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Pooch Parade & Festival, June 11. The Pooch Parade & Festival’s mission is to raise funds for various canine charities local to Massachusetts. We expect to host 300+ people and their furry friends, providing a range of entertainment including must-see demonstrations, fun contests for dogs to enter, a wide range of exhibitors to visit, and finishing off with a “paw-some” parade around Weston Town Green. You and your pooch are invited to join in the fun! Saturday, June 11th from 10 am – 2 pm, rain or shine. For more details, click here.

An important message from WayCAM about funding. WayCAM is committed to the needs of our community. That is why we are taking a new step in how we access information online.

The mission of WayCAM is to provide a non-profit, electronic forum for the free exchange of information and ideas which reflect the talents, skills, interests, concerns, and diversity of the Wayland Community. Whether you are watching your child play sports after the game or watching a live school committee meeting or church service on your computer, WayCAM delivers transparency and connection here in our town.

WayCAM’s primary source of funding is cable subscriptions, which are declining. Our organization is facing severe funding shortages and has seen a decline of approximately 1000 cable subscribers significantly impacting the operations of the cable studio. During the same time that cable subscriptions are decreasing, there has been an increase demand for online streaming services. Which includes the live channel streaming and On-Demand programming on our website. We are actively taking a new step to achieve the same service despite constant decreases in revenue over the past several years.

For many years, WayCAM has proudly provided online streaming services as On-Demand access to content to our community free of charge. WayCAM is honored to be a consistent pillar in the Community which was highlighted during the height of the Covid Pandemic when everything else seemed to shut down. WayCAM remained a constant, finding many ways to connect us all and share important programming to our community.

Effective this fall, please support WayCAM by welcoming our new roll out of our redesigned memberships. Each membership is modest in cost and designed for the individual viewer’s needs. We appreciate your partnership.

Call for Walkers: Register for the 34th Annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk by Hyundai. Walkers are welcome back on the Boston Marathon® course on Sunday, October 2, to support patient care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Registration is now open for the 2022 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Scheduled for Sunday, October 2, funds raised from the Walk support all forms of adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at one of the nation’s premier cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The Jimmy Fund Walk is the only organized walk permitted on the famed Boston Marathon course and participants have the flexibility to choose from four distance options:

If walkers wish to participate a bit closer to home, the Jimmy Fund Walk has flexible opportunities. Participants can also join the event virtually by “walking their way” from wherever they are most comfortable—in their neighborhood, on a favorite hiking trail, or on a treadmill at home. Virtual programming and supporting materials will be available.

To register for the Jimmy Fund Walk (#JimmyFundWalk) or to support a walker, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org or call (866) 531-9255. Registrants can enter the promo code NEWS for $5 off the registration fee. All registered walkers will receive a bib, medal, and a Jimmy Fund Walk T-shirt. Complete details online here.

The Wayland Community Fund (WCF) provides short-term emergency financial assistance to Wayland residents who have lived in Wayland for at least one year. WCF provides funding for basic needs such as utilities, rent, food, medical bills, and other living expenses. Please call us if you need help with your bills, 508-358-3624 or go to the town website for an application.

The latest from the Wayland Library (full newsletter online here).

Note: Most events require registration. Please visit the Wayland Library calendar for registration links.

For Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers (registration required, zoom access available):

Calling all WHS Alumni! The annual Alumni Award nominations for WHS Faculty or Staff are open. Please vote for one who had the greatest impact on you during and/or after WHS. The winner gets the award, their name on the plaque in the main office – and $1,000 to use for professional development! So please take 30 seconds to complete this form, it’s quick and easy. The WHS PTO thanks you! Nomination form is online here

Wayland Honors Our Fallen Heroes with 2022 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony of Remembrance, May 30. This year, Wayland’s Memorial Day Parade returns, followed by a Ceremony of Remembrance at Wayland’s Lakeview Cemetery. The Wayland Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony of Remembrance – hosted by the Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee – will be held on Monday, May 30. The parade will step off from the Wayland Middle School at 11am and proceed along Main Street (Route 27 South) to Commonwealth Road (Route 30 West) and end at Wayland’s Lakeview Cemetery in Cochituate. This year’s Grand Marshall is retiring DPW employee and US Marine veteran, Jack Barry.

Wayland’s Ceremony of Remembrance will follow at the conclusion of the parade in Lakeview Cemetery (80 Commonwealth Road (Route 30) at approximately 11:30am. The ceremony will honor those who have died in service to our nation. Richard P. Turner, USN RET, Purple Heart recipient and Chair of the Public Ceremonies Committee will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The keynote address will be given by COL Troy N. Morton, Commander, USARIEM, followed by a special dedication in commemoration of American Legion Post 133’s 100th anniversary. This year’s patriotic music program will be performed by the Wayland High School and Middle School bands, and Wayland’s own Victoria Gitten. The Ceremony of Remembrance will conclude with the playing of Echo Taps, a Rifle Salute and Benediction.

In the event of rain, the parade will be canceled and the Memorial Day Ceremony of Remembrance will be held indoors, at 11am in the Wayland Middle School Gymnasium. We welcome all who can attend and thank participants for complying with COVID-19 CDC guidance for health and safety. We also invite those unable to attend in person to view the live recording of the Ceremony of Remembrance on WayCAM.

Bird Walk at Greenways, June 1, Join Brian Harris, Town of Wayland Land Manager, and Laura Mattei, SVT Director of Stewardship, for a pleasant stroll through the fields and woods of the Greenways Conservation Land when birds are most active. Greenways is located on the Sudbury River and is part of a nationally-designated Wild & Scenic River. Wednesday, June 1, 7:00 am – 9:00 am. Free, space is limited. Registration required at www.svtweb.org/calendar

Senior Profiles: A Monthly Series of Life Stories, Everyone has a story. Get to know the life stories of some of Wayland’s older residents through the Council on Aging’s monthly Senior Profile series. Our first group of profiles includes someone who’s lived in her Wayland home for 83 years, someone who lived under Communist rule and left to find freedom, and someone who was delivered by her ten-year-old sister. Watch for a new profile each month on the COA website.

Celebrating Seniors: Senior Profiles. Get to know some Wayland seniors through our Celebrating Seniors Profile Series. Everybody has a story. In our Celebrating Seniors Profile Series, we share the life stories of some Wayland seniors: The winding paths that brought them to Wayland and to their current age and stage, as well as their thoughts on aging. The stories are fascinating, surprising, and inspiring. Check back regularly for more, we will add a new profile every month. Brought to you by the Wayland Council on Aging, in recognition of Older Americans Month.

PlayTogether Go 2022: Free Community Event for Metrowest Families, featuring Digital “Musical Treasure Hunt” and Performance, In January Wayland School of Music/PTG commissioned six local professional composers from under-represented groups to write new music for student ensembles. The young musicians will now give the world premiere of this music written especially for them, with the six composers present to hear them. The students also invented game characters, creating digital “playing cards”’ combining their artwork with recorded music snippets. These will feature in a community-wide outdoor “musical treasure hunt” inspired by the Game Pokemon Go, before the performance. Game and performance are free, family-friendly and open to all. Complete details online here

Upcoming Events from the W Gallery, Among upcoming events at the W Gallery are the May Art Exhibit, MXLR Open Mic, Wayland Music Festival, Stacey Peasley Band, PlayTogether Go, Trio Now Jazz Concert, iPhone Photography 101, Oil Painting Workshop, Oil Painting Workshop, Wire Wrapped Ring Workshop, Introduction to Mosaicking, The Splinters, Needle Chair Pad Workshop. Complete details online here

Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast, Monday, May 30, Boy Scouts Troop 1 Cochituate 10th Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast, Monday, May 30, 2022, 7:30-10:30am at Good Shepherd Parish/St. Zepherin’s Catholic Church Hall, 99 Main St., Wayland. Come support Troop 1 with an unlimited breakfast! Includes hot coffee/tea, hot chocolate, juice, and sausages. $7 per person/$25 per family. Cash or check (make checks payable to Troop 1 Cochituate). Flyer online here

First Parish in Wayland Yard Sale, June 4. Please join First Parish in Wayland for a fun and kid-friendly yard sale on June 4, 9:30am-1pm. The church is located at 225 Boston Post Rd., at the intersections of Routes 20, 27, and 126. You’ll find antiques, books, costume jewelry, plants and other useful or fascinating items. You can purchase coffee and treats to enjoy while you shop. While the sale will be mostly outdoors, masks will be required to enter the antiques and books departments, which will be in a well-ventilated space indoors. This will be a CASH-ONLY sale.

Parking: Except for handicap parking spots, parking is NOT available in the church parking lot. Please park in the Trinitarian Congregation Church across the street. A police officer will help shoppers cross the street to the Sale.

For more information, visit uuwayland.org.

Wayland Cultural Council is seeking your input. The Community Input Survey will offer vital information about how community members wish state-allocated funds to be used. Find the brief survey at http://bit.ly/WaylandCulture2022 or on the Town of Wayland website. If you’d like to know more about the Wayland Cultural Council or wish to communicate directly, you can email wccmembers@wayland.ma.us or find us on Facebook, Instragram and Twitter at @WaylandCulturalCouncil. The Wayland Cultural Council is a town committee appointed by the Select Board and works with the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We’re seeking new members. Let us know if you could be interested.