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Supporting Children with Special Needs: Developing Resources and Capabilities through Your Free Library

Are you a parent, caregiver, teacher or special educator of a child with special needs? Are you looking for additional or new materials, resources and information to shape or facilitate your experiences and interactions with this child at home or at school? Are you a parent of a typical child who wants to know more about special needs or learning differences in order to discuss these with your child? If so, please join us for a presentation and discussion about how your Free Library can support you and your child. Farouqua Abuzeit, Children and Youth Services Supervisor and Leslie Richman, Co-President Wellesley SEPAC will talk about building special collections at a public library for children with special needs and their parents, bibliotherapy, and generally finding your way.

Sponsored by Wellesley Free Library and Wellesley Special Education Parent Advisory Council.

This presentation and discussion are free and open to the public.

Date: March 26, 2014

Time: 7:30pm

Place: Wakelin Room, Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA

HERE is the link from the Library calendar.

Wellesley Science and Technology Expo - Panel Discussion

Wednesday, March 19th 7:30 - 9:00 pm at the Wellesley Free Library

Come learn about innovations in STEM education K-college and beyond with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Wellesley Public Schools, Dr. Dean Blase and Olin College Professor, Dr. Robert Marello.

See HERE for related flyer.

Part-Time Bookkeeper needed for Wellesley A Better Chance

Wellesley A Better Chance Program, Inc. is looking for a part-time  bookkeeper with non-profit accounting experience and proficiency in QuickBooks, Excel and Word.  If you are interested, please send a resume to, or contact, Leslie Petzing, Treasurer, at Wellesley.ABC@comcast.net and put ABC Bookkeeper in the subject line.  Reimbursement is commensurate with skill level. 

Sports Related Concussion Presentation presented by Wellesley United Soccer Club

April 2nd at 7:00 pm, Wellesley Middle School Auditorium

Dr. William Meehan, Director of the Micheli Center and Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital

See HERE for more information.

Wellesley Scholarship Foundation (WSF) Boston Marathon Fundraiser

WSF is thrilled to report that running the Boston Marathon this year to help students from Wellesley pursue their higher education dream is Brennan Mullin, a Wellesley High School graduate and current Boston College junior.  Please consider sponsoring Brennan at a dollar or more per mile and helping other worthy students from Wellesley attain a collge degree.  Please click HERE for more information.

Wellesley Junior Women's Club Inaugural Wonder Run 5K registration open!

The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club (WHJWC) is pleased to offer its inaugural Wonder Run on Sunday, May 18, 2014, a welcome addition to Wellesley Wonderful Weekend!  The WHJWC is a nonprofit organization of over 80 committed volunteers dedicated to giving back to our community.  The Wonder Run serves as one of its key fundraisers.  All of the proceeds generated from the Wonder Run will help this organization continue to support community groups, raise money for scholarships, and fund organizations and programs that provide education, enrichment and essential services to our local population.

With an 8:30 am start at the Wellesley High School, the Wonder Run 5K road race course goes through scenic Wellesley. As a great addition to Wellesley Wonderful Weekend, we expect hundreds of participants and great community support for this much anticipated event. We hope you will join us. Online registration is $25.00 and is now available on our website www.whjwc.org or www.wonderrun.racewire.com.  For questions about the Wonder Run 5K road race, please contact the event directors at wellesleywonderrun@gmail.com.