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| An Evening of Song & Laughter |
 Direct from Ireland, multi gold album winners 'Foster & Allen' perform an evening of Irish song & laughter.
Produced by Shamrock Nation, the duo mix humor with classic Irish and popular songs-(Blueberry Hill; True Love; Nobody Loves Like an Irishman & more!)
Also headlining: The band Devri; Celtic and Irish country singer Denis O'Gorman & the Woods School of Irish Dance.
They are performing March 5, 6, and 7th.
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| Celebrate International Women's Day |
 Celebrate International Women's Day with Healthworks @ Codman! The conference will focus on health education in our community and what we need to do to strengthen our minds, bodies, & spirit.
Exercise demonstrations, like Tai Chi, African Dance and Yoga, Workshops, Free Health Assessments, and much more!
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| Wrestling & "Old School" Dance |
 St. William's will soon be converted into the Cristo Rey Boston private school, but you can join St. William's alumni and everyone in Dorchester, "ages 80 to 21," to give St. William's one last hurrah.
Say goodbye to St. William's School and help the Savin Hill Little League with South Boston's UFO Wrestling in the afternoon and a DJ-ed dance at night.
"So, come on baby, dance that dance, come on baby, dance that dance, come on baby, let's dance tonight...." at St. Williams School.
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| Flea Market at Elizabeth Seton Academy |
Elizabeth Seton Academy is holding a Flea Market to benefit the academy in St. Gregory's gym this Sunday. Think of the treasures to be found!
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| Burning Ideas: Discuss the Inquisition |
Secret Files of the Inquisition: Describes the western world's most potent religion, Catholicism, and its determination to maintain power at any cost in medieval France, 15th century Spain, Renaissance Italy and even into the 19th century. Historians, experts and Church authorities will advise at the event on the handling of this controversial subject matter.
This is one installment in a series of events at the Adams Street Library about freedom, censorship, and the free expression of thought. Next week is a screening of the film Fahrenheit 451
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| Take Action on the Climate - Open to All Ages |
 The next Climate Action meeting is March 8. Help the city of Boston update its climate action goals for the years 2020 and 2050. What will it be like to live in Boston then? No one knows for sure, but the decisions made today will affect all of us in the future.
There are three more neighborhood workshops coming up open to Bostonians of all ages. Sign up for the workshop you prefer today! Dinner is provided FREE. Come give feedback on new climate action proposals, which include actions related to housing, transportation, and beyond. Meet and talk with other Boston residents who care about climate action.
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| Four Corners Commuter Rail Public Meeting |
The MBTA is pleased to announce a community meeting to introduce S & R Construction Enterprises, the general contractor of the Four Corners Commuter Rail project. At the meeting, S & R Construction Enterprises will provide an overview of the scope of work and the proposed project schedule. A question and answer period will follow.
The meeting is scheduled for: Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010 6:30pm - 8pm. The MBTA urges all interested parties to attend. >>MORE INFO
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| Business Network International Visitor's Day |
 The newest Business Network International (BNI) Chapter in Dorchester is being formed right now, and they want YOU to join.
Many of the current members are Dorchester natives or have strong ties to the neighborhood. They have 21 members and are looking to fill "open" seats at the table. They are having a Visitor's Day on March 9th at the Codman Square Health Center (637 Washington St., Dorchester, 02124). >>MORE INFO
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| Register for the 2010 Youth Work Intensive Conference |
 Health Resources in Action hosts an annual conference at UMass Boston, Youth Work Intensive, for youth workers. The Youth Work Intensive, or YWI, brings together over 250 youth workers to gain knowledge and skills to serve young people more effectively. With over 30 different workshops and youth workers from all over the region, this is a fantastic networking event for youth workers in the region. March 15-16, 2010.
Registration is filling fast, ACT NOW!
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| Free Flu Clinics This Week |
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Highlighted DotWell Programs
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| Community Health Careers Internships at DotWell |
 Looking for an internship? Want to jumpstart your career? Apply to be a community health ambassador in DotWell's summer internship program.
The DotWell Community Health Careers Internship Program (CHCIP) is a 7-week youth workforce development program that will introduce youth ages 15-17 to careers in the community health sector. The program will consist of daily two-hour professional development workshops and four hours of hands-on work experience within DotWell and its partner health centers. The weekly development workshops will focus on community health education and training, research projects, self- care and health care access and promotion and fiscal literacy.
The hands-on work experience will educate and expose the CHCIP interns to the various community health career pathways as well as developing a greater understanding of how to identify and address health disparities affecting the community.
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| Does Your Organization Need Volunteers? |
 Do you work or serve with an organization that needs volunteers? We at SCI Dorchester @ DotWell are here to help connect your organization with potential volunteers as part of our mission to promote civic engagement in Dorchester.
For more information, call SCI Dorchester at 617-822-8296 or email Lauren Anderson.
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| FANtastic Kids Fitness & Nutrition Winter Session |
 FANtastic Kids is a FREE 12-week after-school fitness and nutrition program that combines fun, interactive nutrition games, healthy snacks, and gym and pool activities for children ages 8-12 who struggle with eating healthy and staying active. Participants must be overweight and must be referred by their primary care doctor.
Space is limited. Register Today!!
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| Have DotWell Prepare Your Taxes for Free |
 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 take place at the Codman Square Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, and at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester.
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| Nominate a Business to Be Our Business of the Month |
We are accepting nominations for April's business of the month for Mydorchester.org.
In an effort to support local business, especially those businesses who give to the Dorchester community, MyDorchester features a local business each month! Businesses are selected based on three criteria: contribution to the Dorchester community, quality of service/product, and being locally owned in Dorchester. If you know of a business that meets these criteria, email us with your reasons why the business should be nominated. |
| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More |
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| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Mar. 11: How to Purchase Foreclosed Property Seminar at Grove Hall Library
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Sat. Mar. 13: Ashmont Nursery School Benefit
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Mon. Mar. 15: 2010 Youth Work Intensive Conference at UMass Boston
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Tues. Mar. 16: Bowdoin-Geneva Main Streets Business Networking Breakfast
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Tues. Mar. 16: Hampstead Players Perform The Secret Garden
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Sat. Mar. 28: Dorchester Chili Cookoff 2010 ---
Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
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Congratulations to Kimberly McCleary, Fields Corner Branch Librarian, for being first to identify last week's photo as Malibu Beach/Savin Hill Beach!
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 past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
 Dorchester Illustration of the Week
Here we have a photograph of the Reading Room in the Codman Square Library - now the Great Hall, part of the Codman Square Health Center. Published in Annual Report of the Public Buildings Department for the Year 1904.
"In 1974, at a meeting of the Codman Square Civic Association, the idea of reusing the old Codman Square Library (a prominent building in Codman Square that was to be vacated by the BPL) to start a health center was discussed and voted. A committee made up of representatives from all around Codman Square was formed, and worked for several years before gaining the necessary permissions to begin operations. The Codman Square Health Center, a non-profit community corporation with a board of directors made up mainly of community residents, opened in 1979 in the basement of the Library with pediatric and internal medicine services ." The Illustration of the Day is sent out via email by Earl Taylor of the Dorchester Historical Society. If you would like to get these daily images, please visit this site and join the group. Questions? 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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