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Hello Friends,
The last newsletter was welcoming Spring, and
here we are already into the first weeks of Summer! For my family, Summer in
Boxborough means visiting the library (the Summer reading program is great!),
day camp at Flerra Field (entering K-7th grades), gardening, swimming, and
playing outside. Check out the great BFN dates we have planned too! I'm sure
we will see you around town.
May was a very big month for babies!
With so many babies, we are ready to start planning monthly events for the
class of 2013! (see page 4) Our first event will be a brunch at Monica's
house just for babies and their moms. Thanks for hosting Monica! I look forward
to meeting all of the littlest BFN members.
In May, we celebrated Mother's Day and Monica
with our Mousse and Masseuse massage party. It was a great success, and we
will do it again soon. The Arboretum was a fun place to visit with the kids, and
I encourage everyone to check it out this month as everything should be
bursting with color and life. It's a free, easy way to take your kids short
trail walk. Be sure to check out our Web site for a great list of more
outdoor destinations that First Connections put together.
In June, BFN hosted the Senior Luncheon and
music circles at Fifer's day. Both events were very well received. Janet and
Christie put much effort into making our Fifer's day booth a success. Thanks
ladies!
On June 26, BFN hosted a library story time
and ice cream party for 11 kids entering kindergarten in 2008. Kids and
parents enjoyed getting to know each other. Ellen has organized two more
events this summer to support our newest scholars. Great job Ellen!
We are already thinking about the BFN
Halloween Party. If you have any ideas to contribute or would like to help
make it happen, let us know!
Time for Summer Fun!
Jennifer
jenhoff@gmail.com
978-274-5679
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Entertainment
at the BFN booth at Fifer’s Day in June
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BFN 2008
Kindergartners Getting to Know Each Other at the Library in June
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BFN-sponsored
senior luncheon in June
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4th of July at NARA Park
Thoreau Club Playdate
Wednesday, July 9
Multi-Age Playdate at
Castle in the Trees
Monday, July 14
Blueberry
Picking
Thursday, July 17
Dad & Me Pancake
Breakfast at Verrill Farm
Saturday, July 19
Peach Picking
Thursday, August 7
BFN Summer Picnic
Saturday, August 9
Multi-Age Playdate at
Flerra
Thursday, August 14
Ice Cream Social at
Kimball’s
Sunday, August 24
Wash the Boxboro Fire
Trucks
Wednesday, August 27
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² Fifer’s Day Raffle Winners
Nitty Gritty Auto Detail: Monica Burke
Massage from Spa at Thoreau: Anne Johnson
Manicure from Atir: Scott Lucas
Gift card from Idylwilde: Kara Osselmann
Gift card from Not Your Average Joe’s: Mary Halvey Dove
Barefoot Books donated by Kara Osselmann: Karen Robinson
BFN membership & T-shirts: Katie Duhamel
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DO YOU YAHOO?!
We really encourage you to join the Yahoo
Group as we will be incorporating impromptu playdates and small events by
using this service. This tool allows every member to say, “hey my
family is going to this event, any one else interested?” We are
trying to foster connections between children and families outside the
scope of the larger-scale BFN events. Please contact Jennifer Hoff with
questions! To register: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boxborough_Family_Network/
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UPCOMING BFN EVENTS
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SENIOR LUNCHEON RE-CAP
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Thank you BFN for pulling together to serve
the senior luncheon. Cooking the simple, delicious meal was a pleasure in
Karen Robinson’s well-equipped kitchen. Thank you Karen for hosting
Monica, Ellen, Karen and Jen (and all the children!) for food prep day. Our
menu included oven-fried chicken, 3 bean salad, watermelon, dinner rolls,
and yummy blondies and cookies It felt good to provide the seniors in our
community with such a wholesome summertime meal. We look forward to doing
it again next June.
We also provided four vases of cut flowers
(most from our own gardens!) for the centerpieces and door prizes.
The seniors packed up to-go plates, and
there was nothing left over! They also delivered plates of food to those
who called in sick and couldn’t make it. Such a nice group of people,
and such a successful event!
Thanks to the following people for their
generous contributions:
Nicole, Monica, Karen, and Jen for the cut flowers; Leah for the
watermelon; Lisa G for the sliced onions; Wendy W for the kidney beans;
Lindsay P for the green beans; Mary for the wax beans; Nicole for the
butter; Jen H for the rolls; Ellen for the Blondies; Monica for the
cookies; Jen for the non-hydrogenated palm shortening, oil, salt, pepper;
and Karen for the vinegar and sugar.
And BFN purchased 30 pounds of chicken.
A very special thanks to Jen
Hoff who spent a lot of time and energy organizing this event!
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NEW BABY EVENTS!
It’s
Time to Pamper Our Mothers of New Babies!
Brunch on Saturday, July 19, 10 to 11:30 am
Afternoon tea on Sunday, August 24, 2 to
3:30 pm
If you have a baby under 15 months old,
email Monica at monica_scalpato@hotmail.com to register
and get directions to the fun, FREE event!
Will include:
Short
presentations for moms:
July: Infant massage class and baby sign
language class taught by innovator Sheryl White, owner of Baby Kneads
August: Baby sign language class by WeeHands
Gift
bags for all moms! Including $25 Stride Rite
gift certificates, take-home dinner made by the Gathering Kitchen,
Kerrington Photography coupons, locally made “Little Lettice”
organic baby food samples and coupons, Baby Ease diaper rash ointment
sample, Arbonne products, and coupons for ABC Music Together classes.
Donations
by Acton
Pharmacy and Middlesex Bank
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Speaking of new babies ...
Please welcome
Elena Stuntz, May 13
Ethan Sean and Renee May Lubomirski, May 6
Nicholas Joseph Palazzolo,
May 2
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FIFER’S DAY THANK YOU
Fifer’s Day was a great
success this year! After decorating ourselves, we paraded with bikes and
strollers to Flerra Field with our awesome new BFN banner. Many thanks to
Ellen Hickey and Tracey Sierra for fixing up the banner and giving it new
life! Once at Flerra, we had a lot of fun with both of our musical
performers, Ed Morgan and Alex Andrews. It was great to see so many members
come by the booth and say hi. We met a few new members as well.
The biggest thank you of all
goes to Janet Connolly and Christie Smith for organizing and planning the
whole thing. They really put on a great event on behalf of BFN! Among other
things, Janet made up all of the signage and handouts to advertise, and
Christie organized the parade, donated all of the parade decorations, and
got all the wonderful raffle prizes. Many thanks also to Dori Morrisson and
Monica Burke for letting us use their tents, Zhu Xiao for volunteering at
the booth, to Monica for donating the balloons, and to Chris, Neill, Dean,
and Janet for setting up!
We would also like to thank all of the companies who supported us
through donations and raffle prizes: Family Friends Vet and Boxborough Insurance
Agency sponsored the musicians, and Nitty Gritty Auto Detail, the Thoreau
Club, Not Your Average Joe’s, Idylwidle Farms, Atir Day Spa, and Kara
Osselmann (Barefoot Books) donated generous raffle prizes.
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2008 Pre-K Group
The 2008 pre-K group is ramping up now
for a summer full of get-togethers and fun. Do
you know anyone who has a child entering Kindergarten this fall who is not
in BFN? Please let them
know about this group.
Wouldn’t it be great if most of the kids knew each other
before the school year started! Contact Ellen Hickey for more info. (ellenh102@yahoo.com)
• Saturday
July 19: Playground playdate at Flerra Field, 10:30 am
• Sunday
August 24: Ice cream social at Kimball Farm, 2pm
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Sign Up With iGive
Take advantage of this service that provides
BFN with “free” money!
We have been a member of iGive for almost a
year, and with only seven people signed up, BFN has raised over $50.
iGive is a Web site that links you with
popular online retailers that will donate a percentage of your sale right
to your chosen group.
It has almost 700 stores that participate,
so your favorite stores are most likely on the list.
You buy as normal but BFN gets some money at
the same time!! To join: http://www.iGive.com/BFN
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