Community Notes

Daffodil days are here

The American Cancer Society Daffodil Days is in Townsend.

As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal. To the American Cancer Society, the daffodil symbolizes the hope we all share for a future where cancer no longer threatens those we love.

Items available include a bouquet of 10 daffodils, cost is $7; Bear and a Bunch, cost is $25; and The Gift of Hope, which is a minimum donation of $20 that supports American Cancer Society programs and will enable the Society to deliver bouquets of daffodils to cancer patients at medical centers and health facilities.

Daffodils can be ordered now through Monday, Feb. 26 by calling Faith Wilkinson at (978) 597-2283. Daffodils will be delivered/picked up the week of March 19.

Townsend Recreation Department to sponsor trip to New England Flower Show

Experience Spring at the New England Flower Show, at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston, on Saturday, March 17, 2007. The coach bus will leave the Townsend Common at 9 a.m. and will return at 4 p.m. Ticket with transportation is $31 for adults; $26 for children (under 12). Send a self-addressed stamped envelope with payment to Townsend Recreation and mail to Karen Clement, 101 Main St., Townsend, MA 01469. Orders must be received by Saturday, Feb. 17 (the trip will be canceled if there are not more than 40 responses, payment will be returned.) For additional information, call Karen Clement at (978) 597-5914.

Recycling Committee and Recreation Department announce Earth Day preparation

The Townsend Recycling Committee and the Townsend Recreation Department will hold Earth Day meetings on Tuesdays, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, March 6, March 27, and April 17, at 7 p.m. in Room 2 of Memorial Hall (Town Hall). Please join in the preparation of "Backyard Habitat," to be held Saturday, April 28, on the Townsend Common. Environmental companies, local businesses, crafters and non-profit groups are invited to join in the celebration. Booth space is $20 for profit groups; free for non-profit groups. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope with payment to Town of Townsend, 101 Main St., Townsend, MA 01469.

Townsend Public Library Children's Room Staff seek the public's help.

The staff of the Children's Room of the Townsend Public Library is asking for donations of new or gently used DVDs. If you have any that your child has outgrown or doesn't like to watch, we would be glad to have them. They will either be added to the collection or put into our Friends of the Library Book Sale.