Check out these great upcoming events in Worcester!
Lots of great events coming up at the end of September and in October in Worcester! Of course, you won’t want to miss Willis Center’s own Celebrating Success 20th Anniversary Breakfast on October 26th. Learn more and get your tickets on our website www.williscenter.org.
Check out these other events and leave a comment to let us know about others!
Mayor’s Commission on Latino Education Excellence Report Celebration – Thursday, September 29th
Join the Commission, Mayor O’Brien, and Superintendent Boone as they unveil and celebrate the release of Creating the Will: A Community Roadmap to Achieving Educational Excellence for Latino Students in Worcester. This report culminates 6 months of research, public hearing, and multi-sector deliberations on closing the achievement gap in Worcester conducted by the Mayoral Commission on Latino Education Excellence. Recommendations target what families, schools, government, private sector, and higher education can do to improve outcomes for our young people. The celebration includes music and Latino cuisine. More info and RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=241353802582083.
Main South Celebrates! 2011 – Saturday, October 1st
A fun-filled day, Main South Celebrates! 2011 will offer diverse musical performances, food, vendors, and activities for all ages. This event demonstrates collaboration between all members of the Worcester community, including local residents, business/property owners, non-profit organizations, and city officials. Main South Celebrates! offers the entire Worcester community an opportunity to unite through free musical performances, food, activities, and games for all ages. The goal of the festival is to celebrate Main South, the neighborhood’s revitalization efforts, and the reclamation of Crystal/University Park. The festival is family-focused, with seperate kids section equipped with bouncies, face-painting, arts & crafts, and more! The performances will knock your socks off and the foresty department will be returning to hoist children into the trees. As always, MSC! 2011 will have free burgers, hot dogs and hamburgers! More info on the website http://mainsouthcelebrates.org/default.aspx or RSVP on Facebook http://mainsouthcelebrates.org/default.aspx.
Initiative for Engaged Citizenship Candidates Forums – Wednesday, October 5th and October 12th
School Committee Candidates Forum – October 5th
The Initiative for Engaged Citizenship and the Social Justice Roundtable are proud to bring you the 2011 Worcester GOTV Initiative School Committee Forum. Come to this great event where you will meet the candidates, hear their views on critical issues impacting our students, and see clips of two youth based documentaries. Light Refreshments will be served. More info and RSVP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228909857154327.
At-Large City Council Candidates Forum – October 12th
A chance to learn more about your at-large city council candidates before the election. Check back for more information and RSVP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131255180302522.
You can find the Initiative for Engaged Citizenship on Facebook too https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Initiative-for-Engaged-Citizenship/201989353179894.
5th Annual Regional Environmental Council Slow Food Gala – Thursday, October 13th
The Slow Food Gala Host Committee and the Regional Environmental Council (REC) invite you tocelebrate the REC’s 40th Anniversary by sharing a special meal of local, sustainably produced food. All proceeds to benefit the REC’s Food Justice Program: UGROW, YouthGROW, Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters™, and the REC Community Farmers Markets. More info and RSVP: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e4qy6diofb9edddd&llr=mcf89lcab
September Festivals in Central Mass – Visit Willis Center’s Booth
So many fun fall festivals in Central Massachusetts in September! Willis Center will be at many of them – stop by to learn more about our programs and to buy your raffle tickets. You could win a car!
One of the events is this Saturday – don’t miss it!
Open Road Music & Arts Festival – Saturday, September 10th, 11am-6pm
Open Road is Worcester’s first sustainable and earth-friendly music and arts festival. On top of the great live music, there will be an eclectic variety of cuisine, many local artist and vendors, family-friendly activities and much more. Live music kicks off at 11:00am and will proceed until 6:00pm. Check out the articles in Worcester Magazine and Indie Ambassador.
Check out the full list of events where you can visit Willis Center in September here. For more information about our 20th Anniversary Event and Car Raffle, including how you can purchase tickets, visit our website.
End of August Links
Check out these links if you missed them on Facebook and Twitter:
“The median wealth of a white family in 2009 was 20 times greater than that of the average black family…” – NPR http://ow.ly/69osM
NPR’s Talk of the Nation on the education achievement gap between races: http://ow.ly/6aHfj
Study shows Narcan distribution is working to reduce opiate-relate overdose deaths in Boston: http://ow.ly/6kdUk
Links from the past 2 weeks
Check out these links, posted on our Facebook and Twitter:
How much do you know about MyPlate? http://ow.ly/5TqeV
T&G: Worcester has $5.37M surplus http://ow.ly/5Xn6n
From Worcester Magazine: Local nonprofit is raffling off a new car and cash prizes. Find details here: http://t.co/TtblG1L
Worcester is 3rd in the country for major metro areas for job growth (4.3%) and declining unemployment (8.4%) http://ow.ly/5YUfC
Check out these pictures of Social Justice Roundtable http://ow.ly/5YUk1
“31 Million U.S. Kids Live in Poverty Today As Racial Inequality Deepens” http://ow.ly/67Jtf
“Celebrating Success” Event & Car Raffle
Get your tickets now! Willis Center is celebrating our twentieth anniversary with a breakfast fundraising event and a car raffle – check out our website for more information.
