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    Zero Waste Day bike donation

    LITTLETON — The Littleton Environmental Club at Littleton High School hosts a Zero Waste Day bike donation event on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Littleton Middle School, 55 Russell St.

    The goal is to help collect and repurpose bikes that Bikes Not Bombs will use in local programming and for shipment to international partners. An optional donation of $20 with every bicycle donated will be put toward tools and parts needed for repairs, as well as transportation costs associated with sending refurbished bikes overseas. All donated bikes are eligible for tax deductions.

    For more information, contact Sam Archer at sama@bikesnotbombs.org.

    Annual spring plant sale

    LOWELL — Mill City Grows 9th Annual Seed Swap and Annual Spring Plant Sale takes place Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., UMass East Campus, Rist Urban Agriculture Greenhouse & Farm, 69 Pawtucket Boulevard.

    Purchase locally grown fruit, vegetable and herb plants, enjoy a farmers’ market, as well as locally made products from vendors Craic Sauce, F-Word Farm, Fat Moon Mushrooms, The Merrimack Company and Taste the Acre.

    All seedlings are grown and cultivated by Mill City Grows. Attendees are invited to bring extra seeds or garden favorites to swap. Funds raised will support healthy food access and education programs. Cash, debit, and credit will be accepted at the plant sale, and SNAP/EBT/HIP (Healthy Incentives Program) will be accepted for fruit and vegetable plants.

    For information on payment discounts and options, call 978-455-2620.

    Friends of the Pollard Library used book sale donations

    LOWELL — Friends of the Pollard Memorial Library are accepting donations of good condition adult and children’s books, audiobooks, DVDs and CDs on the next three Saturdays of May 18,  25 and June 1, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Pollard Memorial Library, Ground Floor Meeting Room, 401 Merrimack St.

    Donations are limited to two bags/boxes per person. VHS tapes, audiocassettes, textbooks, encyclopedias or magazines are not accepted. Thousands of items will be for sale at the book sale, which runs Thursday, June 6 through Saturday, June 8. A preview for Friends members takes place Thurs., June 6, from 5 to 6 p.m. The general public sale starts Thursday, June 6, from 6 to 7 p.m.; Friday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    To volunteer, email volunteer@friendsoppml.org. For information, call 978-674-4120.

    Chelmsford quilters show

    CHELMSFORD — The biannual Quilt Show takes place Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Chelmsford Senior Center, 75 Groton Road.

    The show features more than 100 traditional, modern and art quilts made by members, a members boutique, silent auction of mini quilts, themed raffle baskets and quilting demonstrations. Show vendors include Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Shop of Pelham NH and the National Sharpening Company. This year, a charity quilt raffle will benefit Lowell Transitional Living Center which will receive a portion of proceeds from ticket sales.

    Admission is $10; free for children under 12. Cash or check only.  Building is wheelchair accessible and there is free parking. For more information, visit chelmsfordquiltguild.com.

    Westford prepares for Apple Blossom Parade

    WESTFORD — The annual Apple Blossom Parade, set to be held on Saturday, will require detours and some road closures from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m.

    The effected roads include Main Street, Depot Street, Hildreth Street, Lincoln Street, Forge Village Road, Graniteville Road, and Boston Road, as well as some secondary roads. Residents and commuters are encouraged to seek an alternative route during the above time.

    Police, fire and emergency medical services will not be disrupted by the road closures.

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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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