Codman Sq Halloween Party
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It's that spooky time of year again! The Codman Square Library at 690 Washington
Street is presenting their annual Halloween party!
This party will feature the spooky storytelling of professional storyteller
Carolyne Martino, crafts, the freeze dance, and goodie bags.
Great for kids!
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Halloween-Tini
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 Tonight there will be the return of the
fifth annual Martinis on the Avenue!
Try out the new Halloween-tini, and support
St Marks Area Main Street (SMAMS) and Fields Corner Main Street as they
revitalize our Dot Ave business districts.
To add to the fun and get warmed up for Halloween, come in costume for a
chance at a great prize!
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| All Hallow's Eve Walk |
+022.jpg) Come for a Halloween Night Prowl in Franklin Park under an almost full moon.
No flashlights allowed! We'll walk in the dark forest, around old stone ruins, and along ghost trails.
Wear good walking shoes and tune your ears to hear the creatures of the night.
All ages welcome.
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Booo-wlathon
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 On Friday there will be a Halloween Booo-wlathon!
The Halloween Booo-wlathon is sponsored by Raphael & Raphael and is a Boston Cares event.
Sign up with a bowling team of two to six people, or be matched up to a team. Each team is asked to raise an average of $100 per person per team. Prizes will be awarded to the top three individual fundraisers and top team fundraiser.
Wear your Halloween costume when you bowl! Prizes will be awarded for best costumes.
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| Halloween, Saturday, October 31 |
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| Boo Bash |
The Mayor's Annual Halloween "Boobash" is on Saturday at the Strand Theatre in Upham's Corner.
There will be... Haunted House, Trick or Treating, Costume Parade, Spooky Crafts, Magician and Mad Scientist, and Sing-along Scareoke
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| Tour de Graves |
In honor of Halloween, a tour of some of the Boston area's historic cemeteries:
-Old Cambridge Burying Ground
-King's Chapel
-Granary
-Central
-South End
-Eliot
-Evergreen
-Market Street
-Cambridge.
Appropriate costumes are encouraged for this ride! >>MORE INFO |
| Election Day, Nov 3 |
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Tuesday is Election Day.
Don't forget to go out and vote! |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest
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This one has stumped the DOT community, can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken?
Be the first to identify the photo and have your name entered into a drawing for
a free print! Email eblast@scidorchester.org if you know where.
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| Fall 2009 DotWell Programs |
Focus Group Discussions about HPV
Did you know Black women and girls are more likely to be infected with HPV (human papilloma virus) than other groups? Please join one of five focus groups to be held around the city between October and November 2009. All focus groups will be conducted in English and last about 90 minutes. For your time and participation you will recieve $25. Please contact Shauntell Foster for more information.
Dorchester Youth Council Needs New Recruits
We are looking for youth aged twelve to eighteen to become positive agents of change within their own community and the surrounding areas. As a Youth Council Member, you will have the opportunity to identify areas of need in your own community and work towards solving them. Want more information? Contact Keith Pernell or visit mydorchester.org.
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 Tech Center this Fall, please visit this website for more information and to register. |
| 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.
- At Dorchester House: Free Public Seasonal Flu Clinics 9 am - 1 pm. Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14. Please call 617-288-3230 for more information.
- Codman Square Health Center and Upham's Corner Health Center are no longer offering Seasonal Flu Shots due to a national shortage.
- H1N1 flu shots are still currently unavailable.
Click here for more information about both influenza viruses and about the city's flu preparations. |
| Save the Date! |
Fri. & Sat. Nov 6-7: Dorchester Historical Society Tide Mill Conference
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Sun. Nov 15: Clapp Family Farm Event, explore this historical Dorchester site
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Thurs. Nov 19: Lower Mills Holiday Stroll; discounts, giveaways and exhibits!
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Fri. Nov 20: Hidden Heroes Banquet, 6:00 pm
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
| Community Guide |
The Dorchester Neighborhood Guide is back up and running! Register on mydorchester.org and post your organization's information. Use the new map function to find resources near you!
If your organization is already on the Guide, as are over 200 Organizations, Businesses and Associations, please check the current information and verify its accuracy by sending an email to shuber@scidorchester.org. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Today's illustration is a postcard of Baker Memorial Church by J.V. Hartman. It may be Hartman's best postcard according to the Dorchester Atheneum. "The Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was located at the corner of Columbia Road and Cushing Avenue. Sarah Baker was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church near Lower Mills from early years until her death in 1866. Miss Baker conducted a band-box business for forty years, and when she had gathered $5,000, she invested the money. She left this investment in her will so that at the end of twenty years, the money would be given to the Methodist Church to build a new house of worship within three-fourths of a mile from her Savin Hill home. The money became available in 1886, at which time no church existed within the required limit. In 1899 the Trustees of the New England Conference asked the Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church on Howard Avenue, Roxbury, to disband and add the proceeds of the sale of its property to the Baker estate. The church was reorganized at Upham's Corner, and its first meetings were held in Winthrop Hall opposite the site of the proposed church. The site chosen was found to be nineteen feet outside the required limit, and special permission was obtained from the Court to use the Baker bequest. The money had grown to $22,642, and it contributed substantially to the construction of the Baker Memorial Church, which opened in June, 1891." 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 Laura Santel.
Laura Santel
is happy to be back at DotWell after volunteering last year with the
Clemente Program and the DotWell Women Writers' Workshop. A native of
St. Louis, Laura recently graduated from Tufts University with a B.A.
in Art History. Laura is serving with the Dorchester FAMILY School
Initiative (DFSI), a partnership between the Lee, Holmes, and Fifield
elementary schools along with DotWell, FAMILY, Inc., the Dorchester
Neighborhood Service Center (DNSC), Wheelock College, and Open Circle.
As Coordinator of Community Linkages, Laura will help connect each of
DFSI's partners to each other and to school communities, promoting a
stronger community by providing necessary support to families and
students. |
Turn $10 into $1000 for Young Leaders
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Please DONATE 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 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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