Sign-up for Celebrate With Pride on June 27th!

2026 Celebrate With Pride! Celebrate With Pride will be on June 27th from 12-4 on the Franklin Town Common!! (with a rain date of June 28th)   Vendors or nonprofits looking to have a booth, please click HERE to use our exhibitor sign-up!   Folks looking to volunteer, please click HERE to sign up!    Please help us spread the word about Franklin Celebrate With Pride and we look forward to welcoming you to the common soon!    Any questions please email franklincwp@gmail.com or visit our website at franklinlgbtqalliance.com/pride-2026 Want to donate to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance to support the 5th annual Celebrate With Pride? Click HERE to find our Givebutter! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  View this email in your browser

Join the LGBTQ Alliance Thursday for a "make your own pizza night"!

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6:30 at Franklin TV

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved.   Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here! You Are Invited To Our April Monthly Meeting!   When: April 2nd  at 6:30pm   What: Join us for a make-your-own pizza night! We will have matzah available for folks observing Passover, as well as some vegan options.    Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson Street in Franklin   2026 Celebrate With Pride! Celebrate With Pride will be on June 27th from 12-4 on the Franklin Town Common!! (with a rain date of June 28th)    If you are a vendor, nonprofit, or food vendor looking to have a booth, please click HERE to use our exhibitor sign-up!   If you are interested in performing please email us at franklincwp@gmail.com    If you are looking to volunteer, please click HERE to sign up!   Please help us spread the word about Franklin Celebrate With Pride and we look forward to welcoming you to the common soon!  Any questions please email franklincwp@gmail.com or visit our website at franklinlgbtqalliance.com/pride-2026 Want to donate to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance?  Click HERE to find our Givebutter! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance: Join us March 5 at 6:30 PM

We are meeting at Franklin TV

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved.   Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here! You Are Invited To Our March Monthly Meeting!   When: March 5th  at 6:30pm   What: Join us for some origami making! (no experience needed, just come and join us for some crafting and conversation)  Where: 23 Hutchinson Street in Franklin Fundraiser Update! Thank you to everyone who supported our Pride and Popcorn and Bake Sale fundraisers! We are so appreciative of all the generous donations we received that will go towards putting on Celebrate With Pride this year. We also hope everyone enjoys their yummy popcorn and baked goods :)  FLA Events Announcing...    2025 Celebrate With Pride will be on June 27th from 12-4 on the Franklin Town Common!! (with a rain date of June 28th)    If you are a vendor, nonprofit, or food vendor looking to have a booth, please click HERE to use our exhibitor sign-up!   If you are interested in performing please email us at franklincwp@gmail.com    If you are looking to volunteer, we will be sending out volunteer sign-up forms when it gets closer to the event!   Please help us spread the word about 2025 Franklin Celebrate With Pride and we look forward to welcoming you to the common soon!  Any questions please email franklincwp@gmail.com If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  Note this newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full set of content, please visit this link ->  View this email in your browser

Double Good Popcorn fund raiser order before Friday, Feb 6

Via Jennifer Rossing

Double Good Popcorn fund raiser order before Friday, Feb 6

"Hello everyone! The Franklin LGBTQ Alliance which I’m the treasurer of is holding a popcorn sale to raise money to throw their Pride festival, Celebrate with Pride, in June.

If you like popcorn, please consider ordering some from us and helping us meet our fundraising goal.

If you don’t like popcorn, please consider ordering some to be delivered as thank you gifts to teachers in the US.

Thank you!"

Order here by 6 PM Friday! -> https://s.dgpopup.com/0hd5r0w7

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 ???

Wednesday, December 17

• FHS Class of 2026 fundraising at Chipotle (https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/12/chipotle-fund-raising-for-class-of-2026.html)
• Music Booster fund raiser at Dave's Hot Chicken (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1634587667521738&set=a.726881648292349)

11:00am Franklin Q&A (hybrid, Senior Center & remote)

1:00pm Where's the Toast? Memory Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

1:00pm Writer's Group (Franklin Senior Center)

6:30pm Queer Book Club (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

** Town Meetings today   **

Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 17 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12172025-2062 

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Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Join the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance for a visit to Southwick Zoo's Winter Wonderland Friday, Dec 12, 2025

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance schedules a visit to Southwick Zoo's Winter Wonderland for Friday, Dec 12, 2025

Southwick Zoo's Winter Wonderland

Meet outside the entrance gate for the 7:00 time slot.

Tickets required; we recommend buying them ahead of time online for a discount, but they can also be purchases onsite. Be sure to get tickets for the 7:00 pm Friday slot.

Tickets -> https://southwickszoo.com/winter-wonderland/

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