Category: Good eggs

Bid On a Day With Mac Bell

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Monday, March 14 8:00 am – Monday, March 28 10:00 pm

Plum Cove Elementary School

http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove

15 Hickory St., Gloucester, MA

The Plum Cove PTC will be hosting its 3rd annual online fundraising auction for The Plum Cove Elementary School in Gloucester, MA from March 14th through March 28th.

Gloucester, MA Feb 1st, 2011 – Expect to find great deals on one-of-a-kind, unique items and experiences at Plum Cove’s largest annual fundraising event. Cape Ann’s favorite local businesses, artists, authors and services have donated items to benefit this, our 3rd consecutive online auction.

100% of the proceeds will benefit the arts and education of the students at Plum Cove Elementary School. The success of our past auctions has allowed us to re-build our playground and make improvements to our library; including the purchase of books and the implementation of an electronic library cataloging system.

About the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op:

Voted PTO Today’s “Outstanding New Group” of the year in 2009, the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op was established in 2007 following a major citywide redistricting that left the school without a parent/teacher group of their own. The group leaders and parent volunteers, through an enormous amount of local support, raised funds to upgrade the existing playground equipment, relocate a playground from an old school, update the library and upgrade the school grounds, making them better suited to the new student body.

Contact:

Ann Andrew, PTC Auction Chair Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op

978 325 0220 http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove

Ann Writes-

I have a GREAT new addition to our auction that i bet a ton of locals would love to get – a day of Mac bell…!!  Check this out:  https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=130129845

It would be AMAZING if you could help us push this one more time…  thanks so much buddy!

Up Close and Local

Buy Mac Bell for a Day (well, 3 hours anyway…)

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YMCA TEEN LEADERS CLUB 2011 ROCKATHON TO FEED CAPE ANN ’S HUNGRY

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Back in January, thirty-three members of the YMCA Teen Leaders Club embarked on their annual "Rockathon to Feed Cape Ann’s Hungry" – with each member rocking in a rocking chair for 24-sleepless hours from 8am Saturday through 8am Sunday.  Each Y Teen Leader committed to solicit and collect a minimum of 230 cans.  Youth spent weeks soliciting and then collecting donations of non-perishable food items.  In order to accommodate prospective donors who might have difficulty carting caseloads of cans, the club established a "two-for-a-dollar" rate for financial donations for Open Door.

Through the efforts of this fantastic group of local youth, 7749 cans and other non-perishable food items were earned and distributed to the Open Door, St. Vincent DePaul Society and directly to local families in need.

On March 10th, the YMCA Teen Leaders Club welcomed special guest Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director of the Open Door to attend their weekly meeting.  After Julie thanked the teens for their consistently strong efforts year after year, club members proudly presented a $2075 donation – the fiscal culmination of the groups’ collections.  The YMCA Teen Leaders Club would like to officially recognize our top three solicitors:  Alex Jones-770, Steven Verga-554 and Shannon Gallagher-536.  We would also like to extend thanks to our families, friends, neighbors and the community for such a tremendous outpouring of support for others in need. Also, special thanks for donations to Dominos Pizza and Carroll K. Steele Insurance for our meals.

Other participants include: Noah Ashe, Paul Bondarev, Heather Boudrow, Cheyanne Fanala, Colby Ferris , Victoria Flannagan, Alex Henry, Katt Kariores, Sofia Lane , Ardrianna Lombardo, Rosie, Luce, Jared Marshall, Christian O’Donnell, Lindsay Parrish, Matt Pastagal, Kevin Redmond, Nathan Rubin, Jeff. St. Peter, Brandon Stewart, Breanna Silva, Antonio Saputo, Andreaz Saputo, Tiffany Sonia, Danielle Thibodeau, Keith Todd, Molly White, Zach White, Andrew Widtfeldt, Nikki Williamson & Robyn Wonson.

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One Hour At A Time Gang Notice From Donna Ardizzoni

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Looking to make a huge impact with a bunch of like minded folks who love our fair city?  What a fantastic job that this group does each week by picking a section of the city and meeting to spend an hour or so picking up trash  together.  If you are new to town or are a long time resident, you can’t help but love the positive energy you will glean from this group of Gloucester’s finest.

Date:                    Saturday March 26, 2011

Time:                    8:00

Where:                 The high school parking lot

                              Because of the Home and Business Expo, think it would be a good idea to make sure the field, entrance and parking lot is clean for the show.

                              If some want to go to the Boulevard, I can leave the bags on my car in the high school parking lot.

Thanks again all, Donna

From North Shore Kid- Vote to Help Rockport Elementary Win $25k

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Vote to Help Rockport Elementary Win $25k

The proposed nature center will encourage learning by doing and responsibility

Jessica Kagle, founder of Kestrel Educational Adventures, has entered the Green Awards contest on behalf of Rockport Elementary School for an award of $25,000 that will put them on the road to designing and building a nature center in the school’s new science room. You can vote once every day, and every vote increases the odds that this money will be awarded for this purpose.

The plan for the nature center is to combine outdoor play and discovery with an academic lesson plan that will help children learn about the environment around them while connecting with the natural world.  Teams of students will plan investigations into the surrounding environment, then put together and maintain displays to aid in teaching others about the surrounding woodlands and the seasonal changes that occur in this unique habitat. The public will be invited to visit, and learn from presentations by the students who take part in the program.

Voting is easy, just go to this link and click the ‘Vote Now’ button: https://www.thegreenawards.com/Default.aspx?v=119

Vote daily until the voting ends at midnight on March 27th

For more info contact jessica@kestreleducation.org or visit Kestrel Educational Adventures.

Orlando Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011

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Click the arrow below to view the video

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Gloucester Medications Disposal Program at the Health Expo

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Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinets: Keep Youth Safe and Protect a Clean Water Supply

Bring Your Unwanted and/or Expired Medications for Safe Disposal

Where: The Gloucester Health Expo- Gloucester High School

When: This Saturday March 26th 10-12pm

For more info on what to bring / not to bring please visit http://healthygloucester.org/programsevents

Kathy Day MassCALL2, Opiate Coordinator

Substance Abuse Prevention Services Health Department, City of Gloucester

Scola Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011

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Click the arrow below to play the video and listen to the wonderful stories.

Special Thanks To The Scola Family. Tomorrow’s video and pictures will be from the third stop on The Novena Tour- The Russo Family.

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Celebrating St Joseph 2011 Slide Show

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Click on the picture for Joey’s slide show which brings us through the first 5 houses on  Sefatia’s list of 11 Gloucester St Joseph Novenas.  I wish I could have gone to all 11 houses but I wanted the girls to have a good memory of it and as the night wore on I didn’t want to push them too far past their normal 6:30PM bedtime.  Look for Manny’s slide show which will have many more of the houses and a ton of pictures of the people who attended the novenas. 

I’d like to extend a special thanks to the Fontana, Scola, Russo,Ferrante and Orlando families for opening their houses and continuing this beautiful tradition.  I’d also like to thank Sefatia for being a fantastic guide and teacher along the route.  She reminded me of many things I’d long forgotten about the traditions and  taught me a whole lot more.

Click the picture for my slide show and don’t forget to look for Manny’s slide show which will have many of the faces from the crowd. Also I will post a video each day over the next 5 days from each of the 5 novenas in the order in which we visited them on Sefatia’s list.

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Donna Ardizzoni Reports Sewage Discs Now Washing Up On Magnolia Beach As Well

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Donna writes-

The disks have washed up on Magnolia
Beach as well…  will try and pick them up tomorrow, gloves are needed.
Thanks

Donna and the rest of the One Hour at A Time Gang will be meeting this morning at 9:00AM at St Peters Square.  image

St Joseph’s Novena 3/18/11

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Katie Fontana

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The Scola’s

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The Russo’s

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The Orlando’s

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Much more to come.  Pictures and videos.  I only stayed through 5 houses as I needed to get the girls home but our boy Manny is with Sista felicia and hopefully all the houses will get captured.

All I can say is that it was beautiful and emotional with waves of old school tradition washing over the rooms as the women sang and embraced each other.

The videos should be spectacular and photos will be plenty.

Gloucester Bytes’ Tim-The Man!

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Tim and his company Gloucester Bytes bid on a link in the GMG Blogroll at the annual Chamber of Commerce Auction a couple of years ago.  Working out of his house and frequently making house calls, he came over to replace a busted keyboard on the Mrs’ laptop.  A big time GMG fan, I can’t say enough nice things about the man. Cheap, efficient and he even installed some neat utilities for free while he was at the homestead. 

If you need computer repairs do not hesitate to call him.

http://www.gloucesterbytes.com/

978-886-4624

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Donna and Her Band Of Outstanding Citizens Start Up One Hour At A Time Gang March 19th

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Looking to make a huge impact with a bunch of like minded folks who love our fair city?  Well if you are just coming to GMG in the past 8 months you may not know about the fantastic job that this group does each week by picking a section of the city and meeting to spend an hour or so picking up trash  together.  If you are new to town or are a long time resident you can’t help but love the positive energy you will glean from this group of Gloucester’s finest.

Here are the details for the first clean up of the season from Donna-

Date:   Saturday:               March 19, 2011

Time:                                   9:00 AM

Place:                                  St. Peters’ Square.

I will get the bags..

Thanks all

Donna Ardizzoni

Chickity Check It! Abby Ytzen’s Biomes Guidebook

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From Abby’s Site–

Hello.

I am a hard working creative person from the midwest with a passion for design. As a designer and illustrator my work has a distinctive element of playful cleverness. I have a strong desire to connect art to the wider world around me and to use my skills as a designer to create work that is not only beautiful but will have a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of people. I believe design is a powerful tool in the language of our culture. As artists and designers we have a responsibility to the integrity of our visual influence. I believe good design communicates truth and draws people together in community.

 

One of Abby’s many projects was a cool Biomes Guidebook which she prides herself on because she feels that it speaks to young children as well as highly educated people that are familiar with Biomes. You can even check it out free.

Biomes Guildbook

Because education was a main goal of this exhibit, I created a 50 page guidebook with a poster pull out to accompany the biome illustration. Creating another level of depth, this guidebook contains detailed information about biomes and the animals that inhabit them, including conservation status information. As a summation of my research, this guidebook provides the visual and informational link both within my exhibit as well as across the art and science disciplines.

click the picture to check it out-

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GMG Questions and Answers- David Brooks Art Haven Founder

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How long have you lived in Gloucester?

22 years

What is your favorite season In Gloucester?

summer

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

10 lb Island

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?

Poseidons

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?

Destinos

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Azorean

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?

Cape Ann Brewery 

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

Lees

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Lobster Trap Tree Lighting

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

BOAT!!! 

Who is your favorite local artist?

Chris Williams

Which is your favorite local beach?

Niles

Who has the best chowder in town?

Causways 

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

Is there any others? jk Jay Alberts Cape Ann Images

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

Clam Chowder

What is your favorite Gloucester neighborhood?

Walker Creek West Gloucester

What is your favorite local band?
Mile 21

As A Reward For Filling Out The Form For Use On GMG Feel free To Provide a Link Here to Any Business, Band or Website You Would Like Promoted

 www.arthaven.org

YMCA FUNdraiser at Lat 43 Tuesday March 8th

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YMCA of the North Shore

YMCA Fundraiser at Latitude 43 – Gloucester

FUNdraiser @ LATITUDE 43!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 5:00 pm – close
BOURBON STREET ON ROGERS STREET!
BIG EASY FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS! RAFFLES! PRIZES!
LIVE DIXIELAND MUSIC BY: "DAVE SAG’S FAT TUESDAY FIVE"
10% OF SALES TO BENEFIT YMCA TEENS REBUILDING
NEW ORLEANS
WORKING TOGETHER FOR A STRONGER COMMUNITY
For too many families in the Greater New Orleans area, this will be the sixth year that they spend without a stable home. With more than 400 families still living in FEMA trailers, and thousands more who own their homes but cannot afford to rebuild, the St. Bernard Project is committed to helping these families return home.

Building upon the success of our April 2010 Trip, as seen above, a dedicated team of sixteen local teenagers and four adult chaperones from our YMCA will be returning in 2011 to continue our service-learning and volunteer work.
Please consider joining us for a great night for a great cause!
Reservations recommended: 978-281-0223

Looks Like We Will Be Working With Abby

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Had a fantastic meeting with Abby Ytzen Monday morning and discussed partnering up for the 2011 seARTS PAW program.

Here is the project as Abby describes it on her website–

Artist Grant

At the end of January I applied for an Artist Grant, and was award one! I have been commissioned to create a public work about the city of Gloucester. 
THE PROPOSAL:
Discover Gloucester is an education series of map/infographics about different aspects of Gloucester: Fishing, Historical/Cultural, and Conservation/Agriculture
Stay tuned, I will try to keep an updated on my process…still in the concepting/researching stage

Abby was one of the winners of the AIGA student competition, New Voices, Unique Visions. Her thesis, Biomes,  will be on display at Endicott College from now until the end of March. After the closing of the show her work with return to its permanent home at Ken Olsen Science Center at Gordon College.

Openning reception will be March 3rd Endicott College

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Carol Pallazolla Chairperson, North Shore Arthritis Walk

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Gloucester resident, Carol Pallazolla, A.D.C., is this year’s Chairperson for the North Shore Arthritis Walk.   Carol is the Community Relations Coordinator for Northeast Senior Health for Northeast Health System.  She is also a certified Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program leader for ten years focusing on encouraging everyone, particularly seniors, to move daily to both prevent and treat arthritis.  Carol has been involved with the Walk since its inception in 2004 and under her leadership the event has grown to more than 600 walkers.     

The 2011 North Shore Arthritis Walk to take place on Sunday, May 22 from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Lynch Park in Beverly.  This special event features a one-and three-mile course followed by a post-walk party. This fun event enjoyed by children and adults with music, games, "Wally the Green Monster", entertainment, raffles and most importantly, with proceeds directed to the Arthritis Foundation. There are several ways to support the North ShoreArthritis Walk. 

Please consider  starting a team, making a donation, providing a raffle ticket, purchasing a road sign, becoming a sponsor,volunteer the day of the walk, and joining in the fun on May 22. 
For further information
about Arthritis Walk, please visit
www.northshorearthritiswalk.org or
call 617-219-8234.

David Brooks, Shane O’Neil and Jesse Cremeans Deliver The Last of The Lobster Trap Tree Traps

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It’s all fun when you are building the lobster Trap Tree and there are a bunch of people lending a hand.  Dismantling it and delivering the traps long after the fanfare has subsided shows dedication.

Huge props to the boys working in the snow and cold to finish up a job well done!

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Video with David Brooks and his latest endeavor coming tomorrow.