May 31, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Still Need a Mask?
Raynham resident, Heatha Harris, has made over 1,000 masks since COVID 19 emerged. She felt the need to make quality masks because her daughter is a cancer survivor and essential worker. From there it boomed into a mask business! She learned how to sew to be able to donate supplies to front line workers. She got a sewing machine shipped overnight to help them until the governor mandated the public to wear them, so she switched over to being able to provide masks at a low cost from her own garage! Her masks are available in different sizes and patterns at 28 Sunflower Drive, Raynham. There's a self service table where customers uphold the honor system to pay for their supplies.
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There are print outs available on the table for any frequently asked questions regarding anything concerning her products. People still reach out to her every day to find out what patterns she currently has!
Photo credits: Heatha Harris
Story by Kayla Rose
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Sewing To Save organized by Heatha Harris
This group is for those who are sewing surgical masks for our first responders, caretakers and local hospitals. The masks are now being supplied to Morton Hospital, South Shore Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton Hospital, Brigham...
Read more
www.gofundme.com
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Historical Tidbit:
1980 Senior Class Poem
Thresholds
Over the thresholds we will travel
Succeeding the trying days of future dreams,
Each day will be a new experience
And each mistake a lesson in life.
Over the thresholds we will ravel
Striving to make the future worth living,
Meeting responsibility anxiously,
And fulfilling our own wants and needs.
As we cross the threshold
We will be headstrong, attempt, succeed, and fail.
We will keep our heads high when defeated
And give the world the best we have.
As we cross the threshold
We will look back on four years
Brushing away tears for the past
As we leave our stepping stones and leap to solid dreams.
B.R.R.H.S. Yearbook - Vol. 1980 Unitas
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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!
Jon Holmes
won 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.
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
45 min Reiki Treatment from
Jacquelyn Rose to be used when
restrictions are lifted.
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Laliberte
Elementary Students Leave Thank Yous For Teachers
The students and parents of students of Laliberte Elementary worked together to show their support for the teachers through artwork and drawings due to being sent home for the summer following COVID-19. The signs read positive messages and thank yous to the teachers.
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You Can Still Watch Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School's
Virtual Graduation Ceremony!
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In case you missed watching BR's virtual graduation ceremony live, there's still ways to watch or rewatch it! The ceremony was on Friday, May 29th at 6p.
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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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Need books or other library items during our closing? We’re now offering curbside pickup. 10:00a – 4:00p Monday through Friday. Tell us what you want by calling 508.823.1344 or emailing us at
raynham@sailsinc.org
. We’ll let you know when your items are ready for pickup in the front lobby. Limit of 10 items. Selections currently limited to Raynham collection.
The lobby will be open, but the building remains closed to the public. We are not taking donations at this time.
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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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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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Raynham's Public Library Children's Room
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Raynham's Public Library continues to offer activities for kids six days a week at 10a, by Miss Jessie, the Children's Librarian. This space was made to try and find creative ways to stay connected and have fun.
These activities get posted Monday-Saturday on their
Facebook page. You can also catch up on activities through their
YouTube page.
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The schedule goes as follows 10:00a:
Monday: Read
Tuesday: Wordplay!
Wednesday: Storytime
Thursday: Arts and Crafts
Friday: Where's Pout Pout Fish?
Saturday: Digital Library Visit
Plan your fun accordingly!
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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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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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$1,000 Scholarships Announced
The MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board is pleased to announce a new scholarship program for graduating seniors within our Connecting Activities Partnership. From now until June 15, 2020, applications will be accepted from graduating seniors of the Class of 2020. $1,000 Scholarships will be awarded on or by June 30. Advancing college and career readiness, the Connecting Activities Partnership promotes the connection between education and employment through internships and career awareness. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020!!
Who is Eligible? Graduating seniors from: Brockton Public Schools, Avon High School, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical HS, Oliver Ames High School, Abington High School, Stoughton High School, Whitman-Hanson High School, South Shore Regional Vocational Technical HS, and Bridgewater Raynham High School.
Application Deadline is June 15, 2020.
Click
here
to view and share application.
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If Staying Home Doesn't Sound Good to you...
Family and Community Resources, Inc. is here to help
. If you, or someone you love, are worried about continuing to be quarantined in a home where you do not feel safe, call our 24 Hour Hotline 508-583-6498. Multi-lingual advocates provide the following free, confidential services to survivors and their children including: a 24-Hour Crisis Line, Safety Planning and Crisis Intervention, Transitional Housing Support, Individual & Group Support, Mental Health Counseling and Support for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence. To learn more, call us at 508-583-6498 or go online to
fcr-ma.org
for more information about our programs and services.
You can also call the National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
thehotline.org
, and SafeLink 24/7 Crisis Hotline: (877) 785-2020 or (877) 521-2601 (TTY).
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
45 min Reiki Treatment from
Jacquelyn Rose to be used when restrictions are lifted.
Historical Tidbit Question:
What is one thing the poem say the seniors will do as they cross the threshold?
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 June 3, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Confidence
When you have confidence, you can do anything.” ~ Sloane Stevens
“Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” ~ Robert Staubach
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Confidence and Grit are going to bounce us back from this. Confidence that we can do it, and the grit ( hard work) to make it happen.
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Hope our good news gives you confidence to launch your next project. There are loving and helpful people all around you.
And when you do... we're here to publish your stories of grit!
Have a great week, Jacquie : )
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody,
Janice O'Brien,
Jacquelyn Rose, Kayla Rose & Gregory Venezia
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