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Press Releases - In The News
The Whitin Community Center is proud to announce that our Director of Marketing and Development, Heather Elster, has been selected by The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as the Sutton community’s Unsung Heroine of 2008.
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The Whitin Community Center is proud to announce the graduates from the American Red Cross Swimming Program from its Winter session. The American Red Cross Learn to Swim program is a comprehensive training program that teaches people to swim and to help them be safe in, on or around water. The program includes swimming courses for all age groups and abilities via six levels of instruction.
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Blackstone Valley families are invited to attend the Annual Blackstone Valley Kids Fair on Saturday, April 5th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Whitin Community Center, 60 Main Street in Whitinsville. Everyone is welcome and the admission is FREE.
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The Whitin Community Center received a corporate grant of $15,000 from UniBank to support the operational expenses of the Youth Outreach Program including its Saturday Afternoon Program, the Rockdale Youth Center, the Summer Community Youth Theater Program, the new BOOST program, and the Mentoring Partnership.
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Blackstone Valley families are invited to attend the Whitin Community Center’s Camp Whitin Open House and Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 16th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Whitin Community Center, 60 Main Street in Whitinsville. Everyone is welcome and the admission is FREE.
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A FREE Adolescent Community Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 from 11:00am – 2:00pm at the Whitin Community Center. Adolescents and their caregivers are encouraged to attend to get information that is important to them and their future. The fair is sponsored by Wayside Family Networks, the Department of Social Services, and the Whitin Community Center.
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Her story she broke my heart.
“My mom’s in jail, my dad’s in jail and my brother’s in jail. I live with my grandmother but we don’t get along all that well, so I spend most nights at friend’s houses. I’ll probably go to jail when I’m old enough. I’ve already been in lock up twice.”
I tried to respond compassionately, hopefully. Inside I was reeling. “What on earth do I say? What can I say?” I’d seen her several times before. She was hard, aggressive, independent. I had a hunch it was a false front—but I had no idea that this was the source of the pain she was masking...
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Blackstone Valley residents are invited to visit the Whitin Community Center during their Open House January 2nd through January 6th. At the Open House, you can save on joining fees, tour the building, and ask questions about membership and programs...
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Blackstone Valley families are invited to attend a Family Fun Night on Friday, December 7th at the Whitin Community Center, 60 Main Street in Whitinsville. Everyone is welcome and the admission is FREE.
Highlights of the event include Family Roller Skate, Family Swim, and a picture with Santa...
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The Whitin Community Center (WCC) invites you to join them in honoring a great community leader, Charlie Thompson, as he retires as its Executive Director after 34 years. On Friday, November 16, 2007, at 6:30 pm, Charlie will be honored with a special Retirement Celebration at the Myriad Ballroom in Mendon, MA. The cost of the tickets is $35.00 each and includes dinner and dessert. A cash bar will be available. Tickets can be purchased at the Whitin Community Center until November 9th...
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The Whitin Community Center is hosting its first Family Contra Dance on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7:00 pm in our gymnasium. The cost is Full Members: $4.00 per person or $10.00 for family; Non-Members: $7.00 per person or $18.00 for family.
At a Contra Dance, a caller, working with a group of live musicians, guides new and experienced dancers alike through a variety of dances...
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The Whitin Community Center (WCC) invites all Blackstone Valley residents to join them for the dedication of The Gerry Gaudette Pavilion on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 2:00 pm. The event will be held in Whitin Park, adjacent to the Whitin Community Center, at 60 Main Street in Whitinsville. The event is free and will include light refreshments, presentations, and music from Rebecca Wright and her children and the Blackstone Valley Chorus. At 4:00 pm, Women of Note, a local all-woman barbershop quartet, will hold the first official community event, a concert, at the Pavilion...
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Blackstone Valley residents are invited to visit the Whitin Community Center during their Open House on Sunday, September 16th. At the Open House, you can save on joining fees, tour the building, and there will be a free swim in our competition pool from 1:30 – 4:00 pm...
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The Whitin Community Center (WCC) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary R. Wood as its new CEO effective October 1, 2007.
Mr. Wood will replace long time Executive Director, Charles E. Thompson. Mr. Thompson has worked for the Whitin Community Center for 34 years. He announced his retirement two years ago which prompted an extensive search for his replacement...
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Brett MacGowan, Assistant Executive Director and Outreach Director of the Whitin Community Center, has announced performances of the Youth Outreach Program’s summer theater production, “The President’s New Clothes” will be held on Friday, July 27th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, July 28th at 1:00 pm. The venue for both performances is St. Peter’s Parish Hall at 39 Church Avenue in Northbridge, MA. This production is sponsored in part by Commonwealth National Bank...
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The Whitin Community Center “Invites You To Celebrate 85 Years with Us” at their Annual Benefit Dance Gala to be held on Friday, September 21, 2007 from 6:30 pm – 12:00 midnight at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts...
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Charles Thompson, Whitin Community Center (WCC) Director, announced that the Uxbridge Hannaford Supermarket has given $2,000 to its “Send a Child To Summer Camp” program through a promotion with WSRS held in March and April...
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The Whitin Community Center is proud to announce the graduates from the American Red Cross Swimming Program from its Spring session. The American Red Cross Learn to Swim program is a comprehensive training program that teaches people to swim and to help them be safe in, on or around water. The program includes swimming courses for all age groups and abilities via six levels of instruction...
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Do you remember the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”? The Whitin Community Center took that to heart when its 19th annual benefit Picnic in the Park celebration was rained out on Saturday, June 9th...
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The Whitinsville Blue Dolphins (WBD) swim team participated in the 12 & Under New England Age Group Championships hosted by the RAMS Swimming Club on February 22, 2007 at the Tootell Aquatic Center at the University of Rhode Island in Kingstown, RI. The Tootell Aquatic Center Competition Pool is an 8-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines...
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The Whitin Community Center’s 19th annual Picnic in the Park celebration will take place on Saturday, June 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, June 10th from 12:00pm – 4:00 pm...
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Charles Thompson, Whitin Community Center (WCC) Executive Director, announced that the The Child Care Center at Beaumont has generously donated items to the WCC Rockdale Youth Center. Items included a vacuum, arts and crafts supplies, cooking utensils, and a home theater system...
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The Whitin Community Center is seeking vendors, volunteers, and bakers for its annual benefit event, Picnic in the Park. The 19th Annual Picnic in the Park will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 10 am – 4:00 pm. The rain date is Sunday, June 10, 2007 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm...
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Do you know which fruit Dice-K would refer to as a gooseberry? The children at the Whitin Community Center’s Rockdale Youth Center can tell you that it is a kiwi after a visit from associates at the Uxbridge Hannaford Supermarket on April 12, 2007...
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The Whitin Community Center’s Rockdale Youth Center is proud to announce that the winner of this year’s 5th annual March Mayhem is Zachary Bernard of Northbridge...
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Blackstone Valley residents are invited to visit the Whitin Community Center during their Tax Relief Membership Days from Friday, April 13th through Monday, April 16th. Substantial membership discounts will be available each day. On April 16th, building tours will be available, child care will hold an open house, and there will be a free swim in the competition pool from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
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The Whitin Community Center received a corporate grant of $15,000.00 from UniBank to support the operational expenses of the Youth Outreach Program including its Saturday Afternoon Program, the Rockdale Youth Center, and the Summer Community Youth Theater Program...
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The Whitin Community Center announced that Matthew Salmon, VP of Programs, Quality and Innovation for the Salmon Family of Services, has been named the 2007-2008 chairman of its board of trustees. Mr. Salmon assumed the chairmanship February 26th at the Center's Annual Meeting...
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Dave Scichilone, Athletic Director for the Whitin Community Center, is pleased to announce that two teams from the Whitin Community Center travel youth basketball program were crowned champions of their age groups on Sunday, March 5, 2007!...
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Blackstone Valley families are invited to attend the Annual Blackstone Valley Kids Fair on Saturday, March 31st from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Whitin Community Center, 60 Main Street in Whitinsville. Everyone is welcome and the admission is free...
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Charles Thompson, Whitin Community Center (WCC) Director, announced that the Uxbridge Hannaford Supermarket is partnering with the WCC Rockdale Youth Center to support its Survival Cooking program. A grant of $1,000 will supply food for the activities at the Rockdale Youth Center. Uxbridge store manager, Mike Richardson, and his staff will also come to the Youth Center to teach children about nutrition, food safety, and the variety of food that exists in each department of Hannaford Supermarkets. There are also plans to provide a field trip to the Uxbridge Hannaford Supermarket to teach the children about the process by which food ends up on supermarket shelves...
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The Whitin Community Center (WCC) is pleased to announce that 64 year-old Bill Lyman of Whitinsville has achieved recognition as the first 1,000-mile swimmer in the competition pool!...
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The Whitin Community Center (WCC) is pleased to introduce their new Director of Marketing and Development, Heather Elster. Heather started on January 2, 2007. In her new role, she will direct marketing activities, write grants, lead all development initiatives, and assist in membership growth efforts for the Whitin Community Center...
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