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| Safe Neighborhood Initiative Meeting |
 How Can We Make Our Community Better?
What Are Your Ideas?
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Grove Hall Community Meeting
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Grove Hall Community Center
51 Geneva Avenue >>MORE INFO |
| $10,000 Dinner Is Back |
 27th Annual St. Ann Parish $10,000 Dinner
Friday, April 9, 2010, Florian Hall
You could win $10,000! Join St. Ann's for a great time with friends and neighbors, consolation prizes, auction items, 50/50 raffle and more.
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| 2010 Job and Health Fair Education Summit |
 Many employers are offering opportunities as well as education on CORI Reform, building trades, advancing education and more. Speakers, DJ, Workshops, Kids Korner, Local 4 Crane Simulator, Health Screenings.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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| 24th Annual Charles C. Yancey Book Fair |
 The 24th Annual Charles C. Yancey Book Fair will take place on Saturday, April 10, 2010, 12:00 noon to 3:00 P.M. in Dorchester. The Yancey Book Fair has been nourishing the minds of Boston children for over two decades.
This year's theme, "Be Inspired... Read," denotes the excitement that the Yancey Book Fair aspires to generate in reading, education and career development.
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| Dorchester Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert |
 Please join the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra for its spring concert on April 11th, 3PM. This concert will present New England Conservatory master violinist Yoojin Park playing the well known Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor. Also on the program are Beethoven's Fidelio Overture and Mozarts's Symphony # 35, the Hafner.
Having its own symphony orchestra is a real plus for Dorchester, something very positive, but the orchestra needs strong support from the community in order to exist and continue giving concerts so please show your support by attending what will surely be an exciting and special event.
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| DotOUT's Spring Reception at Harp & Bard |
Meet your LGBT neighbors at a Spring Reception and Annual Meeting, at the newly-renovated Harp & Bard Restaurant.
DotOUT will also elect Steering Committee members. If you are considering nomination for the Steering Committee, please contact Chris Horan: chris@dotout.org
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| Free Workshop for Parents About Bullying |
There will be a free workshop for parents on "BULLYING, WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT'S NOT, AND HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD" on April 13th at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center.
Come join us for a free two hour workshop, and learn more about what's going on the schools with bullying, how to talk to your kids about it, and how to prevent this kind of behavior. FREE DINNER and CHILDCARE provided!
PLEASE RSVP: by Friday, April 9th.
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| Verbalization Open Mic Poetry Night |
 10 Years of Open Mic Poetry -Spoken Word, Rhyme, Song, Music Free to the Public! For more info contact VCR at 617-480-7663 or by email.
Tue, April 13, 6:30pm - 8:45pm
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| Spring Into Wellness - 2010 Alternative Health Fair |
 UMass Boston's annual alternative and complimentary health and wellness fair will take place on April 14, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center (1st floor Terrace Room)
Free admission! Learn alternative and complimentary strategies and skills for improving your health and wellbeing, including: massage (get a free sample!), acupuncture, energy work, music therapy, reiki, many forms of body work - and more!
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| Join the Dialogue on Dorchester's Ethnic and Racial Diversity |
YWCA Boston's Community Dialogues on Boston's ethnic and racial diversity is an ongoing project to bring people from all walks of life together to create stronger, safer and more unified neighborhoods.
Community dialogue participants complete a 5 week series of discussions about race and ethnicity starting April 20 in Dorchester. Dialogues are led by trained, skilled moderators and comprised of a diverse group of Boston men and women.
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 Please take a minute to take our survey and let us know what you think about the eBlast and mydorchester.org. It will help us make our website and newsletter more useful to you.
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Highlighted DotWell Programs
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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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| Support DotWell's DFSI Marathon Team |
It's that time of year again and DotWell is excited to support the 114th Boston Marathon on April 19th, 2010!
Kathy Gorman, DotWell's Diabetes Initiative Program Manager, David Mark, Codman Square Health Center's doctor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and David Jesser, teacher at the Lee School are all running to support the Dorchester FAMILY School Initiative (DFSI) at DotWell.
To help support our team, please click the "Donate Now" link below and select the runner you'd like to support under the "Program Designation" tab. Thank you for your interest in DFSI and our marathon team!
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| DotWell Teen Film Crew Needs Your Vote |
 Vote for DotWell's I AMM Film Crew's Anti-Smoking shorts!
The I AMM film crew has created two anti-smoking short films for the 2010 Film Shorts Contest, "Don't ya'll know what that does to you?" and "Together We Can Make a Difference".
From March 24th to April 9th these ads will be available online as part of the Viewers Choice Awards. Please support DotWell Teen Center youth and vote today! |
| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More |
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| Save the Date! |
Sat. Apr. 17: Franklin Park History Tour
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Sun. Apr. 18: Party for the Planet at the Franklin Park Zoo
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Sun. Apr. 18: Dorchester Historical Society - Antique Appraisal Day
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Fri. & Sat., Apr. 23 & 24: Boston Shines
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Sun. Apr. 25: St. Ambrose Annual Dance
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Sat. May 1: Dorchester Building Restoration Benefit Gala at First Parish Church
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Sun. Jun. 6: Dorchester Day
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events! |
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MyDorchester Photo Contest |
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The drawing for our winner of a free 8x10 print is going to be announced next week! Can you identify any of these old photos of the week that still remain unidentified? One was identified last week by Ann Walsh as the mural behind Ashmont Station! Be the first to identify any of the remaining photos and have your name entered into next week's drawing!
Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback |
Dorchester Illustration of the Week
 The Dyer House stood on the site where the Strand Theatre is located today. Micah Dyer, Jr., formerly a well-known Boston lawyer and one of the most prominent residents of the Dorchester District, was born on North Street, Boston, September 27, 1829, son of Micah and Sally (Holbrook) Dyer. He lived until 1898. Prevented by impaired health from pursuing a college course, he entered the Harvard Law School at the age of seventeen and was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws three years later. In addition to his law business he was actively interested in various financial enterprises of importance, and for many years was a conspicuous figure in the business circles of Boston. His progressive tendencies were frequently the incentive to active measures for the Public good. Anticipating the ultimate construction of Columbia Road some years prior to the commencement of work upon that splendid thoroughfare, he, at considerable personal expense, set back the ancient trees upon the street line of his fine estate at Upham's Corner in order to facilitate the improvement.
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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