Vol. 1 No. 11
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May 1, 2011
Circle of Hope Foundation to host Dancing with Norwood Stars benefit
Norwood Nugget’s Pizza Day As you can imagine, hockey is a fairly expensive sport to play. The tuition rate for our program usually runs about $1,000 per skater, once they get to the Squirt level. This fee can add up pretty quickly, especially if a parent has more than one child participating. So, as the Fundraising Coordinator, I try to help raise enough money through grants, sponsorships, and fundraising events, so that we can keep tuition fees from increasing, even though our organization is faced with the ever increasing cost of renting ice time for practice and game play. I’m always looking for different and more creative ways to raise money for the program, and to do things that would interest not just the parents whose kids play hockey in the Nuggets program, but the people who live in and around Norwood. The idea of a pizza war was presented by one of our Board members, Anita Hennessey, as one such fundraiser. Since there are a large number of pizza shops and restaurants in town, why not have them compete against each other in a taste off to see who has the best pizza. I went around town, and solicited about twenty (20) or so shops and restaurants to see if
Join us May 7th at Coakley Middle School to vote for the best pizza in town. Proceeds from this event will benefit Norwood Youth Hockey.
they were interested in taking part in a pizza war. All they would have to do is donate twenty (20) large cheese pizzas, and we’d take care of the rest. Ten (10) have responded positively, and were very happy to help out the Nuggets hockey program. These shops are Abbon-
dana, Bertucci’s, Conrad’s, Express Pizza, Giogio’s Pizzeria, Old Colonial Café, Papa Gino’s, Pizza Galore, Pizza Palace and Santucci’s Pizzeria. The taste off is being held at the Coakley Middle School, on Saturday, May 7th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Admission is $5.00 per person
(kids under 2 are free). People can come to the Middle School cafeteria, sample pizza from each of these establishments, and vote for their favorite. There will also be refreshments and desserts
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Voting for specific dancers is similar to the popular television series "Dancing with the Stars," but with a slight twist. Each contestant still receives votes for their performance from audience members, however, each vote cost $1, which will be donated to the Norwood Circle of Hope Foundation. "It's a wonderful night to see these people come out and see what they can do," Norwood Circle of Hope volunteer Kathy St. Cyr said. "It's amazing. We try to do everything as close as possible to tv."
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Now in its third year, The Norwood Circle of Hope Dancing with the Norwood Stars fundraiser is anticipated to be as large a success as previous years. The competition will take place on Friday, May 6, at Concannon's Village, Lenox St., at 7 p.m. This year's contestants are Norwood Director of Public Works and Town Engineer, Mark Ryan, local business owner, Lenny Sansone, architect, Jack Perry, owner of Murph's Place, Carolyn Murphy, former owner of Town Square Diner, Paulette Alty and former Selectwoman and League School Director of Development, Sue McQuaid.
Frederick J. Wobrock • James G. Higgins • William G. Crowley
Winners are chosen from a combination of audience votes and judges scores, which are returning co-hosts, Circle of Hope President
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Cheese Pizza In Norwood
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