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Boston – Tuesday, December 22, 2015- Today, Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Leo Roy announced that DCR’s Aquatics Program will offer two free lifeguard testing opportunities for prospective summer lifeguard candidates over the traditional winter school vacation. The tests will take place at the College of the Holy Cross Hart Center Pool in Worcester and DCR’s Connell Pool in Weymouth on December 26, 2015and January 2, 2016 respectively.

Do you want a chance to be an official runner in the Boston Marathon? The Friends of Hopkinton Senior Citizens, Inc. has bibs available. This is an excellent opportunity for the Friends to raise needed funds for the Center and for runners to have a chance to participate. For more information, please call either Pat at 508-864-9947, or Judi at the Senior Center: 508-497-9730.

Teens volunteer for many reasons. Volunteering helps them make a difference, develop new skills, explore careers, have fun and feel good about themselves.
Share these tips with your teen to make volunteering more successful:

St. John the Evangelist Church is hosting their 17th annual free Community Christmas Concert, featuring the Southeastern Massachusetts Community Concert Band and the St. John Children's Choir, on Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 PM. The church is located at 20 Church Street in Hopkinton. There is a voluntary admission donation to Project Just Because of hats and mittens for toddlers, or underwear for children of all ages new in the packaging. Everyone is welcome to the concert, especially families and little ones.