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| colored PVC piping was added to the Sculpture Park "trees of life" |
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| colored PVC piping was added to the Sculpture Park "trees of life" 2 |
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| colored PVC piping was added to the Sculpture Park "trees of life" |
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| colored PVC piping was added to the Sculpture Park "trees of life" 4 |
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| colored PVC piping was added to the Sculpture Park "trees of life" 5 |
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| view across the old swimming hole to the 'rainbow' |
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| two faces with a view of the rainbow |
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| FPAC to Host 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Fun Run |
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| yes, I was part of the group last month and look to join the walk again this Friday |
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| Good Friday ‘Cross Walk’ is scheduled on the Franklin Town Common |
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| 2018 Friends of the Poor Walk 1 |
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| 2018 Friends of the Poor Walk 2 |
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| 8th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk - Sep 29 |
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| 8th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk - Sep 29 |
"Every sports team wants its own merchandise and to wear its colors and logo with pride, and the Franklin High Unified Sports program is no different.
The program has set up an online store, where anyone can buy a Unified Sports sweatshirt or T-shirt to support Franklin teams. Sweatshirts are $40 and T-shirts are $20. Each can be personalized for additional $5.
Unified Sports is an all-inclusive high school athletic program that allows athletes with various disabilities to compete alongside other students.
While only sweatshirts and T-shirts are currently available, Franklin officials hope more items will soon be added."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Support FHS Unified Sports and look smashing in a Panthers hoodie or T-shirt |
"Sixty seven residents from Franklin will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic Boston Marathon course this September in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk.
These residents — Debra Honor, Caroline Cronin, Lisa Costa, Lorie Hurst, Pamela Vickery, Nancy Klockson, Stacy Koshivaki, Betsy Fijol, Angel Moscatelli, Peter Sullivan and 57 others — will join 9,500 expected participants in the annual event, which takes place Sept. 23. This year’s goal is to raise more than $9 million. The money goes to the Jimmy Fund for adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The event has raised more than $128 million in its 30-year history. The Boston Athletic Association has supported the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk since 1989."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| 8th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk - Sep 29 |
"An extraordinary student mobilization brought hundreds of thousands of people to the streets of U.S. cities Saturday to demand tougher gun laws, in a muscular display of political determination less than six weeks after the school massacre in Parkland, Fla.
Teenage students who emerged as national figures after the Feb. 14 shooting flew to Washington to address the largest “March for Our Lives rally,” while thousands marched in Parkland and cities around the world.
At many rallies, there was barely a mention of the killer, Nikolas Cruz, the expelled Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who shot 17 students and staff to death and wounded 17 more. Instead, the wrath of speakers fell on political leaders who they said had sold out to the National Rifle Association in refusing to support limits on gun ownership.
“If you listen real close, you can hear the people in power shaking,” said David Hogg, a Stoneman Douglas senior and one of the most prominent student leaders, addressing a Washington crowd estimated by organizers at 800,000. “Inaction is no longer safe. And to that we say, ‘No more.’ Most representatives have no public stance on guns. To this we say, ‘No more.’”
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| https://twitter.com/AMarch4OurLives/status/977694642073370624 |
Thank you so much for coming out today.— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) March 24, 2018
Stay educated.
Our entire policy piece is on our website - https://t.co/2m7ItdxgIv pic.twitter.com/LsoBgp8hP5
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| Friends of the Poor Walk says "Thank you" |
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| St. Mary's St. Vincent de Paul Walk for the Poor Fundraiser, Sat - Sep 30 |
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| Pictured from Left to right are: Halle Gavel of Franklin; Jessica Catalano of Millis; Kiara Dempsey of North Attleboro; Julia Hutchinson of North Attleboro; Hayley Hanifan of Norfolk; Alyssa Power of Franklin; and Jillian Young of Franklin. |
"For some, a cry for help can come from a few taps on a touch screen.
While suicide prevention phone lines have long provided an outlet for people seeking help in times of crisis, text-based help lines have become increasingly common in recent years.
“We had kicked around the idea for a number of years because we had seen an ongoing transition of younger people who prefer to communicate by texting instead of with their voice over the phone,” said Steve Mongeau, executive director of Samaritans Inc. “For younger people, not just teens but people under the age of 30, we thought a text option might open up more of an opportunity.”
Since October 2015, Boston-based Samaritans has provided text messaging support on the Massachusetts Statewide Helpline, 1-877-870-HOPE (4673). Helpline staff and trained volunteers have responded to more than 6,000 text messages, an average of close to 500 per month and growing."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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Take a walk on the Town Common - World Suicide Prevention Day - Sep 10 |
"It could take several more weeks for gas prices to come back down to earth as oil refineries begin coming back online after Hurricane Harvey battered the Texas coast.
“Harvey’s geographic path looks like it was crafted by the devil himself in terms of the impact on the refineries, said Tom Kloza, the global head of energy analysis for the Oil Price Information Service. “It lead to precautionary shutdowns of all Texas refineries, and, at worst, reduced about 40 percent of capacity east of the Rockies. In terms of scale, it was unprecedented.”
In Massachusetts, gas prices surged 44 cents in the course of a week, according to AAA Northeast’s Sept. 5 survey of fuel prices. The $2.70 statewide average was the highest average price recorded in Massachusetts in two years, and the spike represents the sharpest increase since Hurricane Katrina lashed Louisiana in 2005."
"With her husband sick at home, Anne Saunders headed down the street Saturday to grab an item that was sure to lift his spirits: an egg salad sandwich from his favorite spot.
Saunders, of Franklin, said her husband visits Anne’s Country Market on West Central Street every few days to pick up lunch, stock up on cigarettes and beer and chat with the owners. Feeling under the weather Saturday, Doug Saunders asked his wife to bring home some comfort food from the store.
This week marks a sad chapter for Saunders and other loyal customers of the store, who recently learned that after three decades, store owner Anne Brunelli and her family are preparing to close the market for good.
In a message posted to Facebook last week, the business announced it would close its doors on Friday. While she’s happy to see Brunelli finally start her retirement, Anne Saunders said customers like her husband will miss the neighborhood market."
"It takes more than physical training to hike 200 miles across Massachusetts in three days carrying army sacks and armor; it also takes motivation and a purpose.
Nine veterans, active-duty members and civilians will ruck across the state this week to spread awareness about the needs of veterans when they return home.
“To ruck means to carry a heavy load,” founder of Warrior Thunder Foundation and event coordinator Darren Bean said. “We’ll either carry backpacks or body armor, simulating the burden that our veterans carry when they leave service.”
The ruckers are scheduled to make their way through Natick around noon on Saturday. They plan to make a stop at the War Memorial on Main Street in Franklin to meet with veterans, citizens and officials in town at 6 p.m. Bean encourages everyone interested to attend and show their support."
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| Check the real map for updates from Aug 17 - Aug 20 |
"OUR WTFI ATHLETES ARE AT IT AGAIN!
NINE OF OUR AMAZING ENDURANCE ATHLETES WILL BE RUCKING 200 MILES (10 MILES FOR EVERY VETERAN WHO TAKES HIS/HER LIFE) ACROSS THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Oh, and they will be doing it nonstop over 3 days.
The transition from military to civilian life can be difficult, especially when dealing with injuries, illnesses, the scars of combat and loss of comrades. Those who have not served have a difficult time understanding this and bringing Veterans back into the community, while Veterans have a hard time sharing their stories and becoming part of the community that wants them.
This 200-mile ruck across Massachusetts will help raise awareness for the needs of Veterans, specifically, the need for them to become part of the community after service, the prevention of suicide and to raise charitable donations to support programs to help them.
We will start at Bates Memorial State Park and finish at Plymouth Rock Park.
Check out our route at the site below.
http://www.warriorthunderfoundation.org/vet-ruck-new-england/
Grab all of your friends and meet us along the route in your town or any town and cheer us on. I mean, 200 miles, nonstop...come on.
Wave your flags, bring all your Veteran friends, bring ALL your friends, family, dogs ... even your mother in law (no we won't take her with us).
Check out our website (by clicking tickets above) for the route. We will post the times of each location we travel through. If you would like to be sponsor or want your group or town leaders to meet with us, please contact Darren Bean. (508) 244-9950 or darrenbean@warriorthunder.org
We are proudly sponsored by Skeleton Optics, Cascade Designs, Petzl, The Cabby Shack and Reebok!! Thank you for supporting our Veterans and their Families."
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| The Vet Ruck Walk will travel through Franklin Saturday, Aug 19 |
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| Elizabeth's Bagels and the Sculpture Park a breakfast combo |
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| Eighth Annual Massachusetts Walking Tour arrives in Franklin - June 23 |
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| Labyrinth Walk - Dec 31, 5 PM to 7 PM |
"In English, the term labyrinth is generally synonymous with maze. As a result of the long history of unicursal representation of the mythological Labyrinth, however, many contemporary scholars and enthusiasts observe a distinction between the two. In this specialized usage maze refers to a complex branching multicursal puzzle with choices of path and direction, while a unicursal labyrinth has only a single path to the center. A labyrinth in this sense has an unambiguous route to the center and back and is not difficult to navigate.[5][6][7][8]
Unicursal labyrinths appeared as designs on pottery or basketry, as body art, and in etchings on walls of caves or churches. The Romans created many primarily decorative unicursal designs on walls and floors in tile or mosaic. Many labyrinths set in floors or on the ground are large enough that the path can be walked. Unicursal patterns have been used historically both in group ritual and for private meditation, and are increasingly found for therapeutic use in hospitals and hospices."
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| the labyrinth at the First Universalist Society on a sunny morning in November 2016 |
