By MERI R. KENNEDY Menorah lightings in Cranston The lighting of the City Hall Menorah will be held at 5 p.m. on Dec. 28, inside City Hall, led by Rabbi Yossi Laufer of Chabad of West Bay which will include the lighting of the Menorah, arts and crafts,
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Menorah lightings in Cranston
The lighting of the City Hall Menorah will be held at 5 p.m. on Dec. 28, inside City Hall, led by Rabbi Yossi Laufer of Chabad of West Bay which will include the lighting of the Menorah, arts and crafts, latkes and more.
Woodridge Church, located at 546 Budlong Road is holding a diaper drive until Jan. 8. These donations will go towards children in foster care. Families who provide temporary or long-term homes for foster children often struggle to meet the cost of providing diapers because they are not provided nor do families get fully reimbursed for them. They are looking for diapers from infant to age 5 and donations of wipes.
You may bring diapers and wipes Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to the church office and Sunday mornings. Look for collection boxes outside of the sanctuary and in fellowship hall.
Winter months bring snow and many Rhode Island elderly and disabled are not physically nor financially able to deal with it. It means missing medical appointments, running out of food or medication, slipping on snow or ice. Serve RI has a special program for elderly and disabled who qualify for this help. Call Serve RI for more information at 331-2298.
The Wickford Art Association (WAA) is presenting "Cooler and Warmer" for its first show of the year. The open juried show runs from Jan. 14 to Feb. 5. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. The Call for Art is on Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Artists may refer to their website at www.wickfordart.org for submission guidelines and entry fees. Show registration is open to artists in any fine art medium.
The juror is Charlie Hall, a RISD graduate, award-winning political cartoonist, painter, teacher, author, songwriter and RI Comedy Hall of Fame inductee.
The "Cooler and Warmer" reception is on Jan. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 36 Beach Street, North Kingstown. Charlie Hall will present awards with cash prizes at 1:30 p.m.
The Wickford Art Association is a non-profit organization with over 450 members from Rhode Island and New England. The association hosts art shows and classes in its gallery at 36 Beach Street in North Kingstown, and has produced the Wickford Art Festival every July since 1962. Wickford Art Association is dedicated to educating, encouraging and inspiring artists and art lovers throughout the community.
For more information, contact Judy Salvadore, Gallery Director, at 294-6840 or art@wickfordart.org.
Cranston RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) is conducting a cell phone recycling campaign. There’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking you to help protect the environment by donating your used cell phone(s).
Your donation will be used to help the community by providing much needed emergency communications to seniors and victims of abuse through the 911 Cell Phone Bank Program. These emergency cell phones are provided at no charge. Your donation will help keep up with the increasing demand. You can drop off your old cell phones at the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center, located at 1070 Cranston St. Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Diabetes Support Group will meet on Jan. 4 at 10 a.m. and the topic will be “Type 2 Diabetes: Guidance & Guidelines.” Keeping up with the newest information on diabetes is imperative for your health. At this presentation updated guidelines and recommendations will be reviewed.
Come to the Movies at the Senior Center on Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. to see “A Walk in the Woods” which stars Robert Redford, Nick Nolte & Emma Thompson. In this comedy adventure, a celebrated travel writer, decides to challenge himself to hike the Appalachian Trail instead of retiring to enjoy his large and happy family. The only person he can find to join him is a long lost and former friend who is a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer. One major problem is that the two have a completely different definition of the word “adventure”.
Cranston Senior Services Membership Drive 2017 will begin on Jan. 10 from 9:30 to 3 p.m. at the Center, located at 1070 Cranston St. Anyone 55 years or older may join and both renewal and new memberships are welcome. Cranston residents $10, non-Cranston residents $12. For more information please call us at 780-6000.
Looking for the perfect gift for a friend or family member?? The center has Gift Certificates in $5, $10 and $25 denominations. These certificates can be applied toward membership fees, program fees, Snack Bar items, Transvan passes and the RSVP Gift Shoppe.
The Cranston Police have safekids.org-certified child restraint technicians who will help you with your child's car seat. Every Tuesday and Thursday between 4 to 6 p.m. at Cranston Police Headquarters, this service is offered free of charge to anyone who would like help installing their new car seat or reinstalling their current one to ensure that it is done properly. If you are interested, please contact the CPD Traffic Division at 942-2211 on the morning of the specific day that you wish to attend and confirm that the service is available.
All CPL locations will be closed Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 in observance of the New Year's holiday. Regular hours will resume Jan. 3.
Regular meetings of the Ocean State Toastmasters are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Warwick City Hall, 3275 Post Road.
The club is one of some 13,500 in Toastmasters International, a nonprofit, educational organization devoted to the development of public speaking and leadership skills. The organization has approximately 280,000 members in 116 countries.
Founded in 1963, Ocean State Toastmasters is one of the oldest clubs in Rhode Island. For more information, contact Robert Rogers, vice president of membership at 782-7637 or Robert_Rogers@acm.org.
The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year’s Eve, "Auld Lang Syne," is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum. Burns transcribed it (and made some refinements to the lyrics) after he heard it sung by an old man from the Ayrshire area of Scotland, Burns’ homeland.
It is often remarked that "Auld Lang Syne" is one of the most popular songs that nobody knows the lyrics to. "Auld Lang Syne" literally translates as "old long since" and means "times gone by." The song asks whether old friends and times will be forgotten and promises to remember people of the past with fondness, "For auld lang syne, we'll take a cup o' kindness yet." (Source: New Year’s Fun Facts)
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