Community Bulletin Board
Get Vaccinated at Red Sox Week at the Hynes
4/15/2021 1:11 pm
You’re Invited! Get vaccinated at Red Sox Week at the Hynes.
As of April 19th, all individuals ages 16 and older are eligible to receive vaccine in Massachusetts.
Red Sox week at the Hynes is dedicated to creating a positive vaccination experience that celebrates and honors our diverse cultures across the Commonwealth. Red Sox Week at the Hynes will include bi-lingual Spanish-speaking staff and volunteers as well as added Spanish signage to help direct guests through the site.
The Boston Red Sox have partnered with the state and CIC Health. During your visit to the Hynes to get vaccinated you can:
- Visit the selfie station
- View the Red Sox trophies
- Socially-distance visit with Wally the Green Monster
- Enter a raffle to win tickets to a Red Sox game
To book your appointment, visit this site: Red Sox Week at the Hynes (RSF)
With your help, we can raise awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine and Strike Out COVID-19!
Survey on Asian Hate Crimes In Brookline
4/8/2021 3:32 pm
Susan Park (RLA PTO president) is asking for interested folks to complete a survey of the community's experience with Asian hate crimes in Brookline. The results will go back to the district. The survey can be completed by one or more family members. The language used is broad and extends to experiences beyond those of the Asian American community, so all are encouraged to participate.
To find out more and act to stop hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities check out the Stop AAPI Hate website and other resources provided by the Brookline Asian American Family Network.
Voluntary Asymptomatic COVID-19 Student Pooled Testing
4/5/2021 3:58 pm
If you have not already done so, please sign up for the asymptomatic COVID-19 weekly pooled testing program for the Public Schools of Brookline (PSB)!
Light at The End of The Tunnel: Strategies and Resources for The Transitions Ahead
3/31/2021 5:46 am
Popular speaker Jon Mattleman returns to the BHS community for a special parent and caregiver presentation on how we can manage anxiety, optimize resilience, and keep our families in balance as COVID-19 restrictions relax, kids go back to school, and we resume some level of normalcy. Bringing 35 years of experience as a counselor, Jon uses insight, warmth, and humor to share practical tools, tips, techniques, and resources to help guide us through challenging transitions to new situations.
Jon is the Clinical Director of Minding Your Mind and is passionate about mental health education and supporting parents and they support their children.
This virtual event will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Registration link: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/292/38zp9apq
Zoom link: https://event.webinarjam.com/live/292/38zp9apqf8ohkxu87z8
Brought to the community by B-PEN (Brookline Parent Education Network) and Brookline Department of Public Health.
Mental Health in the Time of COVID
3/16/2021 8:14 pm
March 24, 2021, 7-8 PM
For most of us, this past year has been the most challenging in memory. While a lot of attention has been paid to the impact of the pandemic on children, adults are suffering as well, feeling overwhelmed, depressed, distracted, afraid, angry. This has resulted in a dramatic increase in mental health issues and substance use. On March 24, 7-8 p.m., the Brookline Department of Public Health and the Brookline Center for Community Mental Health will come together to present a zoom forum to discuss strategies and resources for adults in our community. Moderated by WBUR CommonHealth host Carey Goldberg, speakers will give an overview of needs and resources, followed by a Q&A. Please join us – let’s do this together! Click the link below to register for this free webinar.
https://brooklinema.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_j1Z8sbj_T9-CfUiV3qVikg
Survey to Assess Community Support for PPE
2/28/2021 9:26 pm
From Dave Gacioch, Heath parent and PSB Expert Advisory Panel 4 Co-Chair:
As part of the move to increase in-person time for students, Panel 4 members and friends are working with PSB to increase PPE offerings to educators, staff, and possibly also students. It is possible that PSB may need voluntary funding and organizational help to accomplish this, given how stretched both the PSB budget and staff members' time are right now. To that end, I am hoping to gauge what level of community $$ and logistical support we could leverage through this subscription form:
For parents and community members looking for more concrete ways to express appreciation and support for PSB's wonderful, hard-working educators and staff, please consider this effort as one possible means of doing so.
More details to follow once we are able to gauge available resources through this mechanism and others.
Please share/forward as needed to reach as many potential supporters as we can. Thanks!
Parent Update on "When the S*** Hits the Fan: Parenting during the Pandemic"
2/19/2021 2:59 pm
The PTO/B-PEN webinar "When the S*** Hits the Fan: Parenting during the Pandemic" by parenting expert Joani Geltman (http://www.joanigeltman.com/) offered parents a wealth of practical insights, reassurance, and helpful strategies for parenting through these unprecedented challenges. As one parent remarked, “I’m so relieved to know I’m not the only parent whose child is sleeping through some classes and has dirty dishes all over the bedroom and wet towels under the bed.” B-PEN’s Parent Update shares top tips from the evening.
Tips for Talking to Adolescents about Troubling Events
2/3/2021 9:13 am
Between pandemic-driven economic hardship and deaths, the intensification of racial reckoning, major environmental disasters, and violent political chaos, families are faced every day with a lot of bad news. B-PEN offers some tips for how to talk to our adolescents about all this in a way that acknowledges the trauma without feeding the flames, offering perspective, guidance, and reassurance.
Letters for Rose
1/26/2021 10:30 am
Letters for Rose, a not-for-profit volunteer organization, collects letters, art and cards to deliver to senior homes in Brookline. Since the pandemic has left a lot of seniors feeling isolated and lonely, this is a great way to bring them joy and connection during this difficult time.
Letters for Rose would love to have Heath students of any grade level participate in being a volunteer!
Letters for Rose ambassadors are eager to get their message across to Heath students, and are willing to join a zoom call to talk to a few classes, or send out a google classroom/canvas announcement. You can encourage your classroom teacher to do is fill out this sign-up form for their class: https://forms.gle/ZpHtbvH7jjEmqLyV6. Letters for Rose ambassadors can also integrate their organization into a class lesson. After signing up, Letters for Rose ambassadors will reach out to teachers with specific information. Students can volunteer just once or multiple times.
This could be a really special opportunity for students to give back to the community in a meaningful way, and the Letters for Rose ambassadors would be thrilled to have any Heath school students work with them!
Questions or want additional information? Contact Letters for Rose Brookline
When the S*** Hits the Fan: Parenting during the Pandemic
1/19/2021 8:54 am
Presented by the Brookline High School PTO and B-PEN
A virtual conversation with Joani Geltman, MSW
Jan. 25, 7 p.m.
Please join us for a virtual evening with parenting expert Joani Geltman, a clinician, parenting coach, college professor, and public speaker with over 30 years of experience. Using humor and storytelling, Joani will send parents/caregivers of teens and tweens home with a "goody bag" of practical insight and helpful techniques for parenting through these unprecedented challenges. She will address issues ranging from screen use and recognizing the difference between COVID blues and clinical depression to strategies for dealing with social isolation and self-care. Bring your questions or feel free to submit concerns you’d like Joani to address to ParentNetwork115@gmail.com.
Zoom log in -- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85217590099?pwd=UGM1VHY3MHB3Qis0dTN2Y25qMXA5QT09
