LET’S BOWL!!! December 17, 2017
Cape Ann Special Olympics Ugly Sweater FUNdraiser!
Time:6:30pm
Date: 12/17/17
Location: Cape Ann Lanes 53 Gloucester Ave Gloucester, MA 01930
Online registration is open till Friday 12/15/17 : casofundraisinginfo@gmail.com
Join us this Saturday, December 9th at 4:30, for the Lighting of the Lobster Trap Buoy Tree in front of the Police Station in Gloucester. Find your buoy hanging on the tree, enjoy some caroling, watch as we put the star on top of the tree and join us for the countdown as we celebrate the season and Light the Tree!
Make sure to stop by Art Haven after for our Open House where we will have crafts, snacks and more. See the studios and meet some of our teachers.
Event sponsored by Art Haven, The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Three Lantern Marine and Fishing, who along with Brooks Trap Mill in Maine, furnished the lobster traps for the tree this year.
GAAC is extremely fortunate to have Sky & Telescope Magazine Senior Editor Kelly Beatty as our speaker for the December 8 Holiday party, with a riveting presentation on “The Sputnik Years.” Kelly will show us how it all happened, who was involved, and what some of the many important historic results of that event have been.
October 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the Space Age, with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union. The satellite sped by over the heads of the world, and the space race was on. Everything that came later, from John Glenn to Neil Armstrong, from the Mercury rockets to the moon landings, to the Voyagers and the Rovers, to New Horizons’ visit to Pluto, follows from this one little satellite.
Kelly Beatty has been honored twice by the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society. In 2005 he received the Harold Masursky Award for meritorious service, and in 2009 he was honored with the inaugural Jonathan Eberhart Journalism Award. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Astronomical League Award (in 2006) for his contributions to the science of astronomy and the American Geophysical Union’s Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism (2009).
Kelly holds a Bachelors degree in geology from the California Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University. During the 1980s he was among the first Western journalists to gain firsthand access to the Soviet space program. Asteroid 2925 Beatty was named on the occasion of his marriage in 1983, and in 1986 he was chosen one of the 100 semifinalists for NASA’s Journalist in Space program.
GAAC meets on the second Friday of every month at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan street in Lanesville. All are welcome, and there is no cost. No special knowledge is necessary to have a great time. For more info on the club see the website at http://gaac.us, the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/GAACpage, or follow us on twitter, @gaacster.
Tuesday, December 12th at 5 pm
On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Cape Ann’s Jewish community will remember the 10th anniversary of the devastating fire that destroyed our building, honor our Cape Ann neighbors who helped us rebuild, and look ahead to continued growth.
The event will begin at 5 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church (10 Church Street) where we held our Sabbath service the day after the fire. Then, we will parade down Middle Street to our new building with lights and music.
At the synagogue, we will light the Lobster Trap menorah and then move upstairs to our social hall for a brief program followed by refreshments and music.
Cape Ann Special Olympics bowling will start Saturday, December 2 at 11:30 at Capeann lanes in Gloucester Massachusetts. The first month of training has been sponsored by Cape Ann S. N. A. P. Please all new athletes please fill out a participation form https://specialolympicsma.org/wp-content/uploads/Application-for-Participation-1.pdf
Whole Cities Foundation announces 44 local community partners through innovative grant program.
Whole Cities Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation established by Whole Foods Market, awarded Gloucester-based Backyard Growers a $5,000 Community First Grant, to fund healthy eating initiatives in the city.
Backyard Growers, in partnership with Gloucester Housing Authority, will be using grant funds to improve fresh food access in Gloucester by establishing new community gardens and expanding existing gardens at housing communities throughout the city. Backyard Growers has 64 gardening beds in low-income housing communities as well as 9 community gardens throughout Gloucester. Their school garden programs are in every school in the Gloucester Public School District, serving over 2,000 students, and their school garden program model is now being used in Manchester, Rockport, Marblehead, Lynn, and Chicopee School Districts as well.
With the support of the Whole Cities Foundation, Backyard Growers built the Willowood Community Garden in the fall of 2017.
Now in its second year, the Community First Grant Program aims to support partnerships between Whole Foods Market Team Members and community-led organizations working to increase access to healthy food and nutrition information in their communities. The grant awarded to Backyard Growers in Gloucester is part of a $220,000 investment in 44 organizations in 40 cities across 26 states. Projects funded this year include urban farming projects, mobile produce markets, and educational programs for healthy eating, gardening and agricultural skills.
“At Whole Cities, we have a vision for an America where fresh, healthy food is affordable and accessible to everyone, regardless of income or zip code,” says Walter Robb, Chairman, Whole Cities Foundation Board. “This national grant program allows us to find and support a network of grassroots organizations that have developed unique solutions to increase the availability of fresh, healthy food in their own communities.”
The Community First Grant Program is one example of Whole Foods Market’s “Community First” principles, where community-led organizations and local residents build their local food system. Through the program, the foundation seeks to amplify the outcomes of the solutions set in place by community leaders.
“What’s unique about this program is that it’s our own Team Members who shine the light on these worthwhile grant recipients,” adds Robb. “In some cases, it’s the Team Members themselves who are the grantees, bringing Whole Foods Market’s passion for a healthier world to their own community and with their own heart. We could not be prouder of them.”
The next opportunity for Whole Foods Market Team Members to apply in support of a community organization will be spring 2018.
About Whole Cities Foundation
Founded in 2014, Whole Cities Foundation is an independent nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market that is dedicated to improving neighborhood health through collaborative community partnerships, nutrition education, and broader access to fresh, healthy food. Since the launch of the Community First Grant Program, the foundation has grown from serving five cities with its initial work to supporting over 60 cities that includes partnerships with over 100 community organizations. For more information on Whole Cities Foundation, visit: wholecitiesfoundation.org.
About Backyard Growers
Backyard Growers (BYG) creates life-long gardeners inspired by the power of growing and eating one’s own food. We provide resources and support to establish backyard, community, and school vegetable gardens, and offer gardening, nutrition and cooking workshops to the community. BYG serves low- to moderate-income residents and public school children in Gloucester, and we share our program models regionally to increase our impact. We believe that by growing some of our own food, we are empowered, connected, and strengthened. For more information, visit: http://www.backyardgrowers.org/
Visit our holiday pop-up shop at our Main Street office and find all your gardening, gift-giving needs like kids watering cans, kitchen tools, Backyard Growers T-shirts, gardening books, and veggie socks! All proceeds benefit Backyard Growers programs. See below for a sneak peak at some of the items and our special events!
Open Monday-Friday
9 am – 5 pm
271 Main Street
Also join us for…
Ladies Night! Dec 7, 5-10 pm
Men’s Night! Dec 21, 5-10 pm
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