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Medfield High School Group Volunteers at Cradles to Crayons Warehouse

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Medfield Public Schools
Jeffrey J. Marsden, Superintendent
459 Main St., Unit 3,
Medfield, MA 02052

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medfield High School Group Volunteers at Cradles to Crayons Warehouse

MEDFIELD — Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden is pleased to share that the Medfield High School Cradles to Crayons Club recently volunteered their time processing donations for local kids in need.

The group sent 12 members to the Boston Cradles to Crayons on Saturday, Nov. 9 to volunteer in the warehouse. The students helped quality-check items and sort and package donations to be distributed to the children in greater Boston and across the Commonwealth that are served by the organization.

The students sorted and packaged donated items such as children’s clothing, shoes, winter accessories, books, arts and crafts and school supplies, toys and baby supplies. In the time they were there, the Medfield group was able to work on donations at their station that will serve 166 kids. In total that day, the warehouse worked on donations that will go to more than 1,000 kids.

“We’re very proud of this group for getting out into the community and spending a few hours of their free time volunteering,” Superintendent Marsden said. “It’s great to see them take initiative to help out a local cause and make a difference in the community.”

Cradles to Crayons is a national organization that provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items to thrive at home, at school and at play. The organization collects children’s items through community drives and donations, which are then processed and packaged by volunteers before being distributed to local children.

The MHS Cradles to Crayons Club has existed for over five years and spends several days volunteering at the warehouse each year. In addition, the club spearheads district-wide pajama and other clothing drives yearly.

The club is planning another volunteer trip to the warehouse later this school year.

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Town of Groveland Seeks Volunteers to Fill Positions on Multiple Boards

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Town of Groveland Seeks Volunteers to Fill Positions on Multiple Boards

GROVELAND –Finance and Personnel Director Denise Dembkoski announces that the Town of Groveland is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on some of its boards and committees, including the Finance Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board. 

The Finance Board has four vacancies and one alternate member vacancy. It makes recommendations on each article submitted to annual and special Town Meetings. The board meets at 5:30 p.m. every third Wednesday of each month, and adds additional meetings during budget season from February through April. The Finance Board typically does not meet in June or August, however.

The Zoning Board of Appeals has one vacancy and three alternate vacancies. The board is responsible for issuing special permits, granting variances and comprehensive permits, and hearing appeals from decisions of the Building Inspector. The board meets the first Wednesday of each month. Applicants with law or land use backgrounds are encouraged.

The Planning Board has one vacancy. Although the position is an elected post, it may be appointed by the Board of Selectmen outside of an election. The Planning Board regulates land development according to the provisions of Massachusetts General Law, the Town of Groveland Zoning Bylaw and the Rules and Regulations governing the subdivision of land and laying out of ways.

“It’s essential that the Finance Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board have a full membership in order to be able to fulfill their purposes to serve the town,” Dembkoski said. “We’re encouraging any residents who have the desire to serve the community to consider applying for one of these positions.”

Additional groups seeking volunteers include the Groveland Day Committee, which organizes and plans the town’s Groveland Day celebrations; Personnel Advisory Board, which reviews and makes recommendations on the Personnel Procedures Manual, which governs non-contractual, non-union employees; the Recreation Committee, which oversees softball, basketball and other recreation activities; and Open Space and Trails, which handles open space in town. Open Space and Trails will be an integral part of the Groveland Community Trail Project as construction begins, and will be deeply involved in planning fundraising and maintaining trails.

Residents that would like to volunteer are asked to email Finance Director Denise Dembkoski at [email protected] with the board or committee of interest and a brief background about yourself.

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Rockland’s First Community Emergency Response Team Completes Training

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Rockland Fire Department
Chief Scott Duffey
360 Union St.,
Rockland, MA 02370

For Immediate Release

Monday, May 6, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Rockland’s First Community Emergency Response Team Completes Training

Members of Rockland’s first Community Emergency Response Team completed their training last week. Back row, from left: Chief Scott Duffey, Rich Pattison, Jake King, John Molineaux, Arthur Pelland. Middle row, from left: Barbara Papile, Daniel Crockett, Nancy Crowley, Christine Stuart, Leanne McGuiness, Dianne Molineaux, Debra Shettlesworth, Donna Shortall. Front row, from left: Charlie Amico with his service dog Harry, William Stuart, Margaret Fortuin, Michael Fortuin, Christine McGuiness. (Courtesy Photo Rockland Emergency Management Department)

ROCKLAND — Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Scott Duffey is pleased to announce that Rockland’s first Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) finished its training on Thursday night.

The town began putting together a brand-new CERT program this February to train community volunteers to assist and support the Rockland Police and Fire departments during emergencies or large events.

For the past eight weeks, community members who volunteered to join the CERT have met every Thursday night for a three-hour training session at the Rockland Senior Center.

The team’s training was supervised by the Emergency Management Department and followed the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training curriculum developed for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National CERT Program. The team received instruction on disaster preparedness, fire safety, and utility controls, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, CPR, disaster psychology, terrorism and the Incident Command System.

In the event of a disaster, their training has prepared CERT volunteers to assist others in the community should professional first responders not be immediately available to help.

A graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, May 2 after their last training session, and each of the 23 volunteer members of the team was presented with a certificate of completion for the class.

The lead instructor of the training was retired Hingham Fire Chief Robert Olsson, who is also a Rockland resident. Subject experts also taught training sessions on CPR, search and rescue and disaster psychology.

“I am extremely happy with the wide range of experience Rockland’s first CERT team brings,” Chief Duffey said. “I want to congratulate and thank the group for participating in this important program. Our town is fortunate to have volunteers who stepped up, completed this training and are ready to help in the event of an emergency.”

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Kearsarge Community Member Receives High School Volunteer of the Year Award

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Kearsarge Regional School District
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg
114 Cougar Court
New London, NH 03257

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Kearsarge Community Member Receives High School Volunteer of the Year Award

Left to right: Kearsarge High School Principal Rob Bennett, Henry Howell and KRHS Transition Coordinator Rebecca Hemingway. (Courtesy Photo Kearsarge Public Schools)

KEARSARGE – Superintendent Winfried Feneberg is pleased to announce that community member Henry Howell received the New Hampshire Partners in Education 2018 High School Volunteer of the Year award last month.

The prestigious honor recognizes school volunteers who demonstrate excellent management and leadership skills, unique and creative services/programs and originality of work during the 2017-2018 school year.

Howell, a Kearsarge High School volunteer, was honored during a ceremony on Oct. 26 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

Over the last couple years, Howell has volunteered hundreds of hours to work with high school students in a variety of ways. This includes creating, planning and coordinating alternative educational opportunities for a group of non-traditional learners at the high school through after school activities and programs.

Howell collaborated with community members and local businesses for a number of different student-led projects, like the high school’s new rain garden. The structure is dedicated in memory of former Kearsarge High School wood shop teacher Thomas McLoughlin who passed away from cancer two years ago.

Students, under Howell’s guidance, also created several new trail systems and foot bridges throughout New Hampshire forests and learned about the importance of sustainable energy via solar panel projects. Those with an interest in environmental studies worked with Howell to research and construct birdhouses for some of the state’s native species.

“Throughout all of the projects Henry worked on with students, he reinforced the importance of strong social skills, critical thinking and the importance of teamwork,” said Kearsarge Regional High School Principal Robert Bennett. “He expertly guided students to use what they learned in the classroom for outside projects, which is exactly what the district is focusing on through our competency based learning curriculum.”

Principal Bennett would also like to recognize KRHS Transition Coordinator Rebecca Hemingway for working side-by-side Howell, ensuring that he and students had all the necessary equipment, transportation and support needed to complete projects. Like Howell, she continues to connect students with community businesses and organizations to strengthen their learning and to help foster a stronger bond between the high school and greater community.

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