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Introducing Eat Green, Breathe Easy
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Are you 60 years of age or older?
Feel the need to get active, do something worthwhile?
As part of the new Eat Green, Breathe Easy program, SCI Dorchester is recruiting Senior Service volunteers who
will be eligible for free monthly cooking classes, a free
specially designed exercise program, and monthly rewards!
Interested? Please call Lauren Anderson at 617.822.8296 or send her an email. >>MORE INFO |
First AHCM Concert of the Year
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Ashmont Hill Chamber Music will host a House Concert and Reception,
with Brian Snow, cello, on Saturday, January 9 at the home
of David Mooney and Leo Bray, 53 Alban Street.
Brian Snow, resident cellist with AHCM, will play a solo program of
J. S. Bach's Suite No. 4 in E-flat major (BWV 1010) and Alberto
Ginastera's Puneņa No. 2, Op. 45.
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Yard Sale at St. Peter's Convent
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St. Peter's Convent will be holding a yard sale this Saturday, January 9th.
Proceeds will benefit the parish.
This is a great opportunity to find some hidden treasures while getting to know your neighbors.
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So You Think You Can Dance?
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Or even if you don't, the DotWell Teen Center has got the thing for you!
Starting on Monday, the Teen Center (Dorchester House, 1353 Dorchester Ave) will host a Dance Program running every Monday and Wednesday from 5pm-7pm for 12 weeks.
No commitment necessary, just stop by. And... Get your groove on! >>MORE INFO | |
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Youth in Crisis Basketball Tournament
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Each Tuesday, the Marshall Community Center hosts a
basketball tournament for local youth as a response and an alternative
to gang-related activity.
All members of the community are encouraged
to come out and support the participants, with prizes being to winning
teams. In addition to the tournament, local groups will provide
entertainment. >>MORE INFO |
Free Brass Concert
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Bala Brass will perform a free concert featuring
works by Frescobaldi, Gabrieli and Utterback at the Church of St. John
Evangelist Wednesday night.
A brass quintet dedicated to furthering the art of brass music
performance, Bala was the first group of its kind to be invited to
participate in the Osaka International Chamber Music Festa in Japan in
2002. >>MORE INFO |
Codman Academy Open House for 8th Graders
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Interested in applying for admission to Codman Academy?
Come learn more about Codman Academy Charter School!
Information sessions with administration and current Codman students:
· Wednesday January 13th
· Tuesday February 9th >>MORE INFO |
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Winter 2009 DotWell Programs
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Spring Registration Open for DotWell Classes
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 Have you ever wanted to learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Excel,
Powerpoint and Word, learn Spanish, or learn how to use a computer for
the first time? Do you know someone who does?
The Codman Square Tech Center at 450 Washington offers these classes
free or for a small fee to the Dorchester community. Take advantage and
learn something new in the New Year! >>MORE INFO |
Have Your Taxes Prepared for Free at DotWell
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 DotWell, in partnership with the Boston EITC Coalition, will
professionally prepare your taxes for FREE if you worked and earned
less than $49,000 this year.
Free tax clinics begin Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Codman Square
Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, and at Dorchester House
Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester. >>MORE INFO |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
Can you be the first to identify where in Dorchester this photograph was taken? Be the first to identify and have your name entered into a drawing for a free print!
Want to know where the last Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
Flu Clinics are Free and All Over Dot
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 All Boston Flu Clinics are now open to the General Public. Get your
H1N1 Vaccine (and at select clinics your Seasonal Vaccine) to ward off
that sickness in advance!
Check out all of these local Dorchester Clinics around the new year:
Thurs, Jan 7
4:30pm to 8pm - Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center >>MORE INFO |
Teens: Join the Dorchester MyTown Guide Team
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 If you are between the ages of 12 and 18, MyTown wants you to develop a cultural walking tour for the Fields Corner neighborhood and get PAID for your time.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to work collaboratively and explore your community!
Interested? Apply today! For more details or to apply, contact Maggie Casey at Maggie.Casey@dotwell.org or 617 740 2580. |
| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Jan 14: Nightingale Community Garden - Community Meeting
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Sun. Jan 17: Dorchester/Milton Restaurant Week Begins
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Mon. Jan 18: History of Field's Corner Lecture
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Tues. Jan 19: Eat Green $ave Green: class begins, evenings weekly till March 2nd
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
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Local Volunteer Opportunities
There is a new Volunteer eBlast featuring various opportunities throughout Dorchester. To sign up for this email or for more volunteer opportunities, please contact SCI Dorchester, 617-822-8297 or email Lauren Anderson. For an example Volunteer eBlast check one out here. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
This week's illustration is a Match Book Cover depicting the world's first supermarket here in Dorchester.
"Upham's Corner was once the location of the worlds first supermarket. The market's buildings at 610-618 Columbia Road were built about 1920 to designs of Willard M. Bacon in the Classical Revival style. The supermarket was described by William H. Marnell in his book Once Upon a Store: A Biography of the World's First Supermarket." 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'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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