Charity

Walk for Food Allergy Begins and Ends at Arsenal Park in Watertown

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Boston FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) is pleased to announce this year’s annual walk will feature a wooden 20 foot by 8 foot wall of pumpkins that walk participants will help paint teal. The walk begins at 1 p.m. starting at Arsenal Park with activities for all ages and will end at 4 p.m. The giant wall of pumpkins will also be located at the center of Arsenal Park and walkers are encouraged to begin painting it teal as soon as the walk begins. FARE has walks all over the county, but Boston is the only walk featuring this teal wall of pumpkins and one of the largest expected attendances between 500-700 walkers. The Teal Pumpkin Project is dedicated to allowing all children to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween by displaying a teal pumpkin to signal there is an alternative to candy or this is a safe house for children with allergies. WHAT: Boston FARE Walk for Food Allergy

WHERE: Arsenal Park (behind the Arsenal Mall), 485 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

WHEN: Sunday, October 2, 2016

TIME: 1-4 p.m.

“At a time when there is so much talk about food allergies because of the soaring prices of life-saving EpiPens, we want the families, physicians, companies and friends of those with food allergies to celebrate this strong community and to help raise money for research,” said Sue Lein Chair of the Boston FARE Walk.

Charity

20th Annual Healing Garden Music Fest Benefits Mount Auburn Hospital

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Mount Auburn Hospital, along with Terry Eagan and Patio Records, are pleased to be presenting the 20th Annual Healing Garden Music Fest on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, the hospital announced. The concert will feature country, folk, and traditional music performances by Rick Fines, Barbara Kessler, Garnet Rogers, Suzie Vinnick, and featured guests Richard Gates, Matt Leavenworth, Dave Mattacks, and Scott Neubert. 100 percent of the concert’s proceeds will go towards funding a future healing garden at Mount Auburn Hospital. Terry Eagan, a longtime Waltham resident and friend of Mount Auburn Hospital, began these festivals 19 years ago to raise funds to fulfill his wife Mary Eagan’s dream of having a healing garden built for patients suffering from cancer.

Charity

Fundraiser for Cops for Kids with Cancer at Chateau in Waltham

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On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham will host a fundraiser for a charity that provides money to help the families of children with cancer – Cops for Kids with Cancer. On Thursday Sept. 29, 2016 bring the fundraiser ticket and enjoy lunch, dinner or order take-out from the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham. Click here to find the ticket.

Charity

Fundraiser for Sober Living Scholarship for Women Features a Psychic Medium

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Maria Halvorsen, popular psychic medium,will headline an event at The Arlington Sons of Italy, on Friday, Oct. 7 from 7­-10:30 p.m. to bring messages of love, hope and faith and to raise funds for a scholarship to help women who lack the resources to enter sober housing following treatment for substance use disorder. Guests will also hear Maryann Frangules, director of MOAR (Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery) speak about the challenges those seeking addiction treatment face in Massachusetts. The night will also include music, performance art and an Italian buffet. The event is organized by Magnolia New Beginnings, a non-­profit that assists families dealing with Substance Use Disorder.

Charity

Fifth Annual Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Walk on Saturday

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On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) is hosting its fifth Annual Walk of Life. This fundraiser benefits ABMDR, an international non-profit organization that helps recruit bone marrow donors to match with patients suffering from life-threatening blood-related diseases. Due to their unique genetic makeup, people of Armenian descent worldwide have a higher percentage of finding a potential donor through the ABMDR.

The walk begins at 11 a.m. at the Armenian Cultural and Education Center (ACEC) at 47 Nichols Ave. and will end 2.2 miles later at the Faire on the Square at Saltonstall Park.

Charity

Musical Review Fundraiser for Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians

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The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians will host a musical review to raise money for the group’s charitable fund. LAOH sent out the following announcement:

You saw them in “What, No Tiara?”; you saw them in “Happy Holly-Days”!!! Don’t miss them in “Stage Struck – Life Upon the Wicked Stage”

Christine Corbett, Jane Corrigan, Jean Dancewicz & Carolina Lanney are Ladies First. “Ladies First” is appearing on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 151 Watertown Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Tickets are going fast!

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Officer Running from Springfield to Boston for Charity

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When Brandon O’Neill wakes up Friday morning, instead of getting ready to patrol the streets of Watertown he will get ready for a run – one which will take more than a day and cover 106 miles. O’Neill, who has been on the Watertown Police Department for six years, will take part in theSpringfield Ride to Remember. This is the fourth ride, which started to raise public awareness of officers who have died in the line of duty, and to raise funds for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial in Boston. This year’s ride is dedicated to Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. of the Auburn Police and Mass. State Trooper Thomas Clardy, both of whom died in the course of duty in 2016.

Charity

Watertown Man Helps Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research at Gala

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Watertown resident Ed Scheinbart has some fun at the photo wall with 7 News’ Christ Delcamp, left, and Magic 106.7’s Sue Tabb at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Boston kickoff held Aug. 2 at The Westin Copley Place, the American Cancer Society announced. Scheinbart was among the nearly 400 breast cancer survivors and supporters who were inspired and motivated for the fundraising walk set for Oct. 2 at the DCR Hatch Shell in Boston. Registration is open at www.MakingStridesWalk.org/BostonMA.