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Page 10 Local Town Pages www.naticktownnews.com July 2016 Art in Natick Natick Together for Youth Recognizes Cheryle Lucenta as a Community Champion Babsje Depicts Beautiful Birds On exhibit at the Summer St. Gallery at The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer St., through July is fine art photographer and Natick-based photojournalist Babsje. Known for her beautiful herons images, Babsje photographs from the cockpit of a floating kayak while paddling the lakes, ponds, and rivers of the Charles River watershed. Her work offers intimate glimpses of the beautiful birds in an unusual New England and original way. Her great blue heron portraits have appeared in corporate and private collections. Babsje studied graphic design and journalism at The Pennsylvania State University and has worked in digital media for international media companies. Exhibit Lifts People’s Spirits Stephanie Krist’s art typically features inspiring words—encouraging phrases, great music lyrics and the teachings of the Bible. In her work, Rita uses a variety of pens and often incorporates watercolor. In her “Paper Pep Talks” series, which can be seen at the Bakery on the Common, 9 S. Main St., during July and August, she combines common encouraging phrases to make interesting compositions, with the goal being to lift people’s spirits. Gardener Plus Your old fashioned perennial gardener Planting Pruning Weeding Mulching ~Call for our full list of services~ Washington Barbalho Owner 508.881.2264 Inc. Ballistic Services Instant cash paid for your valuable firearms. Call today for a confidential consultation 508-381-0230 • www.neballistic.com Natick Together for Youth (NTY) presented the 2016 NTY Community Champion Award to Natick resident Cheryle Lucenta for her exceptional service to Natick’s youth and families, particularly those who have experienced opioid addiction. A founding member of the SOAR Natick (Supporting Our Addicts’ Recovery), Lucenta has devoted countless hours towards community efforts to prevent youth substance use and support individuals and families seeking recovery from substance use disorders. The award ceremony took place in June at the Natick High School. Lucenta was nominated by James White, Director of the Natick Health Department and Chairperson of NTY. In his nomination, White cited Lucenta’s numerous contributions to initiatives that have helped to educate community members and decrease the stigma of addiction that impacts many families. As a founding member of SOAR Natick, Lucenta has helped to create a biweekly support group for Natick families who have seen a loved one struggle with addiction. Each December, Lucenta helps plan Natick’s annual vigil for those who have lost their lives to addiction, and was a leading force in developing an educational pamphlet about addiction and treatment resources that Natick first responders can distribute to community members effected by substance use disorders. In addition, in November 2015, Lucenta and SOAR Natick led efforts to bring Chris Herren to Natick to speak to youth and parents. Herren, a former Celtics player and person in recovery, attracted a huge crowd of approximately 750 people, filling the Natick High School auditorium. Community leaders cheered White’s nomination of Lucenta for the 2016 NTY Community Champion Award. When presenting Lucenta with the award, NTY Executive Director Katie Sugarman said, “Cheryle is a FIREWOOD 508-380-8717 Cheryle Lucenta wins the 2016 Natick Together for Youth Community Champion award. Full Cord, and Cord-and-a-Half loads, delivered to Metrowest towns. Gary Schofield person who does not seek out the spotlight, and she truly demonstrates what it means to be a champion of Natick families. She has done so much, from helping to found SOAR Natick to participating in many of NTY’s events and initiatives.” This was the second time that NTY gave the Community Champion Award to a Natick community member. As a coalition with a mission focused on preventing and reducing youth substance use in Natick, NTY aims to create a more connected town in which youth, parents, individuals and organizations work together to increase the protective factors that help youth avoid substance use and reduce the risk factors that might contribute to substance use. The Community Champion Award celebrates individuals of any age who demonstrate exemplary service towards this shared goal. For more information about NTY, contact Katie Sugarman by calling 508-647- 6623 or emailing csugarman@ natickps.org.
July 2016 Local Town Pages www.naticktownnews.com Page 11 MathWorks Helps With Natick Clean Up For the fourth year, volunteers from MathWorks helped clean up the town in early June. Some volunteers worked under the mentorship of Lake Cochituate Watershed Council members Carole Berkowitz and Jill Mac- Glaflin pulling more than 100 water chestnut plants and a lot of litter from Fisk Pond. Others cleaned up the settling pond near Roche Bros. and the Rt. 135 and Speen Street intersection, always a “perfect storm” of trash, plastic bags, styrofoam cups, nips and chip bags. This challenging area of town has never looked better. Running Club Invited to Natick Labs The Strivers Running Club for Girls was invited by Garrison Commander Lt. Col. Ryan Raymond to run the fitness trail at the Natick Solider System Center campus (Natick Labs) on May 31. The fitness trail is 1.5 miles and circles the perimeter of the Labs with beautiful views of Lake Cochituate. In addition, the Strivers Club had the opportunity to meet Command Sergeant Major Erika M. Gholar, the highest ranking female military official in the Northeast, and learn about the research being done on the development of food, clothing, shelters and other items to support soldiers in the U.S. military. The girls were also The majority of the girls from the Strivers Running Club are from Natick. Others are from Wellesley, Dover and Sherborn. able to try some surprisingly tasty MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) at their pre-race carb loading pasta party. We thank the Natick Army Labs for such a beautiful and insightful run. Our Mission: Your Comfort EQUIPMENT REBATES* (up to) Oil $1900 Gas $3500 AC $1150 Great Financing, 0% Interest for 84 months.* Gas, Oil Gas, and Oil AC and Sales AC Sales & & Service 888-818-2028 888-818-2028 • www.coanoil.com www.coanoil.com *Rebates and financing provided by and subject to Mass Save Restrictions and Limitations Live Better REBATES* (up to) Oil Gas AC $1900 $4000 $1150 Limited Time Offer Great Financing, 0% interest for 84 months* Natick Summer Enrichment Program, July 5-August 5 The Natick Summer Academic (NSA) Enrichment Program is designed to enhance the educational experiences of youth by providing exciting, fun, and enriching activities and classes for students in many different disciplines. Offerings at NSA range from science and art, to sports and cooking. The NSA Enrichment Program is a self-supporting program open to all students without regard to sex, race, religion, color or national origin. • Classes not having 5 or more students will be subject to cancellation. • Transportation and lunch are not provided. • Students are eligible for programs based on the grade they will be entering next fall. • No refunds are issued after the first week of classes Serving Needham & Surrounding Towns Summer Remedial Program The Natick Summer Remedial program for grades 7-12 offers recovery credit (meaning a student has taken a course but has failed that course) for one semester of most high school courses. The cost for one course is $225, and the summer session runs from Wednesday, July 6 - Friday, August 5. Classes are 2.5 hours at Natick High School from either 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. or from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Students take courses through the online platform GradPoint, allowing students to move at their own pace with instructor support. To see course offerings and to register for a course, visit http://bit.ly/1UCoAEs. For more information, visit the NSA Enrichment Programs website, www.natickps. org/districtinfo/summerenrichment/main.cfm. Submit press releases, photos with captions and story ideas to editor@Naticktownnews. com The deadline is the 15th of the month.
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