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]