A blog with information on happenings, discounts etc for foster families out of the Salem/ Cape Ann Department of Children and Families office. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK BACK OFTEN! BLOG IS UPDATED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK! AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ARCHIVES. YOU CAN SEE PAST POSTINGS!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
2015 Canobie Lake Park SCREEEMFEST-Rocktoberfest
Hi all!
I have discounted 2015 Canobie Lake Park SCREEEMFEST-Rocktoberfest tickets.
The price is below and in the attached flyer.
I will be out until Oct 15 and Sandy DeIulis has them while I am out. Please give her a little notice before you come get them J
Screeemfest/Rocktoberfest Ctix are Good Any One Day admission tickets, priced at $27.50 each (a savings of up to $8.50 per person off our $36.00 Screeemfest/Rocktoberfest admission).
Friday, September 18, 2015
BJ's discounted memberships
Folks have been asking—so Im doing a membership run!
$10 off and 3 free months.
Email me for form
I MUST HAVE all forms back by Sept 28th. –im going on vacation J
If you will expire before March- you should re-new now to get deal.
The 12 months, plus 3 free (15 months total) gets added on to your end date!
If you don’t know when you expire, here is how you can find out.
Look on your last receipt, go to their website, www.bjs.com, to check out the status of their membership or the can call 800-257-2582 to find out that way
Check out our blog!!! http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862
Thursday, September 17, 2015
need free kids clothes???
The Children’s Drop and Shop is a wonderful weekend consignment event.
They have been very supportive of foster care in the past by putting info in bags for us etc.
This year they are happy to offer TWO things to help YOU! Our wonderful Foster Parents!!!
1. They will provide a small gift certificate for you to spend at the event! Please let me know if you will be attending and I will figure out how to get it to you.
2. They will provide FREE access to FREE clothing on Sunday night at 7pm. Once consigners pick up what they want back you will be able to go through all the merchandise and take what you need! I MUST HAVE AN RSVP- you need to be on the list! If you want to go let me know so I can put you on this wonderful list!
This event takes place at the Topsfield Fairgrounds now through Sunday. On Sunday – most items are half off!
Make sure to go check it out!
Check out our blog!!! http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862
Monday, September 14, 2015
CPR training
Foster parent CPR training for Wednesday, September 30th in the Salem DCF office has been changed ( trainer had conflict with the date.) It will now be held on October 1st, in the Salem DCF office from 6:00 to 9:00, (please note time change, also.) Please call to register not later than Tuesday, September 28th , as class size will be limited.
To register please call Nancy Lyons at 978-531-3278 or 978-825-3807, or June Littlefield at 978-278-5412. Thanks, Nancy
SAVE THE DATE!
The Annual foster kids holiday party will be December 12th
More info to follow but wanted you to have plenty of notice to save the date for this amazing event sponsored by the Salem Rotary along with other Rotaries!
Check out our blog!!! http://capeanndss.blogspot.com/
Carla King
Foster Parent Recruiter
Department of Children and Families (formerly known as Dept Social Services)
Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, bldg #4
Salem, MA 01970
978-825-3862
Friday, September 11, 2015
: Porgrams Starting In The Next Few Days
Subject: Porgrams Starting In The Next Few Days
Hello Everybody -
Welcome back! Will you please share the flyers for events that are beginning in the next few days? I am excited that so many programs for parents and children to attend together are available this season.
Attached are flyers for:
Sept 11- M Is For Musuem (Wenham Museum) Ongoing program, this is the Sept. Flyer
Sept 12- Saturday Story Makers (Manchester Library) Goes through end of October
Sept 14 - Music, Books & More (Manchester Memorial) Goes through Dec 21
Sept 19 - Pirate Day (Manchester Library and Historical Society - Museum, Library, CFCE Collaboration) One day event. Also happens to be National Talk Like A Pirate Day
Sept 28 - Musical Story Time Jam (Hamilton-Wenham Library) - Ongoing through December. 2 sessions are available because this group gets big. Sometimes over 40 families! We will add more sessions, if needed.
Sept 29 - Sweet Dreams Story Makers (Hamilton-Wenham Library) - Ongoing Through December
I will be sending out dates, sites, and some general questions about council meetings in short order.
We will be participating in Pumpkin Fest, in Hamilton. More news coming soon.
I hope you are off to a great start!
Lisa Cheney
Lisa Cheney, M.Ed.
Early Childhood Partners. Serving Hamilton, Wenham & Manchester
CFCE Coordinator, Hamilton Wenham Regional School District
130 Essex Street, Pilgrim Hall, Box 580
Hamilton, MA 01982
Phone:978-468-5489 Fax: 978-468-5793
www.EarlyChildhoodPartners.weebly.com
Like Us on Facebook at Early Childhood Partners of Hamilton, Wenham & Manchester
Follow us on Twitter @HamWenCFCE
: Saturday Story Makers at Manchester Library on Saturday!
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PreK Music, Books & More starts Monday Afternoon at Memorial School.
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September Support Group
Sorry for the late notice! Got caught up in the new school year. Hope to see you there. Gerrie Cahill
Foster Parent Support Group
Please join us for the Cape Ann Area D.C.F. Foster Parent Support Group. The group is open to all unrestricted and kinship Foster Parents. Issues and accomplishments related to fostering children and the impact on the families caring for them is discussed in an informal format. A representative from the Department is available to address questions and experienced foster parents a well as new families share their experiences. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month. Please feel free to forward to me any email addresses you think may like to be included in the invitation.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday September 16th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. This months meeting will be at Gerrie Cahill’s home on 12 Lenox Street Beverly. MA. Please call if you need directions
For directions and to R.S.V.P. please contact Gerrie Cahill @ 978-921-0959 or Deb Obremski @ 978-825-3809
Friday, September 4, 2015
The New NFPA Informer - Check it out
The National Voice of Foster Parents Hello NFPA Member, We are very excited to announce publication of the newly revamped NFPA newsletter called The NFPA Informer. The NFPA Informer is a collection of news, opinion and updates for foster, adoptive and kinship families. The articles include news and announcements from NFPA, as well as top news articles from the media around the nation and world. We are continuing to publish The Informer every two weeks. This is an online newsletter which you can read on your PC, tablet or phone! If you would like to be automatically notified every two weeks when The Informer is published, be sure to enter your email address in the Subscribe box. We won't force the newsletter on you - it's your choice to opt-in, but we hope you'll subscribe and check it out for a few issues. If you no longer want the reminder emails, you can easily unsubscribe. Get Started Now - click this link to read the The NFPA Informer Thanks for your support of NFPA and all that you do for our youth, National Foster Parent Association |
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