June 2003 Items that missed the printed issue: Arts on The Point Teen Videos from Daniel Marr to be shown at Dorchester Days If you've noticed a crew of young videographers walking the streets of Dorchester, filming anything and everything in sight, they are probably participants in the brand new Teen Video Project at Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club. Launched this year as a community outreach project of Arts on the Point, the public sculpture park at UMass Boston, and under the supervision of Liz Carney, Director of Arts at the Club, ten students have met two evenings a week with Ann Torke, film and video teacher from the UMB art department faculty, to learn how to make their own films. The state of the art equipment, provided as part of the project, has enabled students to go well beyond the home video technology. Liz Carney is pleased that the project has brought a new medium of self-expression into the art program - one which is immediate and accessible for teens. "This class has attracted new students to art making, because film as an art form naturally includes the narrative and the personal, and as such, is a welcome and much needed medium for teens." Student Kate McDermott agrees, "The best thing about this project is that I've learned how to express myself through film." According to teacher Ann Torke, the students, whose "energy has been infectious, - have produced some great work which gives a real sense of the rhythm of Dorchester". The first public screening will be on Dot Ave during Dorchester Days. All are welcome to come by, meet the young artists, and see the fruits of all their labors. For more information, please call: Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club at 617-288-7120 Arts on the Point, UMass Boston at 617- 287-5347 Edward Everett Elementary Annual Spring Festival June 14th, Saturday from 1 - 5 PM, 71 Pleasant Street Dorchester families are invited to this free event to celebrate the construction of the new schoolyard this coming summer. Ethnic foods, Pony rides, talent show, Aquarium Traveling Tide pool, Singers, dancers, nature events, recycling arts and crafts, flag making, face painting, raffles, Kid-Safe Police ID, athletic events, board game and book giveaways...and so much more! Celebrate the diversity! Come join the fun! Call Alicia Zipp @ 617-212-4798 for information The Little House Food Pantry The pantry wishes to thank the CSHCA membership for its' Spring-time donation of $500 to help assist those families in our local area that are in need. They also wish to extend thanks for the continued support of the program to those members contributing non-perishable food goods at our monthly meetings. These sentiments were contained in a wonderful thank you letter received by the CSHCA. Upcoming Local Events Citizen Schools Annual Run for Health May 31 at 9 AM - The run starts and ends at the Codman Square Health Center. For more information, go to http://citizenschools.org/runforhealth/ 7th Annual Codman Square House Tour June 8th, Sunday Noon to 5 PM. 12 houses will be on display this year. $22-$25 a ticket to benefit youth programs in the Codman Square area. Call 617-265-7460 or visit http://www.codmansquarehousetour.com for more information. Dorchester House Multi-Service Center - Firehouse Cook-Off June 14th from 2 - 6 PM at the Dorchester House, 1353 Dorchester Avenue. Dorchester firefighters will be "manning" the grills serving up tasty eats. There will be a Father's Day Raffle and other special prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information call Dawn Brennan-Daly @ 617-288-3230 x-615 All are welcome!!! Join us! Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day June 14th 9 AM - 2 PM UMass Harbor Campus Morrisey Blvd., Dorchester Put household poisons, insecticides, paint, tires, auto fluids, car batteries, wood preservatives, herbicides and pool supplies, propane tanks, motor oil, and products tabled corrosive, flammable or toxic in cardboard boxes for safe transport and bring them to the above location. The City reserves the right to reject materials. For more information call (617) 635-4959 This event is for Boston Residents only, bring proof of residency. No commercial waste will be accepted. For tv's and computer monitors please call (617) 635-7574 for home pickup. 6th Annual Dorchester Recycling Coalition Yard Sale May 31st , Saturday, 8 AM to 1:30 PM at 79 Mayfield Street (West End) Furniture, Toys, Books, Kids Clothes, Toys and much more! No Early Birds Please! CSHCA Courtesy Request: The CSHCA requests that all cell phones and beeper/pagers be turned off during our monthly general meetings. Also, as a matter of courtesy, please take your personal conversations outside the meeting hall. Thank you !!! CSHCA Membership Voting Rights- IMPORTANT You must be a paid member 30 days in advance of our General Meetings in order to cast a valid vote. Dorchester Day Parade - Celebrate a "Salute to the Dorchester Seniors" with the 40th Anniversary Continuing Parade Sunday, June 1, 2003 kicking off at 1 PM. Bang the drum - it's Dorchesters' 373rd Birthday!! A fun time is in store for all! To CSHCA Membership, As some of you may have read already, the Mayor has a new initiative underway called Boston Shines 2003. It will partner our corporations and institutions with the residents of Boston's neighborhoods resulting in the largest organized volunteer cleanup in Boston's history. Boston Shines will take place on June 14th from 8:30am-2:00pm. We are now working on getting volunteers and corporate partners, as well as targeting the areas in our neighborhoods that need the most help. Dorchester will be broken down by its smaller neighborhoods, i.e. Savin Hill, Lower Mills, etc. We need help in all of the neighborhoods that each of you represent so that at the end of the day Dorchester really looks great. This effort is going to be targeted at not only cleaning the city, but beautifying it as well. We are partnering with BostonParks2004, a volunteer group working to beautify all of the parks in Boston in preparation for the Democratic National Convention next summer. If any of you would like to volunteer, or would like to put together a team of volunteers for a specific neighborhood, please let me know. Also, if any of you own or work for companies that would like to donate equipment, tools, or people please give me a call. I have attached the link to the website. Feel free to pass this on to anyone that would be interested in participating in Boston Shines. http://www.cityofboston.gov/neighborhoods/bostonshines.asp Thank you very much for your help, Molly Dunford Dorchester Coordinator Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services (617)635-4819 Dorchester Center for Adult Education: There is still time to take a class at DCAE. Intro to Personal Computers and Microsoft Word. (5 classes) Beginning June 16th • Herbs and Homeopathy - Wednesday June 4th • Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to Enhance Your Life - (4 Classes) Beginning June 3rd • Manipulating Digital Images -(3 Classes) Beginning June 5th • Spring Wreaths - Saturday June 7th • Centerpieces - Saturday June 14th • Keyboarding - (8 Classes) Beginning June 2nd • Introduction to Quicken - (2 Classes) Beginning June 11th • Fundamentals of Financial Fitness - (3 Classes) Beginning June 3rd For More information and DCAE registration, call (617) 474-1170. Mother's Parenting Resources Exciting news for CSHCA members with children! Come this Fall the CSHCA will be providing day care at our monthly general meetings. This service is for parents who may not otherwise be able to attend. We will have more information in our September edition of "The Neighbors". Happy Flag Day June 14th Note: Please remember to bring to the monthly meeting a non-perishable food item donation for the Little House Food Pantry. Newsletter Submissions Do you have something that you would like to share in "The Neighbors"? We welcome all "appropriate submissions". Letters to the Editor, op-ed's, write-ups about a neighborhood event, local announcements ...etc. Please keep your written text on the short side (recommended: several paragraphs 1/2 to 2/3 of a page) and single spaced. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for clarity or due to space constraints. Call: 617-282-1277 or email: janderson@uusc.org Note: The September newsletter deadline is August 25th. CSHCA Membership Renewal/Application for Membership Please keep current with your annual membership dues if you wish to remain as a voting member in good standing and continue to receive a copy of this newsletter, "The Neighbors". NOTE: Check the mailing address label for your membership expiration date!!! Many of our memberships run out in December. It would be greatly appreciated if your memberships were to be renewed early. CSHCA Annual Memberships are only $5 per person. Checks can be made payable to: CSHCA Simply fill out the below form and give it with payment to the CSHCA Treasurer, Dianna Wilson, at the treasurer's table at our next general meeting or mail to: CSHCA, c/o Dianna Wilson, PO Box 255822, Dorchester, MA 02125-5822 Name(s)_______________________________________ Street________________________ Apt.__________ City/Town______________________State_____ Postal Code_________ Phone_______________________ Email________________________ A tip of the hat to SPIRE for the printing our newsletter and UMass for doing the mailing!