Get your Wellesley Spelling Bee T-E-A-M together

September 16, 2017 by admin 1 Comment

The summer heat may be continuing, but Wellesley Education Foundation (WEF) is looking forward to fall, and holding its 28th Annual Wellesley Spelling Bee — an adult spelling contest — on Thursday, November 2 at 7pm at the Sprague Elementary School gym.

Last year, 56 teams drawn from local businesses, community groups, PTOs, colleges and the Wellesley Public Schools took the stage to show their spelling prowess. Perhaps this is your year to shine? Get your three-person team together and enter by October 19. The cost for entry is $500.

The Bee is a key annual fundraiser for WEF, building the dollars needed to support innovation and enrichment in the Wellesley Public Schools. Donations of any amount are welcome. Sponsorship is a great way to showcase your business or individual support in our local community. You can become a sponsor starting at $125, or sponsor a team at $625.

To register, sponsor or donate, visit the WEF website at www.WellesleyEducationFoundation.org and look for the Spelling Bee under the “Events” tab. Online payment is available through PayPal, or mail a check payable to WEF with “Spelling Bee” noted to: Wellesley Education Foundation, PO Box 812321, Wellesley MA 02482.

For more information, contact [email protected].

Wellesley Spelling Bee — It must be time for the annual Wellesley Education Foundation Spelling Bee. My official Spelling Bee pencil from last year has just about had it.

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Wellesley HS cross-country team to hold yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 16

September 14, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley High School girls and boys Cross Country team will hold a yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, September 16, 9am – 1pm.

Great donations from team parents eager to clean out their garages, basements, and closets have already been pouring in. We’re talking plasma cars, a Patagonia jacket, jewelry, sports equipment, and more.

There will even be perennials for sale, and now is the time to snap those up since fall is hands-down the best time for planting. Fill in all your garden’s bare spots with tried-and-true hostas, ligularia, European ginger, and more.

Baked goods will be available for sale, as well. Plus, 10% of the proceeds go to hurricane relief funds.

WHAT: Yard sale fundraiser for the WHS boys and girls cross-country team

WHERE: 17 Rice St.

TIME: 9am – 1pm (no early birds, please)

Shopper’s Corner in Wellesley opening on Sept. 13

September 10, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Shopper’s Corner, Schofield Elementary School’s PTO-run resale shop that sells sells gently used clothing, accessories and sports clothing, including skates and cleats at rock-bottom prices, is re-opening on Wednesday, September 13, 8:30am – 12:15pm, after its annual summer hiatus.

The Schofield moms are sharp dressers who like to keep the merchandise moving through their own well-appointed closets and straight through to their favorite school fundraiser. I’ve scored more than a few of my wardrobe favorites here, and not once has anyone approached me saying, “OMG, nice shirt, that used to be mine before I sent it off to Shopper’s Corner.” That’s how discreet the true fashionistas of this town are.

Established in 1954, Shopper’s Corner stocks its inventory through consignments and donations. All of this thriftiness translates into almost $10,000 every year to the Schofield PTO. Shopper’s Corner is located in the basement of Schofield School at 27 Cedar St. The store is open during the school year every Wednesday that school is in session (starting 9/13), 8:30am – 12:15pm, and the first Saturday of most months, 9am – 11am.

Contact [email protected]com with any questions about donating or consigning.

Wellesley High cross-country team car wash is Sunday, September 10

September 6, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley High School boys and girls cross country teams are sick and tired of seeing cars driving around town sea-salt sprayed and mud-caked, the remnants of summer still clinging to them. They’re going to do something about it at their yearly car-wash fundraiser. Here are the details:

Date: Sunday, September, 10 10AM to 2PM

Location: 148 Linden Street/Grignaffini Building

Proceeds go toward the Boys and Girls Cross-Country team. By the way, the boys just happen to be the reigning Massachusetts State Champions. But they’ve remained humble about it all and are still not above scrubbing hubcaps and rinsing away grime.

Wellesley Cone Crawl returns on Sept. 10

September 3, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

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Wellesley Theatre Project has announced its 5th annual Cone Crawl to be held on Sunday, Sept. 10 from Noon- 5pm.

Tickets cost $10 and entitle the bearer to visit JP Licks, Truly Yogurt, Baskin Robbins, and B. Good (smoothies count too!) to enjoy a small cone (think tasting size). Participants will also receive a 2017, “I Conquered the Cone Crawl” T-Shirt that can be picked up at the Wellesley Theatre Project studio at 98R Central St. in Wellesley Square.

All proceeds from the Cone Crawl will go to support WTP programs such as Theatre Arts Classes and Camps, Full Realized Productions, Workshops and Master Classes, Outreach and Community Programs and Events, and the WTP Scholarship Fund.

The Cone Crawl is sponsored by the Wellesley Bank Charitable Foundation, The Swellesley Report, Gennari Aronson, First Commons Bank, Christine Norcross and Partners, Boulderado Group, Butler Rubin, BraunWeiss, Chilly Bears, and the Wellesley Community Center.

If you are interested in participating in the Cone Crawl, you can get your tickets online at www.wellesleytheatreproject.org or at the WTP Studio, located at 98R Central St.

Wellesley Theatre Project is an arts academy and a Wellesley nonprofit devoted to providing students (PreK – 12th Grade) with the opportunity to study and experience theatre and performing arts through year round classes, staged productions, workshops and summer camps.

Registration is open for WTP’s 2017 Fall Classes and Production of Madagascar! Classes range in age from pre-k through 12th Grade in acting, singing, dance, improv, technical theatre, stage combat, and more!

For more information on the Cone Crawl or upcoming classes and productions, please visit www.wellesleytheatreproject.org or call 781- 235-1550.