Events

Town has a Christmas Event

Thayer’s Center for the Arts
745 Washington St., Braintree, MA 02184

Featuring:
Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
Jin Kim, conducting

Our JOYFUL NOISE holiday concerts will fill you and your family with the spirit of the season. And this year, we've added an afternoon matinee performance!

Our new 3PM performance is designed for all ages. Come early for an instrument showcase, with instruments available for to try!

For both concerts, warm up with some cider or coffee, specially curated wine from Bin Ends Wine (for the adults!), and our yummy concessions.

Or maybe you're looking for that perfect gift for a special someone? Check out our unique auction items, including experiences/lessons, artwork and goodie baskets.

And of course, a special guest from up North will be stopping in!

Thayer's Center for the Arts is fully accessible and features ample free parking.

Musical selections will include, but are not limited to:

TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Nutcracker Suite
WILLIAMS Selections from E.T.
ANDERSON A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride
BIZET L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
ADAM O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël )
BERLIN White Christmas

Purchase Tickets  - to receive a 10% discount use the code ROTARY at checkout.

We are looking forward to another great Fellowship & Festivities night at our annual Holiday Party!

When: Thursday, December 19th @ 6 pm

Where: Feng Shui - 703 Granite St Braintree Ma

Buffet Style Food & Cash Bar (yes they take cards)

$20 per person, spouses and significant others welcome - must RSVP by Tuesday, December 17th.

Pay MB at the door, Pay through Stripe (credit card), or Pay through Zelle (checking a/c)

Zelle: The bank routing number is:  211371447 and the bank account number is 0033700991

Stripe (credit card payment):  https://buy.stripe.com/6oE5lH4ADbTi3eMdQQ    If you bring a guest change the amount to include the guest payment.

Yankee Swap - Gift Card Style!   

Bring a $25 Gift card to a small local business—no wrapped gifts. We want to help support our small business community! 

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ConfiKids, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing opportunities for children of limited financial means to participate in enrichment activities so that they may pursue their interests and passions, develop new skills, establish new relationships, and, ultimately, build confidence.

Rachel Calabrese founded ConfiKids drawing from her own childhood experiences. Despite her passion for dance, financial constraints forced her to discontinue lessons, impacting her self-confidence and social connections. As an adult working as a marketing professional in various non-profit roles, Rachel witnessed the need firsthand as families struggled to financially cover recreational programs for their children. Responding to this gap, she quietly raised funds to offer scholarships for activity-based programs, recognizing the vital role such opportunities play in children's social development and confidence-building. In 2016, Rachel left her career supporting other non-profits to establish ConfiKids, Inc. and officially launched scholarship initiatives in 2017.

At ConfiKids, we advocate for every child to have the chance to flourish, regardless of their financial means to access suitable extracurricular programs. ConfiKids works directly with parents, guardians, educators, coaches, and mentors who apply for children to receive financial support to participate in such activities.

Children eligible for participation are those in grades 1 through 8 who are enrolled in the free lunch program at their school.

Eddie is the Author of Laughs, Lies and American Justice.

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Book Details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ctmD8Ix2YMD4a6ML5PWXnsJRaph5DKtH/view?usp=sharing

Resume:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xIEcCOJVEznUzadgVnDjgZf0hM5B7928/view?usp=sharing

 William Flanagan Weymouth Commissioner and  Chairman of The Weymouth Braintree Regional Recreational Conservation District WBRRCD (Pondmeadowpark) will be speaking accompanied by myself Frank H. Collins Braintree Pondmeadowpark Commissioner and President of The Friend’s of Pondmeadow (501c). We will provide an informative overview of our mission responsibilities, current projects/needs and future enhancements to our “Hidden Jewel”.

Cost $22

Support kids in sports at the Good Sports headquarters in Greater Boston. Volunteering in our warehouse is an excellent way to help get sports equipment into the hands of kids in need. Whether you’re coming with some of your work colleagues or your family, there is always room for you in our dugout. Ongoing projects you will help with:

• Sorting, counting, and recording of equipment, apparel, footwear, etc
• Kitting gear and packing of equipment, apparel, footwear, etc
• Tagging and labeling equipment, apparel, footwear, etc
• Product prep and assembly
• Breaking down of boxes and packing materials

Typically these volunteer opportunities are best for ages 12+

We will be meeting  at 3:30 for some fellowship & fundraising at Jake N Joes in Braintree.

After our volunteering at Good Sports in Braintree.

If you can make it please come - bring a friend - or just order and eat ANYTIME that day to help us raise money for our wonderful club!

Please join us for a vocational day of service!  Braintree High School will be holding their annual Credit for Life Fair, an interactive educational opportunity for graduating seniors to get some real-life financial decision-making experience.

Tuesday, March 18th from 9:00 - 12:00 at the Tirrell Room, 254 Quarry St, Quincy

Our Club will host the "Community Service" booth.....AND volunteers needed throughout the fair at various booths, espeically the Credit Counseling booth.  Join us for a fun event!!

Dara Dalmata

Chief Development & Communications Officer

The Carroll Center for the Blind

Also attending:

Kelly Storlazzi
Kevin Trainor w/guide dog

Patrick Sylvester
 

A member of the ticket office of the New England Free Jacks (rugby team based out of Quincy).  Josh spoke to the Quincy club last week and is interested in speaking to our club.  He is working with the Quincy club to have a Rotary Day at a game later in their season.  He is planning on inviting all the clubs in MA to come to the game.

My name is Josh Beck and I am the Ticketing Manager for the New England Free Jacks. I first got involved wiht the team when they were founded in 2019, and worked my way up from part time marketing, to game day operations, to ticket sales representative and then Ticket Sales Manager. I first started playing rugby in High School and still do to this day so it has always been a huge passion of mine. Being able to take that passion and use it to help grow a new sports team, develop the rugby community in Massachusetts, and see the progress the sport and Free Jacks have made has been incredible to see. Rugby is a game for everyone and that is reflected by both the type of players and by the people who make up our passionate community. We at the Free Jacks want to leave a mark on the field but have an even bigger impact on the community off the field.

Join us to discover the essence of Rotary and how our 103 years of service have benefited the community. 
We take pride in our local international service projects the positive impact we achieved. 
If you are interested in giving back and doing so alongside like-minded individuals, please join us this engaging meeting!

Tuesday April 22^nd New England Free Jacks game 7pm Veterans Memorial Stadium Hancock St Quincy

Quincy Rotary Club will have a tent set up at Pagent Field near the gazebo at 5pm for food and drinks (this is in lieu of their Tuesday afternoon meeting). 6:45pm they will head to the stadium for the match.  Inside there

will be a tent for gathering and socializing or fans can wander and view the match at their leisure in the stadium.  Tickets are discounted to $25 but I will need a count so I can reach out to the Quincy President Elect Duke Whitney to get them (there is a link to purchase tickets but they are currently having issues with it so I prefer to handle with Duke until certain link is working properly).

John Krietz also mentioned meeting at Drifters (restaurant near the stadium) before the game as his buddy is the owner. So options for people attending.

This is all the details that I have.  These matches are great entertainment (regardless of the weather) so I hope some Rotarians come out for some socializing with the Quincy club and enjoy an entertaining evening of trying to figure out what is happening on the field during a Rugby match.  LOL!!!

Thanks,

Dave

 Erin Cohen and Bob Rybka are excited to talk about the non-profit organization, Road to Responsibility (RTR). RTR serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization has a day program location in Braintree.

Erin Cohen started her work in the non-profit field during her time at Framingham State University. She worked as an intern at the American Cancer Society then worked her way up through the organization directly after graduation. She’s held several different roles since then, planning fundraising events, cultivating donors, and stewarding relationships with community partners. Erin started at Road to Responsibility in September of 2019. She has years of experience in non-profit development and a passion for the work that RTR does. Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a member of several community networking groups and chambers of commerce. She lives in Hull with her husband, 5 year old son, and 2 year old daughter. She is currently the Senior Director of Philanthropy at Road to Responsibility.

Also attending Angelica Gomez

Full Name of Speaker(s) (this will be posted to the website): Amanda Glennon 

Speaker Job Title and Employer:  Director of HCEC & Home Ownership for NeighborWorks Housing Solutions

Speaker Topic Title (this will be posted to the website):  Strategies to Overcome Housing Challenges in SE MA

Confirmation that this presentation will be delivered in person: Yes, in person

Confirmation of speaker's consent to be on the https://braintreerotaryclub.org/ website (Yes or No):   YES

Full Name of Speaker(s) (this will be posted to the website): Cynthia (Cindy) Pendergast 

Speaker Job Title and Employer:  Director of Brockton Office for NeighborWorks Housing Solutions

For our Rotary EPIC DAY OF SERVICE we will join in with the town Braintree Beautification Day (originally started by our Club!!).  Volunteers can meet at Sunset Lake at 8:30 to kick off the event and grab trash bags, gloves and any other materials the town is handing out.  We will then head to the Braintree High School's Access Road (the entrance off of Franklin Street) and will be joined by the Interact Club students to help clean up that area.  The Town will then be hosting a free cookout for volunteers back at Sunset Lake around noon! Looking forward for a big turnout by Braintree Rotarians and all of our friends and family!!