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Franklin Liquors | 363 East Central St | Franklin | MA | 02038
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Franklin Liquors: Father's Day Wine Tasting/Gift Ideas and Sale Items
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Rockland Trust donates $43K to Franklin Food Pantry
Yes, relationships matter! Thanks to Rockland Trust this provides the space the Franklin Food Pantry operates from to serve the Franklin community.
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| Franklin Food Pantry |
Rockland Trust this week announced its continued support of the Franklin Food Pantry with a $43,200 donation to renew the pantry’s rent-free lease for the fifth consecutive year. The food pantry provides between 2,600 and 3,200 pounds of food to area residents each week. In addition to providing the Franklin Food Pantry with rent-free space, Rockland Trust recently concluded a month-long food drive throughout its entire service area in Massachusetts, including its new Metro North communities and Greater Providence. As part of the food drive, which ran throughout April, the bank also donated more than $13,750 to local food banks.
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/business/x1391862985/Business-Digest-for-June-8-2013#ixzz2VjwiQM00
For more about the Franklin Food Pantry, visit their webpage http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/
or "Like" them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FranklinFoodPantry
Even AARP says you need to use social media to find your next job!
Using one or more of the social media tools to find work these days is becoming more and more of a requirement. The recent AARP Bulletin, (yes, I am that old (although young at heart!) has the cover article titled "Why you need social media to find your dream job"
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| AARP article on going social to look for work |
There are naysayers who claim you don't need to use these tools. I would agree it is not absolutely required for every industry or skilled position but it is becoming more so.
One item in the recent and local Franklin news makes this point. Brittany MacLeod just graduated from Marist College in NY. She was a Franklin High School grad and served as the student representative to the School Committee for two years. This spring her mother heard about Australia running a campaign for #bestjob. Brittany found out and started her campaign. This young lady from little Franklin, MA rose to the top 3 in the world out of 600,000 candidates!
On Wednesday Jun 5th, she was hosted at the MA State House and presented a proclamation wishing her the best of luck. In the evening, she received similar treatment from the Franklin Town Council. Do you think something like that might help your job application?
As this is posted, she is in Australia courtesy of the Australian Board of Tourism running the job search to prove herself as one of the three finalist for "Chief Funster". She'll find out June 20th if she'll be moving down under to start her career.
Will the YouTube videos, blog posts, tweets, Instagram pictures, that she used to help create the buzz around her campaign work for you? Maybe all of them won't but one or more of them just might give you the edge you need to rise out of the pack.
The Job Search Jam Sessions being held this Friday, Jun 14 will feature one or more sessions on these social media tools. You'll be able to update your LinkedIn profile picture (photographer on site).
So what are you waiting for?
Get to the Job Search Jam Sessions webpage to find out what else is happening.
http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/
While there check out the results of the three prior JSJS events (2 in 2012, and one in 2011). For $8 you can afford to find out how to use these social media tools to get your next position.
Register here http://jobsearchjamsessions4.eventbrite.com/
Note: The nature of the AARP Bulletin website prevents a direct link to the article (you need to be registered to view the content).
related posts
Franklin Town Council proclamation http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/06/franklin-town-council-sends-bmac-down.html
Brittany's 30 second video http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/05/send-bmac-down-under.html
Read more on BMAC's webpage http://sendbmacdownunder.wordpress.com/
Follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Send.BMAC.Down.Under
Check out her videos on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/SendBMacDownUnder
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Rail Trail Committee meeting - Jun 11
The agenda for the Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee meeting is available for review.
Additional information on the Rail Trail can be found on their webpage
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/
Additional information on the Rail Trail can be found on their webpage
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/
MassBudget: Declining value of the minimum wage for tipped workers
A strong minimum wage helps workers support their families, and it can bolster our economy by increasing the amount of money workers have to spend at local businesses.
In the case of workers who regularly earn tips, like waiters and hairdressers, employers are only required to pay what's called the "tipped minimum wage," which in Massachusetts is well below the regular minimum wage (it is currently $2.63). The law then requires that for any such worker, the combination of hourly pay and tips must be at least as high as the full minimum wage. Our new factsheet, "The Declining Value of the Tipped Minimum Wage in Massachusetts," tracks the history of the tipped minimum wage and finds that:
"The Declining Value of the Tipped Minimum Wage in Massachusetts" is part of MassBudget's ongoing analysis of the Massachusetts minimum wage. Other recent reports include:
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