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| January Newsletter & Upcoming Events |
It's been great to see and hear from everyone over the past month at the various events. Thanks for all the support from the Moms, Dads and kids. As "ol man winter" kicks into high gear in the coming weeks we have lots to look forward to: ski trips, poker, sledding, cub scouts outings, breakfast club and WCPA events.
Don't let the cold keep you indoors this Saturday come to Loker and hit the gym with us. Please for this newsletter along to someone who might want to sync up with Wayland Dads.
Sincerely,
Wayland Dad's Group
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Kids Drop in Play -
"Get the kids out of the house and set them free"
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This Saturday Jan 24th @ Loker Gym from 9-11:30am
Location: Loker School Gym
When: Saturday Jan 24th From 9:00-11:30am
Are you in? wayland.dads@gmail.com
The last Drop in Play on January 10th was a little lighter than usual, but by the end we had a full house of Dad's and kids. We are going try and have some more organized activities this time. In addition to the gym, once again we will have bagels (a toaster), coffee, water and munchkins for the kids.
Please swing by if you can make it this Saturday to get the chill out!!
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WCPA Guys Night -
WCPA - Guys Night at the Local
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Thanks for coming .... hosted by Shane Capron
26 Dads joined us for Guy's Night at The Local on January 13th. Appetizers were provided, the Bruins won, and everyone had a great time catching up and meeting new Dads in Wayland.
John was able to talk up the ski trip and everyone mentioned that they are looking forward to the next poker night. Special shout-out to The Local for hooking us up with a great time!
Even though it's only January - Save the Date for 2nd Annual WCPA Golf Tournament on May 17th @ Sandy Burrrrrr - see winter schedule below for more details!! (Shane Capron - MC)
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| Politico -
Community Center Update
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Save the Date for the Annual Town Meeting! April 6th
Making progress but still an uphill battle!
The Board of Selectmen voted to include the article regarding the Council on Aging/Community Center in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. The article will go to the Finance Committee for analysis, and both Fin Com and BOS will decide whether or not they will recommend approval of the article to town voters. While their decisions will likely be printed in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, they may delay sharing their public opinion until the actual meeting in April.
As a quick recap, the article for the COA/Community Center asks town voters to approve $150K to conduct critical initial testing for the project (such as environmental and civil engineering tests) and to produce basic schematic drawings and design. Reducing the scope of the article to $150K may help it pass at Town Meeting since many projects fail to pass the vote the first time they are presented at Town Meeting, especially when the article is too broad. Thank you for your support and the emails you have written to the BOS! We will keep you updated as we approach the Town Meeting in April.
Save the Date for the Annual Town Meeting!
The annual Town Meeting will start on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 pm at Wayland High School. While these meetings often go on for several days, we are planning to rally supporters of the Community Center to turn out on the night it will be taken up at the meeting. We will have more details once the agenda for the meeting has been set, and we hope to see you there!
~ Wayland - MultiPupose Community Center Group ~
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| Dad's Ski and Ride Day
Dad's & Kids Ski Outing - Update
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Mount Sunapee Jan 31st
Sorry for any confusion about this being a "Dads only" vs. "Dads/Kids" event. Kids are more than welcome on this trip, we were just trying to be sensitive to the early start. If you can get your kids out of bed, dressed, and ready to go, we're not turning anyone away! The next trip will be for the whole family tentatively slated for Feb 28th.
We've had a tremendous response to the Ski & Ride Day! Looks like we will have over 20 Dads heading up to Mount Sunapee with kids on January 31st! We will meet at the Wayland Town Center (we have permission to park cars in the back lot) at 5:45am Saturday morning.
Wayland Dad's Ski & Ride Day
When : Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: Mount Sunapee
Tickets: We have obtained a special rate of $55 per lift ticket (Normal price is $79). If you want to take advantage of this deal,
please send a check by January 27th to:
John Langan
22 Pleasant Street
Wayland, MA 01778
Rentals/Lessons: If anyone needs to rent equipment or needs a lesson, please let me know. We can have your rental equipment waiting for you when you arrive.
Group Picture: Meet at "Upper Wing Ding" at 11:15 for a group picture.
The next organized trip will be a Family Ski and Ride day. Tentative location - Mount Wachusett on Feb 28th.
If you need equipment, please don't forget to let John know (jblangan2@gmail.com). Mount Sunapee can arrange for all of your equipment to be sized and ready for you as soon as you arrive. Big thanks got to John for coordinating!!!
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| The Cochituate Breakfast Club - February
Kids Breakfast with Dad
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Monthly on the first and third Wednesdays
Father and Son's Wed Feb 4th @ 7:15am
Father and Daughters Wed Feb 18th @ 7:15am
This is a great Wayland tradition open to all Wayland's elementary schoolchildren and their fathers. It is a great opportunity to spend some quality time with your sons or daughters and meet other dads in town.
The Father-Son breakfasts are on the first Wednesday of each month, and the Father-Daughter breakfasts are on the third Wednesday of each month. Both groups meet at 7:15 a.m. at Mel's and are held only during the school year.
The modest annual dues are $30 per family to support raffle prizes given out each breakfast, plus $13 for each father-son or father-daughter pairing (with $5 for each additional son or daughter) to cover the breakfast buffet when you attend.
Contact Jeff Baron ( jeffrey.s.baron@gmail.com) with questions for Father-Daughter or Tom Cribben ( tcribben@yahoo.com) with questions for Father-Son. Hope to see you there!!
More Information
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| Winter Schedule -
Day Ski & Sledding Trips and Poker
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Bi-weekly between Drop in Play dates
Folks the schedule continues to evolve with your suggestions and postings welcome. With the cold setting in keep an eye out for impromptu emails to join Dad's and kids for spontaneous activities like: skating, sledding, ice fishing, movies, frozen ropes etc.
Skip Lavelle and John Langan are putting together the ski schedule for the rest of Feb - Mar so stay tuned!
Updated Winter Calendar
January
- 1-24 Drop in Play @ Loker School 9-11:30
- 1-31 Dads Ski & Ride Day Mount Sunapee
- 2-7 Drop in Play @ Loker School 9-11:30 (Valentines Crafts for Kids in Cafeteria)
- 2-14 Ski Date - (Tentative) - School Vacation
- 2-21 Drop in Play @ Loker School 9-11:30
- 2-26 Poker Night (Tentative)
- 2-28 Ski Date - (Tentative)
March
- 3-7 Drop in Play @ Loker School 9-11:30
- 3-14 Cradles to Crayons 1/2 Day Working Group (Tentative)
Teach your kids about community service and helping those in need.
- 3-21 Drop in Play @ Loker School 9-11:30
- 3-22 Celtrics Trip - Celtics Game! (Tentative)
Depending on the number of Dads interested, we can secure 1-2 Suites which will include a ticket and food, along with a ride, to and from the game.
More info. to follow regarding this event.
- 3-28 Ski Date (Tentative)
April
TBD
May
- 5-17 2nd Annual WCPA Golf Tournament - Sunday May 17th starting at 12:00pm at Sandy Burr Country Club. In our Inaugural event last year, we had 24 golfers, 6 hole sponsors, a closest to the pin sponsor (Lynch Tree & Landscaping), a lunch sponsor (Santander Bank) and a few door prizes provided by local businesses.
This year, we would like to at least double or triple the number of golfers, sponsors, prizes and good times!
Please mark your calendars now and hold the date! May 17th, 2015. If you have a foursome that you would like to enter into the tournament or know of any local businesses that would like to be a sponsor, please email Shane Capron atgolf@waylandwcpa.com for more details.
If you have some cool weekend destinations, ski spots or sledding hills we have some "go pro" cameras to capture the action so email us with what you got wayland.dads@gmail.com All 'go-pro' footage captured at Wayland Dad's events will be shown at the Summer Camping Trip on the Big Screen.
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| Wayland Cub Scouts -
Update
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Winter Calendar
Did you know that Wayland is home to the oldest dedicated Scout House in America. Cub Scout Pack 1 and 88 have a rich tradition that Wayland Dads is proud to support. The Cub Scouts offer diverse opportunities for character development through fun and educational activities, such as camping trips, monthly Den and Pack meetings, sporting event excursions, and overnights in exotic destinations such as the Museum of Science, the Ecotarium, and Battleship Cove. This past week they spent the night on the USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier in NYC.
- 1-25 Cub Scouts - Pack 88 Pinewood Derby Design and Speed Clinic
- 1-31 Cub Scouts - Pack 1 Winter Carnival at Dudley (weather-permitting)
- 2-5 & 2-6 Cub Scouts - Pack 1 Pinewood Derby Workshop
- 2-7 Cub Scouts - Pack 1 Cubs Night Out Movie Night
- 2-8 Cub Scouts - Pack 88 Pinewood Derby
- 2-28 Cub Scouts - Packs 1 & 88 Blue and Gold Crossover Ceremony/Dinner
- 3-9 & 3/10 Cub Scouts - Pack 1 Pinewood Derby Weigh-In
- 3-12 Cub Scouts - Pack 88 - Pack Meeting
- 3-21 Cub Scouts - Pack 1 Pinewood Derby
- 3-28 Cub Scouts - Packs 1 & 88 Scout Olympics
The SR-71 - Fastest Aircraft to ever fly - Mach 3 (below)
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| WCPA - Calendar
Update
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The WCPA has had some great events this month with more to come in February and March. For more information be sure to hit Big Tent: http://www.bigtent.com/group/buzz
A big 'shout out' to the WCPA for their support of Wayland Dad's!!
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| About Us |
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The Wayland Dads Group is a community-building program for dads and their children and a great way for families to meet other families in the community. Its cornerstone activity is the Saturday morning Drop-In where dads and kids meet on alternate Saturdays of each month during the school year.
Goals:
* Fun with our kids through planned activities - Saturday drop ins and trips
* Give dads an easy, fun option for their kids on a Saturday morning
* Building a sense of community among kids and fathers
* Giving moms a break! (And scoring points)
* Make it through winter without going stir crazy
What: Bi-weekly Drop in Plays
Where: Loker school gym
When: Alternating Saturday mornings throughout the school year
Thanks for your support!
Scott and Tyler
Wayland Dad's Group
Wayland, Massachusetts 01778
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