Friday, October 30, 2009

LSSE Opportunity For Fun On Veterans Day

Some of you may already be aware, but through the school year, the Amherst Leisure Services and Supplemental Education Department (LSSE) is offering bigger fee reductions for qualifying Amherst families. We are also expanding the income level guidelines to include families that may not have qualified earlier (you would be surprised how many families now qualify). Under new procedures, LSSE is now offering 75%, 50% or 25% fee reduction for youth programs based on new, less restrictive guidelines for families. Subsidies will apply to LSSE youth sports programs, day camps, the after school program, aquatics, education, recreation classes and more.

How did these beneficial changes come about? For years the Town of Amherst has offered fee reduction support for LSSE programs, but in the recent difficult budget year the tax support has been reduced. Fortunately, thanks to a new Community Development Block Grant and additional fundraising, support from organizations and individual donors, we have been able to move forward on this program.

We understand that in this tough economy many families are struggling. It is our hope that the deeper discounts will help make a difference so that your students may participate. To find out if a family that you are servicing qualifies, please have them review and complete the attached guidelines. Provisions of our grant require more proof of eligibility and you will find a longer subsidy application. We are happy to help families in completing the forms. If they need assistance, please have them call an LSSE registration staff member at 259-3065 or stop by our office.


Submitted by LSSE

UMass host a Forum of Senatorial Candidates

This may be of interested to some parents:

A forum for candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward M. Kennedy will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium. The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts and public radio stations WFCR and WNNZ. It is free and open to the public.

An opportunity to register to vote will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Bowker Auditorium. Parking for the forum is available in the Campus Center Parking Garage, which is adjacent to Bowker Auditorium, located in Stockbridge Hall.

For more information call 617-523-2999.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

FAMILY FUN! BUZZ ON OVER.

The AEF 15th Annual Trivia Bee Thursday, Oct. 29


It's the AEF 15th Annual Trivia Bee

The Amherst “not to miss” event of the year!

Thursday October 29th at 7:00 p.m.
Amherst Middle School Auditorium

Join us for trivia, laughs, costumes, refreshments and raffles.
Admission is free with donations to AEF welcome.

See our website for details: http://amhersteducationfoundation.org/
or contact Mary Donoghue at 253-7016 Aj.donoghue@verizon.net.All proceeds benefit the public schools of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury

Underwriting generously provided by Northampton Cooperative Bank

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

Pancake Breakfast

Pancake Breakfast

Sponsored by
Amherst Fire S.A.F.E. Program
Student Awareness of Fire Education
Sunday, October 18th
7:30-11:30AM
North Fire Station
603 East Pleasant St.

Pancakes w/real maple syrup, sausage, juice, milk, coffee, tea
Donations to benefit S.A.F.E. Adults $6, Child $4
Entertainment: The Horse Mountain Jazz Band