Aug. 9 – Foxborough Skate Park Is Open.**
Aug. 9 – Bethany Church Outdoor Worship 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 9 – Foxborough Community Garden Offerings 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.^*
Aug. 9 – St. Mark’s Virtual Worship Service 10:00 a.m.*
Aug. 9 – @UUFoxborough Virtual Chat 10:00 a.m.*
Aug. 9 – 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. 9 – HockomockYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes today.
Aug. 9 – VFW Post 2626 Members Meeting 11:00 a.m.*
Aug. 9 – No new Mother Goose On The Loose with Mrs. Rossetti 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – No new Tuesday Story With Miss Kacee 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – Intro. To Handgun Training at ISC 11:30 a.m.*
Aug. 9 – Art Gallery at Patriot Place 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – 5-Stand, Skeet and Trap, and Sporting Clays at ISC 1:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – Intro. To Handgun Training at ISC 2:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – Be Kind Rewind at The Summer Stage at Patriot Place 2:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m.**
Aug. 9 – SIMDACA MOOV AFROMIX Dance Praise Virtual Workshop by Chefiatou Tokou (@ChefiatouFalana) 4:00 p.m. *
Aug. 9 – Ignite at Union Church 5:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – No new Boyden Library’s BedTime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – Sunday A.A. Group 7:00 p.m.*
Aug. 9 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
Aug. 9 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? & best chili polls.***
Aug. 9 – Covid-19 Daily Download.*

* 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

Today

Aug. 9 – Today is National Rice Pudding Day.^*
Aug. 9 – #NHLBruins at Capitols 12:00 p.m.
Aug. 9 – #RedSox vs. blue Jays 1:35 p.m.
Aug. 9 – #Celtics vs. Magic 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1979, English seaside resort of Brighton gets the first British nude beach.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency and Vice President Gerald Ford became thirty-eighth president.^*
Aug. 9 – Le Roy (Satchel) Paige was inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame on August 9, 1971.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1945, U.S. dropped the second atomic bomb (“Fat Man”) on Nagasaki, Japan.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1910, Alva Fisher patented an electric washing machine.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1902, Edward VII of England was crowned at Westminster Abbey.^*
Aug. 9 – An elevator was patented by Nathan Ames on August 9, 1859.^*
Aug. 9 – Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” was published on August 9, 1854.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1842, U.S. – Canada border was defined by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.^*
Aug. 9 – On August 9, 1944, the creation of Smokey Bear was authorized by the Forest Service.*
Aug. 9 – One Direction become the first musical act to headline at @GilletteStadium three nights in a row with WWA Foxborough #3 on August 9, 2014.
Aug. 9 – One Direction played their final night during their three-night stop on the “Where We Are” Tour at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2014. 5 Seconds of Summer was the opening act. Explore and learn more about the borough at www.02035.org.

This Week

Aug. 9 – ZeroGravity Tournament.*
Aug. 9 – National Health Center Week ends August 15.*

August 2020 & Ongoing

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.