Needham Community Council Newsletter May, 2015 Did you Know? We loan Medical Equipment? Do you have a family member or house guest coming into town for Mother's Day? a graduation? a family event? Someone who needs medical equipment? We will loan you a wheelchair, shower seat, commode, walker, cane, etc. for a short time or longer. Just give us a call or come into our office to see if we have what you need. ...and, did you know there is a Welcome New Resident Program called Entering Needham? Co-sponsored by the Council, Needham Area Immigration Justice Task Force, Needham Public Schools, and Needham Park & Rec & Youth Services Departments. Email Amy Goldman at [email protected] for more information. YEAH! It's May! and the Council's 85th Anniversary! The Council was started in May, 1930 by Needham residents to help their neighbors with food supports during the difficult days of the Depression. Senator Leslie Cutler was President of the Council Board for 35 years ...here she is at her retirement party in 1970. In 1980 The Council's 50th anniversary was celebrated with an entire local newspaper section which one our our volunteers recently brought to us....what a treasure! It's also Mothers' Day, graduations and the start of outdoor events...we made it through a tough winter! So many ways you can help support the Council this month and throughout the summer. June, July and August are hard months to keep our Food Pantry shelves full - this month's Postal Workers Food Drive helps us stock up for the summer and donation bins at both Sudbury Farms and Rosemary Pool are great places to leave non-perishable food items for the Council. MAKE A TRIBUTE DONATION TO THE COUNCIL for an upcoming special event...a thoughtful way to honor your mother, graduate, anniversary, wedding or other celebration....we will send your honoree an acknowlegement of your donation. Visit our website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org to donate online or send a check with the tribute's contact information to us at 570 Hillside Ave., Needham, MA, 02494 KNITTING GROUP A HUGE SUCCESS! STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE One year ago our knitting group started with 3 and now there are a dozen! Native English speakers and non...common language during the group is English, laughter and storytelling...and knitting! Saturday, May 9 Please help Needham Postal workers as they collect food for the Council Food Pantry during the Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. GET READY! RIDE FOR FOOD Sunday, September 20th Ride starts at Nobles School 10, 25 and 50 mile routes AN EASY WAY TO HELP SUPPORT THE COUNCIL! Go to smile.amazon.com and register the Council as your "charity of choice". And then...start all your Amazon shopping at this site...same items, same PRIME benefits, same everything....with a donation to the Council for every purchase made. Our single biggest Food Pantry fundraising event in 2014! It is not too early to start riding or to register...the RIDE website is live and registration for the Council team is open! Visit our website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org for links to register and to visit the RIDE FOR FOOD website. Team Council Leader: Board Member, Lisa Cherbuliez Officers & Board of Directors 2015-16 President Frank Bond Vice President Deb Jacob Secretary Carole Sullivan Treasurer Jeffrey Stewart Past President Lisa Cherbuliez Lynn Alberding Caren Carpenter Bill Concannon Priscilla Dasse Glen Davis Bob Dermody Mark Fisher John Franz Maria Furlong Jonathan Kappel Eilene Kleiman Margie Margolis Andrew McCollum Diane Retzky Barbara St. John Christopher Thomas Honorary Life Board Members: Sybil Bower Shirley Holland Charles Mangine Frances Moore PROJECT BREAD: WALK FOR HUNGER Sunday, May 3 Join the WALK FOR HUNGER and help provide people across the State with thoughtful solutions to food insecurity where they live, learn, work and play. to register & pledge call 617-723-5000 or email [email protected] "BACK-TO-SCHOOL" SUPPLIES EVENT For Food Pantry Families Monday, August 17th We are collecting good quality back-to-school supplies to stock our annual event. As the school year ends, we would be grateful for your donated items...new and/or used, but, please only donate items in good condition that any student could use; all grades, K-college level. Visit our website to sign up for our monthly email newsletter and special event notices. DONATION SITE HOURS M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesdays, until 7 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please, do not leave donated items outside our door when the donation site is closed please "like" our page on facebook and share our posts help us get to 500 "likes" THRIFT SHOP HOURS visit our website at www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org Mondays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Needham Community Council is a private non-profit organization which supports people in Needham who have under-met health, educational or social needs and promotes volunteerism, community and a sense of shared responsibility. Needham Community Council 570 Hillside Avenue Needham, MA 02494 phone: 781-444-2415 fax: 781-453-8806 [email protected] www.needhamcommunitycouncil.org Sandra Robinson, Executive Director [email protected] Debbie Winnick, Newsletter Editor; Director of Development and P.R. [email protected] Kris DeGraw Danna, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]
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