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Call for Local Artists!

Newton Community Education would like to invite all Newton artists to apply for a display spot at this year’s Celebrate Newton crafts fair, to be held on December 8, 2013 at Newton South High School.

Celebrate Newton is an annual juried arts and crafts fair that honors the work of outstanding artisans who are residents of Newton or are in some other way connected to the city. Over 50 artisans display and sell their work at the fair; they include weavers, jewelers, quilters, potters, printers, photographers and more. Live music, food, and crafts activities for kids make the fair a wonderful, warm family event. Applications are available on our website www.celebratenewton.com.

This citywide event is sponsored by Newton Community Education, a self-sustaining arm of Newton Public Schools that offers a large variety of classes for both children and adults. Proceeds will benefit our scholarship fund and will help us to grow our program of course offerings.

Girl Scouts collecting donations to help stray, abandoned cats

Girl Scouts in Oak Hill Troop 73004 are working on a community service project to assist the Cat Connection, a non-profit organization that rescues and finds homes for stray and abandoned cats in Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Watertown., Brighton and Allston.

They are seeking donations of cat supplies (food, toys, kitty litter, etc.) and searching for foster and adoption homes for these cats.

Donations can be delivered to drop-off boxes located at Newtonville Pets and the lobby of Oak Hill Middle School until June 3.

Anyone interested in fostering or adopting a cat can learn more by visiting the Cat Connection website.

Workshop: How to Run for Local Public Office, April 23

Considering public office? Helping someone run for office? Interested in how local campaigns work?

The League of Women Voters of Newton and the Newton Election Commission invite candidates, potential candidates, campaign managers, campaign treasurers, and all interested citizens to a workshop that offers practical information and advice about political campaigns by a group of knowledgeable panelists:

· Jason Tait, Director of Communication and Public Education, MA Office of Campaign and Political Finance, will give an overview of the Campaign and Political Finance Law
· David Olson, Newton City Clerk, will describe local filing requirements
· Claire Sokoloff, will discuss serving on the School Committee
· Stephen Linsky, will discuss being an Alderman
· Melanie Graham, Editor of the Newton Patch, will discuss effective Press/Media communications

Tuesday, April 23, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands.

Contact the League of Women Voters of Newton at 617-383-4598 or by email with any questions.

Volunteers needed for Newton at Home

Newton at Home (NAH) is a non-profit member organization that helps Newton senior citizens live independently and safely in their homes.  Most of the services are provided by volunteers, and so we need your help.  We need drivers and those who can do chores around the house for seniors who can’t do these things on their own.

NAH is also looking for help with the upcoming Intergenerational Walk Around Newton City Hall, Sunday, April 14th at 10:30 am.  Volunteers are needed to line the route, help with warm-up exercises, etc.  Please contact NAH today to volunteer: 617-795-2560 or by email.

Newton at Home volunteers needed

Newton at Home (NAH) is a non-profit member organization that helps Newton senior citizens live independently and safely in their homes. Most of the services are provided by volunteers, and so we need your help. We need drivers and those who can do chores around the house for seniors who can’t do these things on their own.

NAH is also looking for help with the upcoming Intergenerational Walk Around Newton City Hall, Sunday, April 14th at 10:30 a.m. Volunteers are needed to line the route, help with warm-up exercises, etc. Please call or email NAH today to volunteer: 617-795-2560 or vo******@**********me.org.

Family seeks after-school help

Oak Hill family is seeking after-school care

for grade-school girls (2nd and 6th graders). Perfect opportunity for teacher aides/student teachers who work mornings in NPS, drive & have own transportation. Hours are 2:30 to 5:30 or 6:00 M,W,Th,F and 12:30-5:00pm Tuesdays. Immediate start, commitment until end of academic semester needed. Please send qualifications or questions via email  or call 508-333-3500.

Join Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, May 5

Do you want to help feed hungry people in Massachusetts? Food insecurity is a very real problem – more than 750,000 people (many of them children and elders) experienced some kind of hunger in Massachusetts last year. Project Bread works with 430 community food programs to provide more than 61 millions meals a year to hungry people. Project Bread

is also working to improve the quality and sustainability of Massachusetts food programs, especially in schools, so that a healthy and nutritious lifestyle can be available to everyone. Because Project Bread believes that the opposite of hungry isn’t full, it’s healthy.

You have the ability to change the world, just by taking a few steps. Visitwww.projectbread.org/walk to get more information, register an individual or a team of walkers, or sign up to volunteer. Join over 40,000 people on Sunday, May 5, as we walk 20 miles around Boston, raising almost $4 million to help feed hungry people throughout Massachusetts. We can’t do it without you!

“Newton Has Talent” Competition Accepting Acts – Lots of Prize$!

Have you heard? The Rotary Club of Newton is putting on a talent competition with over $1,500 in prize money to be given away! If you think you have what it takes, upload a YouTube video of your act and fill out the Official Entry Form at www.newtonhastalent.com/useragree.php for a chance to be in the running. But hurry – all acts must be submitted by February 24th at midnight. If you or a friend has what it takes, then the Newton Has Talent producers want to meet you! Entering is simple:

  1. Log on to www.YouTube.com and upload your video using your Google account.
  2. Visit www.newtonhastalent.com/useragree.php and fill out the official entry form.
  3. Wait to hear back from the Newton Has Talent Producers to see if you’ll get your chance to show your stuff at the March 24th event at Newton North High School!

A panel of Judges will select the Top Twenty entries. Then, the public – YES! Your friends and family will get to vote for the top 10 finalists! Finalists will perform LIVE at the Newton Has Talent event on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Newton North High School Auditorium. That night, a panel of Local Celebrity Judges will determine the winners.

Do you want to help?

Do you want to help feed hungry people in Massachusetts?  Food insecurity is a very real problem—over 750,000 people (many of them children and elders) experienced some kind of hunger in Massachusetts last year.  Project Bread works with 430 community food programs to provide more than 61 millions meals a year to hungry people.  Project Bread is also working to improve the quality and sustainability of Massachusetts food programs, especially in schools, so that a healthy and nutritious lifestyle can be available to everyone.  Because Project Bread believes that the opposite of hungry isn’t full, it’s healthy.

But what can you do?  You have the ability to change

the world, just by taking a few steps.  Visit www.projectbread.org/walk to get more information, register an individual or a team of walkers, or sign up to volunteer.  Join over 40,000 people on Sunday, May 5th as we walk 20 miles around Boston, raising almost $4 million to help feed hungry people throughout Massachusetts.  We can’t do it without you.

Yoga, movies, crafts — Teen programs at Newton Free Library

The Newton Free Library is collaborating with the Newton Partnership and organizations throughout Newton on the ”I heart my heart” teen health and wellness campaign happening February 1-14. All programs are FREE at YOUR library.
Heart Felt – Teen Crafternoons, Wednesday, February 6, 3:30 pm
Get creative! Make a heart handwarmer or a Valentine’s Day card in the second floor Teen Area of the Newton Free Library

“How to Cook Your Life” Screening, Saturday, February 9, 2:00 pm
Celebrate Heart Healthy Month at the Newton Free Library, in Druker Auditorium with a screening of How to Cook Your Life. In this charming and enlightening film, Zen priest and famous chef Edward Espe Brown uses Zen Buddhist teachings to demonstrate how cooking can help us overcome feeling disconnected from the physical world and awaken our capacity to feel human. Following the film, in conjunction with the Newton Partnership’s Teen Health and Wellness Campaign, a nutritionist
will lead an informative Q and A discussion about healthy eating habits. Snacks will be provided by Whole Foods. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 93 min. The program is open to ages 13 and up.

Yoga for Teens, Monday, February 11, 7:00 pm 
De-stress by taking a yoga class at the Newton Free Library! An instructor from Down Under Yoga in Newtonville will lead a session that builds strength and flexibility, while relieving the stress of daily life. The class will provide the opportunity for teens to focus on themselves in an environment that encourages a balance between pushing boundaries and accepting where they are today. The class will take place in Druker Auditorium. Bring your own mat if you have one, extra mats will be available. For grades 6-12.
All Levels Yoga for Adults, Monday, February 11, 8:00 pm
Attend a free, stress-relieving yoga class at the library! Bring your own mat if you have one, extra mats will be available. The class will take place in Druker Auditorium.