Service Opportunit​y in East Boston on March 16th

Looking for a great opportunity for yourself or school community service group to give back to the local community? Well look no further! The Community Health Corps will be hosting an event to help make a huge impact on transforming the Boston community. Volunteers will be grouped into small teams at Maverick Square, given trash bags and gloves, and set free to clean up Meridian Street from Maverick to Central Square Park. Teams should finish at Central Square Park at 5:00 to see all the great work thats been done! If you enjoy the great outdoors and want help make your community a better place, please feel free to contact Mark Oquist at MaOquist@bhcho.org. Hope to see you there!

Who: Community Health Corps
What: East Boston Meridian Street Spring Cleaning
Where: East Boston- Meeting at Maverick Square
When:Friday, March 16th 3pm-5pm
Cause: To give back and beautify the Boston community
Partners: Americorps
Cost: FREE!!!!!
Other Info:

EMARC PARTNERS WITH STONEHAM THEATRE FOR ‘LIGHTS, CAMERA, EMARC’ EVENT

Opening Night of Tony-Award Winning “The Full Monty” 

EMARC is partnering with the Stoneham Theatre for the ‘Lights, Camera, EMARC’ event on Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. EMARC’s first Spring fundraising event will feature the Tony-Award winning musical, The Full Monty. The Center for Emerging artists will showcase their jewelry and art in the Stoneham Theatre art gallery prior to the 7:30 p.m. show.

The CEA art show and cocktail hour will be taking place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m, where light food, cash bar, and sweet treats will be served. Additionally, there will be artwork and jewelry for sale and a raffle during the cocktail hour. At 7:30 p.m. attendees are welcomed to enjoy the musical, The Full Monty.

 “We are very excited to kick off the spring with our ‘Lights, Camera, EMARC’ event at the Stoneham Theater. It’s an honor to be able to partner with the Stoneham Theatre. This will be a great night for family, friends and supporters to get together and enjoy a night of fun, food, and theater,” says Amy O’Brien, Director of Development and Marketing for EMARC.

Tickets are $55 each or $100 per couple (includes food, musical and art show). RSVP By Wednesday, March 28.  For tickets or more information, contact Amy O’Brien, Director of Development and Marketing at 781.942.4888 x. 4010 or by email ataobrien@theemarc.org.

To learn more about the Full Monty play at Stoneham Theatre, please visit the site here:http://www.stonehamtheatre.org/fullmonty.html

ABOUT EMARC:

EMARC is a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities. Since 1954, EMARC has helped our participants to live, work and play in our communities.  The human service agency provides a wide-array of programming, which includes services for Residential Support, Day Habilitation, Vocational Training and Family Support services through their Family Resource Center.  To learn more about EMARC and all of its services and programs visit TheEmarc.org.

Project Bread Walk for Hunger

Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger is Sunday, May 6, 2012. The 20-mile route weaves through Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown, to Cambridge, and includes entertainment and free snacks along the way. On May 6^th, over 40,000 Walkers will step out and raise nearly $4 million to help fund hunger relief and prevention through 450 emergency programs, schools, community health centers, farmers’ markets, community suppers, home care organizations, and other programs that protect the individual and strengthen our community food security. Registration is from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. on the Boston Common. For more information, visit www.projectbread.org or call 617-723-5000. If you or someone you know is struggling to put food on the table, please call Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333.

Thrill Hill - Its Fast & Its A Blast!

SOLD OUT!

THANK YOU!

Join us on Sunday, February 19th for tubing at

McIntyre's Thrill Hill in Manchester, NH!

This $40 all inclusive trip includes:

Roundtrip Transportation
Two Hours on the Thrill Hill
Pizza and Beer
Charitable Donation of your choice!

If you joined us on our last trip to Nashoba Valley Blue Grass and Blues you are sure to enjoy this event! We donated $1,000 to charity that day...help us support a local charity all while having a blast.

100% of proceeds will be donated to the charity YOU* help choose!

* Charities will be nominated by those who purchase tickets
**One of the top three vote getting charities will be selected
***All Nonprofits can get their charity on the list if they help do PR and Like OYFP's FB

Email john.ryan@oyfp.org with questions!

TIMELINE:

Meet at Bleacher Bar in Fenway at 10:30am!
Bus Leaves Boston 11:30am (From a Bleacher Bar in Fenway!)
Bus Arrives at Hill 12:30pm
2 Hours on the Thrill Hill 1:00-3pm
Pizza and Beer at Brothers Restaurant Pizza & Lounge 3:30-5:30pm
Bus Arrives in Boston 6:30pm at a Bleacher Bar in Fenway

RUN BOSTON #BostonMarathon

The Boys & Girls Club is looking for a few more team members to join us and run the 2012 Boston Marathon!

When you join the Boys & Girls Club Marathon team you will get:

-Guaranteed entry to the 2012 Boston Marathon

-Expert-coached weekly large group workouts

-A customized training plan for your fitness level

-An unforgettable marathon experience with the support of our group

-Weekly large group training runs with a meeting space and parking

-Race day event at the Westin Copley Place

-Race weekend pasta party

-13 to 21-Mile training runs

-The incredible feeling that your efforts are supporting youth programs and services!

Applications are for athletes who are capable of running a marathon in less than six hours and additionally agree to meet the minimum fundraising requirement of $4,000

Contact me John Ryan for an application. 

Jryan@newtonbgc.com 

617-630-2066.

http://www.newtonbgc.com/marathon.html

Get Connected in 2012 with Socializing for Justice

Get Connected in 2012 with Socializing for Justice
Grassroots group building a cross-issue progressive network since 2006

On January 19th from 6-9PM, Socializing for Justice will be hosting it's largest event of the year, Connecting for Justice, at Lir on Boylston.  This open house event draws 120+ progressives of all stripes and is a great way to get connected to SoJust's cross-issue progressive community.  This is a welcoming space where all attendees, diverse by age, race, gender, sexual orientation, newness to Boston, and experience with activism, come together to “put the SOCIAL back in social justice!”  Newcomers and long-time members will celebrate the remarkable success of this member-driven, volunteer-run grassroots group.  Since 2006, SoJust has grown to over 1800 members and hosted nearly 110 events.

Socializing for Justice is the brainchild of local activist, community organizer, and event planner, Robbie Samuels. For the past decade, Robbie has been a leader within Boston’s progressive community. He has been recognized for his efforts - in 2011, his birthday, September 16, was declared "Robbie Samuels Day" by the Boston City Council. In creating SoJust, Robbie has combined fun, socializing and cross-issue mobilization as never before.

The vision for SoJust comes from Robbie’s firsthand experience. He wanted to address what he was repeatedly finding in his work – that individuals, organizations, and campaigns stunted their effectiveness by focusing solely on single-issue work.  He shares, “I believed we could get people representing multiple progressive issues into a room, connect based on our overlapping values and more effectively fight for social justice. We need to be building a cross-issue progressive movement."

At Connecting for Justice, participants can experience the connecting power of Socializing for Justice for themselves. There will be Action Stations to link attendees with local organizations, “I’m Looking For” and “Ask Me About” tags, a Jobs Board filled with openings from other social change groups and a free Literature Table. These features mirror options on SoJust’s website,www.sojust.org, an online hub where social justice events, job and volunteer opportunities from other social change organizations are cross-posted on the Calendar and Message Board.

Get involved with Boston’s fastest-growing cross-issue progressive community. Network with like-minded progressives and find the opportunities you’ve been searching for. In the words of Robbie, ““If you think this group MIGHT be for you – it is.”  Learn more and RSVP for Connecting for Justice at www.sojust.org.