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2008 Important Dates:

Monday, June 9:
Kickball Tournament Registration deadline. Click here for the registration form.

Saturday, June 28:
Kickball Tournament: 12-5PM Green Field, Marblehead, MA. Click here to learn more.

 

On Friday, February 29 from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., Community of Friends is being honored by Serving People In Need, Inc. (SPIN) during their 20 Year Anniversary Gala at the Lynn Arts.

Community of Friends has been providing stockings and backpacks to SPIN children associated with the Scattered Site Family Emergency Shelter (SSFES) program for five years. This program is based in Lynn and provides temporary apartment-based housing for homeless families. Currently, there are 53 families (104 children) living in these clean and safe housing units. SPIN's Gala will provide you an opportunity to meet some of the children and the great people that help them throughout the year.

2007 Important Dates:
 
December

Saturday, Dec 1st:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Artisans' Holiday Marketplace, Abbot Hall (2nd Floor), Marblehead

Sunday, Dec 2nd:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Artisans' Holiday Marketplace, Abbot Hall (2nd Floor), Marblehead
Thursday, Dec 6th:
The Newcomers and Natives Club will be hosting a Members-Only Stocking Fundraising Party
Thursday, Dec 13th:
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: Stocking Drop-Off Party at St. Michaels Church, 26 Pleasant St, Marblehead
Thursday, Dec 13th:
Final Day of the Stocking Drive. Please bring your stockings to a drop-off location or our Stocking Drop-Off Party.
If you cannot make this deadline, please contact us.
November

Saturday, Nov 10th:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: BYC's Annual Artisans' Fair, Boston Yacht Club, Marblehead

Thursday, Nov 15th:
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.: Junior Aid Society Holiday Shop, Tedesco Country Club, Marblehead
There will be a required $15 donation entrance fee. Proceeds benefit Junior Aid Society

Friday, Nov 16th:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Junior Aid Society Holiday Shop, Tedesco Country Club, Marblehead
There will be a required $2 donation entrance fee. Proceeds benefit Junior Aid Society

Saturday, Nov 17th:
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Junior Aid Society Holiday Shop, Tedesco Country Club, Marblehead
There will be a required $2 donation entrance fee. Proceeds benefit Junior Aid Society

Thursday, Nov 22nd:
Happy Thanksgiving!

August

Friday, August 3:
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: visit us at the Marblehead Community Store, 214 Beacon Street, Marblehead.

Saturday, August 4:
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: visit us at the Marblehead Farmer's Market, located behind the Marblehead Middle School.
Friday, August 10:
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: visit us at the Marblehead Community Store, 214 Beacon Street, Marblehead.
Saturday, August 11:
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: visit us at the Crosby's Market, 118 Washington Street, Marblehead.


8 p.m.:
The Newcomers and Natives Club (NAN)
will be hosting a members-only fundraising party for the Backpack drive.

Attendees are asked to help in one of three ways:

    1. Make a $15 (per person) donation to "Community of Friends" or
    2. Donate a new backpack appropriate for a child in grade school (1st grade through High School) or
    3. You can sign up with Community of Friends during this event to sponsor a child by providing the necessary backpack and/or school supplies for that child. CoF will provide you with a child's first name (if available), gender and grade, plus a list of suggested school supplies by grade.

100% of the money collected during this event will be used to purchase backpacks and school supplies.

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Wednesday, August 22nd:
All backpacks and school supplies are due. 496 backpacks were delivered to children from six agencies and organizations.
July

Friday, July 20:
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: visit us at the Marblehead Community Store, 214 Beacon Street, Marblehead.

Saturday, July 21:
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: visit us at the Crosby's Market, 118 Washington Street, Marblehead.
June

Sunday, June 18th:
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 18th, Community of Friends sponsored an adult Kickball game between the B&S Fitness Marblehead and Salem Bootcampers. Even though the competition was fierce, the Salem Booters came away with a 13-7 impressive victory. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Brandi & Steve Dion of B&S Fitness (www.bnsfitness.com) for their support in organizing this event. And a big thanks to Betsy and Ron Caliri for the "Betsy Bombers" shirts from X-treme Silk Screening (www.x-tremesilkscreen.com).

Each team raised $450 and were able to donate $900 to Community of Friends. CoF will use this generous donation in two ways. 1). Help fund the 2007 Backpack drive. 2). Feed children of the Mary Jane Lee Park from "The Point" neighborhood in Salem with breakfast, snack and lunch for one week. The Mary Jane Lee Park Summer Program provides these underserved children with a local playground filled with supervised activities and essential nourishment.

This program is desperately under-funded and essential to keep these kids fed, safe, and active during the eight weeks of summer. If you would like to help, you can make a donation to:

"Friends of Mary Jane Lee Park"
Saint Joseph's Food Pantry
P.O. Box 876
Salem, MA 01970
978-744-2532 / 978-744-4998

ps. These are the children that will be receiving the "Salem" backpacks.
 
Community of Friends, Marblehead, MA
phone: 781-639-3664
email: info@communityoffriends.org