May 24, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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The event FOOD4VETS took place on May 15th at the Raynham Senior Center. Members from the Veterans Brotherhood VMC helped local veterans and service members in need by giving out food donations.
Each Meal Kit contained non-perishable food items that will provide two weeks worth of healthy meals.
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Celebrating
Memorial Day
In lieu of the Memorial Day Parade. We would love to have the Town of Raynham decorate their front doors with Red, White, and Blue and show honor to our fallen heroes. When your door is completed, please upload a photo of your door on Facebook and let us know what area of town you live in!
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Historical Tidbit:
Before Electricity
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Before we had electricity lighting was done with kerosene lamps. They were usually a glass bottom lamp that would hold maybe a pint to a quart of kerosene and then there was the glass chimney on top. These lamps would be set on brackets on the walls or set on the table in the middle of the room. They were never put on small stands or tables because they would have been easily knocked over. Then there was a lamp in the middle of the room, usually the dining room, that would pull up and was on some sort of chain arrangement. It had a round wick about 2½ʺ across with a shade on top to reflect the light down on the table where people sat around and read their books and did their school work.
There were no such amusements as we have today with the all the electronic gadgets. The only amusement for young people was to read books that they could get at the library.
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Respectfully submitted,
Sue Basile
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Get Your Word Out!
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Let our community know how you can service them.
BuzzAround publishes to 12,000 subscribers, it's a great time to
advertise, our readership is UP!
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All buildings are closed to the public. Please phone or email for business assistance.
Town Hall
Monday – Thursday 8:30a - 4:30p
Friday – 8:30a - 12Noon
508-824-2707
Public Library
508-823-1344
Council on Aging
Building remains closed.
Director will be in the office Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to process bills, stay in touch with state agencies and attend to phone messages
508-824-2740
Food Pantry
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
9:00a - 11:00a
494 Church St, Raynham
774-406-5612
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Congratulations!
Jen McCarthy
won a
One Free Embodyment® Yoga at Bliss Through Yoga
to be used after reopening.
Located at Physical Therapy U
75 Scotland Blvd, Bridgewater.
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
Jump Start Training Package including
nutrition consultation & 6 free sessions from Get In Shape For Women ($279 value) at 180 Winter St, Bridgewater for when they reopen.
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A happy library patron enjoying our curbside pickup. You may call the library 508.823.1344 or email us
raynham@sailsinc.org
to request items from the RAYNHAM collection. We will place the items in a labeled bag in the front lobby for you to pickup. Limit of 10 items per request.
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No Contact Pick -up at the Raynham Public Library
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Seven Strategies That Work Together to help us return to Profitability
MetroSouth Chamber of Commerce Zoom
Thursday, May 28th
12:00p
Join us for this very interactive discussion with other business owners to discuss best practices on the seven 7 essential building blocks for every business that work together to help control the results of the business and return us to profitability. Now more than ever we need to be planning for what will hopefully be a big bounce. Be sure your business doesn’t make a big thud!
Do you know by making modest improvements across critical areas of your business you can achieve major improvements in your profits?
Would you like to have a better understanding of marketing and sales fundamentals that will help you with your day-to-day business needs? In this program, PBC, Inc. presenter Bernhard Heine will show you how to measure and improve each of the 7 areas in your business and how by making small incremental improvements in your business, you will see an increase in profits, and help us get through this terrible crisis.
Register Here
As an added bonus, all registered attendees will receive a FREE Everything DiSC Management assessment. ($120 value)!
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Stay home and dress up your gardens!
Order your mulch online today!
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We have wood pellets, feed & grain and
we're open for essential items!
Please call with your order and drive up.
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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You Are Invited to Tell Your Story: Raynham during the Pandemic of 2020
Covid-19 has affected the lives of all of us in ways large and small. In an effort to create an historical record of this time in our community, the Raynham Public Library and the Raynham Historical Society invite you to share what changes have been made in your life. All responses become a part of the local history collections of the Raynham Public Library and the Raynham Historical Society as a resource for future generations.
You’ll find the entry form and more information here.
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MAMA DEB'S
SWEET ITALIAN SAUCE
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Mama Deb's Italian Food Truck is now on the road!
Your Italian Favorite Meals plus Mama Deb's Frozen Pizza and retail sauce.
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Grant's sends out support & care to all of our communities.
We're all in this together.
10 Bedford Park, Bridgewater
(508) 279-0950
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Early/Absentee Ballot Applications
for June 27, 2020 Town Election
are Available
Early/absentee ballot applications for the annual town election being held on June 27, 2020 are available from the town clerk's office. Voters are encouraged to vote early by mail due to the current public health emergency please note: an application must be submitted to the town clerk's office in order for a ballot to be mailed. Please contact the town clerk's office at 508-824-2700 with any questions.
Please note municipal election early ballot applications may also be obtained by
clicking here (then click on absentee ballots and recent early voting updates).
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Bridgewater-Raynham Class of 2020 Senior Parade
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It was a beautiful day to cheer our seniors for their many accomplishments! Your year will be remembered for how we overcame together!
Congratulations, Seniors!
More photos of the motorcade can be found on Grit & Grace Studio Facebook page (link below).
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
Jump Start Training Package including nutrition consultation & 6 free sessions from Get In Shape For Women ($279 value) at 180 Winter St, Bridgewater for when they reopen.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What was the chimney of the Kerosene lamp made of?
Please submit your answer through our website
here
. It's easier for us to run more contests & distribute prizes this way.
We are looking forward to giving you more opportunities to win!
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On May 27, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody,
Janice O'Brien,
Jacquelyn Rose, & Gregory Venezia
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Gaining Inspiration
Dedication and self sacrifice for the greater good is embedded in our military families. We have them to thank, not only their sacrifice, but also passing on those traditional values to the next and future generations.
These learned values, deep in our culture, has allowed our leaders to call out "greater good" and we know our individual actions matter, we know we have to take action.
This pandemic has been hard and I have gained inspiration from our military personnel They have sacrificed, giving themselves for the idea that there is a civilization we can create collectively, that is worth it.
The idea that we can create a civilization where people are respected. A place where we care about each other and listen to each other, and basic human rights are given. This democratic dream that we are together in.
There are many different ideas on how to get there, but the concept that it can exist is worth it to them to sacrifice their freedom for ours.
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All I can say is "Thank You," and I try, each day, to honor your sacrifice by living a life that works toward that civilization.
~ Jacquie
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