The Newton Parks and Recreation Commission and the Newton Health and Human Services Youth Commission are asking your help in seeking nominations for the 29th Annual Youth Services Awards. These awards recognize the hard work and dedicated efforts Newton citizens so generously contribute to youth work and community service.
There is a full description of all the awards and nomination forms at http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/parks/youthawards.asp.
Nominations must be received before May 19, 2017.
Don’t forget the Newton Heartbreak Hill Road Race & Walk. Not a runner? Everyone can walk the course at 11:30. Register at www.newtoncommunitypride.org $10.00 child/$12.00 adult.
April 15th, 11:30am – 3:00 pm
Looking for something fun to do with the kids over school vacation week? Come to Art & Music with Paula Gannon, with time for Play & Snack too! No registration needed, just drop in! For children ages 18 months – 5 years with a caregiver. $10.00 per child or $25.00 per family. Call 617-796-1540 for more information.
April 19th and April 21st, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Come to the Kid’s Rally at the Boston March for Science at the Boston Common. The event is non-partisan and pro-science. Bring the kids by for an opportunity to get interested in science and recognize that everyone is and can be a scientist. For more information, visit https://www.marchforscienceboston.com/kids-march.
April 22nd, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common
There are THREE volunteer opportunities coming up with the Rotary Club of Newton and friends. Please join in helping others – membership in Rotary is NOT required~
1. Sunday, April 30th, 9:00 am: Newton At Home: As part of NewtonServes, Rotary will help with an outdoor spring cleanup at the home of an older adult living independently in Newton. Will include light leaf raking, picking up twigs, sweeping, and possibly moving lawn furniture from the garage outside. Your donation of time and effort will make a big, positive difference to the well-being of an older adult. Suitable for anyone 8 and up and persons with disabilities To participate, please contact Maureen by CLICKING HERE.
2. Thursday, May 18th: Help pack bags at the Center Street Food Pantry. Time to be determined, but if you’re interested please contact Rae by CLICKING HERE. Suitable for adults.
3. The Southborough Rotary Club is holding a food packaging event on Sunday, April 23rd at 1:00 pm at St. Mark’s School in Southborough. This is a fast, fun and important project that helps get emergency food into the hands of those in crisis. Please contact Dave Vachris at St. Mark’s by CLICKING HERE. Suitable for adults and kids 10 and up.
Sign up for one or for all – you’re always welcome at Rotary!
Newton Summer School is now part of NCE. Students entering grades 9-12 can take elective classes like Marine Biology and Critical Writing for credit, as well as for-credit academic classes in Biology, Chemistry and US History. Pre-Calculus is also available (no credit) to prepare kids for high school calculus.
For more information, or to register, visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999.
Need a TV mounted? A shower re-grouted? A crack in your ceiling fixed? Meet Sidekick Home, your personal home project concierge. They’ve got your back! They connect homeowners with a pre-qualified list of skilled and vetted tradesmen and handymen to handle all of your service needs. As your single point of contact for all your home service needs, Sidekick Home will manage the bids, schedule the job, ensure it’s complete to your satisfaction and handle payment. For more information visit http://www.sidekickhome.com or call 877- 949-7845.
NewtonSERVES is a Day of Community Service that brings together over 1,000 volunteers of all ages to complete more than 50 community projects for the benefit of numerous non-profit organizations and City of Newton departments. Please help out at this year’s NewtonSERVES on April 30th.
Volunteers work in teams on morning, afternoon or all day projects throughout the city, such as cleaning up parks, planting gardens, building and painting school bookshelves, spring cleaning at non-profit organizations and helping senior citizens. By enhancing the City of Newton’s sense of community, NewtonSERVES helps to foster a culture of year-round volunteerism.
Volunteer Registration Open now.
WHO can participate?
WHY volunteer with NewtonSERVES?
We are delighted to publish the list of winners for this year’s Newton Spelling Bees that were held at Newton City Hall for 5 evenings in March. All the children were incredible spellers, and the poise and confidence with which they held themselves during
the contest was impressive!
The contests were held by the Mayor’s Office for Cultural Affairs and sponsored by Newton
Community Pride and Learning Express. Check out the list of winners here: Spellers.
Free, 2-hour DigiGirlz Workshop at your Microsoft Store is a fun way for girls in middle school and high school (ages 14-18) to understand why computer science is important, and to use computer science to enhance things they already love doing, both now and in the future. What’s more, they’ll get an inside peek at what it’s like to work in technology; learn how to pursue their passion; and see that a successful career in technology is within their reach. The Workshop includes an inspiring panel discussion from real, local women in the industry.
Girls will also get a hands-on experience with Creator’s Challenge, which engages girls with a STEAM challenge. At the end of the Workshop, they’ll see cool resources that can be used to learn how to make awesome stuff with computer science.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to meet new role models, get inspired by the pros, and get a hands-on introduction to the world of coding. To join DigiGirlz Workshop please register on-line.
April 15, 1:00 – 3:30 pm
This year’s panelists include:
– Chris Hart is a full-stack software developer who has worked on web applications, server applications, mobile device software, data visualization, and games. She’s also written chapters in several books on the Microsoft .NET Framework. Her current focus is developing STEM educational simulations and games.
– Tracey Gustafson is a MySTEM fellow with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/MetroWest.
– Robin Hagar is an Architect manager for Microsoft.