clinics |
Please check the eBlast each week for information about where you can get your free seasonal
and H1N1 flu shots in Dorchester.
-Information on H1N1 and seasonal flu will be provided at the Health Celebration and Moon Festival on Saturday, September 26.
- Codman Square Health Center Flu Clinics are free for patients. You don't need an appointment for a flu vaccine. The health center will have flu clinics in September through December 2009 on Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Folks who are not patients can get a flu shot for $10. Please get your flu shot. If you have any question please call 617 825-9660.
- At Dorchester House: 8 Free Public Flu Clinics beginning September 26th. 9 am - 1 pm. Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14. Please call 617-288-3230 for more information.
Click here for more information about both influenza viruses and about the city's flu preparations. |
| Save the Date! |
Sunday, Oct 4 - Diversity School Fair, 1-3:30, Blue Hills Boys & Girls Club, for more info, please call (781) 843-8440 or visit their website. ~ Saturday, Oct 17 - Discover Roxbury Bike Ride: tour the Main Street districts around Franklin Park, 10 am to noon
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Saturday, Oct 17 - Weeds as Feed Walk: Finding Edible Plants, 2 to 4 pm
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Thursday, Oct 22 - City Council Candidates' Debate on Parks & Open Space, 6:30-8:00pm
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Saturday, Oct 24 - Flat Black "White Chrome Throwdown," a barrista competition, from 2 to 4 pm.
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Thursday, October 29 - Martinis Haunt the Avenue, Blarney Stone, 7 PM |
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Local Volunteer Opportunities
For women 18 and older who live in Dorchester and the surrounding neighborhoods - you are urged to apply to mentor a girl. For more information, please call 617.236.8057.
Be a Big Sister at the Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in Dorchester!
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The Dorchester Historical Society needs volunteers to help wire-brush the fence out in front of its property in preparation for painting. Anyone who would like to help may gather at 195 Boston Street on Saturday, Sept. 26th, at 9 am to pitch in with patience and gusto. Please bring gloves and wear old clothes. Questions, email Earl Taylor or call 781 272-6700. ~ For more volunteer opportunities, please contact SCI Dorchester, 617-822-8297 or email Lauren Anderson.
Local Job Opportunities
The Massachusetts Service Alliance is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to join its team. The job listing is posted on MSA's homepage: www.mass-service.org. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Today's illustration is a photograph of Capt. John Codman, a sea captain and author born in Dorchester, MA on Oct. 16, 1814.
"John Codman made numerous trips to China and the East Indies, during the Crimean War commanded the William Penn, which carried troops from Constantinople to the Crimea, and during the Civil War was captain of the Quaker City, which transported stores to Port Royal, S.C.
Throughout his active life he was an enthusiastic horseman, sometimes traveling from Boston to New York on horseback. At one time he owned a ranch in Idaho. He wrote vigorously, his books being Sailor's Life and Sailors' Yarns (1847), "by Captain Ringbolt," Ten Month ins in Brazil (1867), The Round Trip (1879), describing a tour of the western states, Winter Sketches from the Saddle (1888), and An American Transport in the Crimean War (1896). He was also the author of numerous pamphlets in favor of free ships and shipbuilders' materials and against subsidies for the merchant marine. He died at his daughter's home in Boston after a short illness."
The Illustration of the Day is brought to us by the Dorchester Atheneum, if you would like to be added to the list, please contact Earl Taylor by email or call 781-272-6700. |
| SCI Dorchester Welcomes New Americorps Members |
| As a way of introducing the new AmeriCorps members, each week we will be featuring a biography of a new member. Our first member we ask you to welcome is Lauren Ames.
Lauren Ames is excited to join the SCI Dorchester team as an Outreach and Technology Coordinator. She will be busy updating the website throughout the next ten months, so please contact her if there is something new you would like to see on the website. Prior to serving with SCI Dorchester through AmeriCorps, Lauren served as Editorial Assistant with Boston Review magazine, and as Morning News Intern with WBUR, Boston's National Public Radio station. Lauren graduated from Rice University in 2007 with a B.A. in Political Science and Hispanic Studies. |
| SCI Dorchester's mission is to strengthen the Dorchester community by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives. We envision a community where individuals are strongly connected to their neighbors and play an active role in shaping the destiny of our community. This increase in 'social capital' will result in a community that is safer, healthier and more vital. For more information click here. | |
