Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Stoughton Public Library & Youth Commission Earth Day Celebration and Doin' It For Diane events are all scheduled for Saturday, April 20. The Anne Havlin Memorial Blood and Food Drive has been postponed.
Stoughton Public Library & Youth Commission Earth Day Celebration Celebrate Earth Day at the Stoughton Public Library Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. * Farm Visit with Dawn Cordeiro - 10 a.m. - noon * Info Tables (Plaza in front of Library) - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. *** Doin' It For Diane The 8th Annual “Doin’ It For Diane” Fundraiser for The Stoughton Food Pantries, is happening Saturday, April 20, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Portuguese National Club in Stoughton. This fun evening in Stoughton includes light fare appetizers and dessert served, a cash bar, live entertainment by DJ Chris and the Echoes, raffles, and a live and silent auction, emceed by Stoughton’s own Mark Snyder. All the proceeds go to the Food Pantries of …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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BLOOD DRIVE FOR ANNE! There will be an Anne Havlin Memorial Blood and Food Drive to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and St. Anthony’s Free Market Food Pantry in Stoughton. The event will be held Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church Parish, 122 Canton St., Stoughton. The following event has been postponed. Please click here for more details. Anne was the Director of the St. Anthony’s Free Market, a food pantry located inside the religious education department of Immaculate Conception Church. She passed away in November of 2012 after waging a three year battle against cancer, always wearing a smile, and the face of courage. To donate blood, due to the high …
Friday, April 12, 2013
On Saturday, April 20, join friends and family at the Portuguese National Club for a night of music, dancing, dinner, laughs and fun to raise money for Stoughton's two food pantries.
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Friday, April 12
The following is a press release from the "Doin' It For Diane" Committee: The 8th Annual “Doin’ It For Diane” Fundraiser for The Stoughton Food Pantries, is happening Saturday, April 20th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Portuguese National Club in Stoughton. This fun evening in Stoughton includes light fare appetizers and dessert served, a cash bar, live entertainment by DJ Chris and the Echoes, raffles, and a live and silent auction, emceed by Stoughton’s own Mark Snyder. Tickets are just $20 pre-sale, or $25 at the door. Named in memory of Diane Murray who was very well known and lived in Stoughton, the Doin' It For Diane Committee was created to honor Diane’s favorite charity. 100% of the proceeds go to the Food Pantries of Stoughton: the …
Friday, March 15, 2013
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RUNNING FOR THE EYE AND EAR: Stoughton's own Stu Weiner will be running the 2013 Boston Marathon as part of Team Eye and Ear. His fundraising goal for this year is $6,000, and all funds will go to the Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. Stu writes, "Last year, thanks to the generosity of many, I was able to raise almost $6,900 to help support patients who need services to support the basic sensory functions such as hearing and sight that we often take for granted." He continues, "I am excited to be back with the team and running 26.2 miles for a great organization such as Mass Eye and Ear and hope we can once again work together in 2013 to help support the cause and help the patients who every day living is like running a marathon." To make a …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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STOUGHTON MOURNS ANNE HAVLIN: Stoughton lost one of its most dynamic citizens Monday night, November 5, with the death of Anne Havlin. Anne was the Director of the St. Anthony’s Free Market, a food pantry located inside the religious education department of Immaculate Conception Church. She had waged a three year battle against cancer, always wearing a smile, and the face of courage. Her husband Tom told me that, “It ended the way she wanted it. She was surrounded by her children.” Tom also shared how important that Christmas was to Anne. She had already wrapped all of this year’s gifts for her husband, her four daughters, and her five grandchildren. He told me that Hospice had told him last Friday that the time was short, and if they …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce member IKEA donated shelving to Stoughton's St. Anthony's Food Pantry last Thursday, and spent the day installing the units at the pantry, located on Park Ave.
The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and its member businesses are known for supporting the Stoughton Food Pantries through its fundraising efforts such as the annual Doin’ It For Diane fundraiser. So the Chamber’s coordinated work with one of its Gold Members, IKEA-Stoughton, at the St. Anthony’s Food Pantry on Thursday, September 6 should come as no surprise. In fact, this project was a direct result of the Doin’ It For Diane Fundraiser. Christine Gallagher, manager of the St. Anthony’s Food Pantry on Park Ave., explained that when the funds were allocated from Doin' it For Diane between the two pantries (Ilse Marks and St. Anthony’s), each respective pantry was asked to provide a wish list. Gallagher said her pantry “desperately needed …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Highlighting the week that was with the best of "About Town with Mark Snyder": DROUGHT PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY: After a winter and spring with little precipitation, the Town of Stoughton is preparing for the possibility of a long, hot summer, and with it, the possibility of a drought. As a result, Selectmen on May 1 unanimously voted to approve a Drought Management Plan, initiating Phase 1, which is a “voluntary watering ban," asking residents to minimize the use of outdoor water. Read more by clicking here. *** STOUGHTON CANCER SURVIVOR FEATURED SPEAKER: Mark Leppo, a Stoughton realtor, who fought for his life against the rare and deadly Merkel Cell Carcinoma, will be featured speaker at the Celebration of Life, a full day of celebration, …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
More than $20,000 was raised for Stoughton's two food pantries. Take a look at photos from the evening in the media gallery.
About 100 people came to the Portuguese National Club Friday night, April 27 for the 7th annual “Doin’ It For Diane” fundraiser, a benefit for Stoughton's food pantries. The fundraiser is named in memory of Diane Murray, wife of longtime South School principal David Fisher. Shortly after Diane died in August 2005, the first "Doin' It For Diane" (DIFD) event was held, as a way to honor Diane and her favorite charity. This year, more than $20,000 was raised for Stoughton's food pantries - the Ilse Marks Pantry and St. Anthony's Free Market. This represented the most money raised in the seven year history of the event. Photos from the event are posted in the media gallery above. For additional coverage from the DIFD fundraiser, click on the …
Monday, April 30, 2012
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DOIN' IT FOR DIANE A HUGE SUCCESS! Details will be forthcoming, but it appears that the 7th Annual Doin' It for Diane food pantry fundraiser has topped all their previous events. The most recent one, held on Friday, April 27 at the Portuguese National Club, attracted a smaller crowd than some of the previous events (about 100 people), but sponsorships increased, and those attending opened their hearts and wallets to those less fortunate. More than $20,000 was generated for Stoughton's two food pantries! There was an amazing array of delicious desserts from Bob's Foodmart, Catering by Linda, Costco, Courtyard by Marriott, Dunkin' Donuts, IKEA, Ivy's Fine Cakes, Lee Policow, New England Sinai Hospital, Panera Bread, the Portuguese National …
Friday, April 27, 2012
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Don't say there's nothing to do this weekend in Stoughton! Here is a preview of just some of the events taking place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There's Doin' it for Diane on Friday evening; the 5 School 5K and Fun Run and YMCA Healthy Kids Day on Saturday; a Benefit Concert for the YMCA's annual campaign Saturday evening; Pride of Stoughton Day on Sunday; and Legion and Babe Ruth Baseball tryouts this weekend. *** SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS! It's the Second Annual "It's Elementary 5 School 5K Fun Run!" It takes place on Saturday, April 28, starting at 9 a.m. The 1 Mile Fun Run is at 9, and the 5K run starts at 10. The starting line for the 5K is at the Stoughton Branch of the Old Colony YMCA on Central Street. You can pre-register by…
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4:56 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
The following note is from the Havlin family: Due to the current lockdown situation in Boston, the Kraft Family Blood Center has had to cancel tomorrows blood drive. They are physically unable to retrieve the blood mobile and all staff is on needed for current situation. We will notify everyone of a new date once we get one. Please share this with friends, as we don't want anyone to show up … more ›