Bridgewater participates in the Global Climate Strike.

It's good news that we live in a democracy where people are encouraged to stand for what they believe in. While we saw the news reports of millions gathering across the globe, some Bridgewaterites brought the Global Climate Strike local. In the morning of Sept 20, roughly 50 Bridgewater University students rallied and in the marched on campus. During drive time, Bridgewater son Joseph Risko, pictured with Brockton organizer Denzel Gomes, was in Brockton's Strike. The crew livened up Main Street with chants and songs, rallying the city amid many honks and waves and yells of " thank you!" from the commuters. Joseph participated with his environmental club from Stonehill College.To find locations to participate, or organize your own next Friday Sept 27, go to globalclimatestrike.net

Bridgewater Girl Scout Travel Troop Needs Your Help! 

The troop has 18 girls traveling to England, Ireland & Wales in July 2020. Right now they ask for help with collecting used shoes.

Shoes should be gently worn or new. Dirty is ok, just no holes, and no wheels or blades on them.

They have bins set up at 3 locations for collection: Get In Shape for Women on Winter St, Bridgewater Fitness on Rt 18 and at the EB YMCA, Rt 106. Pick up dates from the boxes has been extended until 10/4/19.

Contact bridgewatergirlscouts@yahoo.com by Friday 9/27 for end of the driveway pickup the weekend of 9/28 - 9/29. Pick up times arranged through the email.

Taste a Book Club!

Tues, Sept 24th, 5p

Bridgewater Public Library

Do you love to cook and love looking at cookbooks?

We have selected the cookbook "The Apple Cookbook: 125 Freshly Picked Recipes” by Olwen Woodier.

Stop by the library and borrow a copy located at the front desk. Notify the library with the page number of the recipe you would like to reserve. Cook the recipe. Bring your dish to the meeting to share. After eating, discuss the book.

The Library will supply the paper products.

It is FREE and open to the public.

Old Bridgewater Historical Society invites you to participate in

Dining for a Cause

The annual Dining for a Cause fundraiser at the Bridgewater 99 Restaurant at Campus Plaza (233 Broad St.) will be held on Tuesday, September 24th from 5 to 9p.  

When the 99 voucher is presented during those hours at the Bridgewater 99 Restaurant only, the company will donate 15% of your total guest check (excluding tax and gratuity) to the Old Bridgewater Historical Society, at no additional cost beyond your guest check.  

This donation program is valid for dine-in and take-out orders when the voucher is presented during the event.

Printed vouchers for the September 24th event are available on the OBHS website at www.oldbridgewater.org/events-directory .

A supply will also be available at the Bridgewater Senior Center and at the Bridgewater Public Library.

Board members will be on hand for a “meet and greet” and the winner of the OBHS 125th Anniversary Raffle will be drawn at 10p. 

Censorship Leaves us in the Dark

September 25, 2019 6:30p

Bridgewater Senior Center

10 Wally Krueger Way

Burning Books

Presented by Pam Hayes-Bohanan

Join Pam as she focuses on deliberate book burning incidents as they relate to censorship of ideas.

Blood Drive

Sat., Sept 28th

9a - 3p

Mitchell at the Middle School

566 Mt. Prospect St.

Go here to make an appointment and use sponsor code: MITMID.

For more info contact Sue Dooley 508-279-2100 x1521, SDooley@bridge-rayn.org

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Bridgewater Academy Lions Club

6th annual History Mystery

Walking Tour

Sat, Sept 28th (no rain date)

Meet at 5:45p at Music Alley

Tour Starts at 6p and ends 9:00ish.

Cost:$10-All proceeds will benefit Lions Club Charities.

Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a flashlight, a camera and water. Restrooms will be available (from 7:00ish on). Tour is 1½-2 mile walk. It is NOT handicap friendly.

Park in town lot behind CVS, library, First Parish Church, or Prophett-Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home on Route 18 where we will end the tour.

For reservations (recommended and appreciated) call 508-697-2960 or email Lhartrey@gmail.com. More info on Facebook page.

Dance Party Fundraiser

Sat, Sept. 28th, 7 - 11p

Bridgewater Vet's Club, 85 Cottage St.

Featuring the music of Big Baby & The Boomers (formally the Wood Bros Band)

Tickets $10 per person at door or at eventbrite.com

Cash Bar - Basket Raffles - 50/50

Snacks provided - may bring/order outside food

Showcase performance by Island Grove Chorus

All proceeds benefit Island Grove Chorus a member of Sweet Adelines International organization, a 501(c)(3)

Health and Wellness Fair

Sat, Oct 5th

12 - 5p

Polish Club

127 Spring St, Bridgewater

Presented by

Alternative Compassion Services (ACS) of Bridgewater MA.

All welcome to this FREE event!

Get Your Grants Ready Bridgewater Artists!

Mass Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. Each year, LCCs award more than $3 million in grants. Currently, there are 329 local and regional councils that represent all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth, these councils are local volunteers, approving grants for local arts & culture projects.

Applicants may apply to the LCC Program for projects, operating support, ticket subsidy programs, artist residencies, fellowships or other activities, based on local priorities and needs. LCCs may also choose to fund cultural field trips for children, grades pre-K through 12, by subsidizing the cost for children to attend programs in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences (including performances, educational tours and exhibits).

The LCC application process can be quite competitive. Because of the large number of requests and the limited funds available for re-granting, many LCCs receive far more applications than they can fully, or even partially, fund. Average grants tend to be modest ($500-$750).

Application Guidelines

mass-culture.org/Bridgewater

Bridgewater Cultural Council 66 Central Square : bridgewatercultural@gmail.com

Ousamequin Club Meeting

Monday, October 7

1:00p 

Bridgewater Senior Center

Open to all

A light lunch will be served followed by a short business meeting. We are very pleased to present Mr. Doug Harris who will be discussing the imprint that Native Americans have left on our New England landscape. Donations of canned tuna fish will be accepted to be distributed to our local food pantry and/or a travel size oral health product for our Project Pack drive. 

Any questions contact us here.

Bridgewater Community Dance

Fridays 7:30 - 9:30p

Bridgewater Senior Center

Contact Sam for more info: sbaumgarten@verizon.net

facebook.com/bridgewatercommunitydance

Bridgewater Fire Department

Open House

Sun, Oct 6th - Rain or Shine!

10 am - 1 pm

Station 2 (Prattown) 774 Plymouth St

Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12

Don’t Wait Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years

For more info see our Facebook page.

Old Bridgewater Historical Society presents:

“Getting the Most of Your DNA Test Results” with Richard Reid

Sun, Oct. 6th, 2:00p

OBHS Memorial Building

162 Howard Street, West Bridgewater

Richard will provide an overview of what all the DNA tests seek to accomplish. The audience will learn how to read and utilize the results from many popular DNA testing companies. There are many tests out there and each has partners that will help you match up with cousins and ancestors. Throughout the presentation Richard will use examples that are in his family tree and show how you can expand, verify and document your own tree.

Richard is the director of the Friends of Irish Research, which is based in Brockton, MA. The Friends provide training seminars, host a website full of research resources and provide consultations in the Brockton facility or via email. Richard has worked in the computer industry and taught in high schools, trade schools, and colleges for over 30 years. He has co-authored four computer books and established several computer training centers in New England. He is an active member of AMG, MSOG, MGC, APG, NEAPD, PCGI, and the Cape Breton Genealogical and Historical Association. In addition to the computer and genealogical work, Richard also pastors a Baptist Church in Brockton.

Light refreshments will be provided. Event is free and open to all. Donations are appreciated.

www.oldbridgewater.org

A taste of fall... beautifully done home on Rt 18.

Photo credit: J. Rose

ROTARY CLUB OF THE BRIDGEWATERS AWARDED GLOBAL GRANT

The Rotary Club of The Bridgewaters and the Rotary Club of Umhlanga (South Africa) have received a $40,750 Vocational Training Team Global Grant from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to strengthen early childhood education in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.  The grant activities focus on professional development for the team and extending and sustaining that by establishing a regional early childhood resource center in South Africa.  

This partnership between Rotary District 7950 (USA) and 9370 (South Africa) will bring a team of Early Childhood professionals from KwaZuluNatal (KZN), South Africa to Eastern Massachusetts, USA.  

While hosted here by Rotary District 7950, the South African team will engage with researchers, organizations and program staff working in the field of early literacy and family literacy, with a focus on programs that align with the work currently being done in KZN by the members of the team. 

The Greater Boston area and Rhode Island are at the leading edge worldwide in both research and program design in the field of early childhood education and early literacy. South Africa Partners is one of the cooperative organizations involved in this project. They are committed to “unlocking the collaborative potential between South Africa and the United States for equitable access to healthcare and education.” South Africa Partners will assist in organizing a learning program for the team that will be mutually beneficial for both South African visitors and their American hosts, with particular focus on psychosocial support for vulnerable families, early childhood development teaching strategies for supporting reading for additional language English speakers, strategies to provide students with the right resources and support systems, strategies to ensure that students from low income households succeed in the foundation phase at schools, and ideas to identify and include all learning styles in reading activities. 

Upon the trainers return to South Africa, they will offer “knowledge exchange” workshops where ideas are shared, not only with Family Literacy Project staff, but with all interested partners in the region. This Global Grant will also allow the establishment of a permanent training center for educators throughout the region.

In addition to The Bridgewaters Club, the Rotary Clubs of Brockton, Foxboro, Hanover, Rockland-Hanson, Weymouth and Warwick (Rhode Island) contributed to the required matching funds.

BRIDGEWATER CITIZENS FOR CIVILITY AND RESPECT

FORUM ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES

Mon, Oct 7th, 6:30p, Bridgewater Public Library

First forum of the new season, the topic is: Immigration: 

*Understanding the laws—what are the facts?

*Clearing up misconceptions

*Sharing views, seeking compromise

Guest Presenters: Sarang Sekhavat, Mass. Immigrant and Refugee Advocate Coalition; Jean Bradley Derenoncourt, Brockton City Councilor; Helena DaSilva Hughes, New Bedford Immigrants’ Assistance Center, Inc., and others TBA.

All are welcome. For more info click here.

Bridgewater Citizens Urge

Civility and Respect

Bridgewater Citizens for Civility and Respect stands for civil discourse and peaceful communication. 

Bridgewater Citizens for Civility and Respect was founded in 2016, following two incidences of intolerant “hate-speech.” In both instances these verbal assaults were triggered solely by the victim’s appearance or clothing choice. They could no longer wonder if an atmosphere of intolerance could exist in our own backyard.

BCCR reaches out to the community through forums, Active Bystander Training and standouts. All are invited to join us in raising our civic consciousness and ensuring that the Town of Bridgewater remains a good and respectful place for all residents in this diverse community.

For more info on events follow on Facebook.

To Commemorate 9/11, Bridgewater State University organized a service project with The Outreach Program.

Students, alum and community members. packaged 18,000 meals for local pantries in under an hour!

 

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