Aug. 2 Around Foxborough | Andrew Smith, Foxborough Community Garden, Sports, AFROMIX Dance Praise, Ignite, Art Gallery, Worship, Skeet And Trap, Recreation, Shopping, Dining, Classes, And More!

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

Aug. 2 – Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day.^*
Aug. 2 – Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was published on August 2, 1865.^*
Aug. 2 – On August 2, 1858, the first mailboxes were installed on Boston and New York City streets.^*
Aug. 2 – Samuel Briggs and his son received a patent for a nail-making machine on August 2, 1791.^*
Aug. 2 – San Francisco Public Library contained 5,000 volumes when it opened on August 2, 1877.^*
Aug. 2 – Government of India was transferred from British East India Company to British Crown on August 2, 1858.^*
Aug. 2 – On August 2, 1875, the first roller skating rink in the world opened in London.^*
Aug. 2 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s concert at Gillette Stadium on August 2, 2008 was attended by more than 50,000 people. The “Magic” tour concert didn’t begin until 9:20 p.m. due to the weather and ended seventy minutes after Foxborough’s curfew.
Aug. 2 – On August 2, 2003, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the second night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough during their “The Rising Tour”. 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.

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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