Participate in the Cambridge School Volunteers online auction for a chance to win incredible exclusive items and experiences
Join the Cambridge School Volunteers online auction for a chance to win incredible exclusive items and experiences. Your participation supports the academic and personal success of Cambridge Public School students! Bid on a luxury package with an overnight stay at the Charles Hotel and breakfast for two at Henrietta’s Table, a getaway in a Maine cabin, a private airplane tour of New England along the Atlantic coast, a full package of drivers’ education at Belmont Driving School, a $1,000 certificate to spend at Orthodontics of Cambridge, fine dining at at local restaurants like Gustazo, Season to Taste, La Royale, Celeste, Barcelona, and so much more! Open to all/ general public. Register NOW so you can start bidding as soon as the auction starts! Take a sneak peek here: https://app.galabid.com/csvnow24/items Bidding begins on May 9 at 8am and closes on May 16.
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Sign up Now for Impromptu Snow Day Camp Tomorrow
Are you looking for something fun and productive for your kids to do tomorrow? If so, sign up now for impromptu virtual snow day camp. You can join us for morning, afternoon or full day. Camp will be open to all students in grades PreK-12th grade; we will cater to students from Beginner to Expert levels. Camp will feature live lectures, tournament style games, social opportunities, puzzle competitions and more. Players will be placed in groups of 8 students based on their age and chess experience. This is tentative schedule for each session: -1/2 hour: Social Play with Feedback -1 hour: Live Lesson -1 hour: Tournament Style Game -1/2 hour: Group post-mortem game review -We will take stretching and exercising breaks to keep students mentally prepared. Register here. Best, National Master Evan Rabin CEO, Premier Chess evan@... (917) 776-1306 www.premierchess.com Check out or 2023-2024 Grand Prix: https://premierchess.com/5th-annual-premier-chess-grand-prix2023-2024
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Donations for Fundraisers?
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Hello Community, What silent auctions/raffles do you have coming up that could benefit from a group chess lesson, valued at $500, as a donation? Best, National Master Evan Rabin CEO, Premier Chess evan@... (917) 776-1306 Check out our Winter Virtual Group Classes for All Ages and Skill Levels: https://premierchess.com/wintervirtualclasses _._,_._,_
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Can anyone spare a few Chlorox wipes?
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We are all out and if we could get a few today (Friday), or tomorrow (Saturday) morning, it would be such a great help! Please message me if you can spare some. Thanks, Erica -- Erica Lindamood 26 Chatham Street
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Cart with wheels
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Hi Folks, Does anyone have a cart with wheels I can borrow to deliver groceries this week? It'll be for a couple of hours a day, drivers needed every day so I can sign up around your schedule. Thanks, Debby 404A Broadway (corner of Goodman Rd.) (H) 617-354-1453 (C) 617-642-5430 debbyshapiro1@...
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Update Regarding Chelsea Donations!
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Hello Everyone! Thank you so much to everyone for participating in our food drive to support our Chelsea neighbors. We are hoping to continue these efforts throughout the coming weeks! There have been some updates to the needs as well as the drop-off information. The Need If you are in a position to donate money, this is truly the best and fastest way to assure trusted community organizations can distribute cash to individuals as well as efficiently bulk-purchase volumes of food, personal care, and household products. See the links to organizations in the Financial Contributions section of this page. There is an urgent need for diapers and formula. If you are going to donate food items, please prioritize these items requested by the Chelsea community: rice, lentils, beans (such as dried or canned red, black, pinto, garbanzo, split peas), fruits, vegetables, maseca flour, crackers (such as saltines or ritz crackers), cereal (such as Cheerios and other popular kinds), oil (such as canola oil, Crisco, and other neutral oils), soup, pasta, pasta sauce, sausage, milk, eggs, bread, chicken, tuna, protein bars, formula, baby food, and diapers. There are also opportunities for volunteering including driving items from Cambridge to Chelsea, helping assemble boxed deliveries, and remote multilingual translation. To Donate Risa will be collecting donations of food items and diapers/formula before she drives it over to Chelsea on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please only drop off items between 7-10am on Tues or Thurs! Risa's address is 20 Maple Street and you can leave items on the porch. Thank you everyone! Risa's email is cc'd as is my personal email address, if you need to get ahold of us for any reason. All the best, Megan
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Urgent Food Drive for our Chelsea Neighbors
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Hello Dana Hillers! The Cambridge Mutual Aid Network is starting a new initiative to support our neighbors in Chelsea, where the majority of residents are essential workers and many have been hit hardest by Covid-related challenges. The Need Every Tuesday and Thursday, the Chelsea Collaborative runs a pop-up food and supply pantry that feeds 500-700 people per day. Recently, they have needed to turn away families without food, so donations are deeply needed and would be greatly appreciated. All donations are appreciated, but please prioritize these items requested by the Chelsea community. The current wish list includes: rice, lentils, beans (such as dried or canned red, black, pinto, garbanzo, split peas), fruits, vegetables, maseca flour, crackers (such as saltines or ritz crackers), cereal (such as Cheerios and other popular kinds), oil (such as canola oil, Crisco, and other neutral oils), soup, pasta, pasta sauce, sausage, milk, eggs, bread, chicken, tuna, protein bars, formula, baby food, and diapers. Our Ask If you are able to donate items like those listed above, please drop off your goods at our neighbor Risa's house at 20 Maple Ave. between the hours of 7 and 10am. There will be a collection box and a cooler located on the front porch. At this point, we are also looking for a neighbor or two who is able to drive the goods over to the Chelsea Collaborative at 9am on Tuesday mornings, which is located at 318 Broadway St. in Chelsea MA. Huge thank you to Risa who is coordinating this effort for our pod! Her contact info is CC'd in this email and you can reach out to her with questions or offers to drive! Thanks everyone! Megan
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A Few Resources
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Hello Dana Hillers! I wanted to pass along some resources to you all in case they come in handy for you or someone you know. 1. The Cambridge Women's Center set up a helpline that can assist with providing emotional support as well as connection to resources. Their flyer is below. 2. Cambridge Mutual Aid Network has a volunteer named Jenni who is a licensed independent clinical social worker with a psychotherapy practice. She is available to offer complimentary 40-minute virtual sessions per week for those struggling with managing this crisis or have emerging or worsening mental health symptoms they'd like help navigating with a professional. Jenni can be contacted directly via email at jenniwiech@... to set up a time to talk. Please share these resources with anyone you know who may benefit from them! Wishing you health and happiness, Megan
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Chlorox wipes
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Hi Neighbors, Does anyone have extra that we could purchase, or replace when we can find them? We have been unable to find any and are running out of surface cleaners. Thanks for any help. Erica 26 Chatham St
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Info About CMAN Fund and Cambridge Hotline
Hi Everyone! Here is a message from the Cambridge Mutual Aid Fund Coordinator Rob: The Cambridge Mutual Aid Fund is a grassroots fundraising effort providing direct and immediate financial assistance to local residents. In the last week and a half, the fund has sent out $12k in aid. To contribute, please click here and enter an amount. Be sure to write “For CMAN Fund” in your payment note, and deselect the “Paying for goods or a service?” box. If you are in need of financial assistance, please reach out to our fund coordinators, Rob and Kenny, at CMAN.fund@... Also, The Cambridge Community Center has created a phone tree in order to make sure the older members of our community are in contact with others. If you are interested in volunteering with the phone tree, please sign up here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4mOqf8l8qKqgmHK2rg5Zv496KIx4PBtZ5MKRwdnJbAxETDQ/viewform). Thanks Everyone! Stay safe and healthy out there. Best, Megan
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Neighbor request
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Hi neighbors, Is anyone planning to run errands over the next few days who might be willing to pick up chlorox bleach for some neighbors who are staying home due to being at higher risk? I am in touch with them by phone and can provide details if anyone might be able to help out. Thanks! Sara
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Car Broken Into on Dana
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Hi Everyone, One of our neighbors on Dana street had her car broken into this morning. She was hoping I could send a quick message to the group letting everyone know so that we can be sure to lock our cars and doors and whatnot. Thank you and stay safe/healthy out there! Megan
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Info Regarding Housing in Cambridge
Hi Everyone, A quick message from Shane Woolley, who is helping coordinate CMAN efforts. "Hi folks! I have a quick ask. The Governor and Cambridge City Council have banned apartment showings during the pandemic to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If your landlord or their real estate agent tries to show your apartment to prospective tenants during this pandemic, please reach out to me or my boss, City Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, to report their violation of this ban so we can enforce it at the city level (swoolley@... / jsobrinhowheeler@...). Also feel free to reach out with any other landlord-/housing-related issues you might be facing! Hope you’re all staying safe" Hopefully everyone can find some peace and balance this weekend! All the best, Megan
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