June 28, 2020
~ Building Brockton Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Your BuzzAround supports the dignity of all human beings, is actively anti-racist, and supportive of good law enforcement policies.
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Congratulations Nancy!
On
Friday, June 19th, Metro South Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Bank presented the 22nd Annual ATHENA Award program via Zoom. This important award honors an exceptional individual who has achieved excellence in his/her business or profession; has served the community in a meaningful way; and has assisted women in reaching their full leadership potential.
This year, the recipient of the 22nd Annual Athena Award is Nancy B. Gustafson. Nancy has achieved the highest level of professional excellence through her various positions in the Brockton School System, as well as through her leadership and overall dedication to the mission and impact of the Charity Guild within the Brockton Community. Nancy has positively impacted thousands of young people and families in Brockton and beyond. Her stewardship of the Peer Leadership Program at South Junior High and her dedication to the Charity Guild are both examples of how she leads through her actions.
Her colleagues say Nancy is a "woman of wisdom, compassion, and grace."
Her former students say "Nancy is a trusted confidant who helped guide us... she instilled in us the importance of helping those who might be vulnerable or less fortunate...lessons carried with us throughout our adult lives."
What an achievement, congrats again, Nancy!
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Historical Tidbit:
W.B Mason Company
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Downtown Brockton is proud to be the corporate home of WB Mason In 1898. William Betts Mason founded W.B. Mason Company in Brockton. The company sold printing products, engraved products, rubber stamps and stencils.
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As Brockton began to flourish during the shoe industry boom, Mason too expanded W.B. Mason adding office supplies to the company offering. Now WB Mason employees several thousand people in 60 locations in this country. They have spent millions of dollars remodeling buildings in downtown to keep the office local.
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They occupy three buildings headed by the iconic Fenway Park mural which represents that in October 2017, W.B. Mason announced its first national sports sponsorship as the Official Office Products Supplier of Major League Baseball. Baystate Block built in 1887, home of Pythian Hall, flanked by the Howard-Tolman building on the left built in 1880 and the Smith Building on the right built in 1890.
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Buildings Remain Closed to the Public
City Hall
45 School St
508-580-7123
Check the city website for important updates
Brockton Public Library
Main Library - 304 Main St. 508-580-7890
East Branch - 54 Kingman St. 508-580-7892
West Branch - 540 Forest Ave. 508-580-7894
Council on Aging
10 Father Kenney Way 508-580-7811
There are 12 food pantries in Brockton.
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PRIZE BOX TRIVIA
Here at the BuzzAround we have a great time giving away prizes!
Congratulations!
Nancy Buffington who won
a
$20 gift certificate to
Color Street nail polish strips
from independent consultant Katie Ray
Every week:
*Answer the question in the purple trivia box at the bottom of this newsletter.
* The answer is in the Historical Tidbit.
*You'll be entered to win a random drawing.
*Winners and the upcoming prize are announced here each week.
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Serve the City Neighborhood Association Juneteenth Zoom Event.
Special Thank you to
Brockton Public Library
for allowing us to use their platform as a safe space forum. Kudos to our Panelists Mayor Robert Sullivan, Ollie Spears Community Organizer & Activist, State Rep Michelle Dubois and Phyllis Ellis President of NAACP in Brockton.
Keep an eye out for our next event in the EVOLution of Race Series.
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COMMONWEALTH PLACES GRANTS
AVAILABLE
On Friday, MassDevelopment
announced
$225,000 in funding for a new round of Commonwealth Places grants. This Commonwealth Places COVID-19 Response Round: Resurgent Places funding is being made available specifically to help community partners prepare public space and commercial districts to best serve their population during communities’ economic recovery efforts.
Eligible projects may include outdoor seating spaces, sidewalk retail venues, partitions to support social distancing, and more.
Non-profits and community groups are eligible to apply for grant awards of up to $25,000. Up to $10,000 per project may be awarded as an unmatched grant; awards greater than $10,000 must be matched with crowdfunding donations. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 31, 2020.
Read more in the Request for Proposals here.
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Brockton Business Assistance Program
In collaboration with the City of Brockton and the Brockton Redevelopment Authority, MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board is distributing $500,000 to Brockton businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Brockton Business Assistance program is offering awards up to $10,000 for business continuity, job retention & job creation.
The grant funding may be used for the following critical needs:
· Expenses that would not have usually occurred without the COVID-19 pandemic
· Business continuity assessment and planning
· Marketing, such as paid digital advertising during and post COVID-19 pandemic
· General business continuity expenses
· Or any other applicable expenses incurred since State of Emergency declared in MA on March 10, 2020
Questions? Contact
Lexi
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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 away...
Read more
www.gofundme.com
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Camp in a Box is the next best thing to a summer spent at our camps!
We've bundled our most popular summer camp crafts, activities, and more for you to enjoy from the safety of your home!
Call today to order your starter box and weekly boxes for July 6th through August 21st! We are offering convenient weekly pick-up options at each of our Clubhouses!
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All the basics of the birds & bees
Bird feeders & seeds
Garden & bee keeping supplies
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater
(508) 697-0357
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Download these E-books and Audiobooks via Overdrive or Libby - No Wait!
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
"Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice."~New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert. Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a "groundbreaking" (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society— and in ourselves." The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind." —The New York Times. Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism— and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At it's core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types.
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence.
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Curbside Check Out at the Brockton Public Library!
Request Brockton library material only, by placing holds via our catalog, You may also email btcirc@ocln.org , call (508) 580-7890 or fill out the form at: https://bit.ly/brocktonlibcurbside
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Supporting Brockton High School Seniors
Story Share by: Michelle (Gagnon) Marvel, Brockton, MA As we are all facing such uncertainty at this time, I think about the Class of 2020, and how it has sparked a movement on social media. The request is simple, but thoughtful: post your senior...
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YMCA Schedule of Virtual Workouts!
As of June 15th here is the updated schedule
Strength training anyone?
Access any LIVE Virtual Group Exercise Class
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Brockton High Virtual Choir
Brockton High School Concert Choir Sings As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard) and dedicated it to the Class of 2020.
Directed by Matthew Cunningham
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Don Black & Christopher Hampton
Arranged by Mac Huff
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Historical Tidbit Question
What is decorated on the buildings owned by W.B Mason?
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Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to print your name in next week's Buzz Around.
On July 1, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Summer & Books
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.”
~ Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib
“Come with me,' Mom says.
To the library.
Books and summertime
go together.”
~ Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me
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Summer & Books go together. Just like summer and magic.
Let's spread the magic.
We are collecting books and funds for the Brockton Public Library.
And we are getting ready for the book drive. So make a pile for your gently used / not written on books. : )
More details are coming soon.
~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Janice O'Brien, Sasha Rockwell, Jacquelyn Rose, Kayla Rose & Gregory Venezia
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Copyright 2020 Buzz Around Brockton.
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The Buzz Around does not claim to support any particular view.
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