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Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield announces continued fundraising effort. “Rally for the Future” helps address long-term impact on youth.

With continued uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield announces a “Rally for the Future” fundraising campaign to continue to address urgent needs and help youth, families and the community overcome long-term impacts of the crisis. 

The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield continues to address urgent needs, from meals and childcare to programming, and is leading the way in helping to overcome long-term impacts from this crisis. With local schools operating on a hybrid model, the Club is providing a variety of programs to meet the needs of families with back-to-school and out-of-school care services. For example, a Breakfast Club is provided for families in need of early morning care for children before the normal school day. A Remote Learning Club provides care while kids would have traditionally been in school, Club staff assists children in accessing their remote learning. An After-School Club offers care after school which includes socially distant sport activities and recreation along with homework support.

According to Jim Bunnell, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield, “The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield has always been an essential community resource, but now more than ever, children, teens, and their families need us. We anticipate that family schedules and needs will be extended, remote learning assistance and programming needs will increase, and financial assistance requests will double. The support of our community partners, individuals and volunteers is essential.”
 
The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is taking a holistic approach to supporting youth with priorities including the social and emotional needs, reversing learning loss, targeting the needs of various learning styles, restore a feeling of safety, and give youth and teens the programming and overall support that will enable them to realize their full potential. Caring for the needs of the food insecure is a top priority as well, as they work hand in hand with the Marshfield Food Pantry. The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is uniquely positioned to help with trained and caring professional staff, learning resources and ideal space for accessing their schools remote learning.

Bunnell continued, “Our ‘Rally for the Future’ will help us to continue to combat long-term educational, economic and health-related effects that face our members and families.” 

Focused on Supporting Youth, Families and the Community

The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is working with the Marshfield Food Pantry, the Town of Marshfield, guidelines from the state and the Marshfield Public Schools and other service organizations to provide critical services the community needs to support children and families over the short- and long-term. Among the steps they have taken to meet ongoing needs include: food distribution to food insecure families (hundreds of healthy meals per week in the form of Grab & Go meal boxes, drive-thru dinners and more); providing a safe place for kids while many parents and guardians return to work; and serving as a resource for the Board of Health and other departments to further assist families. Additionally, over the summer, the Club was able to offer employment to more than 30 teens in the community.

To make a donation online, visit https://www.bgcmarshfield.org and click on the Donate Today button. For check donations (made payable to “Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield”), the mailing address is 37 Proprietors Drive, Marshfield, MA 02050.

About the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield

The Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield’s mission is to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders. The Club provides programming opportunities in the Boys & Girls Club of America’s (BGCA) five core areas including leadership, education, health, arts, and fitness.  

The Club serves hundreds of families with children ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old, providing afterschool, vacation week and summer programs, as well as youth athletics, teen, social recreational and leadership opportunities. For more information, visit their website www.bgcmarshfield.org or call 781-834-2582.

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Addressing food insecurity during COVID-19. Old Colony Elder Services provides groceries to 2,000 Meals on Wheels recipients.

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the nonprofit agency proudly serving older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout Plymouth County as well as Avon, Stoughton and Easton, MA, has provided groceries to 2,000 Meals on Wheels consumers in their service area.

As a local Meals on Wheels affiliate, OCES was the recipient of a $75K donation to Meals on Wheels of America, made by the Medtronic Foundation. With this funding, OCES was able to spearhead an innovative “Grocery Bag” project. OCES provided a week’s worth of groceries, or the equivalent of 15 meals (packed into a reusable grocery bag) to every one of their Meals on Wheels consumers during the week of August 10-14, 2020. 

“We are incredibly grateful to the Medtronic Foundation for their generous donation which helps address one of the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – food insecurity – among the older adult population in communities that we serve,” said Nicole Long, CEO of OCES.   

The overall goal of OCES’ grocery bag project is to increase food security while reducing older consumers’ short-term need to grocery shop. In collaboration with OCES, Stop & Shop’s e-commerce facility in Brockton sourced, assembled and delivered the grocery bags to OCES’ congregate meal sites. OCES volunteers then picked up the grocery bags from the meal sites and delivered them to consumers’ homes with their ongoing Meals on Wheels deliveries.

Each grocery bag was packed with a wide variety of shelf-stable, nutrient-dense foods, such as pasta, tomato sauce, peanut butter, unsalted crackers, tuna fish, breakfast bars, oatmeal, raisins, applesauce, brown rice and more. One recipient commented that the unexpected surprise “…was the best gift bag of groceries that I had ever received and everything in it is something I would eat and use”.

Long continued, “We’d like to thank our partner, Stop & Shop, for supplying the food, assembling the bags and delivering them to our meal sites. Their essential support contributed to the overall success of our Grocery Bag project in further meeting the nutrition needs of our most vulnerable residents during this challenging time.”

OCES’ Nutrition Program

OCES delivers over 45,000 nutritious meals a month to older adults and individuals with disabilities living within the 23 communities in their service area. All meals are planned by a nutritionist, and with the help of hundreds of volunteers, are delivered to individual homes. 

Referrals to OCES’ Nutrition Program for home delivered meals have dramatically increased over 25 percent due to social isolation, food insecurity and other issues related to COVID-19. Not only are older adults staying home, they are interacting with family and friends less so the need for a daily safety check has become crucial to supporting the older adults in the area. 

All of OCES’ programs – from Nutrition and Home Care to Protective Services – remain in place and are operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information or services from OCES, contact their Information and Referral Department at 508-584-1561. 

Visit http://www.foundation.medtronic.com/us-en/

for information about Medtronic Foundation and their COVID-19 global response efforts. Visit https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org to learn more about Meals on Wheels of America.

About OCES

Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton with a second office in Plymouth. OCES is designated as one of 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of older adults and individuals with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency offers a number of programs to serve older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org.

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Call for Sponsors – Renegade Virtual Run to be held September 12-27th in support of diabetes research and a cure

Type One’s annual Renegade Run has gone virtual and is putting out a call for sponsors.

For the past eight years, Type One has held the popular Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race in Hingham’s Wompatuck State Park and Bare Cove Park to support diabetes research and a cure. This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, a four-mile Renegade Virtual Run, which includes 20 challenging “obstacles,” will be held September 12-27, 2020.

Type One’s Renegade Virtual Run sponsors support the Type One Cares campaign, a charity that is making significant strides to support individuals living with type 1 diabetes, while continuing to fund research at the Faustman Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). To date, the Renegade Run has generated over $100K to support the Faustman Lab which is focused on discovering and developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes, a vaccine for the reversal of long-term type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.

Major Sponsors for 2020

Prime Automotive Group is the Premier Sponsor for the race again this year. Honey Dew is a Major Sponsor and they have been with Type One Renegade Run since day one. Walmart, Eastern Bank and Global Vision Advisors are also sponsors.

According to Paul Foti, co-founder of Type One, “We are honored and proud to have such amazing sponsors. Without the generous support of our sponsors, Renegade Run would not be possible. Thank you for helping to provide a platform for our Renegades to challenge themselves, for friends and families to band together in honor of their loved ones living with T1D and for joining in our efforts to raise awareness and funds for research toward the cure.”

Sponsorships are available. To sponsor Type One’s Renegade Virtual Run, visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com/sponsors/

Renegade Virtual Run – How It Works

Participants complete a four-mile run, jog or walk, along with the series of 20 challenging exercises or “obstacles” on their own. Participants can map their own outdoor four-mile route or run/walk the route indoors on a treadmill.

For local runners, Type One offers the option of charted four-mile routes through local parks – which is the closest thing to Renegade Run’s traditional race. Simply choose the starting time and Type One will send a trail map to run.

20 Challenging “Obstacles” 

In previous years, the traditional Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race featured four miles of paved trails and wooded terrain with more than 30 obstacles such as monkey bars to cross, walls and cargo nets to climb, and tunnels to crawl through. With this year’s Renegade Virtual Run, a 20-20 challenge is presented: 20 obstacles with 20 reps each. These obstacles can be done at any time throughout the course. The obstacles are all bodyweight exercises that use an individual’s own weight to provide resistance against gravity, such as pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, twisting and balancing. The list of exercises is provided to registrants via their confirmation email.

Participants use any tracking method (GPS device/watch, tracking website or app, or treadmill reading), to track their run and record proof for submission. Once the race and obstacles are completed, participants share their time, photos and videos with Type One on social media or by email.

Friends, families and co-workers have the option to form Virtual Teams as they complete the online registration process. There will be free tech t-shirts and finisher medals for those who complete the race, a commemorative bib, as well as opportunities to win prizes.

To learn more about Renegade Virtual Run and register, visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com/register/

Type One Cares Campaign

“Type One Cares” is a campaign dedicated to building a community to assist those affected by type 1 diabetes with support, education and endowment, so they can live a powerful life beyond the diagnosis. To learn more about the campaign, visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com/send-a-kid-to-t1d-camp/

About Type One

Type One, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognizes a world free of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and is dedicated to that future by raising public awareness and funds toward a cure through research. Type One was founded in 2012 by a group of South Shore residents to support their friend Tyson Sunnerberg, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, when he was 21 years old. On November 25, 2012, the first ever Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race was held raising awareness and funds toward a cure.

In addition to supporting the Faustman Lab at MGH, Type One donation and fundraising platforms help provide scholarships to local children with type 1 diabetes to attend type 1 diabetes camp, as well as providing qualifying recipients with assistance for diabetes management and treatment. For more information on the Faustman Lab at MGH and type 1 diabetes, visit www.faustmanlab.org

Type One is headquartered in Hingham, MA. Visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com

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“Buried in Treasures” Virtual Support Group Begins September 2nd

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the non-profit agency proudly serving older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout Plymouth County and surrounding area including Easton, Stoughton, and Avon is offering an online version of their “Buried in Treasures” facilitated support group for individuals with hoarding issues. There is no cost to attend.

For anyone struggling with clutter, compulsive acquiring, saving and hoarding, OCES’ virtual “Buried in Treasures” confidential support group begins Wednesday, September 2, 2020 and meets once a week for 15 weeks. There is no class on November 11th.

“Buried in Treasures” is an educational, judgment-free, self-help group facilitated by OCES that meets virtually from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

“We’ve received very positive feedback about our Buried in Treasures workshops,” said Teresa Kourtz, OCES’ Protective Services Director. “Past participants shared that the workshop was enlightening, supportive and exceeded their expectations. Others expressed that the classroom and homework combination was a great balance to help them conquer their clutter issues.” 

“Buried in Treasures” is available to people of all ages throughout greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. All attendees will receive a complimentary workbook. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

For more information or to be screened and registered for the virtual support group, contact Deana Andrade at OCES, 508-584-1561 extension 232.

What is Hoarding?

Hoarding is when individuals continue to accumulate items, such as clothing, newspapers and food, and then have persistent difficulty discarding possessions. Individuals with hoarding behaviors often face health issues related to falls, as well as run the risk of losing their homes.

“Buried in Treasures” session is facilitated by OCES and sponsored by the Greater Brockton Area Task Force (GBAH), Mass Housing and OCES. 

About OCES

Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton with a second office in Plymouth. OCES is designated as one of 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of older adults and individuals with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency offers a number of programs to serve older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org.

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Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography opens doors of new commercial studio in Plymouth

Historic Plymouth provides the perfect land and seascape for Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography, a commercial and fine art photography studio which has recently opened its doors at 27 Danforth Lane in Plymouth, MA 02360.

Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography’s new 700 sq.ft. dedicated studio space for shooting images includes a client lounge for viewing photos. There is an additional 154 sq.ft. of dedicated office space for editing, administrative and client meetings. The agency’s primary focus is commercial photography, event and corporate brand photography – from marketing materials, websites and product pages to headshots.

Debi Ettinger Cramer, founder and principle photographer at Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography, has spent many years photographing people, places and things all over the world.

With a background in fine arts, textile and graphic design, Cramer shoots with a designer’s eye, which produces stunning images that are highly marketable. Her international travels, study abroad experience in Edinburgh, Scotland as well as living in Singapore span more than two decades. Cramer’s cross-cultural awareness and adaptability allow for successful collaborative assignments. 

Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography serves a diverse array of clients in wide variety of industries, including real estate, restaurant, floral, retail and others. Local commercial clients include Plymouth Bay Orthopedic Associates and 3 Daughters Jewelry of Plymouth, Wellspring Chiropractic Center in Duxbury, MA and nonprofit organizations such as The Great Blizzards of Massachusetts Special Ice Hockey of Kingston, MA, Healthy Plymouth and the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.

“The mind can process an image in as little as thirteen milliseconds, and having the right images to tell your business’ story, and connect with your customers, can help your business stand out in the marketplace,” explained Cramer. “Plymouth’s history, culture and commerce make it an ideal location for Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography. We’re truly delighted to be a part of this vibrant community.”

From the Big Apple to the Bay State

The studio’s name, Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography, is attributed to Cramer’s early years living in the Bayside area of Queens on 38th Avenue, where the rich art culture of New York City ignited her passion for color and design.  After attending the Art Students League in NYC, Cramer received her undergraduate degree in Surface Pattern Design from Syracuse University followed by a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Le Moyne College, School of Visual and Performing Arts in Syracuse, NY.

From commercial to fine art and portrait photography, Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography enables clients to bring beauty and peace into their home or office, as well as promote their business. Along with the new studio address, Thirty-Eighth Avenue Photography has updated their website and offers site visitors the ability to view portfolio images online as well as purchase or license images. View the portfolio and gallery at www.38thavenuephotography.com.

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Looking for a fitness challenge that also supports a good cause? Renegade Virtual Run & 20-20 Obstacle Challenge

Calling all runners, fitness enthusiasts and walkers looking for a unique fitness challenge! Registration is now open for the Renegade Virtual Run, a four-mile race with a special 20-20 obstacle challenge.

Over the last eight years, Type One has held the popular Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race in Hingham’s Wompatuck State Park and Bare Cove Park to support diabetes research and a cure. This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, a four-mile Renegade Virtual Run, which includes 20 challenging “obstacles,” will be held September 12-27, 2020. 

Anytime, Anyplace – How It Works

Participants complete a four-mile run, jog or walk, along with the series of 20 challenging exercises or “obstacles” on their own. Participants can map their own outdoor four-mile route or run/walk the route indoors on a treadmill. For local runners, Type One offers the option of charted four-mile routes through local parks – which is the closest thing to Renegade Run’s traditional race. Simply choose the starting time and Type One will send a trail map to run.

20 Challenging “Obstacles” 

In previous years, the traditional Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race featured four miles of paved trails and wooded terrain with more than 30 obstacles such as monkey bars to cross, walls and cargo nets to climb, and tunnels to crawl through. With this year’s Renegade Virtual Run, a 

20-20 challenge is presented: 20 obstacles with 20 reps each. These obstacles can be done at any time throughout the course. The obstacles are all bodyweight exercises that use an individual’s own weight to provide resistance against gravity, such as pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, twisting and balancing. The list of exercises is provided to registrants via their confirmation email.

Participants use any tracking method (GPS device/watch, tracking website or app, or treadmill reading), to track their run and record proof for submission. Once the race and obstacles are completed, participants share their time, photos and videos with Type One on social media or by email.

Type One’s Paul Foti commented, “We’re not going to sugarcoat it, so to speak. The 20 ‘obstacles’ with 20 reps may be quite challenging for many participants. The obstacles are part of the attraction of our traditional Renegade Run and what really sets it apart and makes it so popular.”

Renegade Virtual Run supports the Type One Cares campaign, a charity that is making significant strides to support individuals living with type 1 diabetes, while continuing to fund

research at the Faustman Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). To date, the Renegade Run has over one hundred thousand dollars to support the Faustman Lab which is focused on discovering and developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes, a vaccine for the reversal of long-term type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.

Foti continued, “We invite runners and walkers from New England and beyond to participate. The purpose of our Renegade Virtual Run is to have fun, stay motivated and to connect with each other as we continue to raise awareness and funds toward a cure for type 1 diabetes.”

Friends, families and co-workers have the option to form Virtual Teams as they complete the online registration process. There will be free tech t-shirts and finisher medals for those who complete the race, a commemorative bib, as well as opportunities to win prizes.

To learn more about Renegade Virtual Run and register, visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com/register/

Type One Cares Campaign

“Type One Cares” is a campaign dedicated to building a community to assist those affected by type 1 diabetes with support, education and endowment, so they can live a powerful life beyond the diagnosis. To learn more about the campaign, visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com/send-a-kid-to-t1d-camp/

About Type One

Type One, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognizes a world free of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and is dedicated to that future by raising public awareness and funds toward a cure through research. Type One was founded in 2012 by a group of South Shore residents to support their friend Tyson Sunnerberg, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, when he was 21 years old. On November 25, 2012, the first ever Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race was held raising awareness and funds toward a cure.

In addition to supporting the Faustman Lab at MGH, Type One donation and fundraising platforms help provide scholarships to local children with type 1 diabetes to attend type 1 diabetes camp, as well as providing qualifying recipients with assistance for diabetes management and treatment. For more information on the Faustman Lab at MGH and type 1 diabetes, visit www.faustmanlab.org

Type One is headquartered in Hingham, MA. Visit https://typeonerenegaderun.com

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Bernadette Boas

Bernadette Boas is a ball of fire and is an author, leadership coach, business consultant and keynote speaker. Her book “Shedding the Corporate Bitch, Shifting from Bitch to Rich in Life and Business” is her blunt and honest take on the issues facing professionals today. In this “Business Way Outside the Box” podcast segment, Bernadette offers tips and insights on productivity, success and work/life balance. For contact Bernadette, visit her LinkedIn profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadett….

If you know of or own a “Business Way Outside the Box”, contact us at PRWorkZone.com and we may have you or them on an episode soon.

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Mike McKenna, Adaptable

On this episode of “Business Way Outside the Box”, Mike McKenna of Adaptable breaks down ADA website compliance and digital accessibility – an emerging concern for companies. Compliance is critical to avoid legal liability (and fines can range from the 5 – 6 figures) and to make sure you are reaching your full potential audience. Also, companies with websites that are not accessible, could be missing out on the opportunity to serve 20% of the population. For more on Adaptable, visit https://www.adaptablelab.com/.

Do you have a business that’s way outside the box? Drop a line to Steve Dubin at sdubin@prworkzone.com or call 781-582-1061. You may find yourself on the next episode Business Way Outside the Box.SHOW LESS

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Leverage Podcast Guest Appearances to Boost your Business

What does it take to claim the “expert” roll and boost your business?  “Leverage Podcast Guest Appearances to Boost your Business” takes the audience through the process step by step.

PR Works, a full service public relations and advertising firm based in America’s Hometown of Plymouth, MA, is leading the complimentary webinar that prepares you to be part of the boom as a podcast host. The free online event is set for Wednesday, August 19, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  To RSVP, copy and paste https://conta.cc/39q78is into your browser to Internet browser.  

Sponsors of the webinar include My Pinnacle Network, South Shore Networking Professionals and Rockland Trust. The webinar will be led by experienced podcasters Steve Dubin and Joe D’Eramo of PR Works.

The webinar prepares you to determine how to tap into the more than 1-million podcast show opportunities that appear regularly on a wide range of channels including Podcast portals such as Itunes, IHeartRadio, Google Play, YouTube, Stitcher and more.

Podcast appearances establish credibility, create visibility, activate lead generation, create speaking opportunities, stimulate search engine optimization, expand cultural authority, and increase value proposition.

The webinar gets you into the game and on the air.

Learn how to –

  • Test the waters and determine your ability and aptitude
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  • Tell stories vs. selling
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  • Promote each episode via podcast portals, social media, e-newsletters, publicity and leveraging the marketing channels of each guest.
  • Following up and obtaining repeat guesting opportunities

Please RSVP for this complimentary webinar by pasting https://conta.cc/39q78is nto your browser.

For more information about the podcast event or podcasting services, contact PR Works at www.PRWorkZone.com, (781) 582-1061, 18 Main Street Extension, Suite 409, Plymouth, MA.

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