Community
Adult and Community Education of Martha’s Vineyard (ACE MV) was named an Outstanding Community Arts Education Collaborative on May 22 by Arts Learning. The award was presented in a ceremony at Lesley University in Cambridge.
ACE MV offers numerous classes in many different mediums. It also hosts community forums, performances, readings and cultural events focusing on the arts.
The mission of Arts Learning is to transform education through the power of the arts.
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands honored Barbara Murphy of Chilmark with the Volunteer of the Year award at its annual meeting.
Mrs. Murphy has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer since 2005. She came to the Meals on Wheels program as a volunteer driver after teaching Spanish at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for more than 30 years. Mrs. Murphy grew up in Oak Bluffs and her father was also a volunteer with Meals on Wheels. She and her husband Chris have two daughters, Hope and Mary.
Since its inception in 2002, the Vineyard Golf Club Foundation has distributed more than $1,300,000 in funds to more than 30 local nonprofit organizations. The foundation is now accepting applications for grants and donations from Island nonprofit and charitable organizations.
At the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard, they’re multiplying like rabbits. There are three bunnies who were strays (!) awaiting new owners. One is a dwarf black bunny who would be a cuddly pet for a child. He has been named Clarence by a volunteer. Another is ever-so-chic in his black and white coat. The third is a dead ringer for the Easter Bunny. All are males so there is no danger of that aforementioned multiplication. Come over and cuddle these guys.
They met in Worcester when they were both in kindergarten. The 81-year love story of David and Doris (Swallow) Cron ended last week when Doris died Friday, May 24 and David died 28 hours later on Saturday, May 25, both at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. They had been married for 66 years and were respected real estate professionals on the Island.
Veterans, active service people and ordinary citizens gathered in Vineyard Haven on Memorial Day to remember those who dedicated their lives to a sacred purpose.
Wesley R. Winston, an army veteran of the Viet Nam era, read the names of fallen comrades. Four families received gold stars, a tradition that dates back to the First World War when mothers of fallen soldiers began calling themselves gold star mothers.