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Page 10 Local Town Pages www.millismedwaynews.com July 2016 Girl Scout Celebrates Hard-Earned Gold Award Achievement Highest Award in Girl Scouting By J.D. O’Gara On June 4, 2016, Katherine (Katy) Rose Golden, of Millis Girl Scout Troop 74920, led by Sherrice Golden, celebrated her achievement of Girl Scout Gold Award at the American Legion Post 208 in Millis. The award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. For her Gold Award project, Katy renovated part of the Pleasant Street property overseen by the Millis Conservation Commission. She cleared debris from the remaining building there and created a new trail that connects the building to an existing trail, spreading wood chips in front of the building and creating a fire pit. She also created a booklet about the local wildlife, safety tips and camping procedures that can all be experienced at the site. The booklet is located at the site, at Millis Public Schools and on the Conservation Commission’s website. “The goal of this project was to create a spot here in town so everyone would have the chance to get outside and see the nature that is in their backyards and to experience and learn new things about their town. It is also a spot where people can go camping for the weekend, cook over a fire, or simply go for a day hike. It offers a wide range of new activities and experiences for people to enjoy,” wrote Katy of her project. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts requirements for the Gold Award state that Katy had to personally invest 80 hours of time (unlike in Boy Scouts, volunteer hours don’t count toward the project). Katy amassed 117 hours. During that time, she faced some challenges. The biggest, she says, was “time management, especially over the summer, just finding time to put aside to actually do the project.” A particularly irritating second challenge – poison ivy. “Physically, the poison ivy was awful. I had poison ivy for the whole summer. It was terrible.” The Gold Award might be the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn, but for Katy Golden, who recently graduated from Millis High School and has been a Tri-Valley Basketball All-Star, it is not nearly the only Girl Scout achievement she has earned. Katy began her Scouting years as a Daisy, and as a Brownie earned 19 Try-Its, 10 Junior Badges, is a 6-year veteran of Operation Snowflake, a 2-year participant of T.R.E.C., worked with her Girl Scout Troop to save up for and visit the Pax Lodge, in London, England, and has earned both her Bronze and Silver Awards, the highest achievements for Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts, respectively. Katy says she “will definitely take away a lot of leadership skills. I had to organize a lot of people and tell them exactly what I needed, and then we all had to work together to get it done. It taught me to persevere, and not to give up even when it got more complicated and things went wrong.” Golden sees the Gold Award as helping her move forward, because “I will have the experience of leading and completing a project of this size.” Borrow $15,000 Unsecured Pay Just $ 226. 36 Per Month* Finance repairs and upgrades without refinancing or using your home’s equity. Our Unsecured Home Improvement Loan offers: • No application or annual fees • Terms up to 84 months • No Appraisal • Flexible terms & loans available from $2,500 to $25,000 • Easy application and fast decision Millis Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Katy Golden is shown here holding all of her Girl Scout uniforms, from Daisy to Senior. Photo by Eileen Nelson Photography (www.eileennelsonphotography.com) InterIor & exterIor PaIntIng Paint & Powerwash Kitchen Cabinets Refinished Starting at $600 Decks Resurfaced 2 Old Fuddy Duddy Painters with 30 plus years experience SAVING MARRIAGES ONE HOME AT A TIME! Call for an Estimate • BILL 508-868-5226 INTERIOR ICE DAM REPAIRS NMLS# 743045 Member FDIC • Member SIF 70 Main Street • Medway • 508.533.8661 2 South Maple Street • Bellingham • 508.966.2857 1 Hastings Street • Mendon • 508.422.9792 CharlesRiverBank.com Equal Housing Lender *Payment based on Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 6.99% with 84 monthly payments of $7.60 per $1,000 borrowed. APR accurate as of 6/6/16 and subject to change without notice. Advertised APR requires automatic payment from a Charles River Bank checking account. APR is .50% higher without auto payment. Other restrictions may apply. Requires estimate from a licensed contractor and inspection by Charles River Bank of completed work. John’s family owned and operated for 45 years Birkenstock repair center Superior Shoe & Boot Repair 21E CharlEs strEEt, holliston, Ma 01746 839a Main strEEt (rt. 20), WalthaM, Ma CErtifiED in PEDorthiCs/orthoPEDiC shoE MoDs sPECializing in laDiEs high hEEl tiP rEPlaCEMEnt tall Horse riding Boot Zipper specialist www.superiorshoerepair.com John ElhiloW, C.PED, o.s.t. (508) 429-2038
July 2016 Local Town Pages www.millismedwaynews.com Page 11 Summer Free Lunch in Milford The Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition is presenting the Milford Summer Food Service Program, sponsored by the Hockomock Area YMCA in collaboration with the Milford Public Schools Food Services team. The program begins on Thursday, June 23rd and will end on Tuesday, August 30th. The program is being offered at three locations in Milford, MA including Memorial Elementary School located at 12 Walnut Street; The Milford Youth Center located at 24 Pearl Street; and the Trinity Episcopal Church located at 17 Congress Street. The Summer Food Service Program in Milford will be serving nutritious lunches for all children who would like to participate (ages 18 and under) Monday through Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Participants must remain onsite while eating and enjoying the meal. Each site will also offer fun, interactive activities after the lunch each weekday. This program is free and open to all. No advanced sign-up or paperwork required. In addition to the free lunch, an afternoon snack is available at the Milford Youth Center from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. each week day. “We are proud that our Y is a place where community comes together to make a difference when we engage in initiatives like the Milford Summer Food Service Program,” said Ed Hurley, president of the Hockomock Area YMCA. “Our partnership with the Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition and the Milford forward to this being an annual Public Schools will positively impact partnership because of the vital hundreds of Milford chil- need this fills when school is out dren and families. Collectively we of session.” are working to ensure that more For more information or to kids have the nourishment they be a program volunteer, email need to grow and thrive this summer.” mealprograms@hockymca.org. Information can also be found on A pilot program was launched Facebook (Milford Summer Food last summer in Milford by the Service Program) and Twitter (@ Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition Milford_SFSP). As well as on the (MAHC). The program website: hockymca.org. served 2,200 meals to children Meals will be provided to all over the course of the summer. children without charge and are “Last summer’s lunch program the same for all children regardless was a huge success. We used private of race, color, national ori- funding to test out the pilot gin, sex, age or ability, and there program. The good news is that will be no discrimination in the every child who comes to one of course of the meal service. the three lunch sites will be fed Thank you to the following each week day this summer. We sponsors who have supported anticipate 300 to 500 kids a day. this program with grants or donations of over $250 dollars: The bad news is that there are November 4, 2009 over 1,400 children in the Milford The Walmart Foundation, The school system who depend on the Episcopal Churches of Central school for their meals (reduced and Western Massachusetts, The price and free) over the course of Massachusetts Department of the school year. Let’s make sure Elementary and Secondary Education, CHNA 6, Project Bread, that no child goes to bed hungry November 11, 2009 this summer,” said Rev. William Unibank, Bright Insurance, John Peters III MacDonald Murray, Medway who is also Country Trinity Manor Episcopal Church, First the rector at Trinity 115 Episcopal Mollison Street Congregational Church, Milford Church and leads Medway, the Milford MA 02053 Federal Saving and Loan, Mil- Area Humanitarian Coalition. ford National Bank and Trust, Kevin McIntyre, incoming Partners by Design, Commission Superintendent of Milford Public on Disability, Imperial Ford, Law Schools said, “We are very Offices of Michael M. Kaplan excited to partner with Metro the West Mil-Medicaford Area Humanitarian Coali- and the Milford Rotary Club. P.C., Center Harold and Marcia Rhodes, 115 Lincoln St Framingham, MA 01702 tion and the Hockomock Area YMCA for the Summer Food Service Program. This supports a clear need in the community and will provide meals to our students throughout the summer. I look Parents Needed for Millis SEPAC Parent of Millis Public on March 31st, followed Schools have reinvigorated by election of officers and the Special Education Parent priority setting activities for Advisory Board in col- school year 2016-2017. laboration with Dr. Sue Parents Kelsey Guindon Anne Marks the Director and Audra Noonan have of Student Services and departmental been elected as co-chairs of staff. Guided by the board with Dr. Marks. state mandates, the goals of The group also identified this influential group are to priorities for activities for provide advice to the district the next school year, these regarding its special education include devising a Parent programs and policies, & School Communication to hold meetings at regular tool, the development of a intervals and to create bylaws local resource guide, investi- or rules, to help govern gate website or social media and elect officers. All parents use, enlisting guest speakers, of students found eli- and creating parent partners gible for special education, for “new” families as well as other interested Although the group currently parties are welcomed to be is thirty members members. strong, it is the Millis Public Activities conducted Schools Parent Advisory during this last school year Board leadership’s hope included a fall parent interest that more parents will join survey, 6755 a 02 Parents’ Rights to help guide the district Meeting in collaboration in ways to enhance special with Please check TEC box: Collaborative Proof OK education programs and on December 9th, Special Proof OK with policies Revisions next Notedschool year. Education Family Night Revisions and Interested send New families Proof can reach January 27th, the Parent out to sepac@millisschools. Advisory Board Meeting org to get more information. 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