Upcoming Community Events

Please note that these events are not sponsored by Parent Council. Amherst Travel Soccer Teams. For girls going into grades 2-5. Amherst is in danger of losing some travel soccer teams. Please consider joining travel soccer. We carpool so the driving isn't so bad and we have many home games. The girls love it; they learn new skills and have fun. The emphasis is not on keeping score, although it is a bit more competitive than rec soccer. If your daughter is interested PLEASE contact Diane Caraker at Dianec711@comcast.net or 253-4191 or 687-8833 immediately! Registration is due 5/30 and it's less than $160 for the whole season including full uniforms! Tryouts start next week and more than likely anyone who shows up will be placed on a team. So please call right away. Info can also be found at http://www.amherstsoccer.org (Amherst Youth Soccer.) Thank you- let's keep girls soccer in Amherst! A Can and Bottle drive is being held at 15 Indian Pipe Lane (the Kelly's) tomorrow (Saturday 5/30) from 9am-1pm. This is being held to help with funding a trip to Washington DC for a Girl scout troop (many of the scouts are from Fort River) in later June. Sugarloaf Youth Track League. Come be a part of Amherst's youth track and field league. The first meet is Sunday, May 31 at the ARHS track. Bring a picnic and make it a family night at the track! It's not too late to sign up! We will take additional athletes at any time. Below is a link for the entry form, just print it out and bring it with you on Sunday. http://sugarloafmac.org/regforms/smac_amherst.pdf. Who: Boys and Girls currently in grades 1-8, Fee: $42/person by 5/8; $52 after 5/8 --- A $10 non-resident fee will be added to any participant who is not an Amherst resident. Location: Amherst Regional High School Track. Meets: Sundays, May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28 (awards night) (Make-up date: June 25) Time: 5:15-8:15 p.m. Sponsored by the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club and the Town of Amherst Leisure Services. Music Together For Valley Families offers summer classes for young children and their parents/caregivers. Through May 29, 2009: Free sample classes offered celebrating 10 years of Music Together® for Valley Families, an internationally recognized parent/child music enrichment program. Eight week Summer session begins June 23 and registration deadline is June 8. Locations are in Amherst at Immanuel Lutheran Church, at The Congregational Church Parish House in Belchertown, The Children’s Museum at Holyoke and All Saint’s Episcopal Church in So. Hadley. Call (413) 259-9400 or see www.valleymusicgroup.com for more information. Please call for available class times and to reserve a space. Multi-Arts Financial Aid. On June 1, Multi-Arts will be assigning Financial Aid to families who applied for assistance to attend camp in summer 2009. To apply for financial aid, visit www.multi-arts.org and download the financial aid form from the program page. Forms should be received by Multi-Arts on or before June 1. Contact: Catalina Arrubla, carrubla@gmail.com. Attention Parents of Twins and Multiples! The Multiples Family Festival, presented by the Hampshire/Franklin County Mothers of Twins Club, will take place on Sunday, May 31, from 2-5pm at the Florence Civic Center, Park St., Florence (right off of Rt. 9). Bring your multiples and their siblings for an afternoon of fun! Face painting, free raffles, games, cookie decorating, Ed Popalarczyk Magic (from 2:30-3:30pm). For more info contact Sam at promogirl73@yahoo.com. A note from Parent Council. We will publish information about non-Parent Council sponsored events with the following conditions: 1. The event should be of interest to Fort River families. 2. The information should be sent to Ann McLaughlin at damclaughlin@comcast.net in the form of a short description. 3. Contact information (website or name, telephone and/or email address) must be included. We add new information to the blog every Friday during the school year. Please note that we do not accept announcements of items or services for sale (with the exceptions of children's classes/lessons). Inclusion in this section does not imply any guarantees or endorsements by Fort River Parent Council or Fort River School.