Neponset Fall BBQ
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 On Saturday, October 17, starting at 11 a.m, there will be the Annual Neponset Fall Barbeque. Free Health Screenings: Diabetes, Cholesterol, HIV, Peripheral Vascular Disease
Kids Area: Balloonist, Face Painter, Games
*Music and Live Entertainment*
Fall Harvest Menu
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Weeds As Feed
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Also on October 17, there will be a Fall Foraging lesson and expedition in Franklin Park. Learn how to find edible and medicinal plants and herbs in the park with Pam Kristan, a local naturalist. >>MORE INFO
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Scavenger Hunt & Disco Dance
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Saturday evening, October 17 sees the return of the St. Brendan Guild 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt/Disco Dance Party.
All you need is one camera per team, running shoes for the hunt and dancing shoes for the disco! >>MORE INFO |
Free Classical Concert, Oct 18
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 Sunday, October 18 there will be a concert at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, featuring Mozart and Beethoven, played by musicians Stephen Lowell Swanberg on Violin and Kathleen Forgac on Piano. Donations are welcome to help maintain this historic Jones Hill church. >>MORE INFO |
Love 'N Haiti: Vote in World Challenge, Oct 19
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 A press conference is scheduled for Monday, October 19 at the Haitian Multi-Service Center. During the press conference, Representative St. Fleur will be joined by a number of her colleagues to encourage everyone to vote for Haiti in the competition organized by the BBC World News. >>MORE INFO |
Uphams Corner Main Street Annual Meeting, Oct 20
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UCMS
will welcome guest speaker John Barros, Executive Director of Dudley Street
Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI). John will speak about the collaborative
partnership that has been developing between our organizations. The meeting will take place at the Strand Theatre. Arrive at 5:30pm for a guided tour of the Strand Theatre! >>MORE INFO |
DotWell Credit Empowerment Program, Oct 21
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 On Wednesday, October 21 from 6-8pm, there will be an open house for this great program: Get financial coaching in person at the Codman Square Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, (corner of Park Street) Dorchester MA. For information call 617-822-8171 Participants will receive coaching based on the foundation of five key services:Credit Advising, Budgeting, Banking Information, Benefits Screening, and Referral Assistance. |
Midas Logo Contest, Last Chance to Win $150!
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Midas is having a logo contest in which you can win $150 and the deadline has now been extended until tomorrow, October 16th. Get in touch with your creative side or reconnect with your artist friends and have them earn some cash! >>MORE INFO |
MyDorchester Photo Contest
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Can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken?  Email eblast@scidorchester.org if you know where!
Congratulations to Michelle Rue! Our winner from last week's contest. The answer was the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center
Garden Wing.
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| Fall 2009 DotWell Programs |
Trick or Treat Canned Food Drive Don't just collect candy this Halloween, join our effort to collect cans of food and non-perishables to supply our local food pantries with provisions for the winter months. SCI Dorchester needs volunteers (you!) to supervise youth as they move through neighborhoods trick or treating for canned goods. Costumes are optional, but come to see DotWell staff looking scary. Email Lauren Ames if you are interested or have questions about the Food Drive. 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.
The Dorchester Youth Council is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Please contact Keith Pernell or Maggie Casey, visit the Youth Council Webpage for more information, or attend one of the meetings on Monday night at 5 pm at the Dorchester House Youth Center. |
| 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.
- Codman Square Health Center Flu Clinics through December 2009 on Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM. No appointments needed. The Flu Shots are FREE, so please get your flu shot. If you have any question please call 617 825-9660. - At Dorchester House: Free Public Flu Clinics 9 am - 1 pm. Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14. Please call 617-288-3230 for more information. - Upham's Corner Health Center is offering free Flu Clinics at various places and times throughout October and November. For specific times and locations please click here. Click here for more information about both influenza viruses and about the city's flu preparations. |
| Save the Date! |
Thu. Oct 22: City Council Candidates Debate - Parks & Open Space at Franklin Park, 6:30-8pm
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Sat. Oct 24: Flat Black "White Chrome Throwdown," a barista competition at Ashmont, 2-9pm
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Sat. Oct 24: Fall Family Fun, at the historic Pierce House, 1-4pm
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Sat. Oct. 24 & Sun. Oct 25: Dorchester Open Studios, various locations, noon-5pm
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Sun. Oct 25: Scarecrow Festival at Cedar Grove Gardens, 1-3pm ~ Thu. Oct 29: Martinis Haunt the Avenue fundraiser at the Blarney Stone, 7 PM ~ Sat. Oct 31: TRICK or TREAT Canned Food Drive - contact Keith for more info ~ Tue. Nov 3: Election Day --- Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
| DotBoard |
The DotBoard is back up and running! Register on mydorchester.org and post your organizations opportunities. Check out the current active DotBoard opportunities, including local jobs, classes and community activities: mydorchester.org/dotboard
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! ~ For more volunteer opportunities, please contact SCI Dorchester, 617-822-8297 or email Lauren Anderson. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Today's illustration is of Upham's Corner.
"Today's postcard of Upham's Corner postmarked Nov. 11, 1911, shows a scene looking from the southwest along Columbia Road toward the northeast toward the actual Upham's Corner intersection. The building on the right is the Baker Memorial Church Methodist Church at the corner of Cushing Avenue, now the site of a parking lot. The Church was opened in 1891.
You will want to know about an interactive walking tour of Upham's Corner taking place this Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, starting at the Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road."
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 featured new member this week is Scotland Huber.
Scotland Huber, though not a native New Englander, has made his home here since 2005. Graduating from Gordon College, Wenham, MA in the spring of 2009 with a B.A. in Philosophy, he is excited to join DotWell as a member of SCI Dorchester. Scot's main responsibilities will lie with updating the weekly eblast, photographing events, providing design and blog posts for the website, and helping recruit volunteers and reaching out to the community. Scot has previously volunteered at Greater Boston Food Bank and various service organizations in Philadelphia (his native city), as well as serving as a Resident Advisor, Student Ministry Leader, and Photographer at Gordon College. He is excited to be a part of DotWell and SCI's vision for healthier lifestyles and community involvement, especially here in Dorchester. |
Turn $10 into $1000 for Young Leaders
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Please DONATE OCTOBER 14th after
3pm to help SCI win America's Giving Challenge through Causes on
Facebook! Your $10 or more could help SCI win the daily challenge
($1,000) or possibly the overall challenge ($50,000). This contest is
based on the number of individual donations received for our cause,
Building Community Leaders, not the total amount of money received.
Click on the following link and make a donation by 3 p.m. on Thurs.
Oct. 15th, to help us win: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/367033
Your donation to this Cause will help SCI train 220 young leaders to
collaborate effectively, make connections, bridge differences and
nurture social networks to make a difference. With your help, these
youth leaders will tackle issues they are passionate about such as
hunger, teen violence, and the environment. |
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.
The mission of DotWell is to work in collaboration with our founding health center partners - Codman Square Health Center and Dorchester House Multi-Service Center -
to provide integrated clinical and community services that address
health disparities, build social capital, and meet the complex needs of
our communities.
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