Upcoming Community Events

Please note that these events are not sponsored by Parent Council.
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Travel Soccer Team Tryouts. Travel Soccer Tryout information for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 seasons is now available at http://www.amherstsoccer.org.

Please be advised the tryout pre-registration form is due by Saturday May 29.  http://www.amherstsoccer.org/Travel%20Tryouts%2010-11.htm

Here is the Tryout Schedule:

2010-2011 Travel Soccer Age Brackets:
U-9 – Born on or after August 1, 2001
U-10 – Born on or after August 1, 2000
U-11 – Born on or after August 1, 1999
U-12 – Born on or after August 1, 1998
U-13 – Born on or after August 1, 1997
U-14 – Born on or after August 1, 1996

2010-2011 Travel Soccer TRYOUT SCHEDULE                      

ALL TRYOUTS WILL BE HELD AT CROCKER FARM SCHOOL IN AMHERST

ATTENDANCE AT TRYOUTS IS MANDATORY

Tuesday June 1 - U9 BOYS               5:30 – 8:00pm
Wednesday June 2 - U9 GIRLS         5:30 – 8:00pm
Thursday June 3 – U10 BOYS           5:30 – 8:00pm
Friday June 4 – U10 GIRLS              5:30 – 8:00pm
Monday June 7 – U11 BOYS            5:30 – 8:00pm
Tuesday June 8 – U11 GIRLS           5:30 – 8:00pm
Wednesday June 9 – U12 BOYS       5:30 – 8:00pm
Thursday June 10 – U12 GIRLS        5:30 – 8:00pm
Monday June 14 – U13 BOYS          5:30 – 8:00pm
Tuesday June 15 – U13 GIRLS         5:30 – 8:00pm
Wednesday June 16 – U14 BOYS     5:30 – 8:00pm
Thursday June 17 – U14 GIRLS        5:30 – 8:00pm

Please note we are short girls for the U-11 and U-12 soccer teams. We'd love to keep girls' soccer in Amherst, so if your daughter was born between 8/1/99-8/1/00 or 8/1/98-8/1/99 and has played soccer before or has a love of the game, please consider having her try out at the times mentioned in this blog. Please e-mail me (Dianec711@comcast.net) if you have any questions about this competitive, fun travel league. Thanks!

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Pioneer Valley Bike Week. This is the perfect time to get out of our cars and try bicycling to work, school, on errands, and for fun. All around the valley, there will be group rides, free bike workshops, bike breakfasts, film screenings, and many more ways to get involved, learn new skills, and have some cycling fun!
Click here for event listings: http://www.massbike.org/aboutus/pioneer-valley-chapter/pioneer-valley-bike-week/

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Boy Scout Open House. The Boy Scouts of America is now 100 years old. Come join Boy Scout Troop 500 Amherst to see how Scouting is evolving as it enters its 2nd century. We are having an Open House for prospective scouts and their families Tuesday, May 25 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the South Congregational Church, 1066 Southeast Street, Amherst.  Troop 500 has a 50+ year history in Amherst working with school-age boys (grades 5-12).  Troop activities are organized and run by the boys, including weekly meetings, monthly campouts, and projects in the community.  Our Scouts learn practical outdoor skills and develop leadership skills while having a lot of fun.  Scouts who join before June 15 can attend summer camp with us at Camp Wanocksett in NH. For more information, contact Scoutmaster Bob Cowles at (413) 665-8968.
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The Fresh Air fund is in need of hosts for this summer. Host families are volunteers who open their hearts and home to a child from the city to give a fresh air experience that disadvantaged children never forget. There's lots of info on the Fresh Air Fund website here: http://www.freshair.org/the-fresh-air-fund.

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Fort River Parent Council 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.

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