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September News
Hello Newcomers & Neighbors of the Andovers!
Welcome back to another great year with the club, it's crazy that another summer has quickly come to an end! Whether you are a new member or a returning family, we hope to see you out and about this fall at our kick-off events! Our group organizers are busy planning upcoming events that are going to start the season off right!
There were some changes to the N & N board from last Spring, some amazing board members have finished their terms and some great new ones jumped on board! We still have some open positions on the board and would love to see them filled as soon as possible. President, Vice President, and Publicity/Community Outreach are open and waiting for the willing Newcomers and Neighbors member to volunteer! The best way to get to know your neighbors is to get involved in your community. What better way to do that then volunteer with Newcomers and Neighbors? For more information on open positions, please contact us at [email protected].
As usual, please keep an eye out for your event coordinator e-mails to arrive!
-Nicole Stewart
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New Members
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members!
Tim & Ann Swan
Trevor & Sinead Walsh
Nick & Jennifer Tzitzon
Brian & Jackie Contona
James & Lisa McGovern
Chris & Elizabeth Finn
Travis & Kelly Strickland
Ben & Alyssa Jackson
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Empty Nesters
Nesters are looking healthy at this time of year. New England is the best place to be in the summer. Water and sunshine, good for flowers and good for people. One such beautiful day we Nesters met at the summer home of Joyce Leary. A beautiful beach day to be sure.
-Chris
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Book Club
The N & N Book Club will be discussing Bobby Kennedy, the Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye on Monday, Sept 11th.
On Oct. 2nd we will be selecting our books for the 2017-2018 year. If you are interested in joining our group or want to suggest a book you would like to read and discuss
please contact me for details.
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Moms and Babies
Moms & Babies Meetup's will be back this year! This activity group is geared toward moms of babies under a year old and expectant mothers and will meet weekly from September to June. Be on the look out for the first Evite coming soon!
If you would like to be included on the contact list please send along your email to
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Moms & Tots
Moms and Tots is looking forward to another fun year. We want to extend a warm welcome to our new coordinators, Kelly Michaud and Laura Chabot! We are so grateful to have them lead this group this year and look forward to lots of fun events.
Kelly lives in Andover with her husband Dave and girls Avery (4) and Caroline (1.5 years). Kelly teaches yoga locally and is interested in interior design.
Laura also lives in Andover with her husband Matt, son Evan (7), and daughters Sadie (5) and Annabelle (2).
As the big kids head back to school we are excited to begin a new year of Moms and Tots! The kick-off event will be held at Ballardvale Playground on Wednesday, September 13th from 9:30-11:30am. Please note the change in original location as Penguin Park will be closing briefly in September to install new playground equipment. Feel free to bring a friend who may be interested in learning more about our group! We will have snacks and drinks.
Other September activities will include apple picking at Rogers Spring Hill Farm in Haverhill and our first home coffee. As we move into fall we will pumpkin pick at Smolak Farms, attend the DCS Halloween Party, "Too Cute to Spook," and surprise families with a Boo! Please feel free to email us if you ever have any questions or suggestions.
We look forward to meeting new moms and reconnecting with friends this month!
-Kelly and Laura
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Ladies Night Out
Thank you to Jill DePamphilis and Amy Rothstein for stepping up and taking over the LNO Coordinator role together! These ladies are hard at work planning the first event for the end of September with more details to come via Evite.
Amy Rothstein
Jill DePhamphilis
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Couples Night Out
A huge thank you to Tara Bodine for taking on the role of CNO coordinator. Please keep your eyes open for an Evite from Couples Night Out for the next event.
Tara would love a co-chair, so if you are looking to get involved please contact
Tara Bodine
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Renew, renew, renew!
Current Members! It's that time of year again! Have you renewed your membership yet? If not, simply click HERE to
fill out the membership form ASAP. We can can not complete an updated directory until this is done. Thank you!
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WANTED: Publicity/Community Outreach Chair(s)
The Club is currently looking for a motivated, outgoing member(s) to chair (or co-chair) our Publicity & Community Outreach Committee. This is a great way to support local businesses and get the word out about our Club! In the past we have done this by sponsoring/creating a club team in local walks/races such as The Trot For Special Tots,
The Krit Classic, and Step-Up For Colleen. We created a Moms and Tots Scarecrow through ACE, had a booth at Andover Day, donated food to Neighbors in Need, collected presents for Project Bethlehem through Lazarus House and collected toys for the Community Giving Tree. We have passed out our N & N postcards to local Realtors and businesses. We've hung flyers at local businesses with N &N information (if you go to Starbucks often, this one would be easy!).
All of this is crucial to keeping our club up and running and all that we want it to be!
Does this role interest you? Do you have a friend that you would like to co-chair this with? If so, please contact me at [email protected].
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WANTED: President
We are looking for a fearless leader to guide us during the 2017-2018 year! Would you like to be the captain of the Newcomers and Neighbors Ship? If you would like to be President, please email us at [email protected]
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Fall Running Opportunities
The Professional Center for Child Development
Trot for Special Tots 5K - Sunday September 24th
For a third year, Newcomers and Neighbors is proud to be a sponsor for the Professional Center for Child Development's
Trot
for Special
Tots
. The Professional Center is a local organization with the goal of providing "
educational and therapeutic services for children of all abilities and their families, working with each child to develop to his or her full potential
."
The 5K race is a lot of fun, and proceeds help to fund the wonderful programs that have helped so many children and their families!
With the Newcomers and Neighbors sponsorship, the group receives 2 free registrations! The first two people to notify Lindy via email [email protected] can run for FREE :)
8AM: Runner registration and check in opens
9AM:
5K Race Begins
10AM-12PM: Touch-A-Truck
10:30AM-12PM: Building Tours
In past years, we have had several N&N join in the fun and run and we would love to have people participate again this year. If you are interested, please visit the following link for registration -
Trot for Tots.
Knights on the Run 5K / Knights in Training Kids Run - Saturday October 21st
This 5K run/walk and Kids run in North Andover benefits the North Andover Athletic Association; their mission is to support and enhance athletics as well as the athletes' experience at North Andover High School.
8AM: Participant registration and check in opens
9AM: Knights in Training Kids Run begins
9:30AM: 5K Road Race begins with runners in front and walkers in rear of group
If you are interested, please visit the following link for registration -
Knights Run.
Feaster Five Kids Run / 5k / 5 mile Race -
Thursday November 243rd
Back to school season is upon us which means the holidays are right around the corner. If you are like most of us, you might want to feel a little less guilty about taking an extra piece of pie at Thanksgiving dinner! So why not start your turkey day by joining the Newcomers & Neighbors team and running or walking the Feaster Five! Your little ones can participate in the kids run, and/or you can join your friends to run/walk 3 or 5 miles, your choice.
If we build the largest team, we can get custom race shirts! For more information and to register, please visit the following link -
Registration.
Don't forget to use the "join team" option and select the Neighbors and Newcomers team while registering. The team password is Andovers.
If you have questions or issues, please contact our team captain for the race - Heather Nichols at
[email protected].
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