Community Closet Winter Coat giveaway a success !!!

"Thanks for stopping by the community coat giveaway event. 

We are happy with participation as we assisted 78 families with about 300 coats! In addition, they also picked up gloves, hats, scarves, and other winter clothes! 

Thanks again for your support!"

I grabbed a selfie with Santa and Ben and Officer Amanda Ayer

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, December 14, 2024 ???

Saturday, December 14

• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library)
• Franklin Art Association, Art Show & Sale (Norfolk Public Library)

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

9:00am Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)

10:00am Community Winter Coat Giveaway 600+ (Franklin United Methodist Church)

10:00am Cookie Walk (First Universalist Society Franklin) 

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:30am Pancakes and Pajamas (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm Bag Sale (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm Orchard Sl'hay rides (Fairmount Fruit Farm)

8:00pm Jamie Barrett (live music) (Cedar House Restaurant & Bar)

8:00pm Karaoke (Raillery Public House)

8:00pm The Rescignos: Franklincense (THE BLACK BOX)

**   NO  Town Meetings today   **

What's happening today in Franklin? 

---------------

Why are there multiple calendars?

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/upcoming

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

FREE WINTER COAT GIVEAWAY! -> December 14 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

via Franklin United Methodist Church 

"We are utterly overwhelmed with the generosity of our community! Thank you to everyone who donated to the Winter Coat Drive! We are excited to welcome the community tomorrow, December 14 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, at the FREE WINTER COAT GIVEAWAY!  

We have some 600 or so coats ... to hand out

We have some 600 or so coats that have been donated to hand out! We also have hats, gloves, and scarves. And, the Community Closet will be open to explore other clothing options you might be looking for. EVERYTHING IS FREE! 

Thank you to everyone who donated! Thank you to everyone who will volunteer and stop by to pick out a new-to-them coat and clothes tomorrow! You make this community amazing!"

Shared from ->  https://www.facebook.com/FranklinMaUMC/posts/pfbid0mydfH3to6LTyhwFFiUGoE1iYk3EkScNEhSPyxMmMQbG8MgHJycBTvgX6KJ9sP6oEl