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Page 4 Local Town Pages www.franklintownnews.com November 2016 FPAC to Present The Odd Couple and Holiday Trio CHARRON Tree Service BELLINGHAM, MA 508-883-8823 FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED KEVIN LEMIRE, OWNER 1060 Pulaski Blvd., Bellingham, MA 02019 Franklin Performing Arts Company’s 26th season, which opened in October with Fiddler on the Roof, continues this month with Neil Simon’s hilarious The Odd Couple. Holiday season productions feature Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet The Nutcracker, the FPAC family-favorite musical Humbug!, and an original FPAC panto with a twist on the fairy tale classic, Cinderella. For Over 20 Years The #1 Appliance Repair Expert Washers • Dryers • High Efficiency & Commercial Laundry Dishwashers • Wall Ovens • Disposers • Wine Chillers 447 E CENTRAL ST, FRANKLIN 508-528-3869 www.ds-appliance.com • Business Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm • COMMERICAL & RESIDENTIAL • TREE REMOVAL BY BUCKET TRUCK /CRANE • LAND CLEARING • STUMP GRINDING • STORM DAMAGE • SNOW REMOVAL • FIREWOOD SALES CharronTreeCompany.com CharronTreeService@yahoo.com A clever American comedy by one of the most produced playwrights of the twentieth century, The Odd Couple will be presented at THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin on November 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on November 6 at 2 p.m. The Odd Couple is an epic mismatch of personalities, as an incompatible pair of suddenly single pals becomes roommates. Thrown out by his wife, the fastidious and uptight news writer, Felix Unger, moves in with the slovenly sportswriter, Oscar Madison, recently divorced. Unsure why their marriages fell apart, the friends repeat the same mistakes with each other – with hysterical results. The Odd Couple won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Author of a Play and was a Best Play nominee. The renowned buddy tale is the original play behind the hit TV sitcom and film. FPAC’s holiday season begins on December 3 and 4 with the company’s annual production of The Nutcracker. A popular FPAC holiday tradition for more than 20 years, the world-famous ballet will be presented at the Franklin High School auditorium with live professional orchestra, special guest artists, and more than 100 area dancers. Part Time Kitchen Designer Willing to train. Must feel very comfortable with the computer and sales environment. Will assist in greeting customers, educating them on our product, placing orders, working with warehouse staff, answering phones, eventually designing kitchens/going to customer’s homes to take measurements, some lifting. 20+ Hours a week. Some flexibility in hours (possible Evenings & Saturdays). Should feel confident working independently. Must have own transportation, valid drivers license and work authorization forms. CABINET DEPOT 508-966-0651 191 Mechanic Street, Bellingham, MA Marscott.CabinetDepot@gmail.com FPAC’s original panto follows in the British tradition, retelling a well-known fairy tale in an exaggerated style filled with audience participation, popular songs, slapstick comedy, jokes, dances and more. This production, based on the story of Cinderella, will be staged at THE BLACK BOX on December 10 and 11. FPAC’s large-cast holiday musical, Humbug!, will be presented on December 17 and 18 at the Franklin High School auditorium. A family favorite since debuting as part of the company’s 2008 season, Humbug! is an original musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. With musical hits of every genre and live accompaniment by a 10-piece band of professional musicians, Humbug! transports audiences from Dickensian England to contemporary America as the novels iconic characters and storyline are cleverly reimagined with modern setting and dialogue. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (508) 528-3370 or visit www.FPAConline.com.
November 2016 Local Town Pages www.franklintownnews.com Page 5 DRIVE continued from page 1 can demystify blood donation. It’s not scary. It doesn’t hurt as much as you think it will, and the reward, giving someone else the opportunity to live – is just very powerful, knowing you’re doing this for someone else.” Olivia and Giovanna thought of the idea for the blood drive when they noticed they were the only ones around their age being honored by Boston Children’s Hospital for achieving a gallon each in blood donation. “We went to a recognition dinner,” says Giovanna, and it Please join us for a Blood drive friday, november 11, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School 201 Main Street Franklin, MA 02038 Positive id required To make an appointment please log onto halfpints.childrenshospital.org sponsor code for this drive is BENFRA or call Giovanna and Olivia at 508-541-1253. Blood Donor Center | 617-355-6677 WWW.LOCALTOWNPAGES.COM was really special because we heard a donor speak and a recipient speaking who had a rare disease where she had to have blood transfusions frequently.” “What surprised me and Giovanna were there were very few people our age,” says Olivia. “There were 20- and 30-yearolds, but nobody as young as us.” She adds that young, healthy people have healthy blood to donate. “We want to foster the idea of being a lifelong donor,” says Giovanna. The two sisters began their journey as blood donors when Giovanna, who developed scoliosis – as had a number of members of her Mom’s family – needed a spinal fusion at age 12. Giovanna was encouraged to self-donate for the process, and at that time, she found out that her blood (and her identical twin, Olivia’s) type was O-negative, the universal donor. “Anyone with any type of blood type can take O-negative,” says Giovanna, “Although they always need all kinds of blood. They prefer to give the same blood type to the child.” Once they were both 16, both twins began donating. “I guess I just felt like this need to give back to Children’s Hospital,” says Olivia. “I just did it as a way to give back to the hospital that did so many things for my family.” The twins give a whole blood donation every two months, although donors can choose different types of donations, such as plasma, double red cell and platelet donation. When it came to planning a blood drive of their own, then, the Sabini-Leite sisters didn’t hesitate to arrange for Boston Children’s Hospital’s Blood Mobile to come to Franklin. The two sisters are pros at blood donation at this point. They have a few words of wisdom they’ve amassed over their couple of years of blood donation that they would like to give the young people they’re encouraging to donate. “You definitely have to hydrate, so it’s easier,” says Giovanna. “We take iron, which is especially important for women. For Children’s Hospital, you have to have more than 12.5 grams of iron. They test you before you go in, so we eat a lot of beans, spinach and eggs, that all contain iron.” “Don’t be afraid,” says Olivia. “It will hurt when they put the needle in, I won’t lie, but the pain is minimal compared to what you’re doing for someone We beat ALL competitor pricing. 774-287-1133 Dumpsters AvAilAble let us CleAn Out YOur unwAnteD Junk Serving Metro-West and Beyond! $25 off Any Full Truck Removal Not to be combined with any other offer else. You’re giving them a chance to live.” The twins’ Mom, Kelly, points out that nowadays, thanks to technology, blood donation is quick and easy. It also helps that Boston Children’s Hospital staff are accustomed to being particularly gentle, working with children, say the sisters. “The blood donation is very quick,” says Olivia. “The actual process of donating takes about seven minutes.” “There’s no substitute for blood. It can’t be made in a lab,” says Giovanna. “For a person who needs blood, they need somebody else.” For this Veterans Day, if you would like to help save a life, you can register for the Franklin blood drive to take place at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School, 201 Main Street, Franklin, from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. at www.halfpints.childrenshospital. org, or contact Giovanna and Olivia at (508) 541-1253, or giovannasylvia@hotmail.com, or oliviasabini@hotmail.com, for more information and to sign up. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are preferred. $274 15 Yard Dumpster Not to be combined with any other offer see website fOr DetAils AffordableJunkRemoval@gmail.com www.TakeAwayJunk.com At SELF we customize your individual needs. Our highly knowledgeable specialists uses state of the art techniques. 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