Fund raiser for Franklin Food Pantry - Legacy Place

Support the Franklin Food Pantry by purchasing a $10 ticket to the Legacy of Giving event, and receive amazing one-time savings of up to 25% on your holiday shopping!

100% of the ticket price will go to support the Franklin Food Pantry. The Franklin Food Pantry was established in 1987 and is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our vision is healthy neighbors. Our mission is to engage the community in the cultivation of sustainable programs that provide resources needed to live a healthy life. We provide more than 8,000 lbs of food and non-food items to over 400 clients in the Franklin area each month.

Event Details:

A Legacy of Giving is being held at Legacy Place in Dedham, MA on Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 3- 8:00 p.m. Complete details can be found in the attached document.

Legacy of Giving

Note: the document was modified slightly to include the newly revised Vision of the Franklin Food Pantry.

How does the Legacy Place fund raiser work?

You buy a ticket for $10. This gets your name on the listing at Legacy Place. When you arrive on Sunday, Nov 14th. Check in to get a bracelet. You wear the bracelet during your shopping trip. The bracelet is an easy sign for the merchants to see that your part of the fund raising "Legacy of Giving" and you obtain the appropriate discount.

The $10 goes entirely to the Franklin Food Pantry. You gain by getting discounts on your purchases at participating vendors. A win-win!

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Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works

Explore our online budget database Is our research helpful to you? Support our work Contact Info   Noah Berger   President   nberger@massbudget.org   (617) 426-1228 x102   Tom Benner   Communications Director   tbenner@massbudget.org   (617) 426-1228 x100 Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works October 22, 2010 A new MassBudget fact sheet explains the basic structure of the state's Chapter 70 formula for distributing education aid to local school districts. While understanding the formula may seem daunting, its underlying structure is actually quite simple, as demonstrated by the four steps outlined in the fact sheet. Chapter 70 education aid is the Commonwealth's primary program for distributing its portion of K-12 public education funding to the state's 328 local and regional school districts. The fact sheet, Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works, is available at www.massbudget.org or by clicking here. See MassBudget's Budget Browser to explore Massachusetts state budgets from Fiscal Year 2001 to the present, as well as budget proposals offered by the Governor and the Legislature. MassBudget provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies, as well as economic issues, with particular attention to the effects on low- and moderate-income people.

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Fund raiser for Franklin Food Pantry - Bigelow Station and 3 Restaurant

Don't miss Franklin Food Pantry's first Benefit on Saturday, November 13th at 3 restaurant, thanks to Rich Brachold and Bigelow Station.

Tickets are $25/person and can be purchased before November 6th at Village Ski or the Food Pantry. We have 50 tickets available, first come first serve. A great night of appetizers, drinks and great music begins at 7pm. The band, Bigelow Station, will begin playing at 8:00pm. Tickets will include a chance to win a mid-week ski or "get-a-way" vacation at Sugarloaf in Maine.

We request ticket holders bring a food item on the attached list. If you cannot join us on November 13th, consider donating an item from our Holiday Needs list (pdf Needs Flyer here). Donations can be dropped off at the Food Pantry Tuesday - Friday between 9am and 1pm or placed in our collection bin on our front porch anytime.

If you prefer to write a check, remember our relationship with the Greater Boston Food Bank stretches monetary donations much further; one dollar may provide up to 7 meals! Every donation will help us support more than 400 clients during the holidays.



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Franklin, MA: Election Nov 2 - Franklin Question #2

Shall the Town Treasurer-Collector be appointed, as provided in Sections 8, 9, 14 and 26 of that act, rather than elected?


*** The proposed changes contained in Sections 8, 9, 14 and 26 of the Home Rule legislation eliminate Treasurer-Collector as an elected position and make it an appointed one; the appointment will be made by the Town Administrator and ratified by the Town Council as is presently the case for all other town officers except the Town Clerk. A transitional provision allows the incumbent Treasurer-Collector to continue in office until the end of his elected term.

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You can find the complete set of ballot questions and candidates for office on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's web site here:  http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php


You can put your Franklin address into this form and receive a full set of the candidates and ballot questions (3 state wide and 2 specific to Franklin).


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Town Council - 10/20/10

The collection of live reporting from the Town Council meeting on Weds Oct 20th can be found here:

• Live reporting - Closing
• Live reporting - Legislation for Action
• Live reporting - DPW - Sewer extensions
• Live reporting - DPW - Solid Waste
• Live reporting - DPW - Town Common Trees
• Live reporting - DPW - snow
• Live reporting - Public Hearing - underground util...
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• Live reporting - Town Council
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5th Annual Casino Night - Nov 19

On Friday, November 19, 2010, the Franklin Education Foundation (FEF) will hold its 5th Annual Casino Night at the Franklin Elks from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The event will feature Black Jack, Roulette and Money Wheel as well as raffles, a Silent Auction, cash bar and FREE hors d’oeuvres. The event is well known as a fun evening out with friends and neighbors, all while contributing to a worthwhile cause.

FEF is currently seeking table sponsors as well as auction donations. If you have an item to donate or if your company is interested in sponsoring, contact FEF. It’s a great way for local companies to show their commitment to education in Franklin.

Admission is $25. To avoid waiting in line at the door, advance ticket purchase is recommended. For ticket purchase, auction donation or sponsorship information, please contact Peter Minor at (508) 541-6700 or peter@peterminor.com. Cash only accepted for chip purchase. Checks and Visa/MC accepted for Silent Auction items. For more information visit www.franklined.org.

Since 1997, The Franklin Education Foundation events have raised well over $190,000 which has been distributed to Franklin public schools in the form of special grants. All Franklin Public School staff members are eligible to submit creative, innovative ideas for programs or activities that would not traditionally be funded by tax dollars. To see a list of programs FEF have funded over the years, visit www.franklined.org.


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Franklin, MA: Election Nov 2 - Franklin Question #1

Shall sections 1 to 7, inclusive, sections 10 to 13, inclusive, and sections 15 to 25, inclusive, of an act passed by the General Court in the year 2010 entitled ‘An Act Relative to the Charter of the City known as the Town of Franklin’, be accepted?

*** The proposed changes to the Franklin Charter contained in Sections 1-7, 10-13, and 15-25 of the Home Rule legislation include updates to various provisions to comply with existing law or to reflect current municipal practice; they also include several technical corrections. The major changes are summarized as follows: redefining duties of Town Council Clerk to comply with Open Meeting and Public Records laws, providing the Town Council with the ability to reorganize itself and flexibility in scheduling meetings, clarifying the Town Administrator's authority and duties including his appointing authority, updating the listing of standing committees and appointed positions to eliminate obsolete ones, provision for both a temporary and acting town administrator if the town administrator is absent or the position is vacant, reduction of the finance committee from eleven to nine members and updating of the process for their appointment, updating of annual budget and financial planning processes, elimination of obsolete section governing personnel suspension and removals, and elimination of obsolete transitional provisions in connection with charter's original adoption and prior amendment.


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You can find the complete set of ballot questions and candidates for office on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's web site here:  http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php


You can put your Franklin address into this form and receive a full set of the candidates and ballot questions (3 state wide and 2 specific to Franklin).


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