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Acton-Boxborough

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More Than 30 Years of Service to the Acton-Boxborough Community

March, 2015

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Dear Neighbor,


Tell us what you think! When you complete the ABUW Community Needs Assessment Survey, you help identify the most pressing human service needs in our community.  

 

Share our vision of a community working together.   

   

Rachel Sagan, Executive Director and Ebit Speers, ABUW President

  

In This Issue

 

Community Speaker Series

 

Make Your Opinion Count

 

 Grant Cycle Begins

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   EventsUpcoming Events

     

June Garden Gathering

Monday, June 8th 

11 am

 At the Home of Jane Brown 

140 Nagog Hill Road, Acton.  

 

Annual Meeting

Wednesday, June 17

7 - 8:30 pm

Join us as we celebrate the community spirit, announce the Volunteer of the Year Award and welcome the new Board of Directors.  

 

 Your Dollars At Work

in the Community

 

$1260 provides a full summer campership

 

$250 provides a dinner to 70 guests at the community supper

 

$200 provides a new wheelchair to an elderly resident on a fixed income  

 

$100 provides swim lessons at NARA Camp

 

$50 provides a daily meal for a home-bound senior for a week 

 

Thank You for Supporting our Community!
CommunitySpeakerCommunity Speaker Series:
 Dr. Michael Thompson 

"The Pressured Child, Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life"

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Auditorium

Wednesday, April, 1, 2015 at 7pm

 

Acton-Boxborough United Way, Acton-Boxborough Regional PTSO, and Danny's Place Youth Services are pleased to announce that Michael Thompson, Ph.D.,
Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
supervising psychologist at the Belmont Hill School and best-selling author of Raising Cain, will speak on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 7 pm.
 
Dr.Thompson's presentation will address issues raised in his latest book, The Pressured Child. He will discuss how America's preoccupation with performance-driven accomplishments emotionally impacts our children. He discusses how we can understand these stresses and respond with empathy and understanding.
 
This free presentation is geared to the parents of 7th through 12th grade students. A limited number of The Pressured Child will be offered for sale on the night of the program.
   
Visit the ABUW website, in the Get Help section, for many resources on depression and other mental health issues.
Take the ABUW
Community Needs Assessment Survey
Make Your Opinion Count
 

There is still time to complete the ABUW's Community Needs Assessment Survey. This survey is a part of a larger study which will provide an analysis of human service needs in Acton and Boxborough. All residents over the age of 18 are encouraged to participate. By completing this brief, anonymous and confidential survey, your voice will be heard and counted.  

 

It will take less than 10 minutes to complete. Every question must be answered, even if your answer is that you have 'no opinion' or 'don't know'.  

 

ABUW Survey



ABUW Grants Cycle 

  

Crucial funding for essential services is provided by the Acton-Boxborough United Way to over twenty human service organizations serving the residents of  

Acton and Boxborough.  

 

Our grant deliberation process has now begun which involves a formal grant application, in-depth interviews, and
careful evaluation.

                  
                  

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Cathy Utt, eNews Editor