April 19th FUNraiser - Mission: Bowling

Hi Steve,   Sydney Robinson's next big FUNraiser is being held at Ficco's Bowladrome this Sunday, April 19th and would love your assistance once again with sharing this information with Franklin Matters readers.  Sydney is a freshman at FHS and is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Franklin while also taking part in the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) program run through the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. More information about YLA is available at www.diomassyouth.org/diocesanyouthprograms Thank you, Tina Robinson FUNraiser - Mission: Bowling If you're planning a staycation and/or happen to be looking for a fun way to kick off school vacation week, please join us at Sydney's next FUNraiser to help support her mission trip to El Salvador this Sunday, April  19 from 3:15 – 5:15 at Ficco's Bowladrome.  Ticket prices are $ 15 Adults and $ 10 Kids which include shoes, an hour of bowling and pizza. There will also be a raffle! Please RSVP to R.Family5@hotmail.com to let us know how many adults/kids would like to attend so we can plan food and number of lanes accordingly. Thank you!

Concord-Carlisle tops FHS girls lacrosse 13-10

From Hockomock Sports we find the result sof the girls lacrosse game. Franklin lost a close game to Concord-Carlisle

FHS Panthers

Girls Lacrosse
Franklin, 10 @ Concord-Carlisle, 13 - Final 

- Senior Emily Jeffries scored six goals in the game, including her 100th career goal. Julianne Pisani added a pair of goals, one assist and two draw controls.

For all the results of Friday's actions
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-041715

Try a New Networking Format on April 22

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS   AT PATRIOT SUBARU WHEN: Wednesday, April 22  WHERE: Patriot Subaru in North Attleborough CHECK OUT: A New Networking Format & Cool Cars Patriot Subaru, 551 S. Washington St., North Attleborough, is hosting a Business After Hours on Wednesday, April 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and we are unveiling a different type of networking at this event.   Please come with your best 60-second elevator pitch to give to the whole group. Instead of getting the customary 15 seconds you will get 1 full minute to talk about your business, your products, your role in the company, your value added proposition, or the Red Sox. For those 60 seconds, the floor is yours! Concerned it will be overwhelming and boring? Fear not! We will do 3 to 4 of them at a time followed by 3 to 4 minutes of networking. Everyone will get a chance to go and there will still be plenty of time to mix, mingle, and check out the cars. We want to give special thanks to Chamber Member Denise Noble for bringing this idea to us. Register here for this unique event. Remember that Business After Hours are free for ALL Chamber Members and any individuals that work for a Chamber member ($25 for non-members). If you don't want to come alone, bring friends to introduce them to the Chamber. See you on the 22nd!

Forward email . The United Regional Chamber of Commerce | 42 Union Street | Attleboro | MA | 02703

Voices Against Violence, the Marathon and YOU!

We are so excited for the 2015 Boston Marathon Team Framingham Participants who will be running to raise money for Voices Against Violence!  

Take a moment to click on the links below to see why supporting Voices is important to them, and then please consider making a donation today. 

And please - share this with your friends and family too – every dollar raised will go to support victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence in our community and every dollar counts!  

          Phil Mooney                Lauren O'Connell                        Eric Johnson

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 4/17/15 - THU 4/23/15

FRI 4/17   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center
FRI 4/17   8-9:50pm   Frozen Friday DJ Public Skate at Pirelli Arena

SAT 4/18   8-10am   FGSA Field Clean Up Day, volunteers to meet at Pisani Field at 8am
SAT 4/18   9am-4pm   Book Sale at Franklin Public Library, music by Betty Kushner from 9-10am
SAT 4/18   12-8pm   Art Show - Franklin Art Association at The Black Box

SUN 4/19   9am-12pm  Bag Sale at Franklin Public Library
SUN 4/19   12-3pm   Art Show - Franklin Art Association at The Black Box
SUN 4/19   6pm   Movie "The Miracle Worker" at the Franklin Historical Museum, free popcorn and water. Admission: one canned good.

TUE 4/21   10:30am   Family Storytime (all ages) at Franklin Public Library
TUE 4/21   2pm   Pumpernickel Puppets (ages 3 and up) at Franklin Public Library
TUE 4/21   6:30-8pm  Drawing Super Heroes, Manga and Other Heroes (grades 6-12) at Franklin Public Library

WED 4/22   10:30am   Wally the Green Monster (all ages) at Franklin Public Library. Don't forget your camera.
WED 4/22   12-2pm   Adult Painting at Franklin Art Center
WED 4/22   2pm   Smorgasbord of Crafts (all ages) at Franklin Public Library

THU 4/23   10:30am   Mike the Hatman (all ages) at Franklin Public Library
THU 4/23   2-4:30pm   Wii Gaming (grades 6-12) at Franklin Public Library
THU 4/23   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

For April Break camps, events, activities click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

Finding The Speed Of Light With Peeps (video)

I love the approach in this brief and insightful video. Who knew you could calculate the speed of light with some leftover peeps and your microwave?

If you didn't (like me), you can find out....




Found via NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/04/13/399391214/kitchen-science-we-used-peeps-to-calculate-the-speed-of-light

BFCCPS: Spring High School Fair Open to the Public

High School Fair - May 21

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School will hold a Spring High School Fair on May 21st from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the school auditorium.

Attendees will meet with representatives and students from a variety of private and independent high schools in the Metrowest area, Boston, Worcester, and northern Rhode Island. This year representatives and students from the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School will be in attendance.

This free event is open to BFCCPS 7th graders as well as members of the  surrounding communities.  Please note that the student's parent or guardian must be in attendance in order to gain admission to the event.  

At this time, the following schools have confirmed their attendance for the event:

• Bishop Feehan High School
• Boston Trinity Academy
• BU Academy
• Catholic Memorial School
• Commonwealth School
• Dana Hall
• Marian High School
• Middlesex School
• Noble and Greenough
• Providence Country Day School
• Rivers
• St. Mark's School
• St. Sebastian
• Tabor Academy
• The Lincoln School
• The Wheeler School
• Tri-County
• Walnut Hill School
• Xaverian Brothers High School

If you have any questions please contact Julie McCoy at jmccoy@bfccps.org.