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REMINDER: Fostering Resilience in Your Family

In Collaboration with:

Natick Together for Youth & Natick Anti-Bullying Coalition

Tuesday, April 3 7:00-8:30p

@ The Cole Center

The discussion focused event is for parents of children 0-14yrs old, and offers the opportunity to discuss developing resilience in your family as a whole system.  CLICK HERE for more information and registration.

SPECIAL Music Minute with Lou Lou’s Music Together

Today, March 30th 11:00-11:30

The Cole Center, Gym

NECN welcomes Lou Lou’s Music Together for a special Music Minute!  Come sing and move together while learning about why music is so important in our lives!

April Tag Sale

Hello Natick Families,

NECN is planning to host a Tag Sale fundraiser here in the Cole Center gym on Saturday, April 28th from 10a-2p.  Money raised from this event will help provide transportation to families in need, purchase snacks for playgroups, offer childcare for evening workshops, and fund new programs, among other things.  To ensure the success of this event we need support from your family in preparing and running the event.  Please click HERE to sign up for one or more volunteer tasks (fill in your name and contact info).  From this list, you will be contacted with more information. Thank you in advance for your time!
Best Wishes,

Lindsey Tarrant

Program Coordinator

NOTE: Family Center Closed April 16th

Hello Natick Families!

Sorry for the inconvenience, but please note we will not be open Monday, April 16th.  It is Marathon Monday that day and will make it difficult for anyone to make it to the Cole Center unless on foot. We will be open for drop in activities during the rest of the week! Please check the calendar or call if you have any questions.

Best Wishes,

Lindsey Tarrant

Program Coordinator

Friday Activities!

Open Gym 9:30-11:30a in The Cole Center Gym

Music Minute 11-11:30a during the last 1/2 hr of Open Gym

Come sing, dance, and be silly with Miss Lindsey!

Fostering Resilience in your Family

In Collaboration with:

Natick Together for Youth & Natick Anti-Bullying Coalition

Tuesday, April 3 7:00-8:30p

@ The Cole Center

The discussion focused event is for parents of children 0-14yrs old, and offers the opportunity to discuss developing resilience in your family as a whole system.  CLICK HERE for more information and registration.

Kiddie Kraft Tomorrow!

Happy Almost Friday!

Don’t forget, tomorrow we are holding Kiddie Kraft across the hall from the NECN playroom.  Kiddie Kraft is from 9:30-10:30a, no registration is necessary! Tomorrow’s activity is in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day!  Open Gym will be open as usual from 9:30-11:30a.

If you have questions, please call the office at 508-655-2557.
Best,

Lindsey

Space Still Available!

Hello Natick Families!

The lottery is almost finished, those of you whom have registered for programs will hear from us today or by the end of the day tomorrow (please note Tots & Tales registrants will get call backs at the beginning of next week).

So far we know we still have space in the following programs:

Playgroups

Hindi Playgroup- Mondays 9:30-11 Starting March 12

Parent Workshops

Fostering Resilience in Your Family- Tuesday, April 3; 7-8:30p (time for socialization until 9p)

Talking About Touching- Tuesday, March 13; 7-8:30p

Wigglers, Waddlers, & Warriors- Monday, April 23; 7-8:30p

Please call us if you would like to register for any of these programs or have further questions: 508-655-2557!

ALSO, PLEASE NOTE TOMORROW IS A MUSIC MINUTE DURING OPEN GYM FROM 11-11:30a

Me & My Dad Playgroup Saturday March 3!

Are you looking for something fun to do on a (snowy?) Saturday morning? 

We still have space in our upcoming  Me & My Dad playgroup for children birth-PreK age with their dads this Saturday morning!

The group is facilitated by Judy Dixon, and is held one Saturday per month at the Morse Institute Library, and includes free play, crafts, musical circle time and a morning snack.

Call to register (508-655-2557) so that your kids and the man in their life can attend this fun group!   Registration is required.

Me & My Dad Playgroup

(for birth-PreK with dad/male caregiver)

Saturday, March 3

10:30 am – 12:00 noon

@ Morse Institute Library – Lebowitz Meeting Hall

14 E. Central Street, Natick

 

 

 

Wonderful Volunteer Opportunity

Hello Natick Families!

Parents Helping Parents is an organization that offers a help line in which parents answer calls from other parents that need a little support or someone to listen.  They are looking for volunteers to cover the phone lines for a couple hours today and tomorrow.  They offer a training, so for those of you who are interested in lending a listening ear please consider calling to sign up for a couple hours.

Here is the information:

If you have a few hours today, we need to cover the reception desk. This poisition is one of the most important at the agency so we never leave it unmanned.
When we pull staff to cover, that means fewer families have their immediate needs met.
If you are able to assist today, please call Trudy at 408-727-5775 x102 or email me with the times you might be able to support families today and perhaps tomorrow.
Thanks for your consideration!
We will gladly train you.
Trudy