St. Marks Area Main Streets
The SMAMS Connection                                                              Jan. 26, 2010


In this issue...
Public Safety Update
Help for Haiti
Gift Wrap Wrap-up
Boston Youth Fund Summer Jobs
Dot-Milton Restaurant Week Ends Thursday
     Our Sponsors
 
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Community Update Meeting Feb 3 - Ashmont Station, Peabody Square and Dot Ave Construction 
 Ashmont Station Busway
SMAMS will hold a meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 6:30 PM at All Saints Church Hall, 209 Ashmont Street to update the neighborhood on Ashmont Station construction and planned renovations to Peabody Square and Dorchester Ave, including traffic lights at Lonsdale Street and St. Mark's Church.  Representatives from the MBTA and Boston Traffic Department will be on hand to make presentations and answer your questions.  
 
Thanks to Fr. Mike Godderz and All Saints Parish for hosting! 
Help for Haiti 
 
 Haitian Flag
 
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and their families in Boston.
 
For information on how you can help, please click here.
 
For information on the City of Boston's resource center for local families, please click here.
 
Thank you!
Gift Wrap Wrap-up
gift wrap box
Many thanks to all who brought their gifts to Tavolo Ristorantefor wrapping in December!  Thanks especially to Tavolo and  Trinity Financial for sponsoring, Nancy Anderson and Vince Droser for coordinating, and to our many wrappers.  Happy Holidays until next year!
Boston Youth Fund Summer Jobs
 
Teens who would like to apply to work at Boston Youth Fund summer jobs must register with the "Hope Line," either by phone or online. 
 
Phone registration is Tuesday - Friday, Feb. 16-19, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.  The number is 617-635-4673. 
 
Online registration is available 24 hours a day beginning 10 a.m. Feb 16, until 11:59 p.m. March 15 at WWW.BOSTONYOUTHZONE.COM 
 
To be eligible, teens must: be full-time Boston residents; be 15 years old on or before July 5, 2010; and cannot turn 18 years old on or before August 13, 2010.
 
Note, registering with the Hope Line does not guarantee a summer job. 
 
For more information, please call the Boston Youth Fund at 617-635-4202. 
 Dorchester/Milton Restaurant Week Ends Thursday
 
Dot-Milton Restaurant Week 2010
 
Ashmont Grill and Tavolo Ristorante are participating in the first annual Dorchester-Milton Resturant Week, which ends Thursday, Jan. 28.  A delicious 3-course dinner for $30.10!