div class=field field-type-text field-field-body div class=field-items div class=field-item odd pimg alt= src=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pXA7o5KJibw/TzAKNU7LWtI/AAAAAAAADn4/Wo4fFEsNtz4/s144/habitathousing.JPG style=width: 136px; height: 144px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; /Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston currently has 2, 3, and 4-bedroom homes/condos under construction in Dorchester!nbsp; Habitat is looking for low-income working families to fill these homes. Habitat is looking fornbsp; households that have the following characteristics:/p ul li Are low-to moderate-income households (roughly between 50%-80% area median income as established by HUD ndash;for a family of four their gross income should be around $45,000 -$65,000 per year)/li li Have steady employment and the ability to afford 0% interest mortgage payments to Habitat (Habitat tries to keep the mortgage payments below $1,000/month ndash;often it is much lower than that);/li li Are legal residents;/li li Have a current housing need: either housing is overcrowded, unsafe, or too expensive for the family to afford; and/li li Are willing to partner with Habitat to work on the home and attend homeownership classes. nbsp;Each family is required to invest 300 hours working side-by-side with volunteers to construct their future home.nbsp; (This usually takes 7-12 months.)nbsp;/li /ul pnbsp;/p pAttached is a PDF of Habitat for Humanity#39;s application (which needs to be printed double-sided, flipped on the short side to create a booklet), an information sheet, and photos of the condos available in Dorchester. For more information, call a href=http://tel:617.423.2223x17617.423.2223x17/a or visit a href=http://www.habitatboston.org/ target=_blankwww.habitatboston.org/a!/p /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate (SORTER):nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 02/07/2012 - 6:00am/span /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-datesrelevant div class=field-labelDates Relevant:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-startTue, 02/07/2012/spanspan class=date-display-separator - /spanspan class=date-display-endMon, 03/05/2012/span /div /div /div

pimg alt= src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-irthD_2mFx4/TzAFZWM9vcI/AAAAAAAADnw/mReGARnUzkg/s144/gladesidesnowshoeing.jpg style=width: 144px; height: 116px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; /Follow evidence of winter wildlife through the woods on snowshoes in Gladeside Urban Wild, a special Mattapan forest! Gladeside Urban Wild is located at 250 Lorna Road in Mattapan (click a href=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=250+Lorna+Road,+Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts+02126amp;hl=enamp;sll=42.275785,-71.086028amp;sspn=0.008637,0.018282amp;hnear=250+Lorna+Rd,+Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts+02126amp;t=mamp;z=16here/a to see it on a map). In the event that there is not a good layer of snow on the ground, this will be a walking tour. Dress warmly! Snowshoes for borrow are limited and registration is required. Contact Boston Natural Areas Network at a href=http://tel:617.542.7696617.542.7696/a or email info [at] bostonnatural.org./p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 02/09/2012 - 5:00pm/span /div /div /div pMen of Color To Arms! nbsp;The Story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment/p div Presented by Laboureacute; College and Carney Hospital, in partnership with the Boston African American National Historic Site. February 9th, 2012, Carney Hospital Riseman Lecture Hall, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester 02124./div div Refreshments at 5:30 pm, Presentation at 6:00 pm./div div This presentation will be jointly led by Lt. Col. David Hencke, Executive Officer, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment; Sgt. Emmett Bell-Sykes, President, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company A; and Ryan McNabb, Acting Site Manager, Boston African American National Historic Site. See flyer attached below:/div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleMon, 02/06/2012 - 6:30pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=http://www.stjosephrehab.com/bg/header.jpg style=width: 200px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 39px; float: right; /St. Joseph Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in collaboration with The Boston Police Neighborhood Watch Unit cordially invite you to attend a neighborhood meeting that will feature: Neighbors getting to know Neighbors, a discussion of important trends, issues, and the most recent break-ins to homes. Share your ideas and concerns to make a better and safer neighborhood. Get connected and learn what#39;s going on! Contact Lauren Scherer at a href=http://tel:617.825.6320x1631617.825.6320x1631/a or lscherer [at] stjosephrehab.com. St. Joseph#39;s is located at 321 Centre Street in Dorchester./p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 02/07/2012 - 6:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QOoUJvzCo2E/Ti2JaTUlfrI/AAAAAAAACs8/3O0swSy6crc/s144/BostonisGrowingGardens.jpg style=width: 144px; height: 104px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right; /On February 7 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. attend the first Dot Grows Garden Council meeting of 2012! Thenbsp;February meeting will be held atnbsp;305 Talbot Ave. Dorchester (site of the Mt. Washington Bank Community Room located in Codman Square). Local gardeners and garden advocates will share updates on: renovations in Dorchester community gardens, Dorchester Winter Farmersrsquo; Market, Boston Is Growing Gardens, and the ongoing 2012 Master Urban Gardener series, among other items. Mathew Cahill of BNAN will be on hand to announce Grow Boston Greener, a competitive grant program that will provide funding for community tree plantings in the City of Boston. For more information, ornbsp;if you would like to be added to the agenda, please feel free to contact Grantley atnbsp;a href=mailto:grantley@bostonnatural.org target=_blankgrantley@bostonnatural.org/a./p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-body div class=field-items div class=field-item odd pOn Tues. Feb 7, 2012, the Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library is hosting a free workshop for adults on Strategic Volunteering and how it can eventually lead to paid employment.nbsp;Presented by Operation A.B.L.E., the workshop will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This free workshop is for individuals wishing to give back to the community and/or who are unemployed and looking to bridge the gap between jobs by working in a skills-based volunteer position. To register, please call Operation A.B.L.E. 617.542.4180 x122./p pThe Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library is located at 690 Adams Street, 02122./p /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate (SORTER):nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 02/07/2012 - 2:30pm/span /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-datesrelevant div class=field-labelDates Relevant:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 02/07/2012/span /div /div /div

div class=field field-type-text field-field-body div class=field-items div class=field-item odd pThe Dorchester FAMILY School Initiative (DFSI) Boston Marathon Fundraiser has found two runners to represent us for the 2012 Boston Marathon. Gwendolyn Stewart and Christy Roush are were kind enough to participate in our fundraising efforts along with running the grueling 26.2 miles. If you want to donate to Team DotWell for this marathon fundraiser please click herespan style=font-family: quot;Calibriquot;,quot;sans-serifquot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt;:nbsp;a href=http://www.crowdrise.com/DotWell-DFSI/fundraiser/healthservicespartnecrowdrise.com/DotWell-DFSI/fundraiser/a/span/p pspan style=font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;All money raised will help DFSI to support before-school and after-school programming, coordinate social and emotional services within schools and connect families with community program and services. /spanFor more informationnbsp;acontact Tom Powers at /aa href=mailto:tom.powers@dotwell.orgtom.powers@dotwell.org/a with questions./p /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate (SORTER):nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 02/02/2012 (All day)/span /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-datesrelevant div class=field-labelDates Relevant:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-startThu, 02/02/2012/spanspan class=date-display-separator - /spanspan class=date-display-endMon, 04/16/2012/span /div /div /div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 02/09/2012 - 12:15pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3-ZIaGSlB8Y/TywX9cAgJUI/AAAAAAAADlw/z-JpcORzpcg/s144/oldsouthmeetinghouse.jpg style=width: 96px; height: 144px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; /Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester Historical Society, and Bill Walczak, co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center will be speaking a the Old South Meetinghouse on February 9, at 12:15 p.m. They will present the history of Boston#39;s largest and oldest neighborhood, Dorchester, and how it began as a small settlement established by a group of hardy English families in 1630, and how it became aabbr title=2011-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 wonderful neighborhood that has appealed to immigrants throughout the world! Hear Dorchester represented as a beacon of community, and a compelling neighborhood of distinct communities. The event will be $6, but free for Old South Meetinghouse Members./abbr Old South Meetinghouse is located at 310 Washington Street, in Boston, MA./p pThe historic Old South Meeting House is hosting a variety of weekday events through February and March, designed to help local residents learn about Bostonrsquo;s history. The series ldquo;Building Beantown: Exploring the Neighborhoods that Make up the rsquo;Hubrsquo;rdquo; promises to go beyond the Freedom Trail and into the cityrsquo;s diverse and complex neighborhoods, each with a distinct population and history.span class=read-morea href=/earl-taylor-osmhstrong Read More/strong/a/span/p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleSat, 02/04/2012 - 9:00am/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vfjUAljTl7s/TrlfJ8o5PjI/AAAAAAAADMg/21mxBDeibgE/s144/090205_boston_schools.jpg style=width: 144px; height: 76px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right; /Come and learn about Boston#39;s best schools at the Charter Public School Showcase on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon at Boston University#39;s Fitness and Recreation Center, 915 Commonwealth Ave.nbsp;/p pCharter schools are public schools. They are free of charge and open to all school children in grades K-12. Come by and nbsp;learn about the schools with some of the bestnbsp;MCAS scores in the city! Have your questions answered and complete applications for the fall 2012 school year. Enrollment for each school is determined by lottery, which will be held in March. For more information about specific schools and Boston Public Schools, visit their website at a href=http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/www.bostonpublicschools.org//a./p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleWed, 02/01/2012 - 6:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UBcCNgOk8L8/TygL9EVTJYI/AAAAAAAADk0/QmLltLsaVeU/s640/HarpoonLogo2C_small.jpg style=width: 200px; height: 66px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; /Meet at Harpoon Brewery on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 p.m. for the 2nd Annual Cupid Splash kick-off party! The Annual Cupid Splash, sponsored by Save The Harbor / Save The Bay, will be held at the BCYF Curley Community Center on March 24, and at 7 other locations throughout Boston, including Tenean Beach in Dorchester. Participants raise funds to support Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and its Better Beaches program. Participants are encouraged to sport their finest ldquo;cupidrdquo; attire!/p pMake plans to attend this event! To RSVP, email Michelle Palermino at palermino [at] savetheharbor.org. Check out the 2012 Cupid Splash website at www.cupidsplash.com! For directions to the brewery, check out the a href=http://www.harpoonbrewery.comHarpoon Brewery/a online./p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleWed, 02/08/2012 - 6:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zN5_YZdpJLI/TwXZlxhK2ZI/AAAAAAAADas/EpxAW22U3ok/s144/rainbowcarrots.jpg style=width: 89px; height: 144px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right; /The second Food in the #39;Hood meeting of 2012 is happening on February 8, at the Bowdoin Street Health Center, 230 Bowdoin Street. Come to the meeting to discuss food possibilities in your neighborhood! Are you tired of the food options available to you in the Bowdoin/Geneva neighborhood? Do you travel outside of the neighborhood to buy better quality and/or affordable food? Are you interested in helping to improve access to healthy food in the neighborhood through farmespan class=text_exposed_showrsrsquo; markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), urban agriculture, and healthy corner store initiatives?/span/p pFood in the Hood strives to make all these things a reality. This meeting is free and open to all - let your voice be heard! Healthy snacks will be provided. If you have questions, comments, would like to attend but can#39;t, please call Maura at a href=http://tel:617.754.0026617.754.0026/a. Cape Verdean Creole translation is available./p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 01/31/2012 - 10:35am/span /div /div /div pOn Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Greater Four Corners Action Coalition, in partnership with City Life, is looking for community members to come out for a protest against foreclosure in the Dorchester community. The quot;Stop this Auctionquot; action will be held in front of 40 Fowler Street in Dorchester, a property recently foreclosed on twice, in support of a tenant about to be evicted. The property is set to be auctioned off at 10:00 a.m. - show your support and assemble at 9:30 a.m. in front of 40 Fowler Street to gain support and attention for this issue!/p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleSat, 02/04/2012 - 1:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NtRnogtwqe0/To9IQGBVcoI/AAAAAAAADAk/t34IuigRl3s/s128/grovehalllib.jpeg style=float: right; width: 128px; height: 96px; /In celebration of Black History Month, the Grove Hall Branch will host a series of lectures, screenings, and discussions:nbsp;/p pstrongSaturday, February 11:nbsp;/strongFunlayo Wood, PhD student in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and initiated priestess in the Yoruba Ifaacute;-Ograve;rigrave;sagrave; tradition, will discuss African and African-derived religious practices in the talk ldquo;lsquo;Otherrsquo; Spaces of Black Spiritualityrdquo; at 12 p.m./p pstrongThursday, February 16:nbsp;/strongLisanne Norman, PhD student at Harvard University, explores how Marcus Garveyrsquo;s contributions to the early 20supth/sup-century African American struggle for freedom and equality movement is often overlooked due to his scandalous exit from America in the talk ldquo;Marcus Garvey: A Light in the Darkness?rdquo; at 6 p.m./p pstrongSaturday, February 18:nbsp;/strongGiovanna Micconi, PhD student of African American Literature at Harvard University, will discuss William Dembyrsquo;s life in the talk ldquo;William Demby and African American Expatriates in Italyrdquo; at 11:30 a.m./p pstrongThursday, February 23:nbsp;/strongOludamini Ogunnaike will present on Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam, and its powerful presence in Senegal at 6 p.m./p div Grove Hall Branch is located atnbsp;41 Geneva Ave, Dorchester, MA. nbsp;For more information please call: 617.427.3337./div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleWed, 02/08/2012 - 12:30pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Rwp3ZsNRKNQ/TaRl97qOxOI/AAAAAAAABO4/86maZPNjggo/s128/Thrive5_FieldsCorner.jpg style=border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; float: right; width: 128px; height: 35px; //p div Fields Corner Children Thrive/Dorchester Cluster invites parents, caregivers, community members and servicenbsp;providers to join the nextnbsp;Fields Corner Children Thrive School Readiness Roundtable, being held Wednesday February 8th from 12:30 to 2:30 at the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester. nbsp;Lunch and childcare provided, though RSVP is required for childcare. nbsp;There will also be a raffle for $20 Target Gift Cards for parent and grandparent participants. nbsp;/div p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323Please RSVP to Tuyen Nguyen by responding to this email or by callingnbsp;span style=text-decoration: underlinea href=tel:617-740-2586617-740-2586/a/spanspan style=color: #232323./span/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323; min-height: 15.0pxnbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323; min-height: 15.0pxBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #2323231135 Dorchester Avenue/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323Dorchester MA 02125/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #1055ccspan style=text-decoration: underlinea href=tel:%28617%29%20288-1720(617) 288-1720/a/span/p div nbsp;/div div nbsp;/div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 02/02/2012 - 12:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mFM6otWoD38/Tf-v447TZFI/AAAAAAAACQI/Z8w5W7Iu49M/s128/ONEin3Boston.png style=float: right; width: 128px; height: 62px; //p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323On February 2nd, Onein3rsquo;s Career Advancement team and Roxbury Community College (RCC) present bGet Your Dream Job: HR Secrets Revealed/b at thenbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323b style=text-align: center; Reggie Lewis Track amp; Athletic Center/b/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323span style=color: rgb(16, 85, 204); text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; ba href=http://g.co/maps/hvbze1350 Tremont St.,nbsp;Boston, MA 02120/a/b/span./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323rom 12:00-2:00pm HR professionals from all over Boston will teach participants the importance of personal branding, professional communication and how to write a winning resume.nbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323Hear first hand how to get ahead in the workplace from keynote speakerb /ba href=http://www.hbs.edu/employment/our-employees/staff-profiles/emahoney.htmlspan style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055ccbEllen Mahoney/b/span/ab,/b Chief Human Resources Officer at Harvard Business School. Mahoney started off as an entry-level assistant and worked her way up the ranks./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323The skill-building sessions on personal branding and interview skills will be led by a href=http://www.connectwithpartners.org/author/oz-mondejar/span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055ccbOswald ldquo;Ozrdquo; Mondejar/b/span/ab, /bVice President of Human Resources/Community Relations at Partners Continuing Careb, /ba href=http://effectivenetworking.com/dianedarling/wordpress/span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055ccbDiane Darling/b/span/a of Effective Networking, and Attorney a href=http://www.morganbrown.com/news/events.php?id=143span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055ccbDamien DiGiovanni/b/span/ab /bof Morgan, Brown amp; Joy LLP. nbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323Volunteer experts from area employers will also offer one-on-one resume review sessions with participants, courtesy of the a href=http://nehra.com/span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055ccNorth East Human Resources Association (NEHRA)/span/a./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323nbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial; color: #232323All are welcome.nbsp; Participants are encouraged to come with their current resumes and lots of questions for the panelists.nbsp; Sign up today at: a href=http://www.onein3getsahead.eventbrite.com/span style=color: #1055ccwww.Onein3GetsAhead.eventbrite.com/span/a. The event is free and lunch will be provided./p div p style=text-align: -webkit-auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; nbsp;/p /div pnbsp;/p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 01/26/2012 - 6:00pm/span /div /div /div pThursday January 26. The chosen title is #39;Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close#39; by Jonathan Safran Foer.nbsp;nbsp; Nine-year-old Oskar Schell goes on a mission to find the lock that will matchnbsp;a mysterious key thatnbsp; belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11. The story, told from different perspectives and several different time frames is often sad but also hilarious as this young boy embarks on a journey that will ultimately heal him. Dinner from 6pm, discussion from 7pm.nbsp; All are welcome./p phttp://dot2dotcafe.com//p

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleThu, 01/26/2012 - 5:00pm/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V1CkC1B84xY/TyBTPD5ZW2I/AAAAAAAADjw/mC4KE0rIF0w/s128/image009.jpg style=float: right; width: 150px; height: 100px; //p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #010101In January and February the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School is offering open auditions for the next school year./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #010101One of the venues for the auditions will be Pope John II Catholic Academy, Lower Mills Campus, in Dorchester. Auditions will be held there on Thursday, January 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Boys currently in the 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade may audition./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #010101Families unable to be at the open auditions may schedule an audition at the school at another time by e-mailing Mr. John Robinson, Music Director, atnbsp;a href=mailto:jrobinson@choirschool.netjrobinson@choirschool.net/anbsp;or by calling the school office at a href=tel:617-868-8658span style=text-decoration: underline617-868-8658/span/a./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #010101The Choir School, located at St. Paul#39;s Church in Cambridge, will also hold an open house on Thursday, February 2, from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. Families may call a href=tel:617-868-8658span style=text-decoration: underline617-868-8658/span/a to register./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #010101As the only Roman Catholic boys#39; choir school in the United States, the school provides unique musical and educational opportunities for local boys. Several boys from Dorchester currently attend the school./p div nbsp;/div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleMon, 01/30/2012 - 11:00am/span /div /div /div pimg alt= src=https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1gJM4vnGDzw/TyGqglp82iI/AAAAAAAADj4/ucm65Zpu_7E/s250/250px-Flag_of_Haiti.svg.png style=border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; cursor: default; float: right; width: 125px; height: 75px; //p pJoin Governor Deval Patrick, Representative Linda Dorcena Forry and leaders of thenbsp;Haitian Community for:/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929strongReflections on Haiti: Two Years after the Earthquake/strong/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929To commemorate the two year anniversary of Haiti#39;s devastating earthquake, Governor Deval Patrick will present a special proclamation in solidarity with the Haitian community. The event will take place on Monday, January 30, 2012 from 11:00am to 12:00pm at the Grand Staircase in the State House and will feature artistic performances and reflections from elected officials and community leaders./p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929; min-height: 14.0pxnbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929Date: nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Monday, January 30, 2012/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929Time: nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929Where: nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; State House, Grand Staircase/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929; min-height: 14.0pxnbsp;/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929; min-height: 14.0pxFor more information please contact Anny-Jean Jacques Domercant at a href=tel:617-725-4020span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055cc617-725-4020/span/a/p p style=margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; color: #292929Interested media should contact the Governor#39;s Press Office at a href=tel:617-725-4025span style=text-decoration: underline ; color: #1055cc617-725-4025/span/a/p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-body div class=field-items div class=field-item odd pThenbsp;a href=http://www.charlestownworkingtheater.org/index.cfm style=color: rgb(17, 85, 204); target=_blankCharlestown Working Theater/a, a small community theater in Charlestown, is looking for a grant research volunteer. If you want to advance your grant research skills, add some work experience to your resume and have a love for the theater, then this is the perfect, short-term assignment for you! While it is a volunteer, unpaid assignment, you will be given two-free tickets to any production in thenbsp;a href=http://www.charlestownworkingtheater.org/calendar.cfm style=color: rgb(17, 85, 204); target=_blankCWT#39;s 2012 season/a./p div bTime required:nbsp;/b16-hours/div div bStart date:/bnbsp;1st February/div div bResponsibilities:/bnbsp;Research foundations and grants that would be applicable to the funding requirements of the CWT. Produce a report that highlights each foundation and grant including application deadline dates and application requirements/div div bSkills required:nbsp;/bProficient at using a spreadsheet (Excel or Numbers) and word processing (Word or Pages); have an understanding of how to use Guidestar, Charity Navigator and other online databases and portals; excellent at using the web to search./div div nbsp;/div div If you are interested in this position, please send an email to Liam Abramson (a href=mailto:labramson@highgateglobal.com style=color: rgb(17, 85, 204); target=_blanklabramson@highgateglobal.com/a) describing your (a) interest in this short assignment and (b) experience in doing this type of research.nbsp;/div div bApplication Deadline: Friday 27th January/b/div /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate (SORTER):nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleWed, 01/25/2012 - 11:51am/span /div /div /div div class=field field-type-date field-field-datesrelevant div class=field-labelDates Relevant:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-startWed, 01/25/2012/spanspan class=date-display-separator - /spanspan class=date-display-endFri, 01/27/2012/span /div /div /div

div class=field field-type-date field-field-when div class=field-labelDate:nbsp;/div div class=field-items div class=field-item odd span class=date-display-singleTue, 01/31/2012 - 11:00am/span /div /div /div div class=field field-type-filefield field-field-picture div class=field-items div class=field-item odd img class=imagefield imagefield-field_picture width=217 height=288 alt=Green Monster, Fenway Park src=http://www.mydorchester.org/files/GreenMonster.JPG?1327431225 / /div /div /div pTHINK SPRING!nbsp;span class=read-morea href=/red-sox-rafflestrong Read More/strong/a/span/p div Take a chance to win tickets to a 2012 Red Sox game!/div div Red Sox Raffle -- Sit in with the Scoreboard Crew!/div div Through the Boston Public Library Foundation, Friends groups across the BPL system are selling raffle tickets that entitle the winner to sit behind the Green Monster -- where no tickets are sold to the public! The winner and 3 guests (1 guest must be 16 or younger) will be entitled to watch 3 innings from this unique position and will watch the rest of the game from seats in the infield grandstand./div div nbsp;/div div Tickets are just $2 each or 5 for $8 -- strongPurchase by 1/31/12/strong/div div nbsp;/div div Tickets are available at the Adams St. Library (690 Adams Street, 02122) or send an email to: nbsp;FriendsofAdamsSt@gmail.com./div