Day: June 24, 2016

Hello, Gulliver!

Nearly 300 entries to name the Cape Ann Reads gull flew in to the Cape Ann libraries, to partners like Cape Ann Museum, GMG comments, and social media. Some names were repeated. Thank you to everyone who sent in an entry. Here’s a word cloud from Sawyer Free Library that illustrates the frequency.

Every month Cape Ann Reads features exceptional programs. Check them out!

You can buy a t-shirt featuring Gulliver, the endearing Cape Ann Reads logo. We can thank Asley Curcuru through the Hive for the endearing gull.

I’ll be heading down to the beach after work today with my camera in tow to see if I can get lucky and grab a few action shots.    Until then here’s a look back of the past few years’ captures.

2015 Friday:  Leo Taormina –   Saturday:  Joe DaSilva – Sunday:  Jake Wagner

2014 Friday:  Jack Russ – Saturday: Kyle Barry – Sunday: Mark Allen

2013 – Saturday: Zach Allen (not sure where I was the rest of this weekend!)

2012 – Friday:  Ross Carlson – Saturday: Nick Avelis – Sunday: Stew McGillvray

First Time I’ve Seen One Of These In Action. It went along at a pretty good clip and very stable-

Tuesday, June 7th, Patrick Thorpe, President and CEO of BankGloucester, announced the winners of the bank’s ninth annual “Banking for the Community” program and presented checks to them during a celebratory reception at the bank on Main Street in Gloucester.

With over 6,000 votes cast by the public, the ninth annual “Banking for the Community” program was a tremendous success. The program awarded 19 organizations a combined total of $20,000.  BankGloucester would like to thank the members of the community whose votes determined how the funds were distributed.  Votes were cast through the bank’s website at www.BankGloucester.com or via paper ballot at the Gloucester and Essex locations of the bank.

There were eighteen organizations featured on the ballot, and write-ins were welcomed. The organization receiving the most votes was Cape Ann Animal Aid which received a check for $5,000. Open Door Food Pantry and Care Dimensions finished second and third respectively and received $3,000 each. The Rose Baker Senior Center and HAWC each received a check for $1,000 for coming in fourth and fifth place. Family Promise North Shore and Day by Day Adult Care both write-in’s, each received $500 along with the following 12 organizations: Grace Center, Wellsping, Old Farm Rockport, Gloucester Education Foundation, Saint Vincent De Paul, Sawyer Free Library, Action, Inc, North Shore Health Project, North Shore Art Association, Essex Senior Center/Council on Aging, Education Foundation Rockport, Magnolia Library.