The Neediest Families Prize-A-Palooza event takes place on Sunday, December 6th at the Seaport Inn in Fairhaven to benefit the Neediest Families fund.

Every penny raised will go to provide underprivileged children and families of the greater new Bedford area with food, toys and clothing. There will be an all day prize raffle event on the from 12:00p-8:00p. There will be over 200 prizes to raffle off plus various raffle tables throughout the day, a Chinese raffle and some individual big ticket item raffles as well.

Well known locals will be coming that day to tend bar (mayor, sheriff, city councilors, Fairhaven selectmen, Chris Markey, Bruce Oliveira, housing authority, etc). You can get your picture taken with all 3 of the Red Sox world series trophies which will be shown from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

This is a free admission event with free food from lots of local places, while it lasts. There will be face painting all day, some local singers will be performing a few songs and the event is being DJ’d all day by Lima Entertainment!

Can you help spread the word? There is a Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/NeediestFamiliesPrizeaPalooza/
If you have any questions, call 774-263-1412. If you would like to donate you can reach out through the Facebook page or email: neediest1970@gmail.com.

United Neighbors of Fall River, Partners for a Healthier Community, Southcoast Hospital Groups and the Health and Well-Being Coalition believe that every family should have a hot and nutritious Thanksgiving meal every year!

We are looking for individuals or groups who want to help our community’s most vulnerable families by picking up and hand-delivering a hot Thanksgiving meal. These meals would need to be picked up in the afternoon on Wednesday the 26th (the day before Thanksgiving Day) at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. They would then need to be driven to the Somerset Super 8 Motel and / or to the Swansea Motor Inn.

If you are available and interested, please contact us with the following information:

(1) Your Name
(2) A phone number you can be reached at on Wednesday afternoon, November 26th
(3) Your email
(4) The number of volunteers in your party.
(5) Your vehicle type (ie. compact car, van, suv)

Our contact information is:

Wendy Garf-Lipp
508-324-7900 ext. 103
wgarf-lipp@unitedneighborsoffallriver.org

Thank you so much for your generosity!!!

United Neighbors of Fall River is one of 22 Community Connection Coalitions funded throughout the state of Massachusetts through the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. United Neighbors is committed to promoting a strong, healthy and safe community. We are invested in our community and develop and assist in projects and events that strengthen and build on the community. Our work is reflective of the needs of the community. Our projects include violence prevention, connecting the community, foster care, parent advocacy and so much more.

The 2015 Polar Plunge in Fairhaven will take place Thursday, January 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fort Phoenix State Beach and Reservation, South end of Green Street.

Come start off the new year with a dash into the ocean! Challenge your family and friends to come out and plunge in remembrance of the victims of domestic violence. A donation of $25 buys a long sleeve T-shirt. Shirts will be available on a first come, first served basis. You can choose whether or not you jump in. Registration and t-shirts can be purchased at the Plunge from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Checks can be made payable to: Fairhaven Dollars for Scholars. Please note on check: Ft. Phoenix Polar Plunge.

In order to continue hosting these events and benefiting local charities, the Mattapoisett Police Officer’s Association established a charity golf tournament which will be held on Monday October 6th 2014 at 8:30 a.m. @ Allendale Country Club 1047 Allen St. Dartmouth, MA. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. If you are interested in playing golf, or unable to play golf but would like to make a donation and/or donate a raffle prize please complete the attached form or visit www.mpoagolf.com for further information. We need your assistance in order to make this important charity event a success. Please try to help in anyway possible. Thank you in advance for all your support!

REGISTRATION FORM (.PDF)

WHAT: 26th Annual Walk to Benefit the Schwartz Center for Children
WHEN: Sunday, September 14th, 2014, starting at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Fort Taber in New Bedford, MA
PRE-REGISTER AT: SchwartzCenterWalk.org

The Schwartz Center for Children has just kicked off its ‘Walk With Us’ online fundraising campaign, and will hold their symbolic 26th annual Walk, to be held rain or shine, on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Fort Taber in New Bedford, MA. The 3.5-mile loop around Fort Taber starts at 8:30 a.m. with check-in and family-friendly activities and music to follow. The Walk start time is 9:30 a.m., after a few words from New Bedford’s Mayor. To join the ‘Walk With Us’ campaign, register at: SchwartzCenterWalk.org.
About Schwartz Center for Children:

The Schwartz Center for Children is a nonprofit organization with offices at 1 Posa Place in Dartmouth, MA. It has been serving children with a variety of special medical and developmental needs from birth to age 21 in Southeastern Massachusetts since 1947. Services include a Day School, Early Intervention Program, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Regional Consultation Program, Pediatric Specialty Clinics, and a variety of other programs. For more information visit: schwartzcenter.org

On Saturday, May 3rd, 2014, local doctors and their professional dance partners will square-off for a chance to win the coveted mirror ball trophy at the first annual “Dancing with the Doctors” fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

“Dancing with the Doctors” is produced by Studio One RI Dance Complex, in partnership with its presenting sponsor, Cat Country 98.1.

The event will be held in The Grand Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI. Guests will enjoy a fabulous dinner, premium raffles, and – of course – spectacular dancing entertainment. Limited VIP tickets are available for purchase at www.dwtdocs.com.

Cat Country’s Morning Show Co-Host, Amanda Leonardo, will be the mistress of ceremonies, alongside the master of ceremonies and professional dancer, Rob Glover.

100% of the net proceeds from the event will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the world’s largest voluntary (nonprofit) health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services.

To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information, please visit DWTDocs.com, email info@DWTDocs.com or call 401-441-2843. ​

Bishop Stang High School will host a charity book fair to benefit the American Heart Association from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014. The book fair will be in the Bishop Stang High School gymnasium, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA campus.

Hundreds of used books will be for sale to benefit the American Heart Association as part of a FIAT (Faith In Action Together) program. The proceeds will be donated in memory of former beloved 18-year Latin and English teacher, Richard Flynn, and Joseph J. Silva, Jr., husband of long-time Bishop Stang Math teacher Colleen Silva and past supporter of the Bishop Stang Chapel of the Annunciation.

Donations of books are being accepted. All are welcome to purchase books. Questions? contact Colleen Silva, csilva@bishopstang.org, 508-996-5602 ext. 466.

Braiden is a wonderful little guy, who is overcoming a brain stem tumor. This spring Braiden’s circumstances have taken a turn, and his tumor is once again growing.

Medical care, and the incidental costs which go along with it, are expensive!! So, community members are coming together to PLAY, and support the Norton’s, at the same time!

Painting With a Splash, in New Bedford, April 6, 2014, is the venue for a FUNd raiser, hosted by Kathy Patrick. Two sessions will be offered: 12-2 PM, & 3-5 PM. The fee is $39.00 per person, with $10.00 from each registrant going to the fund raiser! Kathy, a visual artist, will be painting in the two classes, and holding a mini auction for her work! There will be a raffle (SCMT gift certificate among them) with some really great things too! For more info, contact PaintingWithaSplash.com / (508) 995-9095.

The Immigrants’ Assistance Center (IAC) is hosting a fundraiser dinner on Saturday, March 15:2014 from 6 p.m. until midnight at the United Fishermen’s Club at 639 Orchard Street, New Bedford, MA.

The IAC is very pleased to announce that United Healthcare Senior Care Options is proud to be the platinum Sponsor of the IAC’s Spring Fundraiser. United Healthcare Senior Care options is a senior program for underserved people 65 or older. The organization is a strong advocate dedicated to the communities they serve. We greatly appreciate their partnership in serving the immigrant elderly of Bristol County.

Due to severe budget cuts, the IAC had to decrease the hours of several programs that provide direct services to the non-English speaking elders and to immigrant families. In order to keep providing these extremely valuable services, the IAC needs to raise funds to sustain our programs. Unfortunately, due to lack of employment, the number of clients seeking our services keeps increasing making it difficult to meet their basic needs.

The IAC is asking for your support by either providing a general donation or purchasing tickets for this event. Ticket price is $25.00 per person. Cash bar will be available. For tickets or further information please contact the IAC at 508-996-8113.

The Schwartz Center for Children has changed its 4th annual Fishing For A Cause® tournament dates to Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21, 2014, culminating with a celebratory awards dinner on Saturday night. This catch-and-release fishing tournament will be anchored at Pope’s Island Marina, 102 Pope’s Island, New Bedford, with fishing grounds from Cape Cod Bay to Block Island and beyond.

Fishing For A Cause® dates previously coincided with the historical visit of the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship, a National Landmark built in and first launched from New Bedford in 1841. “As we learned more about the scale and scope of the city’s plans and resources needed to support this historical event, along with other annual events currently scheduled for the same weekend, we felt it would be best that we move our tournament to a weekend with less activity in the port,” said Mary Hodgson, CEO of the Schwartz Center.

Fishing For a Cause® is a striped bass, bluefish, and fluke tournament organized by and for the benefit of the Schwartz Center for Children, a non-profit organization that provides critical services for children with special developmental and medical needs throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.

Interested anglers can register their own boat at an early-bird rate of $200 per angler thru March 25 or $250 per angler after that. Alternately, anglers can organize a team of anglers to join an all-inclusive fishing charter with entry fees staring at $1,500 per charter. Tickets for the catered awards dinner on Saturday, June 21 – complimentary to registered anglers – can be purchased separately and start at $100 per person. Top prizes for the tournament include: $2,500 for striped bass, $1,000 for bluefish, and $750 for fluke. Anglers have the option of departing from and returning to their homeport. A limited number of complimentary boat slips will be made available at Pope’s Island by request for early registrants.

Dr. Joanne Cameron, who has participated in the tournament with her husband David since it started four years ago and who has joined the planning committee this year, said, “I was born in New Bedford, worked as an emergency physician at St. Luke’s Hospital and as a pediatrician I understand the many challenges the children served at the Schwartz Center face every day. Taking part in the Fishing for a Cause tournament allows me to contribute in some small way to the Center while having a great time with my husband and friends competing in a fishing tournament that is a natural for the New Bedford community. And, it’s great fun to spend a weekend out on the water trying to outsmart big fish or, more likely, having them outsmart me.”

For more information please visit: fishing4acause.org or call 508-996-3391 x425. This event is made possible, in large part, due to the support of Clarke Distribution Corporation, New England’s official Sub-Zero, and Wolf Showroom and Test Kitchen.