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Call for Artists
Acushnet residents 16 years of
age and older are invited to call 508-
995-4238 to learn how to participate
in the free annual Acushnet art and
crafts show on May 22 & 23.
Walk for Adoption
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 9:00 am –
12:00 noon –A Walk Home –
MARE’s Walk for Adoption at
Jordan’s Furniture, 450 Revolut -
ionary Drive, E. Taunton, MA.
Indoor/outdoor event celebrat ing
adoption. Enjoy refreshments,
entertainment, and a family-friendly
1-hour group walk plus party.
Proceeds support the Mass.
Adoption Resource Exchange
(MARE) and its mission to find
adoptive parents for hundreds of
children in state foster care.
Online Registration: www.first
giving.com/mare. Recruit a team,
sponsor the walk, request a poster
for your business, or participate as a
“virtual walker.” For more info,
contact MARE at 617-54-ADOPT (617-
542-3678) or visit www.MAREinc.org.
Clothing Swap
Sunday May 23, from 11:00 am -
3:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus
Hall, 57 Fairhaven Rd. (Rte. 6)
Mattapoisett, to benefit Buddy Walk
for Down Syndrome & Gifts to Give
Entry fee: $3.00 / person
Bring clean, lightly used clothing
(women's, men’s, children’s, baby),
baby toys and accessories (3 item
minimum). Bring the whole family to
have lunch and swap items. Get “new
to you” items and benefit two great
charities. Clothing & items drop-off
begins at 11:00, lunch and preview
begins at 12:00, and the swap begins
at 1:00 pm. Fun for the whole family!
Contact: Amanda 508-965-5822 /
redqueen6180@roadrunner. com.
Becky 508-994-1403 / elf217@
comcast.net
Bird-a-thon
On May 14 and 15, go where the
wild things are with Mass
Audubon’s Bird-a-thon. This fun
annual event, for people of all
abilities and ages, offers birders and
nature enthusiasts the opportunity
to participate in friendly competition
while raising funds for Mass
HAPPENINGS/OTHER LATITUDES
Audubon’s wildlife sanctuaries and
programs.
The 24-hour competition starts at
6 p.m. on Friday, May 14, and runs
through 6 p.m. on Sat., May 15.
To join a team, make a pledge or
donation, see a list of prizes, or get
more information, contact Allens
Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (508) 636-
2437 or visit www.massaudubon.org/
birdathon. To become a Virtual
Birder (open to any one) and
compete for the High Flyer prize,
create a fundraising page at
www.firstgiving.com/massaudubon.
Quilt Show
Save the Date!
All Hands on Deck: A quilt show
displaying over 100 hand and
machine projects, including 52 deck
of card designs. Enjoy the fine art
work of wall, bed/lap and art/
contemporary styles, applique and
much more. Decorative gift baskets
and raffle quilt will be available. A
portion of the proceeds of the raffle
quilt will benefit the Woman’s Center
of New Bedford. Sponsoring
organization: Shining Tides Quilt
Guild. Dates:
Friday & Saturday, June 4th &
5th from 10-5; Sunday, June 6, from
10-3 at UMass Dartmouth, Wood -
land Commons, 285 Old Westport
Rd., Dartmouth. Tickets: $5.00 per
day at the door.
For further information please
contact Mary Lou, meustace17@
hotmail.com or 508 995-8436
Call for Pictures
The Mattapoisett Road Race
Committee recently met to begin the
planning of the 40th Road Race to be
held on Sat., July 3. (not the 4th this
year). Since 1971, all monies from
this non-profit race are given to
scholarship awards for ORRHS
graduates.
Committee member, Caty Furman,
showed the attendees a festive red,
white, and blue t-shirt designed
especially for this special run.
The committee is collecting
pictures and news articles from the
past 40 years regarding the Road
Race and would welcome any
information. Please call or email
Karen Manning 508-758-9419,
kdmanning1@yahoo.com.
Celebrate
Dartmouth
The Dartmouth Historical
Commission will again sponsor
Celebrate Dartmouth Day, this year
on Saturday, May 15, from 10 am to
4 pm in partnership with preserva -
tion and conservation organizations
within the town. The Commission
invites you to spend a day seeing
what makes Dartmouth special. This
is a great event for families, and is
entirely FREE.
Maps and event explanations will
be available at Southworth Library,
732 Dartmouth St., on the morning of
May 15, starting at 10 am. Families
will be able to take these maps and
find their way to event locations
around town, --- places they may not
have visited.
Rain or shine, it will be a great day
to get out and discover something
new in Dartmouth.
To document this historical day,
we’re looking for the most creative
photo that highlights the event.
Please email your photo to dhc@
town.dartmouth.ma.us. The Historical
Commission will choose the winner
on June 7th. The winner’s photo will
be posted on the town website.
Plant Sale
The Garden Club of Buzzards
Bay will hold its annual plant sale
on Sat., 5/15 at St. Mary’s Church
Parish Center, 783 Dart mouth St.,
So. Dartmouth, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Plants on sale will include
perennials, interesting annuals,
geraniums, succulents, miniature
desert gardens (pre-planted
collections of succulents), special
boxwood cultivars, heirloom
tomatoes, herbs, Stepables (plants
that tolerate foot traffic), many
varieties of coleus, pre-planted patio
pots, and more.
Last year’s plant sale proceeds
were distributed to five groups: two
nearby environmental conservation
organizations, a local museum, a
welfare organization, and a police
department for landscaping.
Contact Gail Dvidson, 508-993-
8701 for further info. The Garden
Club of Buzzards Bay is member of
the Garden Club of America.
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