March 2018 · Lena Park Community Center 150 American Legion Highway Dorchester, MA 02124 Hours of Operation Monday—Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm Saturday: 9:00am—3:00pm Sunday: Closed

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Lena Park Community Center

150 American Legion Highway

Dorchester, MA 02124

Hours of Operation

Monday—Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm

Saturday: 9:00am—3:00pm

Sunday: Closed

Phone: (617) 533—8133

Residential Properties Brown Kaplan

Granite Lena Park

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March 2018

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Wright Gloria Moon Mark Arnold Olinka Briceno Tameka Favors Noah Sawyer Doreen Rachal

Interim Executive Director

Katherine Martinez

Director of Operations & IT

José A. Rosa

Executive Assistant Kissy Cabrera

Community Engagement

Managers

Arealus Pough and Alice Gomes

Fab Lab Coordinator

Greg Buckland

Director of Youth and Child

Services

Victor Brandao

Recreational Coordinator

Carlos Monroig

After School Staff

Nikia Turner

Development Consultant

Amy Malkemes

Arts Specialists

Evan Duplessis and Tyler Roze

Barbosa

Want to start a Business? Don't know where to start? Need funding to get it started?

Lena Park CDC has the program for

you!

Beginning March 14th, the Community Entrepreneur Program is back! This 13 week course will guide members through what it means to become a business owner, planning each aspect of their business, developing a business model, completing financial projections and determining and proving how their business will succeed.

Please contact Alice Gomes for more information at (617)533– 8133

or [email protected]

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCMENT!

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns this March for 5 per-formances at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. Lena Park CDC will be providing a bus and discounted tickets for a total of $20 for Thursday, March 22nd, 2018.

Bus Departure at 6:30pm Show Starts at 7:30pm Please contact Alice or Arealus at (617) 533—8133 or Alice at [email protected] and Arealus at [email protected]


“Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have” - Oprah Winfrey

Lena Park Membership Information

Memberships are renewed yearly

Some programs may have additional costs.

Reminder!

If your membership is not currently active, you must

renew it in order to continue attending programs. If you

are unsure if your membership is current or not, ask the

front desk staff and they will be able to help you.

Additionally, please remember that you must check

in with the front desk staff every time you enter the

building. This is to ensure the safety of all our

members, as well as our staff.

Children $5.00

Adults $20.00

Two Adult Family $35.00

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Coding for One Community

Thursday’s 6pm –7pm Learn how to build a simple website and

webserver.

Create your own app to help the community.

Build an app or device that the

community can use.

March

is

Women

Month

Please come join My Sister’s Keeper

this March as we celebrate women’s

month every week with wonderful

conversations and activities!

All Ages Welcome!

March 1st, 2018

Woman’s History Workshop

March 9th, 2018

Movie Night “The Help”

March 15th, 2018

Health and Wellness

Making Healthy Desserts

March 23nd, 2018

Movie Night

“Princess and the Frog”

March 29th, 2018

Who am I as a Woman?

Come Check Out the

Lena Park Fab Lab !

After School Drop-in for

Middle School Youth

Monday’s

4pm - 6pm

Open Fab Lab

Tuesday’s

2pm—6pm

Please contact Greg for more information at (617)533– 8133 or

[email protected]

CodeSquad Recruitment Session: Interim Executive Director

Katherine M. with Director of CodeSquad Andrew O. and a few

CodeSquad volunteers.

Photos: Jemuel Stephenson designs made in Fab Lab you can follow Jem and his work

on Instagram @designerjem

Coming Soon… Register Today!


Winn Residential Staff

754 Blue Hill Avenue Dorchester, MA 02121

Phone: (617) 288—8330

232 Seaver Street Boston, MA 02121

Phone: (617) 427—4278

Office Hours: 9am—4pm*

*Winn Residential Holiday Office Hours March 13th, 2018 — 9am-1pm

March 16th, 2018—Closed *Please be aware of the dates and times above

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Granite Lena Park/LBB/Brown Kaplan Staff

Property Mgr. Natalie Moro

Maintenance Sup. Gary Luisi

Asst. Property Mgr. Nermaries Santiago

Asst. Property Mgr. Stacey Pires

Admin. Assistant Yasmin Brito-Burdette

Winn Residential Olmsted Green

Snr. Property Mgr. Patricia Jewes

Maintenance Supt. Errol Campbell

Asst. Property Mgr. Francys Flores

Janitorial Omar Serrano

Admin. Assistant Daxandra Baez

Don’t let paying rent slow you

down!

Download ResidentPortal Mobile—

You can reduce the time and effort it

takes to pay rent, submit mainte-

nance orders, or reach out to our

property management team!

Message to Residents We ask all residents to continue to be cautious in the new year. If

you see any suspicious activity or feel unsafe, please do not

hesitate to call the appropriate authorities, including 911 and 1st

Armor Security Services. Also, feel free to contact Alice or Arealus

from the Community Engagement Department if you would like to

discuss concerns.

Stakeholders Meetings are Bi-Monthly

Next Meeting Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

NEW Towing Update!

Residents please remember to have ALL

visitors park in visitors parking located at

East Main Street

West Main Street

Also, if you need a vehicle to be towed or if your vehicle

has been towed for any reason please contact, 1st Ar-

mor Security NOT All Time Towing.

Apply Today at YOUTH.BOSTON.GOV Registration Closes 3/30 at 11:59pm

Teen Interested in applying must meet the following requirements

Must be a full –time resident of the City of Boston

Must turn 15 years on or before Monday, July 9, 2018

Cannot turn 19 years old on or before Friday, August 17, 2018

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States ** Registering for the job lottery with SuccessLink does not guarantee a job opportunity**

Programing Days and Times: Kids Connect (KC) After School – Monday – Friday 2:30pm – 6pm Open Fab Lab – Tuesday’s 2pm – 6pm

Fair Foods – Tuesday’s 4:30pm – 6pm

Martial Arts – Tuesday’s Children’s (4:30pm - 6pm) Adult’s (6pm – 7pm) Lena Fitness - Thursday (6:30 – 7:30pm) Saturday (9 –10am) Soul Line Dancing - Tuesday’s 6:30pm – 8pm Game Night - Monday’s 6pm – 9pm OG Steppers - Thursday’s 6:30pm – 8:30pm Coding for one Community for Teens—Wednesday’s1pm—3pm Coding for one Community—Thursday’s 6pm– 7pm Robotics—Thursday’s 4:30pm—6pm Book of Hope - Friday (5pm – 6pm) and Saturday (12pm – 2pm) My Sister’s Keeper—Thursdays 6pm—8pm Premier Hoops - Saturday’s 10:30am – 2pm Rico’s Basketball League—Sunday ‘s 9am—6pm

March 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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KC After School OG Steppers Coding for one Community Robotics Lena Fitness Open Gym My Sister’s Keeper

KC After School Book of Hope Open Gym

Lena Fitness Book of Hope Premier Hoops

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Rico’s Basketball League

KC After School Game Night

Open Fab Lab KC After School Fair Foods Martial Arts Soul Line Dancing Open Gym

KC After School Coding for one Community for Teens Open Gym

KC After School OG Steppers Coding for one Community Robotics Lena Fitness Open Gym

KC After School Book of Hope My Sister’s Keeper Open Gym


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KC After School OG Steppers Coding for One Community Robotics Lena Fitness Open Gym My Sister’s Keeper

KC After School Book of Hope Open Gym


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KC After School Coding for one Community Lena Fitness OG Steppers Robotics Open Gym

KC After School Book of Hope My Sister’s Keeper Open Gym


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KC After School Coding for one Community Lena Fitness OG Steppers Robotics Open Gym My Sister’s Keeper

Closed*


Open Gym Hours

Tuesday 8:00pm—9:00pm

Wednesday 6:00pm—9:00pm

Thursday 7:30pm—9:00pm

Friday 6:00pm—9:00pm

*Lena Park Community Development Center will

be closed on March 30th, 2018 and will reopen on

March 31st, 2018.

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March 2018 · Lena Park Community Center 150 American Legion Highway Dorchester, MA 02124 Hours of Operation Monday—Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm Saturday: 9:00am—3:00pm Sunday: Closed