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| MCA Information Session | 
Mother Caroline Academy and Educational Center is holding Admission Information sessions for the 2012 / 2013 school year for students entering grades 4 and 5. For time, location, and contact information, click HERE. |
Food in the Hood Meeting
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Are you interested in buying healthy food in your own neighborhood? Do you want to find out more about the Healthy Corner Store Initiative, the Bowdoin Geneva Farmers' Market, and more? Click HERE for time, location, and contact information. |
| Greenspace Hearing in Codman Square |  The Department of Neighborhood Development will seek feedback from the neighborhood on future uses for numerous city-owned, vacant parcels of land. Click HERE for the meeting's arranged time and location.
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| SMAMS' Quarterly Business Breakfast | 
SMAMS' Business Task Force will be holding their Quarterly Business Networking Breakfast on Thursday. This free event is a great chance to learn about services available from SMAMS and the City of Boston! For meeting time and location, click HERE.
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| C.R.A.K. Poetry Youth Speaks Open Mic | 
C.R.A.K. (Creativity Revolutionized Around Knowledge) "Youth Speaks" will be hosting an open mic! This open mic is open aimed for youth ages 3 - 20, but everyone is welcome to support and be a part of the audience!
For meeting time and location, click HERE.
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| FREE Tax Preparation Begins | 
As a member of the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition, DotWell offers FREE tax preparation for hard working Dorchester families. Click HERE for more information.
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| Girls' LEAP Workshop | 
Girls' LEAP Self-Defense workshop offers a safe and supportive environment for participants to develop the necessary skills to champion their own safety and well-being. Click HERE for more information.
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Duo Diavolo @ First Parish
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Duo Diavolo (Devilish Duo) will have a performance at First Parish Church. Duo Diavolo consists of Dorchester resident and Boston Conservatory classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan & flutist & Venezuelan cuatro player, Orlando Cela. Click HERE for time and location.
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| Winter Volunteer Day @ Franklin Park | 
Believe it or not, there's important woodlands restoration work to be done during the coldest months! An invasive vine that wraps itself around trees and kills them is easiest to cut in the winter. If you would like to volunteer, click HERE.
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| Winter Farmers' Market Continues | 
This Sunday the Winter Farmers' Market continues into its third week. Members from MyDorchester.org will be there, handing out promotional items on upcoming events in Dorchester. Of course, there will also be delicious produce and food. Click HERE to learn more about the market. |
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| The Literary Life of Jackie Onassis | 
The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, will be held this Monday with assorted colleagues and writers speaking at the event, including Joe Armstrong, Betty Sue Flowers, Harriet Rubin, and David Stenn. Click HERE for further information.
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| GED/ESL Classes @ Christ the King Church | 
GED/ESL classes at Christ the King Church in Dorchester are starting up for 2012 this upcoming Monday. These classes are structured one-on-one tutoring sessions with a learning partner providing individualized instruction. Individuals can work on the subjects/skills they choose. Click HERE for contact information.
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| Boston Urban Forest Council Meeting | 
The next Boston Urban Forest Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday January 24. This meeting is for all of those interested in improving and expanding Boston's Urban Forest! Click HERE for further information.
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| Can We Talk? The Black Community & Boston Busing Crisis | 
The Boston Busing/Desegregation Project has partnered with Freedom House and will be holding a two part discussion. On January 24th, see a clip from the Boston Busing/Desegregation Project's film "Can We Talk" (directed by Scott Mercer) and discuss the film and the project.
On January 31st, a panel of community members will discuss and respond to issues raised at the first event. Come continue the conversation about the crisis of school desegregation in the 1970s and its impact today. Click HERE for further information. |
| Jim Lehrer @ JFK Library | 
In an upcoming John F. Kennedy Library Forum, Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, will be discussing his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez. Click HERE for further information.
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| "Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." @ 2nd Church | 
Second Church in Dorchester will be presenting "Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Adelle Banks, as part of the Sacred Conversations Series. Adelle Banks is a production editor and national reporter for the Religion News Service in Washington, D.C. For time and location, click HERE.
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| Final BRA Zoning Update Meeting | 
On Wednesday, there will be the third and final meeting of the BRA zoning update process Following this meeting, a 30 day comment period will be initiated to solicit feedback from the community at large. Click HERE for time and location.
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HOT in the DOT
Boston Public Schools Registration
Starting January 3, registration for children entering kindergarden and grades 6 & 9 will be open to all parents. There are a number of Resource Centers located around the Dorchester area so be sure to click on the link to obtain the location and contact information of the closest center. An attached PDF will further information is also available. MORE INFO
Codman Square NDC Computer Learning Center - REGISTRATION ENDS 12/27
The Center offers a variety of programs that are free of cost for the whole community, including: Basic Computer Skills Class (English/Spanish), Pre-Employment Training (English/Spanish), Microsoft Word Training, and Open Access Hours. MORE INFO
Job Opening: Grants Manager at Historic Boston Inc.
Historic Boston Inc. is looking to hire a Grants Manager to help with project fundraising. The Grants Manager is an important part of resource development at Historic Boston, Inc. MORE INFO
Job Opening: Metro Boston Education Organizer with NOFA
NOFA/Mass is looking to fill the position of Metro Boston Education Organizer, to begin on February 15, 2012. Resumes will be accepted until February 1, 2012. MORE INFO
Boston Youth Zone Summer Teen Employment ProgramThe Boston Youth Fund (BYF) provides thousands of Boston's teens 15 - 17 years of age with summer jobs. MORE INFO
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MyDorchester Photo Contest
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Can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken? Can you take one yourself and leave others guessing where it is? Email eblast@mydorchester.org if you know where!
Attention Participants! For a limited time, MyDorchester will be giving away 8 x 10 prints to the contest winner.  Last Week's Winners: Phil Lindsay Location: Sydney St.
(Across T Tracks)
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Tips for Thriving Kids
Self-Confidence Starts Early!
Create lots of chances for your toddler to "test out" the new ideas and concepts she is learning!
Toddlers are little scientists. They are eager to figure out how everything works. Your child will begin using her new physical skills, strength, and coordination to conduct "experiments" on the new ideas and concepts she is learning. She may stack blocks up in a teetery tower just to see how high it can get before she knocks it down. So, if she carefully pours water out of her sippy cup onto the floor, it is not meant to be naughty, but is probably an experiment to see: What will happen if I do this?
What you can do:
- Offer your toddler lots of tools for experimenting--toys and objects he can shake, bang, open and close, or take apart in some way to see how they work. Explore with water while taking a bath; fill and dump sand, toys, blocks. Take walks and look for new objects to explore-pine cones, acorns, rocks, and leaves. At the supermarket, talk about what items are hard, soft, big, small, etc
Tips for Thriving Kids are brought to you by: Thrive in 5
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Please check our regularly updated Calendar for lots of other events
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| Dorchester Flashback |  Dorchester Illustration of the Week
This week's illustration is Organized in 1888, the Central Congregational Church at the corner of Waldeck and Tonawanda Streets was designed by Albert West, a Dorchester resident, in a local Gothic style derivative of All Saints'.
In March, 2003, the sign on the church was New Testament Pentecostal Church of God in Christ.
If you would like to join the google group, please click on the link, or contact Earl Taylor by email or call (617) 293-3052. |
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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