5 Things Dec. 10: Golf Team Fundraiser, On the Barre Discount and More

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1. NHS Golf Team Alberto's Fundraiser
Today present the attached flyer to your server for your dine in or take out purchase and Alberto's will donate 20 percent of the food purchase to the Norton High School Golf Team.This is not valid on delivery. Alberto's will honor this from 4 to 9 p.m.

2. On the Barre discount
On the Barre Dance Studio will offer 10 percent off of all On the Barre gear and dancewear through Dec. 22 for the holiday season.

3. Little Pictures Show & Sale
The 108th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale will run through Dec. 23 at 11 Thomas St, Providence, R.I. On display will be hundreds of original works in all media, all priced at $250 or less. This annual tradition provides the ideal opportunity to give the gift of art to someone special for the holidays.The Maxwell Mays and Dodge House Galleries are open Monday through Wednesday and Friday noon to 5 p.m., Thursday noon to 6 p.m. and weekends noon to 4 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

4. Sturdy Memorial Hospital awarded distinction as 2012 Leapfrog Top Hospital
The Leapfrog Group’s annual list of Top Hospitals was announced recently and included Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. The announcement came at Leapfrog’s Annual Meeting, focusing on transparency as the key to improved hospital safety and Top Hospital Awards. Sturdy Memorial was selected as a Top Hospital out of nearly 1,200 hospitals participating in The Leapfrog Group’s annual survey. Hospitals reaching this achievement include academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, children’s hospitals, and community hospitals in rural, suburban and urban settings. The selection is based on the results of the Leapfrog Group’s annual hospital survey, which measures hospitals’ performance on patient safety and quality, focusing on three critical areas of hospital care: how patients fare, resource use, and management structures in place to prevent errors.  The results of the survey are available at http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp.

5. High near 57, low around 40
There is a 60 percent chance of showers today, mainly before 9 a.m. It will be cloudy, with a high near 57. Tonight there is a 60 percent chance of showers. It will be cloudy, with a low around 40.