THANK YOU!

Bricks for the Senior Community Center

Help the Templeton Senior Community Center

Be part of the community bond that brick by brick will build a new senior center.

Engraved bricks are available for $75 each and can have up

to three lines of text with up to 13 characters per line.

Buy a brick to show your support or to remember someone special. All bricks will be prominently displayed in the new

senior center.

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You may pay in full, or make an initial payment of $15 and three monthly payments of $20 each. You may pay online or by check made out to “Friends of the Templeton Elders,” or by cash.

Fill out this form and mail it to: Friends of the Templeton Elders, PO Box 85, East Templeton, MA 01438. Questions: 978-894-2780.

Improving the quality of life through community support.

2ND ANNUAL

MAC N CHEESE

FESTIVAL

ON THE COMMON

hosted by the Friends of the Templeton Eldersto benefi t the

Templeton Senior Community Center

SATURDAY

JULY 9, 2016

on the historic Common Templeton Center, Mass.

Three cheers for Superheros!

Hurray for Superheroes!Relax, Eat and Enjoy the Day!

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Food and Entertainment:

1 p.m., Parade of Superheroes led by Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton1-3 p.m., Ice cream truck from Juniper Farms1:30-3 p.m., Superhero games2 p.m., Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton at Templeton Common Burial Ground behind First Church of Templeton

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Food and Entertainment:• Music with Joey Boisvert• Food tent – Everything macaroni and cheese, plus soda!• Photos with superheroes• Touch-a-Truck (Templeton fi re engine and police cruiser)• Chinese auction• Vendors.• Information booths: Templeton Council on Aging Th e Friends of the Templeton Elders

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE FRIENDS

• Aug. 15-16 (Saturday and Sunday), the 42nd Annual Templeton Arts and Crafts Festival on the Common, Templeton Center.

• Nov. 12 (Saturday), Narragansett Craft Fair, Narragansett Regional Middle School, 460 Baldwinville Rd, Baldwinville.

• Dec. 16 (Friday), Sugar Rush, Templeton Senior Community Center, 16 Senior Dr., Baldwinville. Buy all your goody gifts here!

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Friends of the Templeton Elders

Th e Friends of the Templeton Elders, Inc., is a non-profi t public charity formed in 2003 to help build public awareness and raise funds for a new Senior Center for the town of Templeton, Mass. We are an all-volunteer organization, so 100 percent of the funds raised or donated go toward our mission to assist the new Templeton Senior Community Center and the Templeton Food Pantry. Your support is truly appreciated.

Board of Directors

President, Gail NoelSecretary, Open

Treasurer, Doug MorrisonCharlene ArsenaultChristine Grossman

Priscilla LeClercOpen

Friend us on FacebookLearn more about us at www.templetonelders.org

Email us at templetonelders@gmail.comWrite us at:

Th e Friends of the Templeton EldersPO Box 85, East Templeton, MA 01438

Call us at 978-894-2780

Like Us on Facebook!

JB Murray & Th e Music

Local singer/songwriter Joey Boisvert, a native of Gardner, currently

lives in Orange. A self-taught singer, guitar and bass player, his early

infl uences include Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson

and Th e Eagles. He’s a former frontman / guitarist for the local

band Evenspeak with whom he recorded three CDs (still available

at CDBaby.com or on iTunes). He’s had the privilege of opening for

the Big Brother & Holding Company and Jeff erson Starship. Joey’s

currently working on his solo debut release, “Cardboard Castles,” which

is slated to be released in September on iTunes.

JB Murray encompasses both the hard-hitting and subtle sides of

acoustic rock, with infl uences of blues and folk laced throughout.

Now joined by Topo Hakkinen and occasionally a small host of other

musicians, JB Murray & Th e Music’s repertoire is both thought-

provoking and classic, from the oldies but goodies to today’s fi nest, as

well as a ever-growing catalog of originals – songs that convey a story

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Meet Templeton’s Own Superhero –Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton, 1775

Ken Knowlton, a member of the Narragansett Historical Society, is portraying his fi fth great-grandfather, Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton, one of Templeton’s fi rst settlers and a Revolutionary War patriot. Ken, as Ezekiel, will tell his story at Ezekiel’s grave in the Old Center Burial Ground behind First Church of Templeton.

When Ezekiel Knowlton moved into this area from Shrewsbury in 1756, he was one of the fi rst settlers in the Mine Hill area of Partridgeville, in what was then known as Narragansett #6. In 1764, residents changed the name of the town to Templeton. He served as a selectman in 1768.

On Oct. 4, 1774, after relations with King George III of England began to deteriorate, Templeton created a committee to provide provisions for the soldiers of the town if they were called to fi ght. A second committee also was formed to care for their families. When the alarm came from Concord and Lexington about noon on April 19, 1775, Templeton was ready, and Ezekiel and 36 other men from town started the long road to Cambridge before nightfall.

After the war, Ezekiel again served as a selectman in Templeton, as well as the representative to the People's General Court.

Ken Knowlton, as Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton, appears courtesy of the Narragansett Historical Society. Check out the historical society, which is open from 1-5 p.m. today. It’s the historic brick building on Boynton Street, across the Templeton Common.

Hello, FriendsA message from Gail Noel, president of the Friends of the Templeton Elders.

We have such a great Senior Community Center. But how did we get to this point?

Th e Friends of the Templeton Elders is a 501(c)(3), non-profi t organization incorpo-rated in 2006 to help the Town of Temple-ton’s Council on Aging (COA) construct a new Senior Center and Food Pantry. It has been a long, arduous, process. We’ve come a long way, but the building is not quite fi n-ished. We still need

1.A kitchen to feed the elderly, 2.Siding to improve energy effi ciency and complete the building exterior 3.Wheelchair lift to access ground fl oor and 4.Finish the lower level.

Th e good news is - we have built a new Food Pantry.

DID YOU KNOW?• Th e town of Templeton spent $500,000 • Sen Stephen Brewer got us $300,000 • $280,000 came from an agreement between a 40B housing developer

and the ZBA • Th at’s it!

According to the last census in 2010, Templeton has a population of 8,000• Templeton is the poorest town in Worcester County • 20% of that are seniors but that was six years ago - it may be closer to

25% now with baby boomers • 13.4% of seniors over 65 were below the poverty level • 42% were economically vulnerable or have food insecurity; again that

was six years ago. • Templeton tied for highest percentage of vulnerable seniors in Worces-

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AND MORE SPONSORS

• Th e Farm at Baptist Common • DD Concessions• Friends of Templeteon Veterans • Gardner Ale House • Gardner Cinema • Gardner Ten Pins • Juniper Farms Ice Cream • Kathleen King • Th e Kitchen Garden • Nouveau Riche • Price Chopper • Salvadore Chevrolet • Staples • Steeple Antiques • Stop & Shop • Templeton Spirits• Valley Florist • John Whipple• Templeton Fish & Game Club • Wilson Bus Lines

WE CELEBRATE YOU!

JB Murray & Th e Music Narragansett Historical Society

Narragansett Regional School DistrictTempleton Police DepartmentTempleton Fire DepartmentTempleton Board of HealthTempleton Municipal Light

Templeton Cemetery and Parks Department

And all those special friends who planned and volunteered to make this a special day for our community.

• Feeling kind of lost after my husband passed away, I found a new focus at the Senior Center. I’ve made many new friends, connected with some old ones (no pun intended), and found that volunteering to help others has given me a new purpose in life.

• When I was down and out, they helped me through a very bad time. God bless them!

• I take the van everywhere – the doctor's, shopping, sightseeing and dining with friends.

“Our new Senior Community Center in Baldwinville is like the Taj Mahal!”

Comments made at the Senior Center

WE THANK OUR VENDORS FOR THEIR DONATIONS

• Avon • B&W Home Creations• Boondocks Botanicals • Cyndi’s Jewels • DD Concessions • District East Photography • Essential Oils • Freedom Jewelry • Great Kneads • Hills Home Market • Honeymoon Hill Bees • In Crafty Love • Lila Rose Hairpieces • Miliano Concessions • Nexium Internation • Newpro• Pease Orchard • Pillows and Crowns

• Rainbow the Bashful Clown• Tastefully Simple • Tupperware

• Yankee Home Improvement

Mac-N-Cheese Food Sponsors

• John Donorumo• JK Crossroads, East Templeton• King Phillip Restaurant, Phillipston• McNalley’s Grille & Pub, Westminster• Papa Gino’s, Gardner – Pizza• South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, Gardner• Smith’s Country Cheese. Winchendon

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Our Templeton Senior Community Center has over 10,000 square feet. Th anks to innumerable volunteers and donations, it rivals that of other Senior Centers that cost taxpayers up to $3 million.

Very special thanks to:• Frank Moschetti & Sons • Harris Contractors and Restoration• Monty Tech • Moulton Construction • Worcester County Sheriff ’s Dept. • Th e many volunteers who gave and are still giving of their time, and

donations

As a result, the Templeton Senior Community Center is the “go-to” place for seniors and the disabled when they need family services, fuel assis-tance, food assistance and crisis intervention.

Th ere are so many ways you can help Friends of the Templeton Elders:• PLEDGE to make a monthly donation or a one-time donation

• SHOP ONLINE – www.smile.amazon.com and pick Friends of the Templeton Elders as your favorite charity. Th ey’ll give us a percentage of your purchase!

• SAVE – When you open an account at TD Bank or do a transaction, mention the Friends of the Templeton Elders.

• BUY A BRICK – $75 will get you a brick on the Wall at the Temple-ton Senior Community Center.

• DONATE – with a check to PO Box 85, East Templeton, MA 01438. Make it out to the Friends of the Templeton Elders

• DONATE – with PAYPAL. Go to www.templetonelders.org

• VOLUNTEER – help us with fundraisers like this.

Th ank youGail Noel - President

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