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Page 4 Local Town Pages www.millismedwaynews.com <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
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teaching tools to our kids,” says<br />
LaDuke. “Obviously, I’d love to<br />
have the funds to be able to fulfill<br />
every single grant, and depending<br />
on what the need is, sometimes,<br />
I think, we can.”<br />
M.E.R.I.T. funds about six to<br />
10 grants each year to the tune<br />
of about $10K. Over the course<br />
of its existence, the committee<br />
has funded grants to the tune of<br />
about $250,000, not bad, says<br />
LaDuke, for a small town like<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>. In the past, MERIT has<br />
paid for such items as gymnasium<br />
mats, Smartboards, Polar<br />
Fit Sensors for PE, guitars for<br />
music class, projectors, cartography<br />
maps, a mineral mining<br />
project, an ALARM Robotics<br />
competition, text-to-speech software,<br />
woodworking tools and<br />
more. The most recent grants<br />
funded by MERIT include:<br />
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• Stand up Desks<br />
• Chrome Books for Fifth<br />
Grade and Seventh Grade<br />
• Mini PCR Machines for<br />
DNA testing<br />
• Interactive Physics Projector<br />
• I Pads for Art<br />
• Digital Recorders for AP<br />
Exam testing<br />
LaDuke does point out that,<br />
thanks to the need to stay abreast<br />
of technology, teachers’ requests<br />
are tending toward bigger ticket<br />
items these days.<br />
M.E.R.I.T. does other fundraisers<br />
throughout the year. In<br />
late September, they held a Papa<br />
Gino’s fundraiser, and in the past<br />
they’ve had a Bunco night, a yoga<br />
night (which they are hoping to<br />
bring back to the <strong>Millis</strong> Public Library<br />
in December), and looking<br />
forward they plan to hold a November<br />
holiday shopping night<br />
as well as a prom fashion show in<br />
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<strong>Millis</strong> Educational Resources Initiative Team (M.E.R.I.T.) is planning its annual Haunted Hayride at<br />
Tangerini’s Farm for <strong>October</strong> 22, from 5-10 p.m. this year. Tickets, which always sell out, are available at<br />
Roche Bros. and Tangerini’s.<br />
Licensed<br />
& Insured<br />
through AmazonSmile to donate<br />
a small portion of their proceeds<br />
to M.E.R.I.T.<br />
By far, however, the annual<br />
Halloween event at Tangerini’s<br />
is the biggest fundraiser, and it<br />
takes a lot of volunteers, who<br />
are still needed for various scare<br />
stations. If you are aged 16 and<br />
older and are interested in volunteering,<br />
email LaDuke at<br />
lladuke@comcast.net.<br />
You can find more out about<br />
M.E.R.I.T. by visiting its web<br />
page, meritmillis.org, which<br />
LaDuke says will soon be updated.<br />
M.E.R.I.T. is also on<br />
Facebook under “MERIT <strong>Millis</strong><br />
Educational Resources Initiative<br />
Team.”<br />
LaDuke says she understands<br />
that <strong>Millis</strong> families are asked to<br />
support many endeavors through<br />
town. Although it’s sometimes<br />
hard to approach people of the<br />
town for donations, “It’s so important<br />
to try to do it,” she says.<br />
“We are thrilled when we can<br />
fulfill the grant request. It’s so<br />
great to fund the interesting new<br />
things they’re trying to do for the<br />
schools.”<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Fall Road<br />
Construction Scheduled<br />
Fall road construction plans<br />
call for: resurfacing of Oak<br />
Street, Sanford Street, and<br />
Memory Lane; new sidewalks<br />
on School Street; completion of<br />
paving on Lee Lane; and, culvert<br />
repairs on Winthrop Street.<br />
In addition, the Route 109<br />
Transportation Improvement<br />
Project will continue through the<br />
fall into December.<br />
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