Lions Heart starts fund raising drive July 12

"Lions Heart of Franklin is hosting a children's book and clothing drive from July 12- July 25 to benefit CRADLES TO CRAYONS non-profit in Boston. 

All you have to do is share this with your neighbors, friends and family and collect any donated items. All donations can be delivered to me at end of two week period and  I will get them to the Giving Factory in Boston. 

Be creative, make fliers, use social media...let everyone know that we are doing this. Lets see if we can fill a few cars with gently used boys and girls clothing and books. Summer time is a great time to clean out those closets."

shared from the Lions Heart Facebook page

https://facebook.com/groups/634019520060152/permalink/3990668277728576/

Lions Heart starts fund raising drive July 12

Franklin's Event Outlook: July 9 - July 15, 2021

Rain today and the Farmers Market has Canceled. Two concerts this weekend at THE BLACK BOX and a dog event at the Dog Park to consider on this summer weekend. Important Community Conversation on housing and race is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:00 via Zoom.

Friday, July 9
 "Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
2:00pm - Farmers Market
3:30pm - Kids craft activity by Library Youth Services (likely at Library instead of Farmers Market)
7:30pm - Radio Daze featuring Paul Souza

Saturday, July 10
 "Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
10:00am - Franklin Dog Park event
7:30pm - Confounded Bridge - The Music of Led Zeppelin

Sunday, July 11

Monday, July 12

Tuesday, July 13
9:00am - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey
12:00pm - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey
6:00pm - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey

Wednesday, July 14
10:00am - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/ Kim
1:00pm - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/Kim
7:00pm - Community Conversations - Housing and Race
7:00pm - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/Kim
7:30pm - Let’s Laugh Today is Free on ZOOM!

Thursday, July 15
8:30am - Town Council Office Hours
10:00am - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
11:00am - wfpr.fm: "Talkin’ the Blues" – Jim/Todd
1:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
2:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Talkin’ the Blues" – Jim/Todd
7:00pm - 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node
7:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
8:00pm -wfpr.fm: "Talkin' the Blues!" - Jim/Todd

Find the full calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

The School district meeting calendar is found   https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

 

Community Calendar

Community Conversations - Housing and Race - July 14

 Housing and Race

The Franklin Area Against Racism group (FAAR) is holding the second segment of its Community Conversations series, this time on Housing and Race next Wednesday, July 14th at 7:00PM. 

We invited Jim Johnston (longtime Franklin resident and historian), Bryan Taberner (Franklin Director of Planning and Community Development), and Jesse Kanson-Benanav (Executive Director of Abundant Housing MA) to discuss how how Franklin's housing policies and practices have fostered socio-economic inequities and worked to reduce diversity in the community.

Zoom info contained in the image

Background on Jesse Kanson-Benanav

https://abundanthousingma.org/2021/03/29/ahma-announces-executive-director/

Franklin Community Public Transportation via GATRA Go United

Franklin Residents may ride the new GATRA service within the Service Area* for $1.00

Need a ride to the following?

• Grocery Store 
• Urgent Care 
• Work
• Senior Center

Rides to and from the Senior Center for residents are Free

Miles for Health is also available by appointment for long distance medical transportation

GATRA Service Hours: 

• Monday-Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM

*The service area for GATRA Go United is Franklin, Foxboro, Norfolk and Wrentham as well as the Bellingham shopping plaza and Plainville shopping plaza

Download the app or call 800-698-7676
Visit www.GATRA.org/gatra-go for more information

Download the flyer for reference => https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhZhL5W78DGPoVAnBWeBmbeH5TOT3Riw/view?usp=sharing

Franklin Community Public Transportation via GATRA Go United

Radio Daze featuring Paul Souza - July 9

THE BLACK BOX Summer Series presents Radio Daze featuring Paul Souza. 

Radio Daze has been a staple of local entertainment, playing rock music in New England Clubs and local bars for over 20 years. It's always extra special when singer and front-man Paul Souza is in town to lead the show! 

Tickets for the show on Friday, July 9 at 7:30 PM

https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1487

Radio Daze featuring Paul Souza - July 9

The Guardian: "Why declining birth rates are good news for life on Earth"

Given that there is a discussion about Franklin's population and rate of growth, putting our stats in context with national and world trends should help. 

"Fertility rates are falling across the globe – even in places, such as sub-Saharan Africa, where they remain high. This is good for women, families, societies and the environment. So why do we keep hearing that the world needs babies, with angst in the media about maternity wards closing in Italy and ghost cities in China? 

The short-range answer is that, even though this slowdown was predicted as part of the now 250-year-old demographic transition – whose signature is the tumbling of both fertility and mortality rates – occasional happenings, such as the publication of US census data or China’s decision to relax its two-child policy, force it back into our consciousness, arousing fears about family lines rubbed out and diminishing superpowers being uninvited from the top table. 

The longer range answer is that our notion of a healthy, vibrant society is still rooted in the past. The inevitable byproduct of the demographic transition is that populations age, in a chronological sense, but life expectancy, and particularly healthy life expectancy, have increased dramatically over the last half-century, and the societal definition of “old” has not kept up (though artistic experiments such as casting 82-year-old Sir Ian McKellen as Hamlet might help to challenge age-related stereotypes)."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/08/why-declining-birth-rates-are-good-news-for-life-on-earth

 

Davis Thayer Facility Analysis Subcommittee meeting of Oct 2020

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/10/facility-analysis-subcommittee-long.html

You can find the demographics study on the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/demographic-presentation

The Comprehensive Facilities Assessment

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/10/school-committee-comprehensive.html

Download your copy of the detailed report here: 

https://www.franklinps.net/district/davis-thayer-facilities-analysis/files/facilities-assessment-report

screen grab of DTFA meeting in Oct 2020

Catching up to some National news

‘The Great Resignation’: June’s US jobs report hides unusual trend 

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday (07/02/21) that the US economy added 850,000 jobs last month. Hidden by this encouraging figure is the hint of an unusual trend: people are beginning to quit their jobs in extraordinary numbers.

June’s numbers, in combination with last month’s figures, suggest that the economy is continuing to recover at a steady pace. The rate of unemployment was 5.9% and 9.5 million people remain unemployed."

Continue reading about this job report at The Guardian 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/03/us-jobs-report-june-trend

The battle for Mount Rushmore: ‘It should be turned into something like the Holocaust Museum’

"The national memorial draws nearly 3 million visitors a year – and Native Americans want the site back with a focus on oppression

Mount Rushmore national memorial draws nearly 3 million visitors a year to its remote location in South Dakota. They travel from all corners of the globe just to lay their eyes on what the National Park Service calls America’s “shrine of democracy”.

Phil Two Eagle is not opposed to the fact that the giant sculpture of American presidents is a major tourist attraction but he thinks the park should have a different focus: oppression.

“It should be turned into something like the United States Holocaust Museum,” he said. “The world needs to know what was done to us.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/03/mount-rushmore-south-dakota-indigenous-americans