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From charter members to recently diagnosed patients to caregivers, over 50 people attended the annual Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group celebration of survival and support on Sunday night. The potluck dinner was held at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs.
On Tuesday, March 19, daffodils from the American Cancer Society will be available from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Edgartown Stop & Shop. The cost is $10 per bunch and all funds collected go directly to fund cancer cure research and programs that help individuals battling this disease.
The Martha’s Vineyard youth football team will be hosting an obstacle course benefit for Relay for Life, the annual American Cancer Society walkathon, this Saturday, March 16. In addition to an adventurous obstacle course, there will be a bouncy house, face painting, food, raffles and a DJ.
During the fundraising efforts to keep WMVY alive on the internet, musicians wondered how they could help out.
“Lots of musicians came to us and asked what can we do,” said station manager Barbara Dacey. “But at that time we were just taking pledges.”
What to do when you are an organization dedicated to helping the community and wondering how to create a new logo? If you are the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS), you ask the community.
Welcome to the 2013 Community Logo Contest. Everyone is invited to enter the contest and the winning entry will appear on all internal and external materials of MVCS. Logo entries may be sketched by hand or designed electronically. The deadline for entries is April 5.
The West Tisbury selectmen are taking a second look at an agreement with the Cape and Vineyard Energy Cooperative for a town solar project amid questions about a draft contract for the project.
At their meeting last Wednesday, the selectmen directed town administrator Jennifer Rand to consult with town counsel about certain details in the contract.
Selectman and board chairman Cynthia Mitchell said the board has “a couple of things to check out, like the opt-out language, with our counsel.”