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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 now starting April 27 in Dorchester. Dialogues are led by trained, skilled moderators and comprised of a diverse group of Boston men and women.
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| DotWell Free Tax Preparation Blitz! |
 DotWell is open to midnight tonight to professionally prepare your taxes for FREE in partnership with the Boston EITC Coalition. Free tax clinic takes place at the Codman Square Tech Center, 450 Washington Street, Dorchester, 02124.
Open 12 noon to 12 midnight!
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| Preschool Films at the Library |
 The Lower Mills Branch Library will be screening films for preschoolers each Friday from 2:30pm to 3:30pm!
Stop by to see educational and entertaining films and support your local library!.
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| You Are Invited to a Town Hall Discussion |
 "Keeping Youth Safe This Summer: Addressing the issues of Alcohol, Drugs, and Violence in Dorchester," bringing together youth, parents, law enforcement, business, and other concerned citizens to discuss the role we can all play in ensuring the safety of Dorchester youth as summer approaches. Light dinner and refreshments will be made available.
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| Community Fundraiser Breakfast |
You are invited to attend a fundraiser event at the Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club from 9am to 11am focusing on community policing and its impact on Boston neighborhoods.
Proceeds will benefit Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club and B-3 Community Service Events.
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| SummerWorks Summer Jobs Kick Off |
 Looking for a great summer job? Join Action for Boston Community Development for the SUMMER JOBS KICK OFF!
Job Applications Available! Plus City-Wide Resources. Applicants must be Boston residents, ages 14-24, and income eligible. >>MORE INFO |
| Mattapan Poetry Explosion |
 Come celebrate national poetry month. In collaboration with the Mattapan Poetry Group,The Mattapan Branch Library will host Poetry Explosion.
They'll have an open mic for anyone and a poetry contest with prizes divided by ages. When: Saturday, April 17th, 2010, 2pm - 4pm
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See many more events on Saturday on the Calendar! |
| Antiques Appraisal Day at the DHS |
 Mary Westcott from Kaminski Auctions will once again provide appraisal services to the Dorchester Historical Society. Bring up to 3 items per person. The fee for each item is $5.
The program will be lecture style, talking to the whole audience about the pieces brought in, so please plan to come at 2 and stay for a while. Open to the public!
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| Party for the Planet at Franklin Park Zoo |
 Celebrate Earth Day with crafts, activities, animal encounters and environmentally-friendly exhibitors at Franklin Park Zoo! Did you know Zoo New England supports conservation efforts both locally and abroad?
Throughout the day, celebrate the great diversity in the animal kingdom with all of the incredible animals that call our Zoos home. Discover all the different ways you can have fun while helping our planet.
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| DFSI Boston Marathon Fundraiser |
The Dorchester FAMILY School Initiative (DFSI) has launched the Boston Marathon Fundraiser in order to provide better health, social support and enrichment services for children attending our partner schools: Lucy Stone School, Joseph Lee School, and Emily A. Fifield School.
All money raised this spring will help the schools through support for before-school and after-school programming, providing enrichment activities, supporting teachers and the schools to strengthen math and reading skills, and connecting families with community programs and services.
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 will be representing DFSI in the Boston Marathon on April 19th. Please support our runners by contributing to this fundraiser and encourage family members, friends, neighbors & local vendors to donate.
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| Free Computer Class at the YMCA |
 Free Computer Class
Drop ins & open to all ages
Phone: 617-436-7750
When: Tuesday, April 20, 10am - 12pm
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| $10,000 Drawing Fundraiser Dinner |
 Help the Dorchester Day Parade Committee with their major fundraiser of the year. Help raise the funds needed to put the parade on the street. Only 300 tickets are offered and the ticket cost includes dinner at Florian Hall on the night of the drawing. You have the opportunity of walking away a winner with up to $10,000.
Thursday, April 22, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Highlighted DotWell Programs
| | Dynamic Seniors in Action |
 Are you 60+ and want to:
- Learn more healthy recipes?
- Get in better shape?
- Volunteer in the community?
- Or just have fun and meet new people?
Dynamic Seniors in Action offers FREE Healthy Cooking Workshops, Fitness Groups, and Volunteer Opportunities. Come for your first cooking session and learn more about the program! Thursdays, 9 - 11:30am. >>MORE INFO |
| The DotBoard: Job Postings, Opportunities & More | |
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| Save the Date! |
Thurs. Apr. 22: EARTH DAY
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Fri. & Sat., Apr. 23 & 24: Boston Shines
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Fri. Apr. 23: Safe City Unity Pool Party
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Sat. Apr. 24: Project Funway Fashion Show
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Sun. Apr. 25: St. Ambrose Annual Dance
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Weds. Apr. 28: Pope's Hill Neighborhood Association welcomes William Bulger
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Thurs. Apr. 29: 2nd Annual Taste of Dorchester
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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 |
We would like to congratulate Ann Walsh, the winner of our spring drawing for our 8x10 print! Thank you to everyone who participated in our photo contest the past 5 months. All of the photos that were not identified have been revealed in the Archive.
Here is the first photo of the next batch of photos. Can you identify where this photo was taken?
 Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback | Dorchester Illustration of the Week
 In 1846, a charter created the New York and Boston Railroad Company. The
plan was to build a railroad from New York to Boston. From the south the route would go to the
Rhode Island state line where the railroad would connect with the Woonsocket
Union line, linking with the Charles River railroad and ultimately into the city
of Boston. The cost of building the railroad, according to Johnson's
estimate, would be $2,565,000 or approximately $31,000 per mile. After many delays over many years, the
railroad from Boston to New York was completed but with many changes from the original
plan.
Today's illustration from 1854
shows the Air Line Road being constructed at the Boston end with the tracks
intending to stretch over the Roxbury flats in the South Bay to Dorchester in
the distance. From the caption: "The steam whistle and the thunder
of the arriving and departing trains echo from early dawn to evening and often
the citizen homeward bound in the middle of the night is startled by the hoarse
cough of the locomotive."
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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