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Air Force One over Dorchester Bay

squantumCA2012 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:37:19 +0000

This footage of Air Force One flying over Dorchester Bay was captured by Squantum resident Sean Glennon on the morning of Thursday, April 18, 2013. The President flew into Logan Airport on his way to the ecumenical prayer service following the Boston Marathon bombings.

Click here for the video footage Air Force One from Squantum 4-18-2013

Create a Vision for Your Life

squantumCA2012 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:42:56 +0000

Please note: This workshop was postponed. Stay tuned for the new date!

[Sunday, February 24 ,2013, 11:30am - cancelled]

In this class, you will each create your own vision board.

The cost of this class is $15.00 most materials included. Materials included are poster board, glue sticks, magazines, etc. Please feel free to bring scissors, magazines and any photos that you already might have for your vision. For those who attended last year please feel free to bring your vision board and share what it has already brought into your life at this time. Light refreshments will be served.

Donna Chaput

617-875-7379

http://awakeningspirityoga.com

What we think, we become.

All that we are arises with our thoughts.

With our thoughts, we make the world.

”Buddha”

College scholarship opportunities, deadline March 1

squantumCA2012 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:56:55 +0000

Looking for some green for your college tuition? Let the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum hook you up! Apply for two scholarship programs available from the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts. Act quickly!
Deadline for applications is March 1, 2013.

1. Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Scholarships

Students from Quincy and other Massachusetts communities can look to GCFM for a helping hand with tuition. In 2012, GCFM awarded eleven $1,000 scholarships, and two Massachusetts students sponsored by the GCFM also received NGC scholarships.

The GCFM is currently accepting scholarship applications for 11 different scholarships.

The deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 2013.
Applications, financial aid forms and scholarship descriptions can be downloaded from the GCFM website.

To be eligible, applicants must:

be high school seniors, college students, or graduate students,
be majoring in agronomy, biology, botany, city planning, conservation, environmental studies, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, land management, landscape design, and allied subjects,
be residents of Massachusetts,
have a minimum grade average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale),
exhibit good character, and
demonstrate financial need.
Three of the scholarships require that the student attend the University of Massachusetts, while the rest are unrestricted.

2. National Garden Club Scholarships
Every year National Garden Clubs awards additional scholarships of $3,500 each.
Students wishing to apply for NGC scholarships should also apply for the GCFM scholarships.

The deadline for submitting NGC applications is also March 1, 2013.
For scholarship details, eligibility requirements, and links to applications,
visit the NGC website.

To be eligible, applicants must:

be Massachusetts college juniors, seniors, and masters graduate students who are sponsored by GCFM,
have at least a 3.25 GPA (on a 4.0-point scale),
and be majoring in agriculture education, agronomy, botany, biology, city (rural and urban) planning, economics, environmental conservation, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, land management, landscape design, plant pathology/science, wildlife science, and/or other related or allied subjects.

For further inquiries, please contact the GCFM Scholarship Secretary Kathie Jones by email at gcfmscholarship@aol.com or call 413-458-2886.

About the GCFM
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, which operates under the auspices of National Garden Clubs, Inc., is a service organization made up of 190 clubs throughout the Commonwealth, with a membership of 12,000 dedicated to education in, and appreciation of, horticulture, landscape and floral design, gardening, and environmental concerns. In many, if not most, communities, garden clubs are the principal force behind beautifying and improving public spaces and decorating public buildings for the holidays and summertime.

February Happenings at Awakening Spirit Yoga

squantumCA2012 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:38:48 +0000

Namaste’ to all.

With the holidays now behind us, and as we move into the heart of winter, what a wonderful time to join a yoga class or begin to create a vision for your life. Unwind and restore from your work week in a Yoga Nidra class with an hour of peace, or create a vision for your life through pictures and words in the Vision Board Workshop.

Yoga Nidra (yoga sleep)
A wonderful way to end the work week and begin your weekend by allowing your body to totally restore, revitalize, and relax.
Friday evenings
February 8 – March 1
6:30 – 7:45pm
4 Weeks Special $60.00

Create a Vision for Your Life
Create a vision board to help you manifest direction and purpose in your life.
Sunday, February 24, 2013, 11:30am
$15.00 (includes materials needed to create your dreams)

Visit Awakening Spirit Yoga’s website for more information on these upcoming classes and workshop. Visit the What’s New page and the Vision Board Workshop page.

Book Club starts new books in February

squantumCA2012 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:12:14 +0000

The Squantum Book Club has selected their reading list for the next few months.
The group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm, First Church of Squantum, Ladies Parlor, 164 Bellevue Road, Squantum.

February 5, 2013:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, by Deborah Moggach

March 5, 2013:
Unbroken, A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand

April 2, 2013:
The Racketeer, by John Grisham

Learn about the Book Club.

Wollaston Montessori

squantumCA2012 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Wollaston Hill Montessori preschool opened September, 2012 with a 5 morning program, from 8:30am to 11:30am, for children 2 years and 9 months to 6 years. The preschool runs from September to mid-June and enrollment will be ongoing until all spaces are filled.

They will be hosting an Open House / Guided Tour on January 12 at 10:00am.

Click here for a flyer to the Open House or visit www.wollastonhillmontessori.com.

Regular Classes Resume for Awakening Spirit Yoga

squantumCA2012 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:00:14 +0000

Happy New Year,

I hope you all enjoyed you Holiday Season and received just what you needed from the blessing’s of the holidays.

Our regular Yoga Class Schedule will begin again Thursday, January 3rd

Class Schedule

Thursday morning at 8:00am

Thursday Evening at 6:00pm

Monday Morning at 9:00am

Monday Evening at 5:30pm

Tuesday Evening at 6:00pm

Create a vision for your life with a Vision Board Workshop on Sunday, February 10th

How you can help Sandy Hook.

squantumCA2012 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:35:41 +0000

The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School still tugs at our hearts even weeks later.

We can help them recover, click here to donate to the United Way of Western Connecticut and help those affected by the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Door Decorating Contest Winners Announced!

squantumCA2012 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:27:58 +0000

The winners of the Door Decorating Contest sponsored by the Seaside Gardeners of Squantum are listed below along with attached photos.

First Place – Karen Walsh at 123 Essex Street

Second Place – Barbara Jo Geary at 156 Lansdowne Street

Third Place – Susan McCarthy at 145 Sonoma Street

Honorable Mention – Marsha Cannon at 143 Crabtree

The Garden Club extends our congratulations to the winners for their beautifully decorated doors. We also wish to thank all entrants participating in this event.

Christmas Tree Lighting

squantumCA2012 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:13:15 +0000

The Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 4:30pm following the Christmas Parade in Quincy at Gilbert Memorial Park, at the intersection of Huckins Avenue and East Squantum Street, Squantum.

Santa Claus will arrive and carols will be sung. There also will be hot cocoa and cookies.