Aug. 1 Around Foxborough | #Food4Vets, #SouthStreetSix, Men's Breakfast, A Virtual Country Music Festival & Fund-Raiser, Foxborough Community Garden, Sporting Clays, Art Gallery, Shopping, Sports, Recreation, Dining, Virtual Classes, Meetings, And More!

Aug. 1 – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Men’s Breakfast 8:00 a.m.^*
Aug. 1 – Foxborough Skate Park Is Open.**
Aug. 1 – Foxborough Community Garden Offerings 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.^*
Aug. 1 – A Virtual Country Music Festival & Fund-Raiser from #SixStringFoxborough.
Aug. 1 – All Foxborough Recreation Department Playgrounds are open. Maintain Social Distance as required by the State and adhere to trash rules implemented by the Town Of Foxborough.
Aug. 1 – HockomockYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes today.
Aug. 1 – #Food4Vets by Massachusetts Military Support Foundation at Supply Chains Solutions/Foxboro’ Terminals, 208 North Street, Foxborough, MA 02035 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pre-register via https://clearpathnewengland.formstack.com/.
Aug. 1 – Skeet and Trap and Sporting Clays at ISC 1:00 p.m.**
Aug. 1 – Art Gallery at Patriot Place 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
Aug. 1 – #SouthStreetSix at The Summer Stage at Patriot Place 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.* *
Aug. 1 – No new Boyden Library’s BedTime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
Aug. 1 – Troop 314 Foxborough Outdoor Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m.*
Aug. 1 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
Aug. 1 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? & best chili polls.***
Aug. 1 – Covid-19 Daily Download.*
Aug. 1 – Plan to do some shopping downtown and grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant or get a meal to go: http://business.02035.org/food_dining_grocery.htm.

* Check with venues before proceeding.

Helping Hands

All Year – Foxborough Discretionary Fund (35 Neponset Avenue/P.O. Box 636) is collecting non-perishables for folks in Foxborough. Monetary donations are welcome; food donations are being accepted on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Now – Food Drive & Donation Bins at @HockomockYMCA 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Now – Food Drive & Donation Bins at @HockomockYMCA (67 Mechanic Street, Foxborough MA 02035) 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Now – Fifth Annual Fill The Foxborough Pet Pantry is accepting donations of pet food, kitty litter, and pet supplies. Pet food accepted is dry pet food in unopened bags weighing 10 pounds or less and canned food.
Now – Volunteers wanted to help pack food boxes for Massachusetts Military Support Foundation in four-hour shifts from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Supply Chains Solutions/Foxboro’ Terminals, 208 North Street, Foxborough, MA 02035. *

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Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

Aug. 1 – Today is National Raspberry Cream Pie Day.
Aug. 1 – #RedSox at Yankees 7:07 p.m.
Aug. 1 – ?#Foxborough_MA Taxes Due.
Aug. 1 – London Bridge opened to traffic on August 1, 1831.^*
Aug. 1 – On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished through out the British Empire.^*
Aug. 1 – The first Emigrant Landing Depot (a.k.a. Castle Garden) opened on August 1, 1855.^{* | *}
Aug. 1 – On August 1, 1793, France became the first country to use the metric system.^*
Aug. 1 – The first U.S. census, which began on August 1, 1790, recorded a population of 3,939,214.^*
Aug. 1 – San Francisco cable car’s trial run up Knob Hill Clay Street between Kearny and Jones occurred on August 1, 1873.^*
Aug. 1 – Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps was established on August 1, 1907.^*
Aug. 1 – On August 1, 2016, Kevin Faulk (#Feezy_K) was inducted into the Patriots Hall Of Fame in Foxborough. Explore and learn more about the borough at www.02035.org.
Ongoing – On-line Fun Stuff*
Ongoing – Open or Closed?
Jul. – Submit Comments to the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board *
Aug. 1 – 31 – #Foxborough_MA Compost Site is Open For The Season.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – Find Dining Deals at #DaviosFox, #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Moes_HQ, #ChickieFlynns, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #AsianGingerMA, #JakeNJOES, #Moes_HQ, #Skipjacks, #SushiMadness, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #DaviosFox, & more in Foxborough today.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – Register for classes at Orpheum, Hunakai Studio, Elite Sports, Skating Academy, Personal Best Karate, CrossfitTorque, Answer Is Fitness, Cheer Factor, Classical Ballet Academy, Elite Dance Studio, The Pilates Place, Vortex Yoga, FireflyYogaMA, Pure Barre, Mindful Arts, RBI Academy, Extreme Challenge, Sports Center, Foxborough Recreation Department, WOW!, Gold’s Gym, Ace Archers, and more!^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is Family Fun Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is International Peace Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is MedicAlert Awareness Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is National Immunization Awareness Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is National Peach Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is National Water Quality Month.^*
Aug. 1 – 31 – August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month.^*

Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – Looking for a place to cool off in Foxborough? Visit Residents.^*
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – Information About Hunting Season in Massachusetts.^*
Apr. 6 – Nov. – Foxborough Compost Site is OPEN Mondays-Saturdays (except holidays) 7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Ongoing – Foxborough Fundraisers*
Jan. 15 – May 1 – Open Burn season in Massachusetts ends 5/1/2020.^*
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – Find #FoodInFoxborough Dining Deals at #DaviosFox, Conrad’s #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Moes_HQ, #ChickieFlynns, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #AsianGingerMA, #JakeNJOES, #SamsPlace, #Moes_HQ, #Skipjacks, #SushiMadness, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #DaviosFox, & more in Foxborough today.^*
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – Register for classes at Orpheum, Hunakai Studio, Elite Sports, Skating Academy, Personal Best Karate, CrossfitTorque, Answer Is Fitness, Cheer Factor, Classical Ballet Academy, Elite Dance Studio, The Pilates Place, Vortex Yoga, FireflyYogaMA, Pure Barre, Mindful Arts, RBI Academy, Extreme Challenge, Sports Center, Foxborough Recreation Department, WOW!, Gold’s Gym, Ace Archers, and more!^*
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://blog.02035.org/residents
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31 – If you’re looking for a place to walk or play, try one of these places: Fields, water bodies, and more.