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Eighteen Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School students and their seven chaperones landed in Rome on April 8. The annual eighth grade trip was inaugurated in 2002 and continues to be led by Charter School Social Studies teacher, Jonah Maidoff. During the 11-day visit, the students spent time in Rome, Florence, the Tuscan countryside and San Giovanni V’al D’Arno where they met up with their pen pals, Italian students of the Instituto Comprensivo Marconi.
The Martha’s Vineyard Adult Learning Program celebrated the completion of its 14th year of teaching English to adult immigrants with a ceremony at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Performing Arts Center in early April..
The student body hailed from 14 different countries: Thailand, Korea, Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Columbia, Honduras, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, and Romania. The joy-filled evening included song, poetry, speeches and delicious food, all student-produced.
A Farm to Faith Shabbat will be held Friday, April 26, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Hebrew Center, 130 Center street in Vineyard Haven.
Admission is free to the live and silent auctions held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Agricultural Hall, Panhandle Road, West Tisbury, but bring your pocketbook anyway because auction proceeds benefit the recreation department at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs.
The South Shore Community Action Council has announced that the Fuel Assistance Program will close for applications for this season on Tuesday, April 30. The last day for deliveries is also Tuesday, April 30. Anyone with a utility shutoff notice is urged to contact the office by April 30. Anyone who did not receive an application in the mail and feels that they may qualify is encouraged to apply.
Celebrate your emergency personnel as they take to the catwalk in support of The Island Autism Group (IAG) on Martha’s Vineyard. The Respond in Style Charity Fashion Show is Saturday, April 28, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Dreamland in Oak Bluffs. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffle, live auction, music and dancing.