Reminder: The GoFundMe for Franklin resident Scott McLean who is recovering from stroke is short of its goal

"Hi , I’m Bonnie Fitzgerald and I’m fundraising on behalf of Scott McLean and family 

On the morning of November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving, Scott McLean suffered a devastating ischemic stroke. Luckily at the time, his two boys, Derek and Jason, were home and able to call 911 saving his life. Scott underwent emergency surgery, but unfortunately, it was not successful. He was left paralyzed on his right side, unable to walk, speak or eat. He spent over 2 weeks in the ICU, overcoming several life-threatening complications before being able to transfer to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital where he fights every day to regain some of this lost function. He has made some progress, but Scott and his family still have a very long and difficult road ahead of them.

Many of you know Scott as a strong, independent and loving father and husband. You could always find Scott and his wife Becca on the sidelines cheering on their boys during their Franklin Pop Warner football and Bishop Feehan and Bridgton Academy lacrosse games. We are raising money to help the McLean family with Scott’s medical expenses and future care needs. We are grateful for donations of any amount. Thank you and please keep Scott, Becca and their boys in your thoughts and prayers."

Contribute to the McLean Family cause here via GoFundMe 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/4z5t6-help-the-mclean-family

GoFundMe for Franklin resident Scott McLean recovering from stroke 

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Mar 17, 2022

•  wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Thursday

9:00a/12:00p/6:00p   A Priest, A Minister and a Rabbi

10:00a/1:00p/7:00p   Frank’s Music – Frank Falvey and Jim Derick

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm   Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents 

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = Thursday

7:30 am Cooking Thyme: Appetizers

8:00 am Veterans' Call: Veterans' Treatment

9:00 am Franklin Farms and Gardens: Seeds

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Kyle Brodeur

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Sandhya: Donuts

1:00 pm Physician Focus: Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Health Care

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 5

3:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History Pt. 8

3:30 pm Cooking Thyme: Appetizers

4:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Ray Block

4:30 pm Frank Presents: Greg Dowd

5:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History Pt. 8

6:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 4 - Dicenso Clark

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = Thursday

7:00 am Public School Event: Concert Hour Day 2

9:00 am U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19

11:00 am FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 0-12-22

1:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball: v Catholic Memorial 03-08-22

3:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v Hingham 03-08-22

5:00 pm Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2021

6:30 pm Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 1 03-14-18

8:00 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v King Philip 01-19-22

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = Thursday

8:00 am Conservation Commission: 03-03-22

11:00 am Finance Committee: 03-09-22

2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 03-03-22

5:00 pm Joint Budget Subcommittee: 03-10-22

7:00 pm Conservation Commission: LIVE, Chambers

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf     

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Danielle Hopkins & Heath Nisbett talk Music Therapy with Cathleen Liberty in this episode of "The Topic"

Danielle Hopkins & Heath Nisbett, Music Therapy

Danielle is Director at the Franklin Senior Center. Heath is one of the instructors of the “Tune It Out“ guitar program for veterans. Both are Board certified music therapists.

Audio file => https://anchor.fm/franklin21/episodes/Music-Therapy-e1fn4m6

Brian Schreck is the music therapist Heath was referring to about "heartbeat" music therapy https://www.thebeatoftheheartmovie.com/ 

Berklee's free online course on music wellness https://www.coursera.org/learn/music-for-wellness 

American Music Therapy Association  https://www.musictherapy.org/

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). 

For additional information, please visit  the Health Dept page at www.Franklinma.gov   

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at  cliberty@franklinma.gov 

The music for the intro and exit is called “Positive and Fun” by Scott Holmes Music and is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License  

Scott Holmes Music => https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes

You can also subscribe and listen to "The Topic" audio on your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "The Topic" 

Danielle Hopkins & Heath Nisbett talk Music Therapy with Cathleen Liberty in this episode of "The Topic"

Critical conversations: The Impact of Social Media - Mar 24, 2022

We are excited to host our next installment of our Critical Conversations series. 

Join us March 24, 2022 from 6 PM - 8 PM at the FHS Auditorium or via Zoom as we discuss the impact of social media on social emotional wellbeing. 

Social media plays a significant role in our students’ lives, it's designed to. Identifying strategies to establish a healthy relationship with social media that maximizes the benefits and mitigates the negatives is nothing short of a critical conversation.

We invite you to join us for an evening of listening, learning, and engaging with esteemed tech journalist, Georgia Wells from the Wall Street Journal as she quarterbacks a conversation on the state of social media. Our local panelists will consist of key community stakeholders and individuals well versed in the various stages of raising children.

The evening will include: 

• Welcome and Opening remarks
• Keynote Facilitated Conversation
• Panelist Discussion 
• Audience Q&A
• So Now What? Session will provide strategies for parents of elementary, middle and high school students to foster mindful social media habits.
• Breakout sessions with each Panelist as well as a Hidden in Plain Sight facilitated by our Substance Abuse Task Force (SATF) Student Representatives

Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3qpFWub

Shared from Twitter ->    https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1503411142819033090

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share ->    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XkC0eEKZGj80rpKf2i_qajE12CCOISx4/view?usp=sharing

Critical conversations: The Impact of Social Media - Mar 24, 2022

All Night Party returns for Class of 2022

March 13, 2022 

Dear Franklin Families, 

The Franklin HS All Night Party is a tradition started in 1990 that has provided our graduated seniors a safe and fun event to celebrate their high school experience one last time as classmates. The graduates enjoy a fun-filled night that includes games, prizes, food, DJ, and a hypnotist show. Due to the pandemic, we unfortunately have not been able to hold this event for the past two years, but the All Night Party (ANP) Committee is ready to bring this incredible event back for our upcoming Class of 2022 graduates and future FHS graduating classes. 

The All Night Party Committee would like to welcome families of new and returning students to join our team. Whether your son or daughter is an elementary or middle school student, Freshman, Sophomore or Junior the All Night Party committee needs you now. Your involvement contributes to the support of the present senior class and guarantees the continuation of this tradition for your future seniors. 

Once again we will be transforming the Horace Mann Middle School into a magical experience. To do this it takes the hard work of numerous volunteers and the support of the school community and business partnerships to make this event a success. The party takes place after the seniors finish their graduation starting at 11pm on June 3rd. 

We will be holding a VIRTUAL informational and initial planning meeting for all interested volunteers at 7PM on MARCH 31, 2022 via Google Meet. Following this informational meeting there will be a volunteer and donation form shared with the community. 

• Google Meet Link for 3/31 at 7pm: https://meet.google.com/ohs-jswj-zjx
• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/franklinallnightparty

This event is one of the great traditions of the Franklin Community. We can’t hold this event without the support of all of our community partners and residents. We hope that you are able to join us at 7pm, MARCH 31st to hear about how we can make this year special for the 2022 graduates and graduates to come. 

Thank you, 

Franklin All Night Party Committee

 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHS_PCC/status/1503543779009126404

View the message online ->    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OvOBBezBfuSAbmwn1mL9ZAB-sNjtqPqnhuLTLh0SV4k/edit?usp=sharing

All Night Party returns for Class of 2022

"Where's The Toast" Memory Cafe' - Wednesday, March 16 - 1 PM

The Franklin Senior Center invites you to join us this Wednesday, March 16th, at 1 PM for our in person "Where's The Toast" Memory Cafe'.  This month Lenny Zarcone will be entertaining us with a wonderful mix of your favorite songs.

Please RSVP 508-520-4945 or adoggett@franklinma.gov

We look forward to seeing you there! 

"Where's The Toast" Memory Cafe' - Wednesday, March 16 - 1 PM

Franklin Food Pantry to change operational hours to resume in-person shopping

As of March 29, we are returning to our mix of hybrid and in-person appointment shopping! 

Starting March 31 we will be back inside on Thursdays and Fridays and continuing curbside pick-up on Tuesdays. 

Contact Laura Du at ldu@franklinfoodpantry.org or 508-528-3115 ext 1. to make your appointment.

Schedule:

• March 15 – curbside pick-up 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, and 5:30 – 6:30 pm
• March 18 – curbside pick-up 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Week of March 21st CLOSED NO DISTRIBUTION on Tuesday, March 22 or Friday, March 25
• March 29  – curbside pick up 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and 5:30 – 6:30 pm
• March 31 – appointment in-person shopping. 9:00 – 1:00 pm
• April 1 – appointment in-person shopping. 9:00 – 1:00 pm

Shared from the Franklin Food Pantry -> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/new-hours/

Franklin Food Pantry to change operational hours to resume in-person shopping

Franklin Student Art Show - March 23

"Artists and art fans in the Franklin, Mass. community will be pleased to find out that a town-wide art show featuring the works of Franklin students is set to be held later this month. 

Ms. Taranto, an Art teacher at Franklin High School, explained that the show was put together by the Art teachers of the Franklin Public Schools district to honor the work created by their students. She also noted that each teacher independently selected a number of art pieces from their own students to have displayed. 

Both studio and digital arts will be presented. Physical and digital drawings will appear on display boards hung up on walls around the media center. 3D works such as ceramics will be displayed on top of bookcases, and video productions and short films will be presented on the media center’s computers. "

Shared from Pantherbook -> https://franklinpanthers.us/school-news/2022/03/11/art-show-to-set-stage-at-franklin/

An example of the art featured in the media center

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Virtual Meeting, Thurs, Mar 17, 7 PM

Our next 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node meeting will be on Zoom, this Thursday, March 17, 7:00-8:00 PM.

Note that this will be a 1-hour meeting. We will end at 8:00 to allow a small group of our members who live in Franklin to meet with their Town Councilors to discuss possible climate and energy actions for Franklin. 

Join on Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/544734092?pwd=N3hwYzZBazRYZG9ycHRsbmliVkMxZz09  

Meeting ID: 544 734 092   

Password: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Virtual Meeting, Thurs, Mar 17, 7 PM

During the meeting, we will address climate bills being considered by the state legislature, actions to promote national and regional changes, and local developments.

We will also continue to discuss the 350 Mass campaign, Building the Green New Deal, that promotes energy efficiency in houses and buildings, retrofitting and electrification of homes, updated building codes, and other actions by individuals, communities, and the Commonwealth. We'll consider opportunities we can pursue in our region.

We hope you can join us Thursday at 7:00. We'll send a reminder Thursday afternoon. 

Thank you for your commitment to the struggle for a transition to a just, equitable, and clean energy economy.

Node Co-coordinators,

Carolyn Barthel

Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern

ralph.halpern@comcast.net

781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017 (c) 

Hold the date: MetroWest Arts & Culture Symposium hosted by Franklin on May 14

We are SO excited to announce a new signature cultural event in Franklin!

This May we will host, in partnership with the Franklin Cultural District, the first "MetroWest Arts & Culture Symposium" in Franklin.

This event is geared towards arts advocates, arts supporters, local cultural councils, non-profit arts organizations as well as our Franklin town leaders and administrators. 

Stay tuned for registration and details soon! In the meantime, mark your calendars!

Shared from Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGagNkP5Sp/

MetroWest Arts & Culture Symposium hosted by Franklin on May 14