I’m often asked “How can I get more involved and volunteer in the City?”…and rather than come up with ideas on the fly—- I figured I’d create this volunteer directory to direct residents to :)
Scroll down for the directory.
If you have an organization or suggestion to add… please email me using this form below:
Devereux CARES COOKIE Inauguration
On Friday Councilor Walsh & myself attended the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health CARES MA CARES Cookie Inauguration to swear in the newly elected school cookie.
The students did an election and voting for their School Cookie--- CHOCOLATE CHIP FOR THE WIN! Sugar Cookie came in second They even got Chocolate Chip cookies from the new Pammy’s Place on Airport Rd near Legends Grille & Sports Bar to give to all the students---and I ate one and it was amazing by the way...huge chocolate chunks and chewy.
Meaningful and fun learning experience for all of the students. Thank you CARES Team!
Franklin Road Community meeting
👋 Just got out of our 2 hr Franklin Road Community meeting; had 45 attendees including the Chief of Police, Lt Howe, Traffic Sergeant Boudreau, DPW Commissioner Bosenetto, Councilors Beauchemin & DiNatale, and 3 of the 4 candidates for Ward 3 councilor.
📢 With so many residents of the area; we were able to have great discussions on concerns and potential solutions...with the DPW and FPD weighing in on solutions and issues as well. Here are some of the data:
🚧 On Franklin Rd between Depot and Fifth Mass Tpke, the yearly traffic count is estimated at 884k cars
🚌 The 85th pct for speed is between 38 and 40 mph...generally speaking.
🚧 on Franklin from Hurd to Fifth Mass, within the past 5 years there have been 105 traffic accidents...most of which were not weather related (though many are).
➡️ The Chief noted this was the largest community meeting he's attended in his 5 years as chief :) ... and they urged the residents that they are actively making the speeding concerns on Franklin a focus.
We have a number of suggestions and potential solutions to work through... and I'll report back here with any updates.
👍 A big thank you to Great Wolf Lodge for accommodating our meeting so close to our residents, and thank you to the residents for helping get the word out to their neighbors!
Ringing the bell for The Salvation Army Fitchburg
We're ringing the bell for The Salvation Army Fitchburg at Water St Market Basket...if you're looking for a place to donate tonight...we have Christmas Music playing too ;)
Mount Wachusett Community College's Career panel
Great to join in again this year for Mount Wachusett Community College's Career panel event today... I joined as one of 20 professionals representing a variety of career pathways....mine being Architectural Building Design & Engineering. 🏗🏘🕋
More than fifty Gateway to College students were in attendance and we got to speak to many on 8 minute speed dating esque rotations 😂. Great format. Thanks David Thibault-muñoz for putting this together to share our stories with students in your program 📚
BF Brown topping off ceremony - Fitchburg Arts Community
So excited to attend the BF Brown topping off ceremony this morning at Fitchburg Art Museum! They installed the first roof truss---ready to rebuild into the new Fitchburg Arts Community with NewVue Communities!
The Police Chief and I compared our BF Yearbooks.... & we were both on Student Council =D
Incredible showing of community support...including our outgoing Congresswoman Niki Tsongas! I'm so excited to see this project transform and yet preserve my Alma mater.
FHS at LHS Thanksgiving Game
Our rivalry game was featured on WBZ | CBS Boston 11pm news :)
Here's my favorite D 'Fence' crew and I on the news!
Watch the segment here: https://boston.cbslocal.com/video/3982396-another-large-high-school-rivalry-football-game-played-wednesday-night/?fbclid=IwAR0oXIgM_5MXndp0L6sKc2Yt2WMREkS4R6DXEbdt-nx2KP9Z9PXzdBzw-8c
Congrats to Leominster on their Thanksgiving game victory 36-0...
Santa Mailbox Delivered!
Our favorite elves delivered our 🎅🤶 Santa Mailbox straight from the North Pole on the Thanksgiving express train! ⛄
✉ Don't forget to put your return address on your letter so Santa knows where to send his response letter back to!
The Salvation Army Fitchburg red kettle kickoff and tree of lights
Joined in for the The Salvation Army Fitchburg red kettle kickoff and tree of lights! The tree will be illuminated as a thermometer type visual fundraising tool! As the tree gets fully lit....they are closer to reaching their goal!