June 12, 2020 ~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
Your BuzzAround supports the dignity of all human beings, is actively anti-racist, and supportive of good law enforcement policies. 
Rainbows Over Raynham
Pam Havern McCormack spotted a rainbow over Center St in Raynham during a quick rainfall in the evening. At one point it became a double rainbow. The same rainbow was spotted by Kim Sears, painted across the sky in its full colors.

Historical Tidbit: 
 Timothy Cornelius Donahue  

Player Nickname:  Bridget
Position:  Catcher
Bats: Left; Throws:  Right
HR:  2; RBI:  163; BA:  .236

Tim Donahue was born on June 8, 1870, in Raynham, Massachusetts.  He was one of the youngest of 10 children of Irish immigrants and was raised amid the iron foundries of Taunton. 
 
By 1891, Donahue was playing for a baseball team in the Clyde section of Warwick, Rhode Island, where he attracted the notice of the Boston club. He made his major league debut with the Boston Reds on July 28, 1891. Although he was a 'hard-nosed' catcher, his batting wasn't ready for the majors. He played for the New England League in 1892 and 1893, and in 1894 for the Western League in Kansas City. Donahue played most of his big-league career for the Chicago Colts/Orphans from 1895-1900.  He had been a player-manager in minor league ball in 1901 for Colorado Springs, where he ultimately contracted Addison's Disease. He came back to the majors and played a few games with the Washington Senators in 1902, but was in no condition to play baseball. 
 
After playing his last game on May 17, 1902, he left in great pain to go home. Tim Donahue died from kidney failure on June 12, 1902, at his family's home in Taunton. He was the first American League player to die. The Taunton Gazette noted, "The funeral cortege that followed the body to the grave was one of the longest ever seen in the city."  He is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, Taunton.



photo from Wikipedia
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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
COA


Food Pantry
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
9:00a - 11:00a
494 Church St, Raynham
774-406-5612
Congratulations!
Janie Riley
won a $15 gift certificate to Pinches & Pounds Candy Store in Whitman, MA!


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at the bottom of this newsletter.

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Raynham's Master Plan 2023
Discovery Workshop
Join the discussion about Raynham's future!
Due to the COVID-19 crisis and the social distancing requirements, this event will be entirely online. Occurring on a dedicated webpage, the Discovery workshop will take place over 14 days. The project team will facilitate two identical virtual meetings during that time where community members can participate in group discussions, provide feedback, and help craft the Master Plan vision.

Virtual Workshop Schedule:
Wed July 15th- Workshop page launches
Saturday July 18th 10a - Virtual Zoom Mtg 1
Wednesday July 22nd 6p - Virtual Zoom Mtg 2
Tuesday July 28- Workshop Page Closes

All participants will be entered to win a gift certificate to a local Raynham business! Don't miss the opportunity to share your thoughts and support your local economy!

For the QR codes for the meetings and more information: www.town.raynham.ma.us/virtual_discovery_workshop_flyer.pdf
Minds in Motion: 7 in 1 Rechargeable Solar Transformer Robot
Come build and take home your very own 7 in 1 Rechargeable Solar Transformer!!
This innovative solar science kit will encourage you to exercise your sense of creativity and imagination and is a great starter for those new to robotics!

Incredibly easy to assemble:
7 different modules, 2 power stations, 5 different vehicles, along with a solar panel and accessories. 

Additional Program Notes:
  • Team work challenges
  • Free-build your own robot
  • Compete in Minds in Motion robot battles
  • R E M I N D E R: FRIDAY will be used for inclement weather cancellations

This program is for grades 2 - 5.
$12 5 for both residents and non-residents.

Credit: Raynham Park and Recreation Department
Memorial Run for Retired Officer John Pettingill

Sunday, July 19; 10:30a Raynham Dog Track

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Help The Environment, Recycle Your Plastics
U.S. companies want our recycled plastics. There is a growing demand for sorted plastics here in the U.S. Currently, Massachusetts recycling facilities are sorting your plastic bottles, jugs, jars and tubs and selling them to plastic recyclers right here in the USA. Companies buy, clean, flake, or pelletize plastic into a raw material for making new consumer products, packaging, automotive parts, construction materials, and even 100% recycled Adirondack chairs. For a 1 minute overview of what happens to your plastic after you place it in the bin,  check out this video .
 
You can help ensure your plastic gets a second life by:
  • Keeping it clean!  As a Smart Recycler, you’re careful to empty, rinse and recycle only those plastic items that manufacturers can use – bottles, jugs, jars and tubs. Avoid the “wish-cycling” trap: just because that fork or spoon is made of plastic, doesn’t mean it’s recyclable.  
  • Driving demand. By choosing products made out of recycled content, we have the power to drive demand for more recycled feed stock. Check out the Buy Recycled Products Directory to find products made with recycled materials, which is known as post-consumer resin (PCR).
Plastic recycling is worth the effort as long as you follow the rules. If you can’t recycle it, consider not buying it and using an alternative (reusable bamboo forks and spoons for example).
All the basics of the birds & bees
Bird feeders & seeds
Garden & bee keeping supplies

 1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater 
(508) 697-0357

Join Triumph, Inc's CFCE Virtual Music & Movement With Miss Kerry!
All classes begin at 10:00a
Tuesdays & Thursdays July:
14,16,21,23,28,30
August:
4,6,11,13,18,20,25,27
& Sept 1st

If you would like to be part of this group...please join us here on our Triumph, Inc. Community Programming Facebook Page.

Miss Kerry will provide you and your family with engaging songs, music, and dance! You will create music using household items, learn about a variety of music styles, and music fundamentals!
Books For Brockton: Brockton Public Library organized by ...

Join me in making a real difference. Brockton Public Library provides access to educational & cultural programs and resources to the greater Brockton Area, free!!! Brockton Library Foundation ... taking this a step further ... is giving

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Watch Challenge for the Movie "13th"
"13th" is available for viewing on YouTube and Netflix. In the movie, made in 2016, filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. Scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. This film is not appropriate for children.
Diversity & Inclusion Community Empowerment (D.I.C. E.) invites individuals to watch the movie and participate in a facilitated ZOOM discussion group. Thursday, July 23rd from 7-8:30p with your Bridgewater - Raynham neighbors.
Following watching the movie, consider these questions: 1) What were the emotions that surfaced for you as you watched to film? 2) What thoughts surfaced for you as you watched? 3) What aspects of the film were new information for you? 4) How do you understand racism? 5) If racism was eliminated from our country, what would society be like & how would people interact with one another?
D.I.C.E. is a network of community members interested in ensuring that Bridgewater - Raynham demonstrates respect, appreciation, and value for diversity and inclusion. Through this network, we exchange ideas and challenge each other to think in new ways about how our evolving communities can foster an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can live, thrive, and succeed. Click to join the FB group.
Shared from Central Square Congregational Church
Expect New, Better LaLiberte Yearbooks
The LaLiberte Parent Organization (LPO) wants to let LaLiberte families know that yearbooks were delivered but they found the print quality not acceptable. As Lifetouch is still not fully operational due to the Covid-19 situation, we will have to wait for a solution, they told us they are working on a solution.
Thank you for understanding and for your patience.
For more information and updates, check the LPO Facebook page.
Working hard to make patients comfortable & healthy!

Physical distancing • spaced appointments
• bacterial cleaning between patients. 

Take care of yourself – See your chiropractor today!
63 Main Street, Bridgewater (508) 697-0050
Imagine Your Story!
Summer reading fun is at the library! They've designed reading packets for three age groups to keep you reading throughout the summer! Each packet contains everything you’ll need to get started- a chart and sticker sheet to help you keep track of your reading, instruction sheet, a list of recommended books, bookmarks, coloring sheet and ideas for activities that you can do at home. Each week there’ll be a new activity idea for you to pickup at the library.*

Ages 0 – 4 FOLKLORE CAMP is about celebrating folklore. You’ll receive a new folktale each week and corresponding activities that you can do at home.
Ages 5 – 8 KNIGHT AND PRINCESS TRAINING is about celebrating fairy tales. Each week pickup a new kit with a fairy tale and related activity.
Ages 9 – 12 CAMP HALF-BLOOD is named after the camp in the Lightning Thief series, which is a camp for kids who are half human, half Greek God. Our Camp Half-Blood is about celebrating myths.

*Although children ages 12 and under are not permitted in the building at this time and the Children’s Room is closed, parents and care-givers can pickup the reading kits in the downstairs lobby. The Children’s Librarian, Jessie McKinney, will be available to assist you.
 
You’ll also find activities and ideas online on their Facebook Page,  Raynham Public Library Children’s Room.  Like the page to receive updates on what they're doing!
If you have questions call 508-823-134 or email .
Metro South’s Live Virtual Networking Groups 
Tue, July 14th
2:00 - 3:00p
Virtual Event via ZOOM

Upcoming zoom dates:
7/15 10:30 - 11:30a
7/22 2:00 - 3:00p
7/23 10:30 -11:30a
7/28 10:30 -11:30a
7/29 2:00 - 3:00p

Connect with potential customers, existing chamber members and friends in the Metro South community from the comfort and safety of your homes/work spaces. Every member attending will be asked to give a 60-second pitch (who you are, and what you do) and and then we will have an open discussion with the group. Space is limited, so please RSVP in advance.


Questions? Contact Lexi , program director
areinertson@metrosouthchamber.com
(508) 586-0500 x 231

Get in Shape for Women
in Bridgewater

We are OPEN! 

Our studio has been disinfected, repainted and redesigned to keep our clients separate and safe upon return. As always, there are never more than 4 clients in a session

Try us out -
6 week training special for $279.
180 Winter St., Bridgewater 
(across from Chatta Box)
  Contact Stephanie at 508-697-2900   
Email us:  getinshapeforwomen
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My Dad Was A True Hero
Story Share by Susan Cyr, Raynham, MA
My dad, John P Trucchi, just not just an ordinary dad, he was a war hero. He was on the submarine, USS Finback, on the 2nd September of 1944. He was just 20 years old. They were out at sea about 150 miles north of Iwo Jima, when they received word of another pilot being shot down. 2 pilots were dead but one was found floating on a life raft. They did not think it was anyone special at the time. It was a 20-year-old pilot named, George H.W. Bush. George came aboard and found out that there with 5 other pilots who had been rescued in the past 2 months as well. My father would tell us that at the time, he was just another kid like them. George was surprised that he would not be immediately taken off the submarine. The USS Finback was out to sea for 6 month and still had 3 months to go. My father said he felt bad for the new guys. He said he was sure the submarine smelt horrible to them... read more
WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

Have fun with us and bee entered to win a $10 gift certificate to Mama Deb's food truck. E njoy delicious fresh Italian food or purchase some sauce to take home.
Go to  mamadeb.biz  for upcoming food truck events.


Historical Tidbit Question:
On what team did Tim Donahue make his major league debut?


Email us your answer at: 

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On July 15, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
Family.
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
~ George Burns

"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."
~ Mother Teresa

"In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, by the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit." ~ Marge Kennedy

"There's only one thing more precious than our time and that's what we spend it on." ~Leo Christopher
Celebrating our families. My favorite is Erma Bombeck:
“The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.”
Have a great week : ) ~ Jacquie
The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose, & Kayla Rose
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