Franklin Downtown Partnership and the Food Elves -"12 Days of Donating"

Franklin Food Elves Launch '12 Days of Donating' Campaign

The Franklin Food Elves and the Downtown Partnership will launch the "12 Days of Donating" food drive to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry at the annual Holiday Stroll on Thursday, December 4, at the 4 p.m. tree-lighting ceremony.

 

Downtown Partnership

The charitable community service group's goal each year is to collect 1,200 pounds of food and $1,200 in 12 days to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. The campaign will run from December 1 through December 12. Along with a food bin set up at the tree ceremony on the Dean College campus, the Elves are placing red bins at local business locations where people can drop off non-perishable food items.

If the Food Elves reach their goal and collect 1,200 pounds of food, participating businesses pledge an additional $1,200 in matching funds. Franklin Food Elves co-founders Melissa and Cameron Piana and the FDP hope that the community will support the Food Pantry by helping them reach this goal.

Over the past 4 years the organization has surpassed their original 1,200 pound goal and last year 75 elves together with Partnership businesses, collected more than 3 three tons of food donations to support the Franklin Food Pantry.  The organization hopes to increase business participation this year again.

Franklin Food Pantry

If you are interested in participating in the Food Elves' campaign as a business or as a volunteer please contact the Partnership at downtown.Franklin@yahoo.com  

Volunteers can contact the Food Elves directly at Franklinfoodelves@yahoo.com  

For more information about the Franklin Food Pantry and what items are needed, please go to their website, www.franklinfoodpantry.org/

Reminder: Franklin SEPAC fundraiser - Comedy Night

COMEDY NIGHT 2014 IS HERE

COMEDY NIGHT 2014 IS HERE!!

SEPAC is hosting our 5th Annual Night of Comedy on November 7th at Franklin Country Club starting 6:30 p.m.  

Comedy Night includes dinner buffet, silent auction, balloon raffle and a comedy show featuring comedians Ray Harrington (#1 on Amazon, #2 on Itunes), Brian Beaudoin (voted #1 comedian in RI), and Derek Furtado (2012's Last Comix Standing Winner). 

Over 150 auction items as well (Red Sox tickets, signed Patriots Football, Museum of Science passes, BBC, EMS, gym memberships, supermarkets, Restaurant 3, Get in Shape for Women, WINE and wine tastings, Marriott gift card, rounds of golf...)

In the past, this event has enabled us to host monthly workshops for parents, social events for children, and a monthly support group. In addition, we have been able to assist programs, like the Franklin Fish Swim Team, Special Olympics and Best Buddies, that work with Special Needs children in Franklin.  

Tickets for this event are $50 per person.  Tables of ten can be purchased at a discount of $450, and will be reserved under a name of your choosing.  Please contact SEPAC at franklinsepac@gmail.com to purchase tickets, go to www.franklinsepac.org to pay through Paypal.  Tickets purchased on line will be available at the door on the evening of the event.

Franklin Art Association: November 2014 Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends, 

I was thinking about how making art can be such a solitary activity ... When I work alone in my studio, the only company I have is my music. And it can get lonesome! That’s why community is so important. When we emerge from our creative spaces and join our artist friends to make art together, wonderful things can happen. There is something about painting with others that can bring us into a different state of mind, where ideas are flying around, group critiques can take place, creative synergies develop, and we chase away the lonesomeness of solitary work! 

Whether it be a class, a workshop, or a group of friends, being in community with other artists can be exhilarating - and can provide a needed break. Well, lucky for us all, we will get to experience painting or drawing together at the next FAA meeting. Artist Bob Collins will lead us in a figure drawing/painting session with a live model (my friend Tzvetanka). Check out the details in the newsletter. Hope to see you all there - it should be lots of fun! 

Warm regards, 

Sue Sheridan
President

For more about the Franklin Art Association, you can visit their website
http://www.franklinart.org/

Franklin Art Association

Get out to vote today

The polls open at 6:00 AM and will close at 8:00 PM tonight.

All Franklin precincts vote at the same place, the gymnasium at the new Franklin High School.

Entrance to the gym is through the community entrance shown in the picture here.

Students do not have school today and teachers have a professional development day. Parking should not be a problem.

If you haven't see the ballot question cheat sheet you can find and print it from here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/11/my-franklin-ballot-questions-cheat-sheet.html

All the posts building up to the election today can be found in this 'election collection'
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/10/november-4th-election-collection.html

community entrance to Franklin High School

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Nov 5, 2014

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by Franklin Matters.

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS

E. APPOINTMENTS

F. HEARINGS
Public Hearing 7:10 PM

Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-742:Changes to Chapter 185-§4. Districts Enumerated
Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-743:Changes to Chapter 185-§20. Signs
Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-744:Changes to Chapter 185 - §31. Site Plan and Design Review

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS

• Erin Lynch, Food Pantry
• James Dacey, Treasurer Collector

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
1. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-742:Changes to Chapter 185-§4. Districts Enumerated – 1st Reading
2. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-743:Changes to Chapter 185-§20. Signs – 1st Reading
3. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 14-744:Changes to Chapter 185 - §31. Site Plan and Design Review - 1st Reading
4. Resolution 14-65: Acceptance of Private Road Covenant With Developer of Village At Cooks Farm
5. Resolution 14-66: Authorization to Grant Utility (sewer) Easement – 2/3 Vote
6. Resolution 14-67: Appropriation - NuStyle Project
7. Resolution 14-68: Appropriation – Senior Center Capital Project – 2/3 Vote
8. Resolution 14-69: Appropriation – Open Space
9. Resolution 14-71: Appropriation – Elections Budget
10. Resolution 14-72: Establishment of a Property Acquisition, Projects and Facilities Maintenance Stabilization Fund
11. Resolution 14-73: Appropriation - Property Acquisition, Projects and Facilities Maintenance Stabilization Fund - 2/3 Vote
12. Resolution 14-74: Appropriation – Wage Settlement
13. Resolution 14-75: Amendment of FY 2015 Budget

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

L. OLD BUSINESS

M. NEW BUSINESS

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required

P. ADJOURN

The set of documents released for this agenda can be found here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2014/110514.pdf

Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central St

6th Annual Holiday Stroll - Dec 4th

Join the

Franklin Downtown Partnership

in making the 6^th Annual Holiday Stroll a success.

This year’s event will be held on 

Thursday, December 4, 2014 

from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

6^th Annual Holiday Stroll 

Dozens of local businesses and organizations participated last year offering special promotions, entertainment and refreshments for the more than 1,000 Franklin area residents who “strolled” through downtown.

We need you to think about how your business/organization will participate to make this year’s event even better.  

Please send us the following information by Friday, November 7, 2014:

Name of business/organization:Contact person:Best number to reach contact person:Contact person’s e-mail:What your business/organization would like to do (i.e. special promotion/special event):

We look forward to your participation!

Gregg Chalk, Event Co-Chair

gchalk@dean.edu

Roberta Trahan, Event Co-Chair

Roberta_icu1@verizon.net

Event Invitation: FPAC's Children's Series at THE BLACK BOX!

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