Monday, December 31, 2012
Braintree's Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program for children across the South Shore with disabilities.
When Bob and Wendy Pitts began running at the end of this summer, they quickly realized that their new exercise regime contained larger possibilities. The Pitts' training mirrored preparation for a marathon, and so they looked at a calendar and picked Miami, which is hosting a 26.2-mile run at the end of January. Some friends gave them a hard time – Bob, a state trooper, and Wendy, a nurse, had never really run before, let alone tackled a marathon – but they re-focused that attention to a local cause. "Why don't you donate some money while you're laughing," Bob Pitts said he told them. The Braintree couple has since raised $500 for Braintree's Little League Challenger Division, a noncompetitive program that enables boys and girls ages 5-18…
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The stickers are available at fire headquarters at 1 Union Pl.
The Braintree Fire Department has raised hundreds of dollars for victims of the Newtown shooting by selling stickers to local residents and people from across the country. Firefighter Robbie Loud told Channel 7 that he came up with the fundraising idea – a green sticker with 26 stars representing the six teachers and 20 schoolchildren killed earlier this month – while watching the tragedy unfold and thinking about his own young children. The stickers were made by Larry Chan of SignsAndPrints.com. Donations of $2 per 2-inch sticker can be mailed via a self-addressed, stamped envelope along to: Braintree Fire Dept. c/o Robbie Loud 1 Union Place Braintree, MA 02184 They are also available at the department headquarters at 1 Union Pl. All …
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Snippery on Washington Street in Braintree is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 15.
UPDATE: Additional ways to contribute to Kyah's cause include: Attn: Kyahs Heart Fund Cape Cod Five 514 Station Ave South Yarmouth, MA 02664 and at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/Kyah-s-Heart-Fund/36354 ***** ***** ***** Kyah DeSimone, a 13-year-old from Cape Cod and a patient at Children's Hospital Boston, needs a heart transplant. This Saturday, a hometown hair salon – The Snippery on Washington Street in Braintree – will pitch in by throwing a fundraiser with proceeds to benefit Kyah and her family. Kyah's mom Danielle grew up in Braintree and graduated from BHS in 1999. She is close with Gina Pagnotta, owner of the The Snippery, and often stays over Pagnotta's home in Braintree with her 6-year-old son Jaedan to …
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Monday, November 19, 2012
As part of the Braintree school's annual coin drive, students and teachers put aside money for a Long Island family who lost their home.
Hurricane Sandy left Braintree relatively unscathed a few weeks ago, but hammered cities and towns elsewhere, leaving a path of destruction throughout the tri-state area. One family on Long Island was hit particularly hard. They lost their home at the same time the father was out of work with cancer. While many in their community also struggle with Sandy's aftermath, this family lacks the kind of support network helping most to recover. But soon, likely by Thanksgiving, the family will receive a check for more than $1,000, a boost just in time for the holidays from students and staff at Hollis Elementary School. Every year students at the school raise money through a coin drive called Penny Power, with some days singled out as Penny Power …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Town Council honored both women on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
Members of the Braintree Town Council recognized Marta Googins and Carolyn Loud on Wednesday night for their "dedication and support for numerous charitable causes and organizations that have helped and assisted countless people within the Braintree Community." "Their work sometimes goes unnoticed," Councilor Sean Powers said, calling attention in particular to Googins' and Loud's efforts to put on a 1950s-themed dance last month to support Braintree's 4th of July 40th Anniversary Celebration. Googins heads Fasano's Catering and Loud is an administrative assistant with the Braintree Public Schools business office. The Braintree Women's Club and the Marge Crispin Center are also among the many causes the women have contributed to over the …
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical issues, according to the organization.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Kerri Mitchell, 14, and a freshman at Braintree High School had 10 inches of her hair cut by her cousin, Debbie Zanca Lodge, owner of On the Edge Hair Design in Westwood, to donate for Locks for Love. This is the 3rd time Kerri has grown her hair and donated it so that wigs can be made for children with cancer. Kerri is the daughter of Barbara Zanca Mitchell and Doug Mitchell. –Barbara Mitchell
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The 2012 Memory Ride is on July 14.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Braintree Police Chief Paul Frazier, his daughters Jenny and Katie and the rest of Team Braintree will be participating in the 2012 Memory Ride onJuly 14th to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Chief Frazier said, "This will be our second year participating in the event. Last year we were one of the top fundraising teams and we hope to top our goal of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) this year." In the United States alone, an estimated 5.4 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and someone develops the disease every 69 seconds. This means as many as 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by the year 2050. "My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease a few years back," said Frazier. "I am more fortunate than others …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is an annual bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
On August 4 and 5, six residents from Braintree will pedal their way into fundraising history as participants in the 33rd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the nation’s pioneer charity bike-a-thon that raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. They will be among 5,500 cyclists who will ride with the collective goal of raising $36 million to support adult and pediatric cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. PMC riders range in age from 13 to 88. Some are seasoned tri-athletes while others are weekend warriors having trained for this event alone. Most PMC participants ride in honor of a family member or friend lost to, or being treated for, cancer. All …
Monday, June 25, 2012
The Boston Harbor swim is an all day event that starts from behind the Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf on July 14.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Billy and Grace Duncan of Braintree have joined Swim Across America to make a splash for pediatric cancer survivorship programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 19th annual Boston Harbor 22-mile relay swim is Friday, July 13, and the 15th annual DCR Nantasket Beach one-mile and half-mile swim is Saturday, July 14. “The swims are a great way for people to come together and participate in a sport they love alongside Olympic swimming legends while raising critical funds for the David. B. Perini Jr., Quality of Life Clinic at Dana-Farber,” says 1988 Olympic Silver Medalist Janel Jorgensen McArdle, executive director of Swim Across America. “This year Craig Beardsley and Daniel Waters are among the Olympians scheduled to swim with us.” …
Monday, June 18, 2012
The next major fundraiser for the Super Saturdays Program is the 13th annual golf tournament on June 27 at Braintree Municipal Golf Course.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Braintree Special Needs Recreational Program aka (Super Saturday’s) will host its 13th Annual Golf Tournament on June 27 at Braintree Municipal Golf Course. To donate, please mail a check to: Braintree Special Needs Recreation Program, 49 Oak Street, Braintree, MA 02184. For more information please email Lauren Oriola at: supersaturdaysgolf@gmail.com For more information about Super Saturdays, visit gpvillage.com/supersaturdays.
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Catherine Tomczyk
7:55 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
this makes me proud to be a Braintree resident...thank you more ›