Our Next Open House is THIS Thursday (May 12th) from 1 pm to 3 pm! Open houses at EPDS are a great way to learn about our school and programs for PreK through 8th Grade! Can’t make an Open House? CONTACT US ANYTIME to schedule a tour! Call us at 978.283.1700 or via email: epdsfrontdesk@gmail.com

Spring is here and we’re gearing up for our seedling sale, movie night, compost workshop and new MassLIFT members!

Summer Seedling Sale!

Fill up your garden with summer veggie starts from Backyard Growers! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and more!  May 23rd- May 28th at the Backyard Growers office. See our website for our address, times, and varieties: BYG Event: Summer Seedling Sale

Movie Screening: Can You Dig It?

Join Backyard Growers, The Common Crow, and the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market at the Cape Ann Community Cinema for a screening of Can You Dig It?, a film about the urban agriculture movement in South LA.  Sunday, May 22 at 6:30 pm.  See all the details here: CACC Movie Screening: Can you Dig It?

Looking for new MassLIFT Service Members!

Interested in doing a year of service? Know someone who is? Backyard Growers is a host site for MassLIFT Americorps, which allows us to have awesome service members make things happen in our community and our gardens. Please visit the MassLIFT website at masslift.org and click “Join MassLIFT” for the details of the position and to apply! 

Compost Workshop

Learn how composting works and how to incorporate it in your garden! Join us at Gloucester High School to for a composting workshop in collaboration with Black Earth Compost. Saturday, May 14, 3-5 pm.  See details and register here: BYG Event: Composting Workshop

 “To Welcome in the May-O!” – Sponsored by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church

The Third Annual Gloucester May Celebration will be held Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 PM on the green in front of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Middle and Chuech Streets. The roughly one hour event is free and open to all. It will feature live music, songs and Morris dancing performed by the Newtowne Morris Men of Boston. The highlight of the celebration will be a maypole and all who attend will have an opportunity to take a ribbon and dance.  

  
Open Space: Working Together as Stewards

This interactive meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11th, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street Gloucester, MA www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org

Guest speakers and subject matter experts will include Steve Winslow, Senior Project Manager in the Community Development Department and member of the Open Space and Recreation Committee; Larry Durkin, Environmental Engineer in the Water Compliance Office; and Nick Holland, President of the Cape Ann Trail Stewards.  Together, they will provide an overview of their priorities, short and long term goals, and vision for Gloucester’s Open Space.
Ward 4 Councilor Val Gilman and Ward 5 Councilor Sean Nolan will co-facilitate a brainstorming session where small groups will work together to discuss ways we can work together to protect, maintain, and expand Cape Ann Trail Networks and our Open Space.
Questions?  Contact Ward 4 Councilor Val Gilman at 978-283-1993, vgilman@gloucester-ma.gov  or www.facebook.com/valgilmanward4  or Ward 5 Councilor Sean Nolan at snolan@gloucester-ma.gov   at 978-375-8381.

SeniorCare Inc., in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH, will host Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregivers, a 3-part workshop focused on the early stages of the disease on May 16, May 23, and June 8, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at SeniorCare’s offices at 49 Blackburn Center in Gloucester, MA. Lunch will be served at each session. There is no charge for the series.

In the early stages of Alzheimer’s, caregivers face many new questions, needs for care planning and support. Join us for this education program to hear of coping strategies and practical answers for the questions and concerns that arise during early stage.

Attendance at all three workshops is strongly encouraged. To reserve your space, contact Susan Doughty, Caregiver Support Specialist at SeniorCare at 978-281-1750 x-520.

About SeniorCare

SeniorCare Inc. serves an area that represents more than 27,000 residents aged 60 and over.  We provide services to adults with disabilities and elders in nine communities. Established in 1972, SeniorCare has approximately 100 employees and nearly 400 volunteers. The volunteers and staff work to fulfill its mission as a consumer-centered organization which provides and coordinates services to elders and others. This allows them to live independently at home or in a setting of their choice, while remaining part of their community.