Ashland April 2020

Page 14 Ashland Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com April 2020
Due to the coronavirus outbreak
over the past few weeks,
many events have been canceled
or postponed. Please check with
each organization before heading
out to an event.
Monday, April 6
Network of Enterprising
Women (NEW) 8:30-10:30am
at Cheryl Cohen Mosaics, 360
Woodland St. 2nd floor, Holliston,
MA. Member, Nancy Shaw
will facilitate group discussion
on Team Building When You
Are a Solopreneur; with fun &
collaborative team building exercises.
Guests welcome to attend
to see if NEW is a good fit for
their business. Light breakfast
provided. More info at www.networkofenterprisingwomen.com;
RSVP info@networkofenterprisingwomen.com
Friday, April 10
Ashland is working with the
Great American Rain Barrel
Co., a local food importing company
that has been re-purposing
shipping drums into Rain Barrels
since 1988. Last year 30% of
Massachusetts Cities and Towns
partnered with The Great American
Rain Barrel Co, selling over
3000 barrels. Great American
Rain Barrel Co is an approved
vendor by the MASSDEP for
the state since 2010. Barrels are
being offer to residents for $55
and will be available for pick up
on April 10th at the Ashland
DPW, 20 Ponderosa Road, Ashland,
MA.
Monday, April 13
Hearing aid cleaning at the
Senior Center, 162 West Union
St., 9:30 am
Monday, April 13
Needlework Monday, at the
Senior Center, 162 West Union
St., 10am
Tuesday, April 14
Caregiver Support Group, Senior
Center, 162 West Union St.,
1pm
Calendar
Tuesday, April 28
Caregiver Support Group, Senior
Center, 162 West Union St.,
1pm
Thursday, April 30
Lifelong learning, Fake News,
at the Senior Center, 162 West
Main St., 1pm. Find out how historians
and journalists influence
each other‘s work.
All month
Scholarship applications from
the town are now available and
will be accepted until May 1,
2020.
The board will provide two
$1500.00 scholarships one scholarship
will be provided to a male
and one to a female. All graduating
high school students are
eligible.
Please use the link provided
to access the scholarship application.
/DocumentCenter/
View/5527/Scholarship-Application-2020
Food Drive for Families in Need
On Saturday, April 11th,
2020, the Ashland Lions will be at
Market Basket on Pond St. 9am-
3pm collecting food for the Ashland
Food Pantry. As they enter
the store shoppers will be given
a list of desired non-perishable
food items to shop for. The Lions
will collect these items as shoppers
leave the store and bring
them to the food pantry which
helps families in need.
Prescription Drug Takeback Day
Ashland Lions Club has partnered
with the Ashland Police
Department again for Prescription
Drug Takeback Day. The
event will be held on Saturday,
April 25th, 2020, 10am -2pm,
at the Ashland Police Station on
Main St. People should bring
any unwanted / unused / expired
prescription (or non-prescription)
drugs as well as “sharps”, including
needles, syringes and lancets,
for safe and proper disposal.
Whodunnit? Murder In Sin City
The Ashland Lions Club is
teaming up with Lions Clubs in
Sherborn and Bellingham mystery
dinner. The event has been
moved to Friday, September
25th, 2020, 6pm-10:30pm. Participants
will be assigned a role
to play in solving a murder mystery!
The event will be held at the
VFW, 311 Pleasant St, Ashland.
Tickets are available for $35 on
Eventbrite.com under “Murder
in Sin City”, or call Lion Eileen
at 508-861-3226. Ticket price
includes admission and an appetizer
buffet. There will also be a
cash bar, raffles and prizes. Act
fast, only 150 tickets will be sold.
All proceeds will benefit local
hosting Lions Club charities.
Senior Breakfasts
Seniors, why not join us and
other members of the community
for breakfast? Senior Breakfasts
are on the first Thursday of
each month, held at the Ashland
Senior Center, 162 West Union
St in Ashland. This event runs
through May.
Meat Raffles at TJs
Ashland Lions Meat Raffles
have come to an end for the
2019-2020 season. Thanks to
the volunteers who worked the
events, and to the patrons who
supported this fundraiser. We
look forward to seeing you again
next season!
Eyeglass and Cellphone Collection
Eyeglass and cellphone collection
is a year-round project with
collection of used prescription
and nonprescription eyeglasses,
sunglasses, hearing aids and cell
phones. Collection boxes are located
at the Post Office, Senior
Center and outside of Blush Bouquets
in Ashland.
Annual Lions Golf Tournament
Join us for the Ashland Lions
13th Annual Golf Tournament,
to be held Monday, May 18th,
2020, at the Highfields Golf and
Country Club in Grafton. There
will be golf, dinner, raffles and a
day of fun to support the Ashland
Lions and their mission of donating
to Eye Research and Local
Charities. Sponsorship opportunities
available. For details contact
Tom Heguy @ 508-881-1122 or
Paul Ciccolo at 508-881-2397.
Evolving Force Ceramic creations
by Adrienne Ghilani
through June 13 In the upstairs
calorie of the Ashland library, 66
Front St.
Ashland artist Adrienne Ghilani
has been working in clay for
several decades. Her work is inspired
by “big forces in nature,
such as the sky, the ocean and its
waves, the wind….forces that are
constantly in motion, changing,
yet they follow similar patterns
and cycles within their eternal
differences.” Adrienne creates
most of her work on the potter’s
wheel using layers of different
colored clay, creating forms in
which the colors swirl together
suggesting an element of motion.
Very unique clay forms by one of
Ashland’s creative artists.
It’s the time of year for purging
and Spring cleaning! Don’t
forget to utilize the free curbside
textile & household goods recycling
option provided by Simple
Recycling (using the pink bags).
Contact Simple Recycling at
1-866-835-5068 or go to their
website www.simplerecycling.
Event cancellations and changes
The beginning of 2020 has
introduced a lot of uncertainty
and interruption into our daily
lives with the global COVID-19
pandemic. In the interest of the
health and safety of our Lions
Club members and the general
public, we may be forced to reschedule
or cancel certain events.
We apologize for any frustration
com to request bags.
The following items are accepted:
Clothing & Accessories
All clothing including coats
Shoes
Accessories (jewelry, hats, belts,
purses, backpacks)
Kitchenware & Appliances
Silverware, dishes, glasses, pots
and pans
Microwaves*, toaster ovens*,
coffee makers*, blenders*
Irons* and hair dryers*
Radios*
Home Goods
Lamps*, mirrors*, small furniture*
Drapes/curtains
Blankets, pillows and sleeping
bags
Other small home goods that
can fit in the bag
Miscellaneous
Tools*, toys*, books, pictures
*Please consider using a
PINK bag as an alternative to a
bulk pickup
Ashland Lions at the Special Olympics bowling championship
this might cause and look forward
to things going back to normal.
In the meantime, you can see the
latest status of events on our Ashland
Lions Facebook page. Click
“interested” on an event and you
will be automatically notified of
changes or cancellations.
Lion Dan Mitchell