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September Council on Aging Events for Seniors (age 60+)

This is a partial listing of events sponsored by the Council on Aging. For a complete list, please see the Boxborough Buzz newsletter which can be found here. Please RSVP to ascheen@boxborough-ma.gov or kdee@boxborough-ma.gov for any event you plan to attend.

Threshold Singers - Thursday September 17 - 1:30 p.m. - Community Center

Out to Lunch - Friday September 18 - 11:30 a.m. - Oscar's Burritos, Boxborough

Celia The Belly Dancer - Thursday September 24 - 1:30 p.m. - Community Center

Bingo with Kim - Monday September 28 - 1:30 p.m. - Community Center

Boxborough Museum Open Sunday, Sept 13

Come see Boxborough’s Treasures

The Boxborough Museum at 575 Middle Road will be open from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday September 13. Come see Boxborough’s historic treasures including the 1850’s scale which is sensitive enough to weigh a penny and strong enough to calibrate a 50 pound weight, the “new” hearse built in 1881, and the “old” hearse (come and see how old is old). Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information or if anyone wishes to arrange a private tour for a small group at a different time please call John Fallon at 978-264-0069.

Minute Man Arc to Host Walk Event to Raise Awareness and Funds for Children and Adults with Disabilities

Minute Man Arc is hosting its 22nd annual Minute Man March on Saturday, September 19 at 93 Laurel Street in Concord. The one-mile, inclusive walk through Concord center raises funds and awareness each year for the nonprofit’s life-changing programs supporting over 1,400 adults and children with disabilities in Middlesex County. An outdoor celebration will have food, music, and silent auction prizes, and activities for all ages. Every person who attends, fundraises, donates, or marches, will help individuals right in their community to access vital services.

Registration for the March ($30) begins at 9 a.m., with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. The celebration (free to attend) will start at 11 a.m.

To register, donate, or learn more visit: minutemanarc.networkforgood.com/projects/301134-22nd-annual-minute-man-march. Questions? Contact Deirdre Bellevue at dbellevue@minutemanarc.org or 978-287-7940.

Acton Food Pantry Receives Cummings Foundation Grant

The Acton Food Pantry (AFP) is proud to announce that it received an additional $40,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation to support food purchasing costs and new facility enhancements. The gift was made following a site visit by Cummings representatives.

The Cummings Foundation Make a Difference Dollars (MAD$) program invites Cummings Site Visit Committee members to nominate organizations they have visited for additional funds. The committee discusses the nominees and determines which nonprofits will receive supplemental donations. The selection of the Acton Food Pantry indicates that the site visitors found the organization as contributing valuable service to its community.

Following his visit, one of the Cummings visitors wrote an email to Lisa Gordon, AFP’s Executive Director explaining how impressed he was “…not only by the efficiency and excellence of the Pantry's operations, but…by its heart. What stays with me is the extraordinary respect with which every person is welcomed, listened to, and treated. In a world where those struggling with food insecurity can so easily feel invisible or diminished, your Pantry has created a place where people encounter compassion before they select and receive groceries. That is a remarkable achievement.”

The site visitor extended his congratulations to the “nimble staff” and board, but especially to the Pantry’s volunteers, saying “They are the quiet heroes that keep this social safety net together. Their generosity, kindness, and faithful service are written into every shelf that is stocked, every bag that is packed, and every family that leaves knowing they have been treated with dignity and compassion…”

While the Cummings site visitors were inspired to nominate AFP to support food purchasing costs, which have risen dramatically in recent months, and new facility enhancements that have yet to be completed following the renovation of our new home, the funds are not restricted so the organization maintains the discretion to apply these funds wherever they are most needed.

AFP is grateful to the Cummings Foundation for these additional funds and recognizes that this gift is owed largely to the exceptional support of our community members who invest their funds and their time into making our pantry a vital and effective organization.

If you would like to support our mission please visit our website.