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Love, Set, Match for Cambodia
In 2004, while traveling through Cambodia, Todd Alexander and his wife, Kara Gelinas, were taken with a charming 14 year-old girl selling postcards to tourists. The girl did not attend school, although she wished she could. Her family couldn’t afford it.
What began as a chance encounter led Mr. Alexander and Ms. Gelinas to create a nonprofit called Family to Family Cambodia to help children of Cambodia attend school and, ultimately, to actually build three schools in Cambodia.
Fudging It
Murdick’s Fudge is again sponsoring the Run the Chop Challenge, a five-mile road race benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Martha’s Vineyard. The race is on July 4, starting at the Tisbury School on Spring street in Vineyard Haven at 8:30 a.m.
Special for the Girls
The Alexandra M. Gagnon Do It For Yourself day for seventh grade girls is Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Vineyard Tennis Center, Workout and Spa.
This is a free event aimed at helping girls find relaxing and healthy ways to be happy. Participants can participate in cardio workouts, cooking, skin care, massage and more. Wear sneakers and comfortable clothes.
RSVP by Thursday, March 24 508-696-8000 or vineyardtenniscenter.com.
Ms. Segal Graduates
Lesley Segal graduated from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Ariz., on March 5. Dr. Segal received her audiology (AuD) degree.
Dr. Segal, of Vineyard Haven, attended SUNY Geneseo before enrolling at ASHS.
You could summarize the plot of Laura Israel’s movie Windfall to make it sound like a David-beats-Goliath, feel-good enviroflick.
A nasty power company intent on a big, new development has the leaders of a picturesque small town in its thrall. Local activists organize the good citizens and pull off an electoral coup, voting out the acquiescent town government and driving the corporate bad guys out of town.
Boys 2 Da Core
Turn off the electronics and get moving. That’s the message, or gift, rather, the Vineyard Tennis Center, Workout and Spa is offering to high school boys.
On March 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. the center is hosting a free workout with Kye 2 Da Core. The afternoon is designed to be an introduction for kids to turn to physical activity as a creative outlet rather than technology.
For more details and to register, call 508-696-8000 or visit vineyardtenniscenter.com.