| Boston Shines Community Cleanup Day | |
 This Saturday is your chance to get out onto the streets and show your community that you care! For the past nine years over 5,000 volunteers have come together in the spring to participate in a citywide clean up event. This year there are over twenty clean up teams across Dorchester ready to make our sidewalks shine! At the end of your hard worked mornings all groups are invited to Peabody Square and Bowdoin & Geneva for BBQ celebrations. Don't miss out on this rewarding way to start your spring!
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Shiny Green Dot Ride
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 This weekend is going to be sunny and gorgeous, so let's celebrate! Dot Bike presents their fourth annual Shiny Green Dot Ride, a bicycle tour of all the outdoor green spaces in town. The group will start at Ashmont Cycles and then venture out into Dorchester's hidden green treasures, the route is very flexible and if you have any knowledge to share participation is encouraged. After your morning of Boston Shines spring cleaning embrace your outdoorsy side and go for a 10-mile bike ride!
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Fields Corner Kite Tales
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 Tell your story in the shape of a kite this spring! The community is encouraged to submit a tale to add to tails of kites that will fly this Saturday. You can put your stories in boxes at The Fields Corner Library, Fun Tea Cafe or online at the My Dot Tour website. Come enjoy a video story booth, snacks, and an open DJ booth where you can play your own tunes!
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DAC Workshops on Social Media
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 The Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites you to learn all the "up and coming" ways of the social media world this Saturday. Come to Studio D to discuss the reasons for starting a blog, how to do it, what to say, and other topics. Bring your laptop or just take your own mental notes and enjoy coffee and pastries at this community workshop.
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Sant Belvi Haitian School Fundraiser
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 Join the staff of Sant Belvi and children from the Haitian town Roche-à-Bateau for a fundraising party to renovate the Elementary School Saint Joseph of Roche-à-Bateau. Enjoy guest speakers CORABEL from Canada and Florida, a video documentary about Roche-à-Batea, dance and music performances by The New Generation, Guerrier Family and DJwiz. Traditional food will be serve and you may even win a raffle and other prizes! Come support an important cause and learn about Haitian culture at Sant Belvi this weekend.
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| Community Health Meeting |
 The Mattapan Public Library will host a Community of Practice meeting entitled, "Understanding Services & Benefits for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs." This presentation will give community members and families the opportunity to learn State and Local Resources & Benefits available to support children and youth with special health care needs. This event is free and all are encouraged to arrive early to network with your colleagues. You MUST RSVP by April 29!!
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| School Readiness Roundtable |
 Providers, parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends are all invited to Fields Corner Thrive's School Readiness Roundtable. Network with other passionate community members and help create a plan that support early childhood education & care. $20 Target cards will be given to parents and grandparents for just showing up! Lunch will be provided, so come share your ideas and concerns with Thrive in Five. |
| DFSI Makes it to the Finish Line! But There's Still More to Go! | |
Congratulations to our three DFSI runners on successfully completing the 2011 Boston Marathon! Jen Gillingham, who teaches third grade at the Holmes Elementary, finished in 4:03:48; Ryan Flynn, fourth and fifth grade teaching resident at the Lee, finished in 4:03:46; and Mandie Hagan, business owner and mother of two elementary school-aged girls, finished at 4:11:36. This is the first Boston Marathon for all three so congratulations!
The race may be over, but we have $7632.70 left to go to cross our $25,000 finish line. Any donations up to that amount will be matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous matching grant, doubling your contribution. Click below to help DFSI reach their goal!
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| Mayor Menino's Coffee Hours | |
 Come hang with the Mayor for Dunkin' Donuts coffee in the month of May and talk about issues that you want to address. Thomas Menino will be visiting local parks this spring season to speak to residents about community needs. All participants will enjoy coffee and breakfast treats provided by Dunkin' Donuts and families in attendance will receive a flowering plant grown in the city's greenhouses as a gift. Residents will also be eligible to win a "Day on the Town" raffle prize package including a Dunkin' Donuts gift basket, Macy's gift certificates, Swan Boat rides, and free parking. Menino will be stopping by the Byrne Playground in Dorchester on May 10 so mark your calendar!
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| Make Dorchester Clean & Green This Spring Season! | |
 From April 25 to May 20 residents can have their leaves and yard waste picked up by Boston Public Works crews on recycling days at 7 a.m. right on their curb! The City of Boston will also hold drop-off days to dispose of household hazardous waste products. Have a pile of old batteries lying around the house? Bring it over to the UMass-Boston Harbor Campus on May 7, or to the West Roxbury Public Works Yard on June 25. Details on waste products accepted are in the link below.
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Save The Date(s)
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Saturday, April 30: New England Urban Music Awards - the renowned award show is coming to the Strand this year & celebrating women in the music industry ~
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Saturday, May 7: Room To Run - join the Friends of Ronan Park to help re-open the park for springtime and admire new improvements ~
Saturday, May 14: FIC Walk-A-Thon - Freedom In Christ Ministry needs walkers and your pledge! ~
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Sunday, June 5: Dorchester Day Parade - come flaunt your community pride & view elaborate floats from organizations all over Dorchester ~
Friday, June 10: MyDorchester Night - a free event celebrating arts, culture & civic engagement within our community! ~
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New Photo: Email eBlast@mydorchester.org if you know the location of the photo below and we will give you recognition in the next eBlast!
Send Us Your Photos for the MyDorchester Photo Contest!
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If you have photos of unique Dorchester outdoor artwork, monuments, you name it, email eBlast@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. |
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Dorchester Flashback
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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1534
The second high school was built at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Centre Street next to the Industrial School for Girls sometime between 1874 and 1882. The building was used as the high school until the school population had grown so large that a larger building was required and was built at Codman Square in 1900. After that time the older building was used as a school for lower grades and named the Elbridge Smith School in memory of the third master of the high school who served 24 years. The was replaced by the Patrick O'Hearn School in 1957, and the O'Hearn School building was renamed the William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School in 2009.
If you would like to receive a historical image via daily e-mail, please
join the Dorchester Historical Society's group by joining this google group. You may also want to contact Earl Taylor
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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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