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Celebrate GELF’s 5th Birthday on March 8

Newton’s Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) is five years old. Join 150 members of our community for chef’s favorites, wine, and live entertainment to benefit lower-income Newton students aspiring to participate in international educational programs. The dinner is on Saturday, March 8th, 6:30-10:30 pm at Newton North High School.

This year alone GELF has funded:

· $33,000 in grants to
· 28 students for
· 10 different international trips

You may pay online or send a $150/person check (made payable to Newton Schools Foundation) to Newton Schools Foundation, 246 Dudley Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459. If you plan on sending in a check, please click here and register. Please write GELF on the memo line of your check and include guest names and your email address.

Whether you are coming or not, please consider donating to Support a Teacher
to attend the event ($100/person) or just mail a check to the address above.

Newton Has Talent 2014

Newton Has Talent 2014: Announcing that Matt Siegel, from Matty in the Morning Radio show on Kiss 108 is going to be the MC this year!!!

The Rotary Club of Newton is proud to once again present the area’s premiere Talent Show – Newton Has Talent! 2014. Now in its second year, the contest is open to virtually any act, and talent of all ages 13+ are invited to compete for the $1,000 first Prize. All proceeds will support the Rotary Club of Newton’s community service projects benefiting local organizations.

Entry deadline is now extended through February 25th at midnight. So if you were procrastinating you still have time to get your act in! Live performance by the top ten finalists will be on March 30th at Newton North High School. For more information and to submit, go to www.newtonhastalent.org.

Marketing Committee seeking volunteers

Do you have experience writing promotional letters, press releases and feature stories?
Newton at Home www.newtonathome.org, is looking for volunteers to join the Marketing and Communications Committee to help increase its visibility. Newton at Home and its members (Newton Senior Citizens) will benefit greatly from your expertise. Please call Julie Plaut Mahoney at 617-795-2560 or email: volcoord@newtonathome.org.

Newton Sing of Handel’s Judas Maccabeus

The Zamir Chorale of Boston leads a Newton Sing of Handel’s Judas Maccabeus. Please join the Zamir Chorale of Boston and Director Joshua Jacobson in a highly entertaining community sing of Handel’s Judas Maccabeus. Choral singers of all levels, and lovers of all music are invited to join members of the Zamir Chorale of Boston, and pianist Edwin Swanborn to sing favorite choruses from Handel’s famous Oratorio, including “Hallelujah, Amen” and “See the Conquering Hero.” Bring your own score, or use one of theirs. Admission is free, while donations are welcome. For more information, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org

Sunday, March 9th,  1:30 pm
Newton City Hall

Learn Chinese in Newton

Small classes, friendly environment, enriched activities, and experienced teachers. After school program and summer camp enrollment is open now. Contact Teresa Liu at jtliu44@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Click on these links for more information:
– After school program: http://www.gbcca.org/?q=node/199
– Summer program: http://www.gbcca.org/?q=node/924

Maximizing Social Media to Market Your Business

Come hear social media and marketing experts share their tips for effectively using social media to market your business. Our distinguished panelists and moderator will share their collective experience on use of LinkedIn, Facebook, Google plus, SEO and other media tools and methods to increase visibility, credibility and revenues for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. Come network, have some nibbles, and learn a few new tricks for marketing your business! And, if you have burning questions that you’d like to submit in advance to be sure the panelists cover the topics, you can do so through the RSVP link below.

Tuesday, March 4th
6:30-7:00 pm Networking
7:00-8:00 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
8:00-8:30 pm Wrap up and Networking
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon St, Waban

RSVP: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F044EA5AA23A31-thenewton/15312666 Presented by The Newton Network. $10 suggested contribution at the door (to cover admission and refreshments).

Panelists:
Diane Greer. Diane is program manager at Newton Schools Foundation. She has 25 years of public relations and marketing experience in a variety of industries including travel, consumer goods, non-profit, and banking. She has expertise in project management, written communication, special events, operational logistics and database management.

Karen Yankovich. Karen is the owner of the DiMare Group. She helps business owners develop and maintain a cohesive, authentic and professional online presence, so that they can leverage platforms such as LinkedIn and Google+ to increase revenue. She has 14 plus years of experience leveraging online media tools to help companies with their marketing plans.

Victoria Nessen Kohlasch. Victoria is the founder of NK&A, a marketing consulting firm. She helps companies build the brand momentum they need to achieve their growth goals. The firm specializes in delivering marketing strategies that define a path to successful growth, branding that connects emotionally to the right audience, and implementation plans that capitalize on internal resources, technology and a good dose of common sense.

Alison Morra. Alison is Vice President at Inkhouse PR. She manages account teams that work on campaigns, social programs, messaging, and media relations efforts. She has developed and managed communications programs for corporate, real estate, finance, professional services, and consumer clients.

Moderator:
Alison Simons. Alison is founder of Simons Marketing, LLC. Alison uses her decade of professional services marketing experience to provide mid-sized firms with high level marketing strategy and hands-on execution on a part-time, salable basis. She earned both a BS in Marketing and an MBA from Boston College and is a Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree.

Book reading event

Newton Author, Boston Globe writer, and Oak Hill dad Neil Swidey will be reading from his acclaimed new book, Trapped Under the Sea, on Wednesday, February 26th at 7:00 pm at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge and on Thursday, February 27th at 7:00 pm at Newtonville Books in Newton Centre.

Dennis Lehane calls the book “extraordinary – it bears comparison with The Perfect Storm in its brilliant evocation of everyday, working class men thrust into a harrowing, at times heroic confrontation with death and disaster.” Neil’s book tells the gripping true story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundred of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job – with deadly results. For more on the book and other events after Harvard, please go to www.trappedunderthesea.com/events.

Register for Newton Girls Softball before February 28th

Newton Girls Softball is a recreational league for over 300 Newton girls in grades 1-7. The league is committed to providing an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit, and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member. Players of all skill levels will have a fun and rewarding experience.

Please visit www.NewtonGirlsSoftball.org for more details and/or to register on-line.
February 28th is the last date to register with guaranteed placement and pair-me-with requests. After February 28th: Placed on wait list without “pair-me-with” rights

Opening Day: Sunday, April 27, 2014

Waban Area Council meeting

The Waban Area Council meeting originally scheduled on February 13th has been rescheduled for next Thursday, February 27th, at 7:30 pm in the Cafeteria in City Hall’s basement. The revised agenda is available for you to view in advance at www.wabanareacouncil.com.

Waban residents especially should visit the website and enter their e-mail addresses so that they may receive meeting notices and be made aware of urgent Waban issues in a timely fashion!

Coffee House benefits children in Africa

The annual Youth Coffeehouse will be held on March 1st, 7 :00 to 11:00 pm. This event featuring and organized by students from Newton Public Schools is a benefit for vulnerable children in Africa.

The coffeehouse begins with acoustic and comedy acts. After intermission, a number of live bands will perform. All proceeds from ticket sales, food, t shirts, and crafts from Zambia are donated to Communities Without Borders, a non-profit organization that supports the education and well-being of AIDS orphans and vulnerable children living in and around Lusaka, Zambia. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, although additional donations are welcome. For more information see: www.fusn.org/content/coffeehouse or call 617-527-3203.

First Unitarian Society
1326 Washington St.
West Newton