Food, Fun, and Fascinating People at Lumiere all in support of Newton Community Farm!

Be a part of this lively annual event on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2011. For $150 per person (tax deductible portion is $65), join us at 7:00 PM in West Newton at Chef Mike Leviton’s Lumière restaurant (1293 Washington Street, Newton); considered to be among the finest restaurants in the Boston area. The fine dining will include a creative, four-course dinner, wine pairings with each course, and vegetarian options. Besides his culinary reputation, Chef Leviton is known as a leader in promoting and serving local, sustainable and humanely raised food, including his meat and fish choices. Proceeds from the event will support NCF’s education and outreach programs, including donations to the Newton Food Pantry. If you have questions, please call Jerry Regosin at 1-740-503-2669 or jregosin@aol.com.

Reserve your seat by paying online through PayPal (major credit cards are accepted). Or, send your check with the names of attendees to Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA 02459, Re: Lumiere Dinner.

The Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program in Newton is looking for committed and dedicated child advocates to present its personal safety curriculum in local elementary schools.

Join up with current and experienced volunteer Prevention Specialists to teach children to recognize and respond to verbal, physical and sexual assault and abuse. Potential volunteers are community members who believe that children have the right to information, skills and the support of adults. We offer a flexible schedule to volunteers who enjoy teamwork and can make a yearlong commitment of three or four mornings a month.

To make it easier for people with busy schedules to train we have decided to offer 4 short morning sessions, 9 am to noon on W and F in Oct. The dates are 12, 14, 19 and 21. We are reserving the option to extend each session by an hour each day depending on the demographics of the trainees.

Part 1 of the training will prepare trainees to present one of the three facilitations and participate in all of the role plays. Part 2, on Review Time will be scheduled for late November, early December, based on the trainees’ availability.

For information or to set up an interview call Gail Sommer, 617-969-5906, x143 or email, gsommer@ncscweb.org. Newton CAP is a program of Newton Community Service Center. Visit our webpage at www.ncscweb.org for a description of the program and of the volunteer Prevention Specialist position.

You’ve completed your PTO leadership duties and you want to stay in the loop. Why not join the Newton PTO Council Board? PTO Council is the umbrella organization composed of all Newton Public School PTOs in the city. Its members are the current and past presidents of each PTO. The Council’s ultimate purpose is to support all Newton parents in the quest for the high quality education. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Marcia Tabenken at mtabenken@rcn.com