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| First Day for Codman Square Farmers Market |
 Local, Fresh, Organic Get half off when using your EBT (Bay State Access) card!
Food Demonstrations
Recipes
Nutrition Information
Live Entertainment
Local Vendors
Raffles & Coupons Accepting WIC, Senior Coupons, EBT, Debit & Credit Cards |
| African-American Dance with Stajez Dance Company |  Don't miss this FREE tapping, hand clapping, moving, electrifying performance celebrating African American history through dance.
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| Safe Summer Kick-Off Event |
 Come join this community BBQ to celebrate the beginning of a safe and fun summer in Dorchester!
There will be great BBQ food, family activities, games, raffle prizes, music and celebration for all!!
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| 2nd Annual FREE Grove Hall Multi-Cultural Festival |
 Neighborhood Development Corporation of Grove Hall presents the Second Annual Grove Hall Community Multi Cultural Festival Celebrating Pride, People, Peace & Prosperity.
Join in kicking off the summer in Grove Hall with a peaceful cultural experience that will include: African, Native American, Hispanic and West Indian/Caribbean food and culture. MORE INFO |
| National Wildlife Federation Great American Backyard Campout | Spend a Night Under the Stars
National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout is the ideal solution for today's indoor kids who only spend a fraction of their day outdoors. Plus it is time to recapture an essential part of childhood--outdoor play.
Join in the fun with families, friends and communities for the sixth annual Great American Backyard Campout on June 26. National Wildlife Federation encourages parents and kids alike to trade their website for a campsite and screen time for green time to experience a night under the stars with Mother Nature.
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Get Tested for National HIV Testing Day
 Codman Square Health Center (CSHC) will be honoring this day on Monday, June 28th by offering walk-in HIV testing.
Stop by the health center to receive a free red ribbon to get out the word about the day, to learn more about HIV, and to get tested yourself! For more testing locations, click here. MORE
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| Read Your Way to Fenway Kick-Off |  Join Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster at Mattapan Branch Library, Tuesday June 29, from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM to kick off the 2010 Read Your Way to Fenway essay contest.
Guests will be treated to free food and prizes!
Call the library at 617-298-9218 for more details.
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| Work or Intern with SCI Dorchester @ DotWell! |
  Like MyDorchester? Want to gain experience running the DotWell Volunteer Program during the summer? Better yet, want to take over next year and learn web development and program management? Interested in community development? Social media? Public health? Want to get things done!? SCI could be the place for you!
SCI and DotWell are looking for Outreach and Technology Coordinators and Youth Leadership Coordinators for this year (September 2010 to June 2011) and a Website and Volunteer Coordinator intern for the summer.
Apply now!
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| Save the Date! |
Sun. July 4: Independence Day
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Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest! |
If you have photos of unique Dorchester outdoor artwork, monuments, you name it, email info@mydorchester.org with your pictures of Dorchester and their locations so we can keep the photo contest up and running. We'll credit you as the author, of course.
Want to know where the past Photos of the Week were taken? Visit our Archive. |
| Dorchester Flashback |  In 1635 Thomas Jones arrived in New England aboard the ship Abigail Hackwell. He settled in Dorchester and built a house at the foot of Jones Hill. David Clapp purchased 12 acres of land including the original house from Jones' heirs in 1755. He sold a portion of the land to Ebenezer Clapp, a distant cousin, in 1781, which later became the Thacher estate. David's remaining estate was divided among three sons: David, Samuel and Seth. Samuel received the land with the old Jones house and he and his family continued to live there until a fire destroyed the house in 1804. Samuel rebuilt on the same foundation, and his five-bay Federal style house still stands at 65 Pleasant.
The house descended to Samuel's son Samuel, then to Anna Clapp who married William Harris, a Boston printer. Their daughter Anna Harris lived at 65 Pleasant Street from her birth in 1843 until 1908. She married Huntington Smith who came to live in the house with her. Anna Harris Smith founded the Animal Rescue League in 1889.
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 to 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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