BravÉncore is hosting Seats for Scotland, a gala dinner at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown on Thursday, April 29, in an effort to raise money for the travel expenses of the 17 Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students invited to represent their country in Edinburgh this August, at the 2010 Fringe Festival, the largest theatre festival in the world.

Two Town Elections

Good morning. The Chilmark town meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Chilmark Community Center. The annual town election is Wednesday. The Tisbury annual town election is Tuesday. Polls in both towns are open from noon to 8 p.m. Remember to vote!

Last week was a very special week at the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard. Two wonderful dogs were adopted, the sweet bunny was adopted and the two kittens have an “adoption pending” sign on their cage. But check with us at the shelter because sometimes people change their minds and the kittens may not be adopted. They are the cutest things, very playful and love people. The other animals have been at the shelter for awhile and really do need to find homes.

Matthew Goldfarb, outgoing executive director of the Farm Institute in Katama, has left the organization earlier than originally planned. Mr. Goldfarb has been offered an opportunity to work for the Small Farms Program at Cornell University, continuing his work and studies in small farm viability. During the search for a new executive director, Bill Connolly, Institute board member and longtime Katama neighbor, will act as interim director.

The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is offering grant funds for eligible organizations located in Dukes County to purchase specialized equipment and/or assistive technology for use by children, youth and young adults up to age 26 with developmental disabilities.

The deadline for the letter of application is June 30. For more information, please visit online thetowerfoundation.org.

Permanent Endowment

Seven Island nonprofit organizations have been awarded spring grants totaling $12,870 from the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard.

Recipients are the Farm Institute, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services’ disability services, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools, Vineyard Health Care Access and the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.