HAVERHILL — The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill is looking to raise $20,000 to send as many club members as possible to Camp Tasker this summer. For many club members, their families cannot afford to send them to camp.
How you can help: With a gift of $175, you can send a child to camp for one week. Accommodations include daily transportation and breakfast and lunch. All donations to the club’s campership fund will go directly to Haverhill’s youths. The more money raised, the more kids the club can help.
The 15-acre Camp Tasker in Newton, New Hampshire, provides hundreds of boys and girls from Greater Haverhill with the joys of summer camp each year. Activities range from swimming in Country Pond or the camp’s two swimming pools, as well as boating, fishing, sports, arts and crafts and more. The goal at Camp Tasker is to build tomorrow’s leaders by providing each camper with fun learning opportunities and time with friends in a structured, safe and positive environment.
For more information, contact Melissa deFriesse at [email protected] or 978-374-6171, ext. 102.
Ghost hunt planned Saturday
HAVERHILL — The Essex County Ghost Project will hold a ghost hunt on Saturday, June 1, at the most “haunted” location in New England, the Hilldale Cemetery. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and the ghost hunt starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person at the gate and all money raised goes to the Hilldale restoration fund. Please wear proper shoes. For more information, contact Tom Spitalere at 978-376-2807.
Haverhill native shares untold history
HAVERHILL — In a remarkable testament to perseverance and the power of storytelling, Walter D. Medley Jr., a Haverhill native, has penned a poignant historical memoir titled “The Color of the Band: A Soldier Triumphs in Love and Overcomes Hate in Occupied Germany and Beyond.” Medley will sign copies of his book on June 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St. This event is free to the public.
Medley joined the U.S. Army following his graduation from Haverhill High School. Volunteering to serve during a time when the armed forces were segregated, Medley played a pivotal role in the All-Negro Army Band, contributing to the desegregation efforts initiated by President Harry Truman.
As the nation commemorates the 76th anniversary of the desegregation of the military, Medley, 95, offers a firsthand account of the challenges and triumphs faced by African American soldiers. His memoir recounts his personal journey and also highlights the significant impact of the All-Negro Army Band and the All-Negro Honor Guard in fostering peace and goodwill across Europe and the United States. Medley’s narrative is enriched with photographs of his early family life in Haverhill, along with moments in American and European history.
Enter the museum via John Ward Avenue.
By Mike LaBella | [email protected]
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