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Friendship Home Family
Newsletter
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Exciting News and Updates
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Jessie MacDonald Receives Courage Award at New England USSSA Hall of Fame Dinner
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Friendship Home volunteer Jessie MacDonald was recently honored with a Courage Award by the Softball Hall of Fame at its induction ceremony at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI. Representatives from Special Olympics presented the award to Jessie, which included a plaque and a $500 cash award. Congratulations, Jessie!
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Friendship Home
Lights It Up Blue
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April is National Autism Awareness Month and Friendship Home will be celebrating it along with millions of others nationwide. Staff wore blue on Friday in preparation for Light It Up Blue day on April 2.
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Friendship Home staff celebrated
Autism Awareness Month by wearing
their blue attire.
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Calling All Families! We Need Your Help!
4th Annual Walk with Friends, June 4, 2017
Wompatuck State Park, Hingham
Registration is NOW OPEN! We ask that families walk as a team and/or send a fundraising link to out-of-state friends and family. We are grateful to the Byrne family - Wally, Lisa and Brian - for volunteering to chair the event.
All proceeds will benefit the Social Recreational Program at Friendship Home.
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Employee Spotlight
Special Events Team (left to right):
Linda Malone, Teri Abisaad, Chrissy Maguire and Maryclare Himmel
This team works very hard behind the scenes to organize events throughout the year to raise money for Friendship Home's programs and services. Each team member possesses strong specialized skills: Linda (fundraising), Chrissy (communications), Teri (IS support/website design), Maryclare (auction) that create a well-balanced team. We thank them for another successful Circle of Friends Gala!
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BTW Employee of the Month
Katie Doyle
Thayer Academy
Katie Doyle works three days a week at Thayer Academy in Braintree. She is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the cafeteria, and staff continually give her high marks for her performance. A passionate Red Sox fan, Katie is looking forward to the spring and summer when she works at Fenway Park! Congratulations, Katie!
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Volunteer spotlight
Circle of Friends Gala Volunteers
We would like to thank all of the volunteers and staff who donated their time and talents to make this year's Circle of Friends Gala such a success. We are especially grateful to Gala Chairs Kathy and Peter Tedeschi, Host Committee Chair Bob Fraser, our Host Committee, who solicited a record-breaking number of sponsors, and all of our in-kind sponsors. Friendship Home recently ran a Thank You ad in the Globe South section of the Sunday Boston Globe to acknowledge those sponsors. Please click here to view.
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Rob Clory
Facilities Manager
Please welcome Rob to the Friendship Home team as our part-time Facilities Manager.
A Norwell resident, Rob is the father of 2 college-age children. He also works at the Norwell VNA Hospice Home in Hingham. He is a retired teacher in the Boston School System with a master's degree in education from Boston State College, which is now UMass Boston. In his free time, Rob enjoys playing volleyball for the Norwell Recreation Department.
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Some of our BTW members are taking a training course on how to use the MBTA public transportation system. They received instruction on how to safely board buses and trains, read the maps, obtain a Charlie Card or call for assistance in case of an emergency. We are looking forward to our next training class
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From Our Cafe Kitchen
Speedy Minestrone Soup
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This healthy soup received rave reviews when we served it at a recent cafe!. It's the perfect meal for a cold, rainy day!
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Social recreational programs
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Theme parties
Our members had a great time dressing in green in celebration of Saint Patrick's Day. Upcoming theme parties include the following:
April 22 Spring Fling
May 13 Cinco de Mayo
June 17 Friendship Home in Outer Space
Please remember to sign up no later than the Monday prior to a Theme Party to ensure proper staffing, supplies and meals.
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Club Highlights
Cooking Club:
We had a nice visit from Al McPhee, a retired culinary arts teacher at the South Shore Vocational High School and lead chef at Mass General Hospital. Al spent time teaching cooking skills and we hope to see him again soon!
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Thursday Club
Louis V, our favorite service dog, visited Thursday club. Our members enjoyed holding Louis and hearing about his journeys.
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Lion King Outing
We traveled to the Providence Performing Arts Center to see the Lion King Live. which was well worth the road trip.
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Drowsy Chaperone at Hull High
Twenty members traveled to see Gina Froio's daughter Jamie and the Hull High School Theater Arts cast perform in the Drowsy Chaperone. It was a fantastic show with a lot of laughs - particularly when Jamie came on stage as Adolpho! Everyone loved the show and enjoyed seeing their friend in character. The group was invited to join the cast afterwards for a photo op.
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Ladies Night
Our group of 10 went to Pottery Playce in Hanover and created some very nice pieces. They then traveled to Papa Gino's for a bite to eat. It was a fun night with very creative gals!
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Important Club Information
Please click
here
for our reminders for families, including pick-up and drop-off.
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Second-quarter sign-ups went out the beginning of March but openings are still available. Please note that the Oklahoma outing is now sold out. If you have not signed up for on-line registration, please contact Teri Abisaad at tabisaad@friendshiphome.net.
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Registration information
Camp YMCA/Friendship information will be released in mid/late April. Gina Froio will update families as the date gets closer. This year's camp will be held August 27
to 31. Staff will be meeting with the YMCA within the next few weeks to finalize fees and activities.
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Friendship Home | 781-659-8202 | friendshiphome.net
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