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OCTOBER 2010
New Playground enjoyed at Taft School The Uxbridge Elementary PTO’s playground committee is very pleased to announce that the new play structure for the Taft School playground has been purchased and installed; thanks to the generous donations (monetary, labor and heavy equipment use) of many local businesses, dozens of families and a few nonprofit organizations. The large play structure at Taft that was deemed unsafe a year ago was removed in June and the new structure and swings were installed the last week of August – just in time for the new school year! The speed of which this huge task was accomplished highlights what a community can do when they come together to support a common goal. This playground is called the Taft School playground but its use reaches far beyond the students at Taft School. This is an important playground for the school as well as for the community at large
and we hope that kids will enjoy it for years to come as well as be respectful of the new equipment and not utilize it in ways that could cause damage. Surveillance cameras have also been installed on the playground to increase the level of security after hours. With the biggest phase of the playground renovation complete, the committee now moves on to raising more funds to top off the safety surfacing, renovate the large dirt area next to the playground and install the bricks from the “Buy a Brick Build a Playground” fundraiser. Bricks can still be purchased throughout the school year to continue to support the playground renovation project. Order forms can be downloaded from the playground renovation page on the Taft School PTO page located by following the links from the school’s website www.uxbridgeschools.com; picked up at Taft School or by contacting Kim DeMers at 278-5435.
Mendon Country Fair relocates The annual Mendon Country Fair sponsored by The Mendon Lions Club will be held on Saturday, October 9th begining at 10 a.m. The event will now be held on the field behind The Mendon Country Gift Barn on Route 16. Features include country music with "Durango Mango, many crafters, non-profit and business booths and lots of free events for the whole family. Features at the Fair will include dairy cattle and other animals from local 4-H groups as well as a petting zoo. This year "Kids Fair" will also
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include races and contests with prizes for the younger fairgoers, and pony rides will be available. Appearing during the day will be Miss Teen Massachusetts and "Paws" the Pawtucket Red Sox mascot. Relax at the Lions Club food court serving up grilled hot dogs and hamburgers along with french fries and fried dough, coffee, doughnuts, soda and water. Admission is free and parking will be available to benefit the Mendon Boy Scouts and Mass. Lions Eye Research. The rain date is Sunday, October 10th.
GRand OpEninG - Children enjoying the playground at the Taft School in Uxbridge. See related Story on page 39
Blackstone Valley Crop Hunger Walk The public is invited to join the fight against hunger by walking in the Blackstone Valley Crop Hunger Walk on Saturday, October 16th. Walkers will seek sponsors from their churches, neighborhoods and workplaces and then register on October 16th starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church, next to the Whitinsville Town Common. The walk ends at the First Evangelical Congregational Church, next to the Uxbridge Town Common. The walk begins at 9:00 a.m. and the distance is three miles.
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The walkers will follow Linwood Ave. to Providence Rd. and on to Uxbridge. Strollers, wagons and wheelchairs may be used. Sandwiches, fruit and beverages will be served to the walkers in the Community Hall when they complete the walk. Adults, youth and children are welcome. Walkers from the Blackstone Valley will join 2.3 million people in 2,000 towns nationwide to support self-help programs in 80 countries organized by Church World Service. In addition, the Crop Hunger Walk provides $4 million a
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year to 3,200 food pantries in the U.S., including food pantries in Douglas, Northbridge and Uxbridge. The Northbridge Association of Churches has been the local sponsor for the Blackstone Valley Crop Hunger Walk for 36 years. During that time, local walkers have raised $231,579 for Church World Service's fight against hunger. For information, contact Carolyn Mitchell, coordinator, at 508-234-3544 or Mike Tatarek, treasurer, at 508-2345768.
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