Franklin Matters

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Memorial Day Parade - 2015 (photo essay)

Here are the photos taken at the Memorial Day Parade as it made its way up Main St in Franklin, MA passing in front of Dean College.

https://plus.google.com/photos/101938843903614700481/albums/6152870241964330273?authkey=CLqQ_MT8g9TNNw

Community Health Survey - Open until May 29th

FYI - I did participate in the survey and it does take less than 10 minutes!

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Dear Community Resident,

We are requesting a few minutes of your time in completing an important survey.

Milford Regional Medical Center and its partner organizations are conducting a community health assessment of the Greater Milford region to develop a new vision of how health and wellness programs can best serve area residents, and we want you to be part of that planning.

As part of this effort, we are asking you, as someone who also lives in the communities listed in the survey, to give us your feedback and suggestions about health services in the region by completing a 10 minute survey by Friday, May 29th.

All responses are anonymous. Your feedback is valuable since the information gathered from this survey will be used to inform future health programming.

Please click on the link below to take the survey. If the link does not bring you to the opening page of the survey, copy and paste the web address into your browser.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MilfordCHASurvey

Thank you again for your participation, and please feel free to contact Ellen Freedman at EFREEDMAN@milreg.org or 508-422-2627 if you have any questions about the survey or the larger assessment.

Milford Regional Medical Center

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Communities: Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Franklin, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton, and Uxbridge.

Partner Organizations:

Center for Adolescent & Young Adult Health Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Family Continuity Inc. CHNA 6 Hockomock Area YMCA Tri County Medical Associates Milford Public Schools
Tri River Family Health Center

Trash/recycling schedule delayed one day this week

Given the Memorial Day holiday is one of the few where the normal trash/recycling schedule is delayed, be aware this is the week to delay one day.

The following are the only holidays where trash and recycling will be delayed:
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Years’s Day
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day

trash/recycling delayed one day this week

You can find additional information on the trash/recycling process on the Franklin webpage here:
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Recycling/index

Franklin High School hosting benefit concert on Tuesday, May 26

The Franklin High School “Tri-M” Music Honor Society and “Change for a Chance” club are hosting a benefit concert on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Franklin High School Courtyard.

Suggested donation is $5 and all proceeds will go to the East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (EAC) based in Takaungu Kenya. The EAC nonprofit helps people improve their own lives by empowering women and children, providing assistance to communities and providing access to resources and tools for change.

The concert, open to the public, will feature musicians, singers, bands and chamber groups from Franklin High School.

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership.

Change for a Chance is a student club that organizes events to support local and international charities.

Tickets are available at the door on the night of the concert

Franklin High School

New Hope Virtual Fund Raising

What had been scheduled for June 6th is now going to be a virtual fund raising event.

The race goes virtual!

New Hope is an organization founded on the principles of strength and community partnership in the face of adversity. So, we’re taking our previously-scheduled race to the online superhighway!

Show your support for New Hope by donating to our virtual race today!

NewHope virtual 5K and Family Fun Walk

Virtual race fund raising page:

https://www.crowdrise.com/NewHopeVirtual5K

Website:

www.new-hope.org

Networking at The Estate at Franklin

Network with Franklin Downtown Partnership members at The Estate at Franklin:

Monday, May 25, 2015

DelCarte Playground closed, trails wide open

The playground at DelCarte is closed for repairs. Apparently the winter weather created some separation on the support structures that is being checked out and repaired before the playground will be open.

We regret to inform you that the DelCarte Playground is not safe to use at this time and will be closed for repairs until further notice.

Thank You for your patience!

there is a searation in the support columns that needs to be checked

there is a separation in the support columns that needs to be checked

another view of the closed playground

However, the trails are wide open and ready for you to explore! These photos were taken at the beginning of the month. By now, the leaves have fully broken out to create the green canopy.