May 17 Around Foxborough | Virtual Worship Services, Virtual Classes, Mother Goose On The Loose, Fun Stuff, A.A., Shopping, Dining, Recreation, And More!

May 17 – CoViD-19 Testing By Appointment at Gillette Stadium P10 Entrance 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
May 17 – HockomockYMCA Virtual Fitness Classes
May 17 – Foxborough Town Manager Daily Covid-19 Update ~10:00 a.m.*
May 17 – Mother Goose on the Loose with Mrs. Rossetti 11:00 a.m.*
May 17 – ?Daily On-Line Bingo with Foxborough Senior Center Director 1:30 p.m.
May 17 – Boyden Library’s Bedtime Story with Miss Kacee 6:30 p.m.*
May 17 – Sunday A.A. Group 7:00 p.m.*
May 17 – Foxborough Houses Of Worship Virtual Worship Services & Meetings**
May 17 – ShopFoxborough’s Who has the best pizza? & best sub? polls.***
May 17 – Covid-19 Daily Download.**

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Helping Hands

All Year – Foxborough Discretionary Fund (35 Neponset Avenue/P.O. Box 636) is collecting non-perishables for folks in Foxborough.
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 – Jaycees Sand For Seniors Program. You can sign up through the Jaycees or the Foxborough Senior Center.

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Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

May 17 – Today is National Cherry Cobbler Day.
May 17 – Same-gender marriage became legal in Massachusetts on May 17, 2004.^*
May 17 – United States Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, 1954.^*
May 17 – On May 17, 1970, Thor Heyerdahl began his journey across the Atlantic on Ra II, a reed raft.^*
May 17 – On May 17, 1756, Britain declared war on France.^*
May 17 – John Hawkins and Richard French patented a Reaping Machine on May 17, 1803.^*
May 17 – Twenty-four merchants formed New York Stock Exchange outside 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood tree on May 17, 1792.^*
May 17 – Antoine Joseph Sax patented the Saxophone on May 17, 1846.^*
May 17 – On May 17, 1845, rubber band was patented in London by Stephen Perry.^*
May 17 – First Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875.^*
May 17 – Bohemian Club was incorporated on May 17, 1872, in San Francisco, CA.^*
May 17 – Alaska became a U.S. territory on May 17, 1884.^*
May 17 – Buffalo Bill Cody’s wild west show premiered on May 17, 1883, in Omaha, Nebraska.^*
May 17 – Siege of Mafeking ended on May 17, 1900.^*
May 17 – National Baptist Convention was chartered on May 17, 1915.^*
May – Submit Comments to the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board *
May – U.S. Census Information.*
May 6 – 10 – Day-time Roadwork on #Route495_Foxborough 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*

May 1 – May 31 – May is Older Americans Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Building Safety Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Foster Care Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
May 1 – May 31 – May is Jewish American Heritage Month.
May 1 – May 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*
Sept. 23 – Spring 2020 – The Mirimichi Bridge Replacement Project beginning September 23, 2019, detour route includes Mirimichi Street, Spruce Street, West Street, South Street, Cedar Street, and Route 106 in Foxborough. Work Hours are Mon.-Fri. 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm. (weather permitting).^**
Jan. 15 – May 1 – Open Burn season in Massachusetts ends 5/1/2020.^*

May 1 – May 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.^*
May 1 – May 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!^*
May 1 – May 31 – Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
May 1 – May 31 – If you’re looking for a place to walk or play, try one of these places: Fields, water bodies, and more.
Ongoing:
- Weather & Storm Information
- Ongoing – Get your Foxborough Fire & Rescue’s “First Line Of Defense” gear through FoxboroughFirefighters.org.^*
- Ongoing – Register for classes at CrossFit Torque, Hunakai Studio, Elite Dance Center , Foxboro’ Classical Ballet , MA Boot Camp , The Extreme Challenge , Ace Archers , Answer Is Fitness , Hockomock YMCA , Personal Best Karate , Foxborough Judo , Brigham & Women’s , Independent Sportsmens Club , Bay Colony Academy , RBI Academy , Mass Premier Courts , Foxborough Sports Center , The Reiki Room , Edge Performance Strength , The Healing Moon Wellness Center , FireflyYogaMA , Foxborough Recreation Department , & more today.*
- Ongoing – Red Cross Blood Drives – Healthy Blood Donors Wanted.^{* *}
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