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    ‘Give a Click’

    LOWELL — Every quarter, Jeanne d’Arc Credit Union’s We Share a Common Thread Foundation donates $1,500 to a worthy nonprofit through its “Give a Click” program. The organization with the most votes wins the grant. Cast your vote for one of these three organizations: The Friends of the Pollard Memorial Library, Home Health & Hospice Care and Methuen Memorial Music Hall.

    Readers can give a click at jdcu.org/community-about/our-foundation/give-a-click, which features videos about the nonprofits featured this quarter and an online ballot. Once voting closes, votes from the same IP address will be reviewed for legitimacy in order to keep voting fair for all nominees. Voting ends June 30.

    Divas and dogs

    CHELMSFORD — Save the date for the fashion and Fido fundraiser Divas and Dogs on the Runway, Thursday, April 25, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Chelmsford Elks, 300 Littleton Road.

    Admission is $35 per person and includes music, appetizers and a silent auction and raffle. A cash bar also will be available. Tickets can be purchased at chelmsfordgardenclub.org/events/#divas or on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mary Donnellan Interiors, 2 Central Square.

    The event is sponsored by the Chelmsford Garden Club, and the funds raised are used in town beautification projects such as the Chelmsford Public Garden, the Red Wing Pollinator Garden, as well as providing financial support for Chelmsford student scholarships, the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue and the Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship, which maintains the town’s conservation lands.

    For more information, email ChelmsfordMAGardenClub@gmail.com.

    Spring bird walk

    DRACUT — Mike Baird, a well known local birder, will guide his annual spring bird walk at Yapp Farm on Saturday, April 27 at 8 a.m., 650 Marsh Hill Road.

    Baird has more than two decades of experience as a birdwatcher. The Dracut Open Space Committee hosts two bird watching events a year. The second event is in the fall.

    Participants should bring binoculars and dress for the early morning weather. For more information, call 978-452-7924.

    Fine art exhibit

    LOWELL — Coffee and Cotton presents “Unexpected Things,” by artist Michelle Ward, fourth floor of Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St., through the end of the month.

    Ward works in acrylic, using various tools and techniques in her paintings to explore the natural world.

    For hours of operation, visit millno5.com/coffeeandcotton, call 978-925-2626 or email coco@millno5.com.

    Town Meeting shuttle service

    TYNGSBORO — Senior citizens and other residents with mobility or transportation challenges can sign up for shuttle service to and from the May 7 annual Town Meeting.

    To take advantage of this free service, residents must register by April 30 to enable the town to plan the route to and from the event. Residents using this service will receive an estimated morning pickup time at their homes. At the conclusion of Town Meeting, they will be dropped off. There will be no return rides before the Town Meeting is over.

    To participate, contact the Council on Aging at 978-649-9211 or visit the center at 169 Westford Road. If there are no registrations by May 1, this service will be canceled for this meeting.

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    Tow company recognized

    CHELMSFORD — On Monday, March 11, the Chelmsford Police Department K-9 Unit recognized Christopher Ferreira, owner of Christopher’s Towing, with a certificate of achievement from the U.S. Police Canine Association.

    For the past 10 years, Christopher’s Towing has provided vehicles for K-9 officers and their partners to help facilitate search training and K-9 certifications.

    “Christopher’s Towing has been a great community partner and extremely supportive of our K-9 Unit,” Police Chief Colin Spence said in a statement. “In addition, Christopher’s Towing has supported various charitable organizations supported by the police department.”

    FEMA grant to Lowell General Hospital

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $5,515,683 public assistance grant to Massachusetts to reimburse Lowell General Hospital — part of the Tufts Medicine health system — for the cost of hiring temporary nursing staff and some administrative costs incurred responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “FEMA is pleased to be able to assist Lowell General Hospital with these costs,” FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich said in a statement. “Reimbursing state, county, and municipal governments – as well as eligible non-profits and tribal entities – for the costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important part of our nation’s ongoing recovery.”

    Mill Girls exhibit/discussion

    LOWELL — Join park rangers for “A Century Apart: Mill Girls and Working Women in Lowell,” on Sunday, March 24, from 2 to 2:45 p.m., at the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St.

    The free tour is open to all and the presentation will explore Mill Girl life in the 1840s and the lives of women workers during the 1940s in Lowell.

    Free parking is available at 350 Dutton St. in the Hamilton Canal Innovation District Parking Garage. Pick up a parking voucher at the visitor center’s front desk to use when exiting the garage. For information, call 978-970-5000.

    Police and fire recruitment session

    LOWELL — The city of Lowell, in partnership with MassHire, will host a fire and police recruitment information session on Tuesday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 4 p.m., at the MassHire Lowell Career Center, 107 Merrimack St.

    The session will include meet-and-greets with current staff members, information on the hiring and civil exam process, and learning about the benefits and challenges of working as a police officer or firefighter.

    To register, visit masshirelowellcc.com/lowellwork. For information, call 978-458-2503.

    Indoor farm market at Mill No. 5

    LOWELL — The indoor farm market at Mill No. 5 takes place Sunday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 250 Jackson St. The market operates year-round indoors and provides a direct connection between local food producers and consumers. Frequent vendors include Grateful Tastes of Lowell, Nallie Pastures Farm of Dracut, Little Crumby Bakeshop of Haverhill and pop-up vendors such as Craic Sauce, Blisspoint Meadery and Mocha Connection. Parking is available at the Early Garage, 135 Middlesex St. For information, visit millno5.com, call 978-656-1828 or email farm@millno5.com.

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