Community Corner
5 Things: Free May YMCA Memberships for Boston Emergency Personnel
On Friday, the Roslindale Day Parade Committee annual Awards Dinner on will be at the St. Nectarios Church.
- Tonight practice your English in an informal, enjoyable setting at an ESL class at the Roslindale Library. 6 p.m. 4246 Washington St.
- On Friday, the Roslindale Day Parade Committee annual Awards Dinner on will be at the St. Nectarios Church. Tickets $20 purchased at door. The evening will feature the 4th annual Talent Contest for cash prizes and a chance to be honored on the Committee's special float in the parade. For contest rules and registration information, visit www.roslindaleparade.com. 7-11 p.m. 39 Belgrade Ave.
- All of the YMCA of Greater Boston’s 13 branches are giving free individual adult Y memberships to emergency service personnel – including police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians - during the month of May.
- Schedule a pickup day for a TV or computer monitor with the Department of Public Works through this link.
- The Associates of the Boston Public Library is running its 10th annual Children's Writer-in-Residence competition. The program was created to provide an emerging children's writer with the financial support and quiet space needed to complete one literary work within a nine-month period. The fellowship provides each author with a "room of his/her own" in the Central Library in Copley Square, and a $20,000 stipend. The residency will run from October 2013 through June 2014.
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