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Community Events and Announcements

Jazz Concert for the Children of Ecuador
Featuring The Jeff Loeb Trio and Friends

Café La Mattina, 1 Nason St., Maynard, MA 01754
Saturday, March 10, 7:30-9:30
Tickets $12/person/advance, $15/person/at the door, $20/family available at BrownPaperTickets.com

Don’t miss this chance to enjoy some fine local jazz and lend your support to the street children of Quito, Ecuador! All proceeds from this concert will go directly to UBECI, a nonprofit in Ecuador that provides social and academic support to street children in Quito.

Jazz pianist and composer Jeff Loeb, a longtime Maynard resident, has been active in the Boston-area jazz scene for over 40 years. He appears frequently at Concord’s Colonial Inn, the Acton Jazz Café, Maynard’s River Rock Grill, and other local venues. He has composed jazz, country and children’s music for PBS and NPR, and manages a home recording studio where he works as a professional narrator and audio producer. Jeff will be joined by bassist Tom Sheppard, drummer Mark Fairweather, and area soloists and vocalists.

In 2010, Jeff traveled to Ecuador, where he volunteered for UBECI, a small nonprofit based in Quito. Deeply moved by the passion and commitment of UBECI's small staff, Jeff took on the role as UBECI's North American volunteer coordinator and fundraiser after his third visit in 2011. UBECI’s mission is to reduce the working hours of street and market children in Quito and to enroll them in public schools. Without this early childhood social and academic support, these children never get the education needed to break the cycle of poverty. A US registered non-profit with a staff of only five, UBECI has placed over 300 children in school in the last five years, relying on donations and volunteers from all over the world. For more information, visit UBECI.org.

During the break, a short video documenting UBECI's work will be shown, as well as an attempt to Skype with UBECI's director in Ecuador, Monica Rivadeniera. Café LaMattina is a Euro-style café in the heart of Maynard whose owner has offered his venue to support UBECI. Coffee, crepes and sandwiches will be available.
For more information, contact Jeff Loeb jeffloeb@verizon.net.

Democratic Town Committee Events

The Maynard Democratic Town Committee has invited the three Democratic candidates - Marisa DeFranco, Jim King, and Elizabeth Warren – to attend their February 9, 2012 meeting at the Maynard Public Library, 77 Nason Street. The candidates have been invited to speak briefly and take questions from the audience. This event will begin at 7:00 PM and is open to the public.

The candidates are running for the Democratic Primary in September 6, 2012. At the General Election in November, voters will decide who will be the junior Senator from MA. For more information, please contact the Chair, Maura Flynn, at 978-302-1004.

Maynard Democrats to hold caucus at the Public Library (77 Nason Street) on February 25th at 11 AM. Doors will open at 10:30 for registration. Those registered at the caucus will elect six delegates and three alternates to the 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women.

This year’s U.S. Senate Nominating Convention will be held on Saturday, June 2nd at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield. All Massachusetts Democrats elected at their caucuses will gather to nominate the Democratic candidate(s) to be listed on the ballot for the State Democratic Primary in September.

The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Maynard. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as Delegate and/or Alternate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled.

Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, disability, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is strictly prohibited. Challenges to the delegate selection process can be filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 77 Summer St., 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 no later than ten days after the caucus date.

If you plan to attend the caucus and have special needs, please notify the chair in advance so that accommodations can be provided.

While there is a delegate fee, no elected delegate will be denied a seat due to financial hardship and a fee waiver is available.

For more information, please contact the Chair of Maynard’s Democratic Town Committee, Maura Flynn, at 897-9502 and/or visit maynarddems.org. The website for the Massachusetts Democratic State Party is www.massdems.org.

The Maynard Open Table Pantry Seeks Donations

Open Table Maynard is located at Clock Tower Place Building #8
Open Table Maynard is open every Monday
Pantry Opens: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Dinner Served: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
For more information:
Phone: (978) 823-0082
Web-site: www.opentable.org

Maynard Open Table Pantry needs our help with the following items:

Canned meats – tuna, chicken, etc.
Canned meals – beef stew, hash, pasta meals
Coffee (instant & ground)
Cocoa & tea bags
Hamburger Helper mixes
Soups, especially with protein
Pancake mix & syrup
Canned fruit
Pudding & Jell-O mixes
Sugar & Flour
Peanut butter
Jelly & Jam

Town Committees and Boards Seek Members

Interested in serving in Town government? A number of boards and committees in town are seeking new members. Visit the Town Hall web site for details.