Let's listen to some kids turn things around.
It is easier than you think.
View this brief video. It is only a couple of minutes.
Now, imagine if we could think of someway to approach the override with the same turn around process.
Instead of negatives, could you approach it as a positive?
Franklin, MA
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Stamp Out Hunger - May 8th
Join us on Saturday, May 8th for Stamp Out Hunger — the nation's largest annual single-day food drive!
Letter carriers in more than 10,000 communities will collect food items and deliver them to local food banks to help some of the millions of Americans, including an estimated 16.7 million children, who face hunger every day.
Simply place bags filled with nonperishable food items like canned meats, canned fish, broths, baked beans, mixed vegetables, rice and soups next to your mailbox on Saturday, May 8th.
Your letter carrier will pick up the bags and deliver them to the Franklin Food Pantry.
If you are interested in volunteering at the pantry on May 8th to help sort donations, please email annemarie@franklinfoodpantry.org or visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org.
Thank you for your generosity!
This was originally posted on the Franklin, MA website here
Letter carriers in more than 10,000 communities will collect food items and deliver them to local food banks to help some of the millions of Americans, including an estimated 16.7 million children, who face hunger every day.
Simply place bags filled with nonperishable food items like canned meats, canned fish, broths, baked beans, mixed vegetables, rice and soups next to your mailbox on Saturday, May 8th.
Your letter carrier will pick up the bags and deliver them to the Franklin Food Pantry.
If you are interested in volunteering at the pantry on May 8th to help sort donations, please email annemarie@franklinfoodpantry.org or visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org.
Thank you for your generosity!
This was originally posted on the Franklin, MA website here
Friends of the Franklin Library: May Book Sale
The Friends of the Franklin Library is preparing for one of the largest May Book Sales ever and we need your help!
The May Book Sale set up begins on Tuesday, May 11. We need volunteers to assist with the set up through the beginning of the sale on Friday, May 14th. The set up and sale will again be housed at the DPW garage off of Hayward Street. Set up times are from 9:30 AM– 2:30 PM Tuesday through Friday (May 11th-14th).
We also need help on each day of the sale. Friday (member’s night) 4PM – 8PM and Saturday, May 15th, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We are planning a bag sale on Sunday, May 16th, from 9AM to Noon and will need help with clean up from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
A perk of volunteering is selecting books (early shopper) for yourself while you work.
Please send me (jandrma@comcast.net or 508-520-9955) the days and times you can volunteer. If you would spread the word and bring a friend that would also be appreciated. Just let me know and I will add them to the schedule.
Best Regards,
Denise Jandreski
FOFL President
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Franklin, MA
Friday, April 30, 2010
Important Downtown Franklin Project in Need of Input
The Town of Franklin is holding a public meeting in order to obtain comments and suggestions on the Downtown Franklin Roadway and Streetscape Improvement Project. The meeting will be held on Wednesday May 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Third Floor Training Room of Franklin’s Municipal Building at 355 East Central Street.
The meeting will consist of two parts:
- The first half of the meeting will consist mainly of a presentation by Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., the Town’s design and engineering consultant for the project. The presentation will include a general update on the planning and engineering portion of the project, as well as a presentation of specific project details through utilization of maps, diagrams and schematics.
- The second half of the night will be a hands on workshop, where meeting attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas, and provide suggestions on various general topics as well as the project’s specific design components.
The Downtown Roadway and Streetscape Improvement Project is a multi-year roadway and streetscape improvement project expected to be completed by the end of 2012. The project includes elimination of the one way traffic pattern of Route 140 in Downtown Franklin, installation of interconnected traffic signals with emergency preemption system, period streetlights, traffic calming devices, resetting curbs were needed, ADA compliant sidewalks, resurfacing of streets, and streetscape/landscape improvements and furniture.~
The goals of this important project are to improve vehicular circulation and safety, improve emergency response time, improve the deteriorated conditions of certain secondary roadways, create a safer pedestrian friendly environment, improve the overall appearance of Downtown Franklin, and stimulate private sector investment.
At this time input is being sought from the general public, government officials, Downtown business owners, property owners, and other individuals and organizations. To make it easy for individuals to submit comments and suggestions during the next few months, DPCD will hold at least two public meetings and workshops, including the May 12th meeting, and a required Public Hearing during the summer to review the 25 percent draft design.
Franklin’s department of Planning and Community Development has created the Downtown Improvement Project webpage on the Town’s website:
Please utilize the web site to provide input and look for other ways to participate in this important project. In addition, feel free to contact Franklin’s Director of Planning and Community Development, Bryan W. Taberner, at 508-520-4907 or btaberner@franklin.ma.us if you have questions or require additional information. We look forward to hearing from you.
Note: the funding for this project is covered by a couple of State and Federal grants.
Franklin, MA
Thursday, April 29, 2010
School Committee - Budget discussion - 4/27/10
If you missed the School Committee meeting on Tuesday evening, you can view the video archive on the Franklin website here.
The link should take you directly to the segment of the meeting covering the budget. You could also go to the Franklin website and click through to the archive and select individual meetings, within each meeting you can view the meeting entirety or move from section to section.
Franklin, MA
The link should take you directly to the segment of the meeting covering the budget. You could also go to the Franklin website and click through to the archive and select individual meetings, within each meeting you can view the meeting entirety or move from section to section.
Franklin, MA
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