PIP 2010 Events

SummerSkills Fundraiser: Order Books by July 1

SUMMERSKILLS ORDER FORM
Spring/Summer 2010. Summerskills PIP Fundraiser. Each year AB PIP sells SummerSkills K-12 math, English & foreign language books. The SummerSkills review books are a series of high-impact study guides that help students maintain their academic skills over the summer.

Community Events

SMART Gals with ANIMAL CAREERS!

Saturday, June 18, 2010 Science, Math and ART (SMART) 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Children’s Discovery and Science Discovery, 177 Main Street, Acton. Enjoy this FREE evening featuring women role models Do you love animals? Join us for a fun, free evening with women from a wide variety of careers related to animals. Meet these women who’ve made their passion their profession–from veterinary medicine, to clinical pathology lab work, to using animals for people therapy, to painting animal portraits! Try hands-on activities and learn about exciting and surprising careers that incorporate science, math, and art! SMART Gals Family Night is sponsored by Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation and the following Cultural Councils: Acton-Boxborough, Carlisle, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Wayland, Westford and Weston.

Participants include: Betsy Allen Sinnigen, VMD from the Sudbury Animal Hospital www.sudburyanimal.vetsuite.com, Cheryl Stockman, the Clinical Pathology Lab Supervisor at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Grafton, MA, Christine Macdonald from the Pets & People Foundation www.petsandpeoplefoundation.org and Elizabeth Robinson www.artisterobinson.com.

The Discovery Museums in Acton - The Discovery Museums, located in Acton, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, inspire enduring curiosity and love of learning through interactive discovery, hands-on inquiry and scientific investigations. Younger children learn while they play at the Children's Discovery Museum. Older children explore scientific concepts and hands-on creativity at the Science Discovery Museum. The Museums have extensive school programs which include museum field trips, group visits, and classroom outreach. See the December Events including school vacation programs.

Green Acton - Green Acton is a local volunteer organization helping the community live greener. What is green living? Green living embraces conservation of resources, recycling, sustainability, green construction, alternative energy, local food choices and other environmental topics. Green Acton: Using Less, Living Better. Find out more at greenacton.org. For upcoming events, visit the green acton calendar.