Health and Wellness
Pine Street Inn Homeless Shelter Food Drive
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Pine Street Inn Homeless Shelter from now until
December 8th, 2008. Pine Street is in dyer need of the following
items:
- cans of tuna (larger size)
- ground or whole bean coffee (cans or plastic)
- Cheerios or similar whole grain cereal
- boxes of pasta
our community service but request that any donations collected be from the
above list only, since they prepare food in mass quantities.
our CCD community service project truly successful. What a wonderful way
to start off the holiday season by helping others less fortunate. There is
no place like Dorchester when it comes to charitable neighbors and we
are truly grateful!
Mastrogiacomo's home at 50 Westglow Street or the
Wyse home at 143 Milton Street. On behalf of St. Ann's &
St. Brendan's CCD programs, we truly appreciate your assistance. Any
questions feel free to email Susan at susanmastro62@verizon.net or Ellen
at jejjl@aol.com.
Late Fall Stony Brook Stroll
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Urban Wilds Event 10:00 a.m. |
Codman Square Health Center - 3rd Annual Diabetes Tune-Up Day
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Stop by the Codman Square Health Center for the 3rd Annual Diabetes Tune-Up Day. The event will feature the following:
- Exercise Workshops Free
- Free Food
- Flu Shots
- Relaxation Workshops
- Dental/Eye Screenings
For more information, contact Maura Rowley at 617-822-8267
GROW BOSTON GREEN - Tree Give-Away: Dorchester
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Grow Boston Greener is a collaborative effort of the City of Boston and its partners in Boston's Urban Forest Coalition to plant 100,000 trees in Boston by 2020. You can help with this historic effort by planting a tree!
Overweight children ages 11-13 and Parents/Guardians: Focus Groups
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You are invited to come share your thoughts with us.
Researchers at UMass Boston are conducting small group discussions (focus groups) where we will ask you to share your thoughts about nutrition, physical activity, and weight loss.
There are two kinds of focus groups: 1) for eligible kids, and 2) for the parent/guardian of an eligible child. Each focus group will last for 2 hours.
Eligible Participants will be between the ages of 11-13, a racial/ethnic minority, and overweight. For your participation, parents will receive $30 and kids will receive either $30 or a one-month membership to GoKids Boston (a $50 value).
To see if you or your child might be eligible and to learn more, call: Kristen at 617-287-7346.
All "Green" Dorchester events - Oct 1st reminder
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Please take a look at our online calendar regularly, link below. Lots of interesting and free local events!
www.scidorchester.org/user/266
How to Make Dot More Bike Friendly, 9/24 at 7 pm
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How would you make Dorchester more bike (and foot) friendly?
Northeastern University professor Peter Furth traveled to the Netherlands this summer with 18 civil engineering students to study sustainable transportation in a country where there's plenty of it. When they returned, they applied their lessons to Dorchester, redesigning key sites to to improve access and safety for bicycles, pedestrians, and public transportation.
Come hear and discuss their ideas on Wednesday September 24th, 7 p.m. at the Vietnamese American Community Center, 42 Charles Street Dorchester, MA (one block from the Fields Corner T stop, map: http://tinyurl.com/47r2ts).
Projects to be presented include:
1) Making Dorchester Ave. bike friendly
2) Transit oriented development around Ashmont Station
3) Better walk /bike access to the UMass peninsula
4) A bike rental station for Andrew and / or JFK / UMass station
5) Making the South Bay shopping center more accessible for walk / bike / transit
Prof. Furth is a transportation engineer whose specialties include bicycle route networks and urban transit.
As a bonus, we'll have a brief preview of an exciting Citizen Schools project that partners middle school students with professional architects and transportation planners. This year's program focuses on plans for bike access and paths for Columbia Point.
As always check out our event calendar on www.dotbike.org for more event listings and if you have any questions or comments contact us at dotbike@bostonbiker.org
Greening Dorchester
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Please visit www.scidorchester.org/user/266 the Dorchester Environmental Health calendar for local enviro-related events.
Pick Fruit in Dorchester with EarthWorks
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September is peak harvest time!
Please join us this week to help pick fruit that will be turned into JP Licks ice cream and delicious baked goods at Haley House bakery.
Thursday September 4, 5-7pm
Edward Everett Square Orchard in Dorchester,
next to the Historic Blake House, oldest in the city of Boston
Here is how it works.
Sign up before 3pm on the day of the project by calling 617-442-1059 and leaving a message at extension 1, or by e-mailing andrew@earthworksboston.org. Please specify which date(s) you wish to sign up for. As a token of our thanks, all volunteers will receive a voucher for a free cone of JP Licks/EarthWorks ice cream and a small portion of fresh fruit to take home.
Community Health Fair in Four Corners
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Find out more about keeping your
heart healthy and living well. Screenings will include: blood
pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and healthy eating.
Sponsored by the Friendship Apostolic Church Nurses Guild.
