December 2020 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Tis the season to give, to the less fortunate
by Ruth Ryals 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

I stole this list from Marjorie Decker’s daily COVID -19 Updates, but I sure she won’t mind. One in Eight of Our Cambridge Neighbors is Experiencing Hunger Cambridge friends, one in eight of our neighbors are experiencing hunger and food insecurity, and while our food pantries are fighting to keep food on the table, they can't do it alone. This holiday season, give the gift of food security to your neighbors by supporting food access organizations and the newly launched Cambridge Challenge Against Hunger with a generous donation. With a gift of just $100, you can feed four families on Food For Free's Home Delivery program, and help bring a new meaning to the 'season of giving.' If you would like to donate, click here. For a full list of Cambridge organizations to donate to, click here. Cambridge Community Center In partnership with the Central Square BID, the Cambridge Community Center (CCC) has launched a safe, socially-distanced Food & Supply Pantry. The pantry is open Tuesdays - Fridays 1:00pm - 3:00pm at 5 Callender street, Cambridge MA (Gymnasium Entrance). The CCC have received generous food donations from our friends at Food For Free and Lovin' Spoonfuls, and have been able to offer community members healthy options, including fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other quality grocery items. In addition to food donations, here are some other supplies that are in need for the pantry. Diapers Formula Feminine hygiene products (preferably pads) General hygiene products (shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, etc.) Toilet paper Household cleaning supplies Even if you're not able to donate to our COVID-19 Relief Fund, you can still support the pantry by spreading the word! On Fridays, Cambridge CoHousing will be collecting food for the Chelsea Food Collaborative. Drop off is between 9 AM to 2:30 PM at 175 Richdale Ave, the entrance to CoHousing, either in a paper bag or small box. If you don't see someone at the moment you come, please leave it just inside the gate where we will have boxes marked "For Chelsea." For the four upcoming Fridays (11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18) Cambridge Cohousing invites you to donate a children's book with your food donation -- a new or in very new-like condition for children ages infant to 10 years old. Our partner in Chelsea is very grateful. They say that not only will the children benefit but also adults who are learning English or learning to read to and with their children. They will distribute during the holiday seasons coming up. Thanks for your continued support.

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Fwd: bicycle donation
by Comcast 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

________________________________ Can any of us help by donating bikes we ni longer use? Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: Ann Fleck-Henderson <afleckh(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 4:07:36 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Subject: Fwd: FW: bicycle donation Dear Ruth, Would you consider the request below for the PSNA list? Thank you. Ann From: Donovan,Alyssa <adonovan(a)cambridgepolice.org<mailto:adonovan@cambridgepolice.org>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 12:58 PM To: Speakman, Elizabeth <espeakman(a)cambridgema.gov<mailto:espeakman@cambridgema.gov>> Subject: bicycle donation Hello, With many of us staying home and potentially doing some cleaning out I am hoping to connect to see if anyone has bicycles that could be donated to those in need? I am working with a 24 year old female DV survivor who is homeless in Cambridge and looking for a used bicycle to help her get around. She would also need a lock and a helmet. In my search and asking around I learned from the social worker at CPD that this is not an uncommon request, and in fact that she was actually also looking for a bike for one of her clients in the last 2 weeks. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Email Alyssa Donovan: adonovan(a)cambridgepolice.org<mailto:adonovan@cambridgepolice.org> Thanks, Alyssa Donovan Victim Advocate Cambridge Police Department 125 Sixth Street Cambridge, MA 02142 617-349-3371 617-875-7842 adonovan(a)cambridgepolice.org<mailto:adonovan@cambridgepolice.org> IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message is intended for use solely by the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain privileged and confidential information that is protected under state and federal law, and any unauthorized disclosure may result in legal penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or dissemination of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately to arrange for return or destruction of these documents.

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FW: [CLF] Amplifying our "Resilient Local Economies" spring internship
by Ruth Ryals 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

If you know a college student who might be interested in an internship, working with independent small business organizations and with local small businesses, please give them this info and/or let me know. I promise it will not be boring! Ruth Ruth Ryals, President Porter Square Neighbors Association Advisory Board Member, Cambridge Local First 617-547-6453 From: Theodora Skeadas <theodora(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:23 PM To: Board of Directors <board(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org>, <advisoryboard(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> Subject: Re: [CLF] Amplifying our "Resilient Local Economies" spring internship On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 11:03 PM Theodora Skeadas <theodora(a)cambridgelocalfirst.org> wrote: Dear CLF Board and AB members, Good evening! I hope you're all doing well. Given the success of our fall internship program, we are planning to offer a spring internship, again with flexible expectations around time commitments, and once more in partnership with SBN and AMIBA. Interns can work anywhere from 10-40 hours per week, depending on their situation. Could you publicize the attached opportunity to your networks? I've attached it in both .pdf and .docx formats. And, while we plan to kick off the 13-week spring internship on Monday, February 1, we are also happy to take on interns who want work experience this January, as they prefer. Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Theo -- Theodora M. Skeadas Executive Director Cambridge Local First (914) 582-3455

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Fwd: [Porter square] Curb alert
by raryals 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'Wendy Irvine' via Porter Square Neighbors Association < portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 4:19 PM Subject: [Porter square] Curb alert To: <Portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Free bag of assorted Christmas wire ribbon at 85 Upland Sent from my iPhone -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/A5BB2897-7CB0-4A46-88AD-917D… . -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [Richdale Ave] was a package misdelivered
by Comcast 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com <richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Polly Attwood <polly.attwood(a)gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 7:46:33 AM To: richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com <richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Richdale Ave] was a package misdelivered Dear Richdale Friends -- a small package from "iherb" -- three bottles of vitamin supplements-- was supposedly delivered (by "PCF", a delivery company new to me) to 175 Richdale (Cohousing) on Wednesday morning. I did not get down to our breezeway mail area until late Wed to pick it up, and it was not there. I have asked around Cohousing and no one has picked it up by mistake. I am wondering if anyone on Richdale received my package in error? Occasionally we receive a package here at Cohousing meant for a another address... I have waited til today to ask hoping it would turn up here... alas not yet. I have also contacted the shipper... Thank you for any info you might have, Polly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Richdale Ave Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to richdale-ave-community+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:richdale-ave-community+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/richdale-ave-community/CAMc3DkphNOE6TrXXR…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/richdale-ave-community/CAMc3DkphNOE6TrXXR…>.

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Fwd: [NorthCommons] Free HP 564 printer cartridges
by Comcast 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: NorthCommons(a)groups.io <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> on behalf of Virginia Swain <vmswain5(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 3:29:50 PM To: NorthCommons(a)groups.io <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> Subject: [NorthCommons] Free HP 564 printer cartridges Hi, I have some new and 1/2 used printer cartridges. My new printer uses a different type. Would anybody like them New: Black 564xl Blue 564 Pink 564 And a couple of 1/2 full (yellow, pink, blue) Please let me know if you want them, and I can leave them on my porch for you. Thank you, Ginny Swain Bowdoin St. vmswain5(a)gmail.com<mailto:vmswain5@gmail.com> 617.669.5024 _._,_._,_ ________________________________ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#981)<https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/message/981> | Reply To Sender<mailto:vmswain5@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Free%20HP%20564%20printer%20cartridges> | Reply To Group<mailto:NorthCommons@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Free%20HP%20564%20printer%20cartridges> | Mute This Topic<https://groups.io/mt/78888396/2425673> | New Topic<https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/post> ________________________________ NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io ________________________________ Your Subscription<https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/editsub/2425673> | Contact Group Owner<mailto:NorthCommons+owner@groups.io> | Unsubscribe<https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/unsub> [rryals(a)comcast.net] _._,_._,_

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FW: Takeout Technology Service Expanded to Branch Locations
by Ruth Ryals 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

From: <mKangsen(a)cambridgema.gov> on behalf of Muna Kangsen <mKangsen(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: Friday, December 11, 2020 at 9:39 AM To: <info(a)portersquare.net> Subject: Takeout Technology Service Expanded to Branch Locations Media Contact:Muna Kangsen, Manager of Communications, Programs and Events 617-461-3708 mkangsen(a)cambridgema.gov For Immediate Release Takeout Technology Service Expanded to Branch LocationsCambridge, MA, December 11, 2020 --- On Monday, December 14, the Cambridge Public Library will begin the next phase of its free Takeout Technology program, allowing patrons to check out joint Chromebook/mobile WIFI hotspot bundles for home use. The new bundles contain both a Chromebook laptop computer and a mobile hotspot for internet access in the same package. Takeout Technology service will also expand to Central Square, O’Neill and Valente branch locations in addition to the Main Library. The Library launched its Takeout Technology program in early August to extend patron access to technology resources during the Covid-19 public health crisis. Since the program was launched, the library has expanded its offerings from Chromebook laptops to mobile WIFI hotspots. The latest phase will allow patrons to check out a Chromebook laptop and a mobile WIFI hotspot as a single item. "The Covid-19 public health crisis has highlighted the extent to which access to technology can impede access to library resources and services for under-served communities.” observed Dr. Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries. “By expanding Takeout Tech service to branch locations and increasing technology devices available for loan, we are deploying resources to address this challenge.” “We hope by bundling these two devices into a kit that can be checked out as a single item, patrons who need both will have an easier time getting them, rather than needing to request each device separately,” said Reinhard Engels, the Library’s Manager of Innovation and Technology. Chromebook/mobile WIFI hotspot bundles will be available at the Main Library and the O’Neill and Valente branches starting on Monday, December 14. Bundles will also be available at Central Square when it reopens in late December. The Library plans to further extend the Takeout Technology service to all remaining branches in 2021. For detailed instructions on how to reserve and pickup these devices, please visit the Takeout Technology Service webpage. Takeout Technology is made possible by the generous support of Google Cambridge.-###-About the Cambridge Public Library:At the Cambridge Public Library, we welcome all, inspire minds and empower community. We support a Cambridge where everyone has equitable opportunities to learn, people live their best lives, and democracy thrives. During the Covid-19 health crisis we are offering a variety of programs and services. Please visit our website to learn more. This email was sent to info(a)portersquare.net Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Unsubscribe

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Fwd: "Stand Out Against Racism and Demand MA Police Reform” at Porter Square!
by raryals 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

<https://nextdoor.com/p/9dJcBs3sY_FP?view=detail>We need to "Stand Out Against Racism and For Police Reform" on Sunday, Dec 13 at 10 am! The weather looks good, so, hopefully, we will see you there.We are there from 10-12, come for an hour or two, or when you can. Please make up some new signs demanding the Governor sign this legislation. The police unions should not be dictating what changes we need to make to achieve civilian overview of police departments in the state, whether they be city, state, institution. https://patch.com/massachusetts/boston/veto-threat-baker-seeks-policing-bil…

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FW: Rep Decker Town Hall...Please share
by Ruth Ryals 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

FYI

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FW: 12/11 Chelsea food and book collection
by Ruth Ryals 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

Help if you can. From: Polly Attwood <polly.attwood(a)gmail.com> Date: Monday, December 7, 2020 at 8:57 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Subject: 12/11 Chelsea food and book collection Greetings Ruth -- once again, here is the post about the Cohousing food collection for Chelsea. Thank you for sharing with your list. Polly Greetings Porter Square area Neighbors! Cambridge Cohousing will again collecting food for Chelsea this week. As mentioned the last two weeks, for December (now 12/11 and 12/18) we invite you to include a children's book, new or in new-like condition and for ages infant to 10 years. The Chelsea organization we partner with is very grateful that we are adding this to the coming month. They say it will not only benefit the children but also adults who are learning English and/or learning to read to and with their children. They will distribute during the holiday seasons coming up. DROP OFF TIME: Friday, Dec 11, from 9am to 3:00pm WHERE: 175 Richdale Ave entrance to CoHousing. Please leave items just inside the gate either in a paper bag, small box or in boxes marked FOR CHELSEA. Various ones of us will be around to receive your food donations. THANK YOU!! REMEMBER TO DONATE ONLY THESE FOOD ITEMS BELOW and be sure food is in original packaging. nothing can be open, or re-bagged in any way. if it is, we have to dispose of it. Also, they are no longer collecting/distributing diapers, just food, including Baby Food. thank you! * Rice, 2-3 lb bags * beans, dried and canned * tomatoes, canned * dry pasta * tuna * unsweetened cereals * baby food, unsweetened PLEASE NO flour, sugar, condiments, or fresh foods (supplied by generous food producer) Here is LINK to the Chelsea Food Collaborative which our effort is supporting. Another option, if it works for you, is to make a financial donation, via link at top of page. Please email Anne Tonachel (annert(a)gmail.com) or myself (polly.attwood(a)gmail.com) if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support, Anne and Polly

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