BCNC - CHOICE 三月開課

CHOICES-Steps toward Health

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

WHAT:      The program called “CHOICES- Steps toward Health” is a series of workshops, taught by an UMass Chef/ Nutrition Educator, Keryn LeBlanc, to help families with limited resources creates healthy low-cost meals.

1.      Welcome Lesson: Highlights of the Course

2.      Moving to the Mambo: Becoming More Active

3.     Whole Grain Twist: Eating More Whole Grains/ Food Demo     

4.     Fruit and Veggie Salsa: Adding Color to Your Life  

5.     Limbo Lower Now: Lowering Solid Fats and Sugars 

6.      Fast Foods a Go – Go: Making Healthier Fast Food Choices/ Food Demo

7.      Kitchen Calypso: Becoming a Wise Shopper

8.      Food Safety Four Step: Cooking and storing foods safely

Participants will receive the following:

·      2 Personal Diet Diagnostic Reports, which will assess your present diet for nutrients and calories against the recommendations.  One will be provided at enrollment and another at graduation

·      Ten colorful booklets and 8 lessons on getting the most nutrition and fitness for your $$$

·      Recipes that will be prepared and tasted in 2 lessons

·      A Graduation Certificate of Participation.

·      An “Eating Smart ~ Being Active, 44 recipe cookbook with healthy eating tips

·      Must complete at least 5 lessons to receive a graduation certificate and cookbook

 WHEN:     Thursdays, March 19^th-April 16^th, 2015

                   10:00-11:30am

WHERE:     BCNC-Quincy

                      275 Hancock St, Suite 200, Quincy          

FEE:             Free

RSVP:         Please contact BCNC Family Services Wenjun Zhai at 617-635-5129 x 1039, or email wenjun.zhai@bcnc.net, or fax 617-292-6599 for registration.

選擇-邁向健康的階梯

波士頓華埠社區中心

內容:         BCNC昆市將與麻州大學營養教育延展項目合作，向昆市家庭開放麻州大學授證營養系列講座。如果您有興趣

·      了解如何為孩子準備高營養，並且價格低廉的西餐

·      學習和了解西餐材料，以及相關英文詞匯

·      學習如何在美國超市選購有營養，健康而偏宜的零食和西餐材料

歡迎參加我們的系列營養講座，內容包括

§  歡迎: 課程要點

§  一起動起來: 多多運動

§  粗糧: 食用更多的粗糧/ 食物示範

§  水果和蔬菜: 讓您的生活更多彩

§  一起做減法: 減少固體脂肪和糖分

§  快餐的選擇: 選擇更健康的快餐/ 食物示範

§  廚房里的智者: 作個聰明的購物者

§  安全飲食四步走: 安全儲存和烹飪食物

課程結束您將獲得

§  兩份個人定制的飲食診斷報告，包括目前您飲食的營養狀況，卡路里的攝取，以及相關建議。一份在課前，一份在課后。

§  10個彩色的小冊子，8節健康營養課程

§  西餐菜譜，以及2次課堂展示

§  課程參與證書

§  一本包含44個菜譜的烹飪書籍，以及健康飲食小建議

時間:          周四，2015年3月19日-4月16日

                   上午 10:00-11:30

地點:          波士頓華埠社區中心-昆市

                   昆市275漢考克街，200號房間

費用:          课程免费

報名:          致電(617)-635-5129內線1039文君報名；或電郵wenjun.zhai@bcnc.net.

普塔基紅襪隊賣了

羅德島州普塔基（Pawtucket）是市長葛雷斌（ Donald Grebien ）前（廿二）日感傷表示，該市的三A級棒球俱樂部“普塔基紅襪隊（Pawtucket Red Sox）已出售，將離開該市。

            葛雷斌是在接受WPRO電台訪問時，透露了這一消息。當時他並未透露買主是誰，該球隊將遷往何處。

            NBC第十號電視台其後報導，該隊將遷往普域敦斯市（Providence）。波士頓環球報透露，波士頓紅襪隊和本地集團世新東主之一。

            葛雷斌表示，直到週日前，他們都還在努力要讓球隊留在普塔基市，但現在顯然普塔基已經不在考慮之中。這對普塔基是來說，真是災難性的消息。

            該球隊的原本東家是Ben Mondor，從1977年買下該球隊後，直到2010年他過世，球隊擁有權才轉交給他的遺孀Madelaine Mondor。

包括波士頓紅襪隊執行長路奇諾（Larry Lucchino）在內的共九名紐英崙企業領袖和芬衛體育管理公司（Fenway Sports Management ），昨（廿三）日宣佈，是他們買下了普塔基紅襪隊。路奇諾將擔任主席，James J. Skeffington將出任董事長。普塔基紅襪隊的日常營運，仍將由Tamburro管理。

Group of New England Business Leaders Purchases Pawtucket Red Sox
New owners committed to continuing family-friendly traditions set by team’s longtime owners, the Mondor Family
FEBRUARY 23, 2015 – A new ownership group of New England business leaders and Fenway Sports Management today announced it has purchased the Pawtucket Red Sox from the Triple-A franchise’s longtime owners: Madeleine Mondor, widow of the late Ben Mondor; Michael Tamburro; and Ludwig Schwechheimer.
The 10-member ownership group described below is led by principal owners Larry Lucchino, who will serve as Chairman, and James J. Skeffington, who will be President.
The daily operations of the ball club will continue to be managed by Mr. Tamburro, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Schwechheimer, who will serve as Vice President and General Manager; and Matthew White, who will serve as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. All current members of the staff will remain with the ball club.
“The Boston Red Sox have enjoyed a productive relationship with the Pawtucket Red Sox for more than four decades,” said Lucchino. “The franchise has played key roles in the Red Sox’ historic success, both as a player development affiliate and as a Rhode Island home for affordable family entertainment. We seek to enhance those roles, and to honor the substantial contributions that Ben Mondor and his loyal team have made to this community for generations.”
Lucchino will continue in his role as President/CEO of the Red Sox, with whom he begins his 14th season. He, as well as officials of the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management, will be available to the PawSox to offer guidance, experience, and resources.
“We are very excited about our purchase of the Pawtucket Red Sox and the opportunity to partner with the Boston Red Sox to provide first class baseball and family entertainment to our loyal fan base in New England,” said Skeffington, who will oversee the operation on a daily basis.

“The Pawtucket Red Sox are universally respected as one of the best franchises in professional baseball. The new ownership group is committed to carrying on the tradition set by the Mondor family of providing affordable, wholesome, family- friendly entertainment to fans of all ages,” Skeffington said.
“We want to express our deep gratitude to Ben and Madeleine for their unwavering devotion to the fans and their lasting commitment to the community,” Skeffington added. “We will strive to live up to the Mondors’ legacy and to take this franchise to the next level both for Rhode Island and the Red Sox.”
Led by Mr. Lucchino and Mr. Skeffington, the 10-member ownership group includes New England business and community leaders with backgrounds in commerce, finance, law, philanthropy, and sports management. The members of the ownership group are as follows:
Larry Lucchino – President/CEO, Boston Red Sox
James J. Skeffington – Partner, Locke Lord Edwards LLP
Bernard Cammarata – Chairman of the Board, TJX Companies, Inc.
William P. Egan – Founder and General Partner, Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners
Fenway Sports Management – A sister company of the Boston Red Sox and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fenway Sports Group (FSG)
Habib Y. Gorgi – Managing Director, Nautic Partners LLC
J. Terrence Murray – Former Chairman, President and CEO, Fleet National Bank Arthur E. Nicholas – Partner, Boston Red Sox
Frank M. Resnek – Partner, Boston Red Sox
Thomas M. Ryan – Former Chairman, President and CEO, CVS Caremark
The Triple-A International League, The National Association of Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball have all approved the new owners’ application to purchase the Pawtucket Red Sox franchise.
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New Goal Set as BPS Launches 2015-2016 Teacher Hiring Season

New Goal Set as BPS Launches 2015-2016 Teacher Hiring Season

Initiative Aimed at Hiring Most Qualified, Diverse Teachers Earlier Than Ever Before

BOSTON—Boston Public Schools (BPS) Interim Superintendent John McDonough today launched
the start of the 2015-2016 teacher hiring season. BPS aims to surpass last year’s record hiring
season that resulted in 83% of its positions being filled by July 1.

“Early hiring in our schools gives school leaders the opportunity to attract the best talent in the nation,
joining the exceptional corps of teachers already in our classrooms,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
“I’m proud that for the second year in a row we have been able to think differently and more
strategically about our efforts to recruit diverse pool of high quality educators to Boston.” 

“BPS is a district on the move and for so many reasons it is a top choice for educators,” said
Michael O’Neill, Chair of the Boston School Committee. “Our effort to offer positions earlier
represents a great opportunity for this district to cultivate the finest teaching force possible.”

The revamped teacher hiring process, which was initiated last year, allows BPS principals in all
126 schools autonomy in hiring teachers to staff their schools.  The initiative also gives teachers
more choice in their school placement in the district.

By allowing our teachers to have a say in where they teach, we are empowering them to find a role
that is a match for their skills, interests and experience,” said Superintendent McDonough. “At the
end of the day, this strategy is at the core of our strategy to ensure that we have excellent teachers
in every school, in every classroom, every single  day.” 

“Allowing our school leaders to work with our teacher candidates to decide together where they will teach
ensures we’ll hire well suited educators to create and sustain an effective workforce,” said Ross Wilson,
Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Human Capital. “We strive for a teaching force that is not just
of the highest quality but also representative of the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students,
and this process encourages that to happen.”

The district is now accepting applications in all subjects and grade levels in the district-wide priority pools.
Candidates are encouraged to apply for these pools now to be considered by schools from across the city. 

All job postings can be found on www.TeachBoston.org, starting Monday, March 2, 2015.

The Boston Public Schools, the birthplace of public education in the United States, 

serves approximately 57,000 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students in 128 schools.

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES "BOSTON BINGO" TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SHOP LOCALLY

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES "BOSTON BINGO" TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SHOP LOCALLY

BOSTON - Monday, February 23, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced "Boston Bingo," a game created by the Mayor's Office of Economic Development to support local businesses following the historic amount of snow that Boston has received over the past thirty days.  Mayor Walsh is encouraging residents and visitors to download the bingo card at http://www.boston.gov/bingo.  Paper cards will be available this week at businesses located in Main Streets districts.

"Boston Bingo is a creative way for residents to come together and support our local economy as we continue to recover from the historic amount of snow Boston has received this winter," said Mayor Walsh.

The cards look like a traditional bingo card and encourage players to "grab a burger" or "see a show," and remind them to have a pizza delivered, purchase something small, or "snag something spicy."

Players are encouraged to snap a photo at each location and tweet, Instagram, or Facebook a picture using the hashtag #BosBINGO, and consider tagging each local establishment.

"We are excited to launch Boston Bingo," said John Barros, Chief of Economic Development.  "The weather has taken a toll on small business revenues, making it harder for them to pay their employees, or keep up with the costs of keeping their doors open.  It's so important that we do what we can to support them, and encourage our neighbors to do the same."

The game will run through March 15.  Submissions can be entered electronically or by delivering them to the Office of Economic Development at Boston City Hall.  Prizes include Bruins tickets, a Hubway membership and coffee with the Mayor.  A full list and detailed instructions accompany the bingo cards.

Full rules are available at http://www.boston.gov/bingo.