May 17, 2020
~ Building Brockton Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Thank You Brockton Police
A big thank you to the Brockton Police Department for keeping our streets safe and sound 24 hours a day!!
"Stay Wicked Fah Apaht"
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Thanks to Bob Feldman &
International X-Ray Brokers
Donated 500 Surgical Masks to Brockton Fire
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While delivering food under one of the bridges in Brockton today ( April 26) I noticed a police officer standing in front of one of our homeless residents who lay unconscious on the sidewalk. “What’s going on?” I inquired. The officer replied “It’s a medical emergency. I have called for an ambulance”. As the ambulance and Fire truck approached the man regained consciousness and began to get up. He wanted no part of being helped and began refusing assistance. I am very familiar with this homeless resident. He is a good man, but occasionally he can be very stubborn and a little abrasive in his communication. However, I watched this officer talk to him with such caring and concern, and soon he convinced this man to agree to be checked out.
It was amazing to see how this officer handled the situation.
Tonight I want to give a huge THANK YOU to the police officers, firefighters, and first responders for your heroic efforts. It takes a very special person to show the patience and compassion that this officer and the entire team who responded showed today. You are the best, and to me, you are all certainly a big part of the kingdom of God.
Thank you so much!! God Bless You!!
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Historical Tidbit:
The Huntington School
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Huntington School is located on Warren Avenue. "The school was founded in the 1860s as the Huntington Grammar School, and has served elementary-aged children in some capacity for more than 160 years. It has survived two major fires that I know of in its history. It currently is being used as an alternative school."
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Buildings Remain Closed to the Public
City Hall
45 School St
508-580-7123
Check the city website for important updates
Brockton Public Library
Main Library - 304 Main St. 508-580-7890
East Branch - 54 Kingman St. 508-580-7892
West Branch - 540 Forest Ave. 508-580-7894
Council on Aging
10 Father Kenney Way 508-580-7811
There are 12 food pantries in Brockton.
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Launch Into Girl Scouts
Launch into Girl Scouts during the month of May!
Tune in to any of our free, introductory events. Free event virtually on Zoom. Click on link below to find the times and days for the different grade level meetups.
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For Teacher Appreciation WEEK
here is an outstanding parody of a Broadway favorite courtesy of Brockton High's own Mr. and Mrs. Guzman and Mr. Cunningham.
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Now offering Disinfectant Fogging & HEPA Vacuuming Services!
As small businesses start to return to work, HEPA vacuum is an effective way to take the cleaning and sanitation precautions necessity.
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What Do You Need?
Brockton Interfaith Community Needs Survey in response to COVID-19. - Chime In!!!!
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Charles Harmon of Teen Challlenge Prepares
Papá Pasquale’s Pomodoro Basil Sauce
Each jar costs just $3, to support Teen Challenge.
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Brockton Interfaith Community COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
In response to the increasingly desperate situation caused by the pandemic's impact in Brockton, BIC will be accepting donations to the COVID-19 Fund, earmarked for emergency assistance only.
Read more
www.facebook.com
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The Brockton Public Library has something pretty unique on the top floor of the Carnegie section. A Works Progress Administration (WPA) sponsored mural
livingnewdeal.org/projects/public-library-mural-brockton-ma
. It’s really cool, and when we are back up and running I recommend that you, the reader, visit the Thomas P. Kennedy Main Branch (at 304 Main Street in Brockton) and experience this beautiful work of art. What makes it unique is that the WPA murals typically were painted in post offices, not libraries. And I’ve been told that this is one of two WPA murals in a library in all of Massachusetts.
There’s a lot to unpack here. The Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Project Administration), for those not familiar, was part of the New Deal, which, during the 1930s and early 1940s employed millions of unemployed Americans, they were performing public works projects. Some of those employed were artists! And they set to beautify public spaces. Why did we need the New Deal? Well, the nation, and the world suffered a catastrophic economic collapse in 1929 that started The Great Depression, and the New Deal was an effort to employ folks who lost their jobs. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an industrialist and philanthropist who thought libraries were a cornerstone of a civilized world, and he paid for the construction of 2,509 libraries in the English speaking world. One of them was built in Brockton and still stands today (it was dedicated on June 10, 1913). In 1940 Cape Cod artist Fritz Fuglister began, with WPA funds, creating the mural we have today (he completed it in 1941). It tells the story of the book and printing. It begins with the manuscripts of the ancient and medieval world, progresses to Gutenberg's invention of the printing press, and ends with 20th century printing methods, and the modern library of the 1940s. On the west wall there is a door (it was originally the Library Director’s office, it is now our MakerSpace) and above that door are the words “The Public Library / The People’s University”. The mural was masterfully restored by artist john Arapoff in 2003.
So, we have some time on our hands. Why not take some of that time, embrace the idea of the peoples university, and read up on some of the history mentioned above. Perhaps there are ideas and actions within the afore mentioned historic events that we can steal. After all, as the great composer Igor Stravinsky is credited with saying “Good composers borrow, great composers steal”.
Stay loose everyone.
Paul Engle
Director,
Brockton Public Library
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Stay home and dress up your gardens!
Order your mulch online today!
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We have wood pellets, feed & grain and
we're open for essential items!
Please call with your order and drive up.
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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Free Virtual Nature Writing and Journaling Program
Please join us for a free virtual nature writing and journaling program! We'll meet on Zoom to start nature journaling and explore sketching, poetry, storytelling, and more to help us observe the natural world more closely and find inspiration for our writing. You'll also have the opportunity to share your own writing in a friendly and welcoming environment.
To sign up, or for more information, email Dan at
dboudreau@massaudubon.org
or Kelly at
kgates@cobma.us
. We will send the Zoom link after you have registered. The program is open to teens ages 14-18 and is brought to you by the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon.
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Brockton High School Receives $300K Grant to Bolster Healthcare Programs
Brockton High School has been awarded a $300,000 Skills Capital Grant by the Baker-Polito Administration to expand its Health Assisting and Nursing programs. The funding will be used to purchase vital equipment that will allow the high school to double the number of students who complete the Nursing Assistant training course.
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Student Laptop Fundraiser
The Brockton Educational Foundation is hosting a fundraiser. Due to your generosity, we are closing in on our $50,000 goal to purchase 150 devices. However, we still have $14,000 to go to help as many families as we can in our district of close to 17,000 students who can't afford the devices needed to complete school work.
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Sales Assistant P/T
Our local economies have been severely impacted. Businesses are looking to BuzzAround! Because of increased demand we need an organized and dependable sales assistant. Small companies create 1.5 million jobs annually and account for 64 percent of ...
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buzzaround.info
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Meet Kalen, Shaping the Future To Strengthen His Community with Census 2020
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2020 Census | United States Census Bureau
When you respond to the census, your answers are kept anonymous. They are used only to produce statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers and keep them strictly confidential. The law ensures that your private...
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2020census.gov
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Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Flyover
All eyes were in the sky when four F-15s from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard flew over Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital to honor our workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Air Force Salutes flyovers are a way for the U.S. Air Force to show appreciation to the thousands of heroes on the frontlines and all our brave Massachusetts neighbors battling and supporting the COVID-19 response.
Thank you to the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and the Federal Aviation Administration for going out of their way to include Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital in the fly-over and recognizing that as the Massachusetts city with the second highest COVID-19 cases, our staff is truly on the front lines of this pandemic.
This is a big kudo for our organization to show that not only is our community proud of and thankful for what we do each day, but also our state and nation as a whole!
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We are Hiring:
A Message From Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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Copyright 2020 Buzz Around Brockton.
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The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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Adaptation
I can say, after raising 4 children and living in 7 places in the past 10 years, while facing food and housing insecurity, completing a masters degree and growing the BuzzAround; that I have gotten pretty good at adaptation.
I would like to share just this one thing about this "now" that we are in... it's a great time to fix what's broken, to create a new life. It is, we have time.
So notice: how do you feel?
What did you miss or want the most before the closures & physical distancing?
This might be the time to transition to retirement, or a new career. This might be the time to realize living alone in the family homestead is too secluded, or that you want a home where you can walk to ice cream or the playground. It might be the time to identify new hobby, music, dance or activity groups to be part of.
Make a list. Do some research. Follow up.
This is your life, don't let opportunities pass you by.
Wouldn't it bee great to come out of this on your way to creating your best life?
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"Each of us has the opportunity to change and grow until our very last breath. Happy creating." ~M.F. Ryan
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” ~ Charles Darwin
“When something goes wrong in your life, just yell ‘Plot Twist’ and move on.” ~ Anonymous
Yes, Happy Creating. ~ Jacquie
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