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  • Election Season

    04/30/2023 1:42 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    May will be a busy month for HNN as we will hold our annual Board elections! Between May 19th and 21st, all members will be invited to vote online for the new Board. An email reminder with a link to vote will be sent closer to the date, but it is never too early to mark your calendars! Also….we still need candidates for the Membership-VP and Secretary positions.

    All Board positions are open to all members. Whether you just joined the Club or have been a member for many years, you can join the Board! It is a great way to meet fellow Hollistonians and make a difference in our great community! All positions' descriptions can be found on our website: Holliston Newcomers & Neighbors - Board Positions.

    In addition to these Board positions, we are also looking for a Fundraiser Chair and a Parliamentarian. Contact me or any other current member of the Board if you wish to have more information or to express your interest.

    We would love to hear from you!

    Katrine Giroux

    Parliamentarian

    Email: katrinegiroux@gmail.com


  • Member Gathering - May 6th - Kentucky Derby Party

    04/30/2023 1:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We are very excited to host our very first Kentucky Derby Party-ADULT-only event- on Saturday, May 6th, from 5-7 pm at a member's backyard. So grab a fabulous fascinator or bow tie, wear your favorite Derby-inspired outfit and join us for the most exciting two minutes in sports!!!!

    There will be some fun games, best-dressed contest, light appetizers and drinks, and a great atmosphere for sure!

    Please bring a dessert and/or drink to share, if you are able.

    And if you haven't already done so, don't forget to RSVP to Timea.

    See you there!

    Timea and Christel

    Social Event Coordinators


  • Book Club - May 17 - The Honey Bus

    04/30/2023 1:35 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    HNN Book Club would love to see you at our next meeting!

    Join us this month on Wednesday, May 17th at 7:30 pm. Our May selection is The Honey Bus, a memoir written by Meredith May.

    This fun group of members brings together those with a common interest in reading and includes time to chat about the book in addition to plenty of room for socializing and friendship. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format allowing you to join from home, or in person. Registration is needed so we can provide you with the meeting location and link.  Reply on our HNN book club Facebook page, or message Beth if you can attend. For your convenience, books are available in the book club section at the Holliston Library.

    Summary from the Minuteman Library Network site: “An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature's most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee… The bees became a guiding force in May's life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.”

    Coming next:  In June we will wrap up our year with Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout.

    Beth and Sue

    Book Club Co-Chairs


  • Message from the President

    04/06/2023 7:23 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Your HNN Board and Committee leaders are excited for Spring and the opportunities it brings to get together in the warm weather!  Look for news about our Kentucky Derby party and keep checking-in as our adult & children's Social Committees have a few more ideas "in the works"!  Then, don't forget to buy your Prize a Day calendar for a chance to win a prize to one of our fabulous local businesses!  Your purchase helps to financially support our HNN Community Grant Fund (Summer Concerts/Library Museum passes) and our local businesses!  

    Lastly, I want to thank our Committee Leaders and Board Members, who bring the big ideas and accomplish the small tasks each month.  Each of you, along with all of our HNN members, who support their neighbors and our town fosters a sense of community through personal relationships and partnerships with local businesses and organizations.  When we know each other, care about each other, and support each other we build a strong community and a thriving town.  So come have fun with us, volunteer with us, and get to know each other and our local business supporters.  I look forward to seeing you!

    Best, 

    Jennifer Mott

    President

    president.hnn@gmail.com


  • Member Events - April 10th (Workshop) & April 27th (Hibachi Dinner)

    04/06/2023 7:17 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Two great member events are coming up in April!

    Wellness with Essential Oils Workshop, The Bird & Bear Collective in Holliston, Monday, April 10th from 7-8 pm.

    Let’s get together at the wonderful little shop in downtown The Bird & Bear Collective to learn more about essential oils. It’s a free, one hour workshop, but you need to RSVP to Bird & Bear on their website as well as to Timea

    Hibachi Dinner at Yama Fuji in Medway, Thursday, April 27th at 7 pm

    Come out and join us on Thursday, April 27 at 7 PM when we go to Yama Fuji in Medway for an entertaining and yummy night out. Enjoy the fire of the grill right before our seats and have authentic Japanese food, sushi, and hibachi! Please RSVP to Christel.




  • Book Club - April 19 - The Talented Miss Farwell

    04/06/2023 7:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Everyone is invited to join the book club on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:30 pm as we share our thoughts on The Talented Miss Farwell, by Emily Gray Tedrowe. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format and registration is needed so we can provide you with the meeting location and link. Reply on our HNN book club Facebook page, or message Beth at the address below if you can attend. For your convenience, books are available in the book club section at the Holliston Library.

    Coming next: In May we will be reading The Honey Bus by Meredith May, and in June, Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout.

    “Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this "stylish" (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist. At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie's in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary art collection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL, drinking the finest champagne at trendy Balthazar, Reba, as she's known, is the picture of a wealthy art collector. But a thousand miles from the Big Apple, in the small town of Pierson, Illinois, Miss Farwell is someone else entirely--a quiet single woman known as Becky who still lives in her family's farmhouse, wears sensible shoes, and works tirelessly as the town's treasurer and controller”—From the publisher.

    Beth and Sue

    Book Club Co-Chairs

    RSVP to Beth edwma46@gmail.com


  • Message from the President

    03/02/2023 6:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Although Winter is still upon us, we can start dreaming about Spring and look forward to our Club's warm weather fundraisers, fun social events and meaningful civic contributions to our community.  To that end, we are once again helping the Holliston Pantry Shelf with Easter Gifts!  We are collecting monetary donations to purchase gift cards for families with children, who need some financial support to celebrate the Easter or Spring season.  So, please look in this Newsletter for how to donate.  And mark your calendars for two social events in March!  Specifically, (1) a family/children's event at Altitude in Franklin on March 10th where your ticket will financially support our Club's community Grant Fund (Summer Concerts/Library Museum passes) and (2) an adult Eco-Friendly Living Workshop at Holliston resident-owned business, Oceans Dreams Market, also on March 10th. 

    Lastly, we want to thank our incredible local businesses for sponsoring our Club in 2023.  We proudly give them a shout-out at the bottom of this Newsletter, on our Facebook page, and at our events.  Our Club's purpose is to foster a sense of community through personal relationships among town residents and partnerships with local businesses and organizations.  When we know each other, care about each other, and support each other we build a strong community and a thriving town.  So, please get to know and thank our local business supporters.  And I look forward to seeing you at Altitude and/or Oceans Dreams Market later this month!

    Jennifer

    President

    Jennifer Mott president.hnn@gmail.com


  • Sponsorships

    03/02/2023 6:13 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We would like to thank the businesses that have signed up to be 2023 Sponsors so far

    Please support these businesses whenever you can and remember to thank them for their support!

    If you or someone you know would like to sponsor HNN, email committee.newcomers@gmail.com.

    The sponsor benefit details are on our webpage at https://hollistonnewcomers.org/Become-a-Sponsor.

  • Member Events - March 10 - For Adults & Children

    03/02/2023 6:11 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


  • Book Club - Mar 15 - Uncommon Type

    03/02/2023 6:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Everyone is invited to join the book club on Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 pm as we dive into a compilation of short stories written by Tom Hanks, titled, Uncommon Type.  Read just one story or read them all then come chat as we enjoy good conversation and great company! We will hold the meeting in a hybrid format and registration is needed so we can provide you with the meeting location and link.  Reply in our HNN book club Facebook group (HNN Book Club), or message Beth at the address below if you can attend. Books are reserved for HNN members and available to check out from the Holliston Library. 

    Looking ahead we have a great line-up of titles to round out the rest of the year. Here’s a sneak peek!

    April: The Talented Miss Farwell, by Emily Gray Tedrowe

    May: The Honey Bus, by Meredith May

    June: Oh, William!, by Elizabeth Strout

    Publisher annotation: 

    Hanks provides a collection of stories that are surprising, intelligent, and heartwarming. The stories are linked by one thing: in each a typewriter plays a part: sometimes minor, sometimes central.

    "A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories..."--Publisher annotation.

    Beth and Sue, Book Club Co-Chairs

    RSVP to Beth edwma46@gmail.com
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