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The “Dear Hopkinton” Photo Project: What it is and how you can participate

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During the Hopkinton 300th Anniversary “Light up the Night” Community Celebration on Saturday, September 12th, we will be offering an interactive photo project called “Dear Hopkinton” for open participation by all members of our community. This project concept was “loaned” to us by Robert Fogarty, the creator of the original project, “Dear World” dearworld.me. Fogarty developed “Dear World” in 2009 following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

300th Anniversary Time Capsule Project for Students - Write your letter to be included!

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Hopkinton is celebrating its 300th Birthday this year! As part of the celebration, we would like to create a Time Capsule which will be opened in 50 years. We hope you will participate in this exciting project by writing a letter to your future self. Please put your letter in an envelope addressed to yourself and come to the Scavenger Hunt tent at the Light Up the Night Celebration Picnic on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 4 pm – dusk behind the Hopkinton Middle School to mail it.

Fatima Day at the Shrine in September

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On Sunday, September 13, the Xaverian Missionaries will hold the traditional Fatima Day celebration in honor of Our Lady. It is going to be our Fifth Fatima Day of 2015. This year’s theme is on Our Blessed Mother Mary in the writings of St. Guido M. Conforti – Founder of the Xaverian Missionaries. The main celebrant and homilist will be Fr. Adolph Menendez, sx. Fr. Adolph served for almost 30 years in the missions: first in Japan and then in Mexico. At present he is in Holliston involved in mission education and pastoral ministry.

Resurfacing Work

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Please be advised that the outside tennis and basketball courts in front of the Hopkinton Middle and High Schools will be closed beginning August 28 for resurfacing. There is no set end date for this work at this time.

Walk to Break the Silence 5K

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Do you want to raise awareness about domestic violence? Do you want to make sure that victims get the help and support they need? Then you need to walk the walk!

“Walk to Break the Silence,” is the 4th annual fundraising walk and rally benefiting Voices Against Violence. The event will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, 10:00 AM ‐ Noon, at the Downtown Framingham Common with special guests U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Honorary Chair and former Middlesex D.A. Gerry Leone.

Hopkinton Students participating in Jimmy Fund Walk to Fight Cancer

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On Sunday September 27th Christian’s Hot Jamaican Chili Pepper Crusaders (CHJCPC) will once again don their distinctive bright orange shirts, lace up their sneakers, slap on their smiles and set out to walk from Hopkinton to Boston along the Marathon route with thousands of others in the Jimmy Fund Walk to raise money, awareness and hope in the fight against cancers of all kinds.