Valley Gives Day is May 3, 2016

Please remember Fort River on May 3rd!

ValleyGives Day is May 3, 2016. It is a 24-hour event promoting philanthropic giving in the Pioneer Valley.

Valley Gives is hosted by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. Since 2012, Valley Gives has engaged over 24,000 donors, together raising $5.8 million for over 550 nonprofits throughout the Pioneer Valley!

During Valley Gives 2014 (most recent since the event was skipped in 2015) 14,000 donors supported 463 organizations with $2.6 million raised!

Fort River Community Event on Saturday, April 30: Tag Sale, CarWash,Cake Walk

This Saturday! 🎉🎈🎊✨ tag sale! 👚👟📚👒👗 car wash! 🚗💦🚙💧🚕 cake walk! 🍰🍴🎂 🏃🏽

Join us for a Fort River Community Event on Saturday, 4/30: Tag Sale, Car Wash, Cake Walk!  See flier for details. 

We are seeking cakes from around the world for the first annual Fort River Cake Walk!  If you can contribute a home-made or store-bought cake, please contact Nicole via email colieblum1@gmail.com by Thursday, 4/28.

Tag Sale items from the school community welcome - drop off items to the 5th grade quad any day after school beginning Monday 4/25.

Thank you for your support. The small 5th Grade really needs support from our community! All funds support field trips for the 5th and 6th grades. See you there!

Spanish flyer: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2bHm-1AjRfT3RBTWN0SjZuVEk

English flyer: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2bHm-1AjRfS2FLSU05eWhraEU

Town Manager Search: Finalist Interview Schedules and Call for Community Input

from Select Board Member and Chair, Alisa Brewer:

Join us in selecting the sixth Town Manager of Amherst!

Each Town Manager finalist will spend an entire day in Amherst, beginning Monday 04-25-16:

Maria E. Capriola, Mansfield CT Assistant Town Manager, interview day Monday 04-25-16

 

William J. Fraser, Montpelier VT City Manager, interview day Tuesday 04-26-16

 

Paul Bockelman, Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) Director of Administration and Finance, interview day Wednesday 04-27-16

10:30 am: Attend a very brief Q & A focused on senior citizens in the Bangs Center at 10:30 am

3:00 pm:  Participate in a Community Q & A in the Town Room at 3:00 pm

6:00 pm: Watch Amherst Media's live coverage of the formal interview by the Select Board

The Select Board encourages our entire community to consider what characteristics, skills, and experiences they hope for in our new Town Manager, and to continue to provide that input via email to selectboard@amherstma.gov.  Written comments will be accepted through the end of business on Friday April 29, 2016.  

Please see attached Press Release and Interview Schedule.  All materials, including finalist resumes, are available online at the Town Manager Search 2015-2016 section of the Select Board page of the Town website www.amherstma.gov/selectboard or http://amherstma.gov/2201/Town-Manager-Search-2015-2016

Thank you for spreading the word!

Take care,

Alisa

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~Alisa V. Brewer

member, Amherst Select Board 2007-, chair 2015-

member, Amherst & Amherst-Regional School Committees, 2002-2007

member, Amherst Representative Town Meeting, 1999-

avbrewer can be found gmail.com or try BrewerA  amherstma.gov

Trivia Night at the Jones Library on May 5

The Jones Library invites area trivia buffs to at our monthly Trivia Night, hosted by Mark “Harpo” Power, on the first Thursday of the month, from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm.  The next Trivia Night will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Woodbury Room.  All trivia aficionados are invited to join in the fun and support the Jones Library!

Bring friends and family as a team, or form teams on the spot, with a maximum of five per team. There will be two rounds of 15 questions each, and there will be prizes for the top teams.  Doors open at 6 pm, and the event starts promptly at 6:30 pm.  There is a suggested donation of $5-$10 per person to participate.  All proceeds benefit the Jones Library.  Refreshments will be served.

Open to the public.  For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

Coming Together Film Screening & Discussion: "Just a Piece of Cloth" at the Jones on May 12

 From Coming Together: 

 

Join us on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Woodbury Room for the next film in this ongoing film and discussion series that may education, touch your heart, and inspire you to action to help dismantle racism.  A facilitated discussion will be held after the screening.

 

Just a Piece of Cloth is a documentary that unravels stereotypes perpetuated by the mainstream media about Muslim women.  It is a film about Muslim women, the hijab, and other issues of Islamophobia and racism.  A facilitated discussion will follow the screening.

 

Free and open to the public.  For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223. 

 

This film series is co-sponsored by the Jones Library and Coming Together.  More information about Coming Together can be found at http://www.coming-together.org/.

 

Money Smart Week® Comes to the Jones Library

Amherst, MA – Libraries have long been advocates for reading and literacy for the people in their communities. Another community need now being addressed by libraries in an annual campaign is financial literacy and money management. Money Smart Week®, a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances, will be observed with programs at the Jones Library during the week of April 23 – 30, 2016. On Tuesday, April 26 at 7 pm, gain a better understanding of cred at a workshop called Understanding Credit. This workshop is a primer in learning about the wise use of credit. It will help you understand your credit report, explain how credit scores are determined, and give you tips to improve your score. You will also learn what to look for to find the best credit card! This program is co-sponsored by UMassFive College Federal Credit Union. On Thursday, April 28 at 10:30 am, the weekly children’s story hour will have a special focus on money and saving. Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign to promote financial education across all age groups. Launched in 2002 by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the program is now active in more than 45 states through national partnerships with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Cooperative Extension and the American Library Association. For more information, visit http://www.moneysmartweek.org/. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

AMHERST INVITATIONAL ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT Saturday May 7

Saturday May 7th, 9:30 am to 5:00pm and Sunday May 8th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Come watch 32 teams compete in the 25th Annual Amherst Invitational, one of the oldest and most prestigious youth Ultimate Frisbee tournaments in the world.  And it all happens right here in Amherst, the birthplace ofUltimate!  Games will take place at both ARHS and ARMS fields, with the finals on Sunday afternoon at ARHS.  Free admission and awesome layouts! More information at http://www.facebook.com/amherstinvitational See more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbK-TXnnQDA&nohtml5=False