Community
The Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard is accepting nominations for the 2013 Creative Living Award. Established in 1983 through the Ruth J. Bogan and Ruth Redding Fund, the award recognizes members of the Vineyard community who embody Ruth Bogan’s spirit and love for the Island. Ms. Bogan was a nurse by training but was also a self-taught painter, sculptor and photographer.
Eating pizza is even more important when you do it for a good cause. Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena is the beneficiary of dine-to-donate on Thursday, May 23, at the Flatbread Company, 17 Airport Road in Edgartown.
Visit flatbreadcompany.com or call 508-693-1137 for more information.
Memorial Day weekend begins for school children in Tisbury and Edgartown with the annual March to the Sea on Friday, May 24. The Edgartown School students begin their walk to the Edgartown Wharf at 1 p.m. They will be joined by town officials as they make their way to the water, stopping at the court house to leave baskets of flowers. The band will play and the students will recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The community and parents are welcome to join them for the traditional march commemorating those who lost their lives in service to their country.
Kids can run for a great cause on Sunday, May 26, with proceeds benefitting Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Wesley Hotel, 70 Lake avenue in Oak Bluffs. Preregister on Saturday, May 25, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the hotel.
The fourth annual Martha’s Vineyard Blessing of the Bikes is Saturday, May 18, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Federated Church, 45 South Summer street in Edgartown. Rev. Dr. Jerry Fritz, pastor and cyclist, will be officiating. The blessing is for cyclists of every age and faith.
The community is invited to a meeting and to participate in discussion regarding affordable housing in Vineyard Haven. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 13, at the Vineyard Housing Office at 346 State Road behind the Tisbury Farm Market in Vineyard Haven. Property at 6 Water street, between Stop & Shop and AA Island Auto Rental, was recently donated to the Island Housing Trust, and they are requesting comment from neighbors and the community regarding the use of the property.