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Sunday, April 3, 2022
Town of Franklin: April 2022 E-Newsletter
Saturday, April 2, 2022
7th Annual Empty Bowls Event - May 19
7h Annual Empty Bowls Event
to Benefit the Franklin Food Pantry
Annual Event Back In-Person with Traditional Soup and Bread Dinner
The Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club will again host an Empty Bowls dinner to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry on Thursday May 19. The event will take place at Franklin High School in the cafeteria from 6 to 8 PM. The club partners with the Franklin Food Pantry to create hand-made empty bowls to give to attendees as a reminder of the many "empty bowls" that exist in the lives of those who experience hunger.
The event will feature a traditional soup and bread dinner, ceramic bowls to take home that the students have made, an online and in-person art auction, and a giving wall. Attendees can purchase tickets online (http://weblink.donorperfect.com/EmptyBowlsTicketSales2022) until noon on Thursday, May 19. Tickets may also be purchased at the door with cash or check only. The online auction will open on May 18 at midnight and will run through
June 1.
"After two years of smaller events, we are so excited to be able to bring back Empty Bowls in its original intent," said Tina Powderly, executive director for the Franklin Food Pantry. "It's a wonderful way to raise awareness about our neighbors in need while partnering with the community. We could not run this event without the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club and FHS Art Teacher Brenna Johnson. Brenna works tirelessly with the students to educate them about hunger in the community – awareness that they take forward in life after school - and helps them to create beautiful bowls for guests to take home."
Johnson said, "I love Empty Bowls and it's one of the best things I have ever been a part of! As a teacher, I'm so glad I can help students learn that they can make a difference in the lives of so many families with their art."
Empty Bowls is an international grass roots effort to fight hunger and raise funds to support local pantries. The Franklin Food Pantry and the FHS Empty Bowls Club work together to support the cause locally.
For more information about the event, visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org or call 508-528-3115. To sponsor the event please visit here.
About the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club
Franklin High School is participating in an international charity project called Empty Bowls, which supports hunger initiatives in local communities. The objective of the Empty Bowls Club is to teach students of all ages that they can make a difference in their local community. Club members, their families, coupled with the Franklin community spend the year making ceramic bowls by hand. Then, the Empty Bowls Club and the Franklin Food Pantry co-host a fundraiser at FHS. All funds raised at this event are donated directly to the Franklin Food Pantry.
About the Franklin Food Pantry
The Franklin Food Pantry offers supplemental food assistance and household necessities to almost 1,100 individuals per year. The Franklin Food Pantry is not funded by the Town of Franklin. As a private, nonprofit organization, we depend on donations from individuals, corporations, foundations and other strategic partners.
We are grateful for our many partnerships, including that with the Greater Boston Food Bank, that allow us to achieve greater buying power and lower our costs. Donations and grants fund our food purchases, keep our lights on, and put gas in our food truck. Other programs include home delivery, Weekend Backpack Program for Franklin school children in need, mobile pantry, emergency food bags and holiday meal packages.
The Pantry is located at 43 W. Central St. in Franklin on Route 140 across from the Franklin Fire Station. Visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org for more information.
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| 7th Annual Empty Bowls Event - May 19 |
Recreation Dept provides April vacation programs -registration is open now
Our friends @FranklinRec have plenty of great programs to keep the kiddos entertained this April Break.
Registration is live now! buff.ly/3qMGzhk
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| Recreation Dept provides April vacation programs -registration is open now |
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1509219666446671882
Critical Conversations: The Impact of Social Media (03/24/22) (audio)
FM #762 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 762 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares Critical Conversations: The Impact of Social Media event held at Franklin High School on March 24, 2022.
The recording runs just under 2 hours, so let’s listen to the Critical Conversations event.
Audio file => https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-762-critical-conversations-the-impact-of-social-media-03-24-22
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Event page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/events/85546
Critical Conversations Social Media resources -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/substance-abuse-education/news/critical-conversations-impact-social-media-viewing
Substance Abuse Task Force -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/substance-abuse-education
SAFE Coalition -> https://www.safecoalitionma.org/
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| Critical Conversations: The Impact of Social Media (03/24/22) (audio) |
Memorial Day 2022 - Weekend event schedule - Save-the-Dates
Memorial Day 2022 - Save-the-Dates
Join us as we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country
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| Memorial Day 2022 - Weekend event schedule - Save-the-Dates |
Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-day-2022-save-dates
Veterans Coffee Social - All Vets Are Welcome! - April 6 at 10 AM
April 2022 Coffee Social - All Vets Are Welcome!
Join Us April 6 As We Celebrate 3 Years of Monthly Coffee Socials!
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| Veterans Coffee Social - All Vets Are Welcome! - April 6 at 10 AM |
Shared from the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/april-2022-coffee-social-all-vets-are-welcome
Savvy Seeker Series: Caring Transitions with Steve Harvey - Apr 7
50+ Job Seekers in MA Statewide Networking Groups presents...
Savvy Seeker Series: Caring Transitions with Steve Harvey!
Thursday, April 7, 11 am - 12 pm
Please register in advance for this event! -> https://lnkd.in/g9yt-vUP
This free program is available through a grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) and the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA)
#networking #jobseekers #jobs
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Ed Lawrence
Authorized DISC Administrator
Member, CPRW Certification Committee; NCOPE
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| Savvy Seeker Series: Caring Transitions with Steve Harvey - Apr 7 |
Savers Clothing Donation Drive - Drop offs Scheduled for Multiple dates from April to June
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Friday, April 1, 2022
Franklin's Event Outlook: Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 7, 2022
April is upon us bringing showers today for flowers in May. There are also quite a few opportunities for performing arts this weekend. FHS Theater gives a free final dress rehearsal today before their METG competition performance on Saturday. The FSPA Ballet group provides 2 performances on Sat and Sun.
Electronics recycling event Saturday morning provides a good window for spring cleaning. The Historical Museum is open on Sat/Sun as well.
If we missed sharing an event for this week's outlook, please use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
Friday, April 1
3:30pm - Free performance "CAVE Dreams"
Saturday, April 2
10:00am - Electronics Recycling Event
10:00am - Historical Museum (always free)
3:30pm - CAVE Dreams - METG Competition
4:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
7:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
10:00am - Electronics Recycling Event
10:00am - Historical Museum (always free)
3:30pm - CAVE Dreams - METG Competition
4:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
7:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
Sunday, April 3
1:00pm - Historical Museum (always free)
1:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
4:00pm - FSPA Ballet - Alice in Wonderland
Tuesday, April 5
7:00pm - Franklin Garden Club Features Program on Easy Rose Care
7:00pm - Franklin Garden Club Features Program on Easy Rose Care
Wednesday, April 6
7:00pm - Franklin Art Association
7:00pm - Franklin Art Association
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 calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
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| Community Calendar |
SAFE Radio - Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition (audio)
Anne Bergen and Jim Derick are hosts for SAFE Radio.
It is estimated that over 85 percent of all people suffering from substance misuse also suffer from a mental health challenge. The Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition exists to support recovery.
Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/54b2a855-716b-4c31-aa3d-fc8cdbd6305a
ABOUT THE MA CLUBHOUSE COALITION
The Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition is dedicated to expanding employment, housing, educational, social, and leadership opportunities available to Massachusetts citizens who have a mental illness. The MCC was organized to uphold and promote the values, principles and financial integrity of the international Clubhouse model toward the empowerment of people with mental health needs. Toward this purpose the MCC will take action, advocate, provide support, and offer opportunities to network and educate ourselves and the community while working as an organization to remove barriers to successful community integration. The Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition is committed to helping Clubhouses and individual Clubhouse members reach their full potential.
Dedicated to assisting adults with major mental illness to live full, productive, stable lives in the community, the MCC is a non-profit organization whose membership includes more than 15,000 Massachusetts residents who have a major mental illness, and belong to at least one of the 32 community-based vocational and social rehabilitation centers, called “Clubhouses”. Membership in the MCC is awarded to Clubhouses (and their members and staff) which achieve certification from the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD) ensuring the quality of services provided by these rehabilitation centers.
The MCC helps its member Clubhouses expand rehabilitative opportunities and services for employment, housing, education, health, peer support and mental health care. It also helps individual members develop the leadership skills that enable them to participate fully in life – not only at the Clubhouse, but also in the community. The MCC works to remove obstacles to gaining employment, an education and housing in the community and helps to diminish the stigma of living with a mental illness by engaging in educational endeavors. Operating as a clearinghouse of information, a provider of technical assistance, a vehicle for organizing and a coordinator of services and resources for Clubhouses across Massachusetts, the goals of the MCC are:
- Work in partnership with local employers to increase employment opportunities for Coalition members through education and system change.
- Increase local opportunities for members to gain an education.
- Utilize educational approaches to increase affordable housing opportunities for members.
- Organize and advocate for access to health care, dental care, substance abuse services for individuals with a major mental illness.
- Provide leadership development opportunities for individual members through formal training, conferences and by encouraging and developing leadership towards participation in activities that influence public policy and on-the-job learning through leadership activities within individual Clubhouses and the community.
Participation in the clubhouse is free to those who have a serious and persistent mental illness. The Clubhouses are funded with state tax dollars via the Department of Mental Health. Clubhouses are founded on the belief that rehabilitation for people who are working to recover from the effects of mental illness is greatly facilitated when individuals participate in meaningful work, including paid employment.
Visit their webpage for more information -> WWW.MASSCLUBS.ORG
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| SAFE Radio - Massachusetts Clubhouse Coalition (audio) |
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