Community Harvest Project Festival & 5K

Community Harvest Project (CHP) invites the community to the Harvest Home Festival and 5K on Sunday November 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the picturesque Grafton farm location at 37 Wheeler road. This year’s festival raises funds for and promotes awareness of CHP’s mission to engage and educate volunteers to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for hunger relief.

Harvest Home Festival and 5K is a fun filled rain or shine event featuring live music, children's activities, animals, online auction, hay wagon rides, apple cannons and pumpkin catapults. Hearty food and beverages will be available for purchase.

“This year’s Harvest Home Festival and 5K promises to be a great day as we commemorate the work our team and volunteers do to grow the over 250 thousand pounds of food CHP distributed to our hunger relief partners in 2023. We invite everyone in the community to celebrate with us,” says Executive Director Tori Buerschaper.

Schedule of Events

10:15 a.m. 5K registration & Check-In

11:00 a.m. 5K Begins & Festival Opens

11:15 a.m. Kids Fun run

12:00 p.m. Live Music Featuring

The Big-League Collective

12:30 p.m. Pumpkin Trebuchets/Apple

Cannons Start

BVT 2023 Annual Report available

Blackstone Valley Tech is proud to announce that copies of its annual report are now available for residents of the Blackstone Valley Vocational regional School District to view. The 2023 report titled recipe for Success spans the FY23 fiscal year and highlights the remarkable achievements of students and staff in addition to financial information.

According to Superintendent-Director

Dr. Michael F. Fitzpatrick, the document is designed to inform the community about its vocational-technical education system. "Thanks to your continued support, our students received an exceptional education during FY23. Always mindful of your investment, we carry out our mission with care and consideration of cost. We enhance our vocational, academic, and community offerings with grants that strengthen our ability to serve our students and the greater community."

Demonstrating what is achievable with their high-quality education, BVT alums are the best ambassadors for vocational-technical education. The annual report includes a profile of Sarah Arnold, a 2018 graduate of the Culinary Arts program. Discover how Sarah Arnold found her true calling and channeled her creativity into a passion for cakes, leading to incredible new connections and sweet experiences. This and so much more is in the annual report. It is available on the school's website at www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/ annualreport.

11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Food & Beverages Available for Purchase

Beer Trailer, Adoption Event with Safe With Us Animal rescue, Lawn Games, Kids Activities, Angel Hair Alpacas, Hay Wagon rides, Online Auction, CHP Merchandise Tent, Apples for sale and more!

Admission to the festival is $10 (chil- dren under 5 are free). 5K runners can register online and registration fee includes admission to the festival. Check community-harvest.org/events for updated information.

For more information about CHP, contact Meghan Person at: meghan@ community-harvet.org and visit www. community-harvest.org.