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Thursday, December 13, 2012

New Jersey Sandy Victims Send Thanks to Medfield

Hurricane Sandy victims send their thanks for the tractor trailer full of donations collected by a local family and the town of Medfield.

Last month, Medfield residents filled a 26-foot tractor-trailer full of donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy. This month, the thank you notes are pouring in, say mother-daughter organizers Monica Reid and Kim Joline.  "Words cannot express our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to you, your family, and your community for all that you did to help our community during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy," said one letter from Big Brother Big Sisters of Ocean City. "Our families are beginning to rebuild their lives one day at a time because of caring people, people like yourselves; and the town of Medfield, MA."  Reid also received a phone call from Sue Sedivic, CEO of Big Brother Big Sister. "She called my mom after the truck arrived …

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Medfield Teens Take Part in Mission of Hope to Nicaragua

Sisters Anna and MaryEllen Krah travel to Nicaragua as part of the Mission of Hope.

Two Medfield sisters were recently on a mission ... a mission trip that is. Medfield High School students, MaryEllen and Anna Krah travelled to Nicaragua with the Mission of Hope from Plattsburgh, N.Y. during their February school vacation in hopes of making a difference to the young children and their families. For as long as MaryEllen and Anna can remember, they have been summering with their family at Schroon Lake in upstate New York, and for quite a few years, while attending church in that area, Sr. Debbie Blow has spoken  at their church about the “Mission of Hope” in which she is co-founder. But this time around they not only heard about it, they signed up to take part. MaryEllen is a junior and Anna is a sophomore at Medfield High …

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