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Watertown Firefighters Raising Money to Support Breast Cancer Patients

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Through the month of October, the Watertown Fire Department will add a touch of pink to their blue uniforms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and you can get one of their T-shirts, too, and support patients undergoing treatment for the disease. Firefighter Bob Power is organizing the effort this year, and has seen what going through treatment for breast cancer can be like. “My wife was diagnosed two-and-a-half years ago,” Power said. “She has been cancer free for about two years.” The money raised by the WFD is given to those undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

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Watertown Family Joins Walk to Promote Acceptance, Inclusion for Downs Community

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On Sunday, October 9, in the midst of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the Flanagan family of Watertown will join over 3,500 family members, friends and people with Down syndrome at Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield to celebrate, promote acceptance and inclusion, and look to a bright future for the Down syndrome community in Massachusetts and beyond, the MDSC announced. This year, the Buddy Walk & Family Festival celebrates its 20th year. It has grown from a gathering of a handful of families to what is now the largest gathering of people with Down syndrome and their loved ones in New England and among the largest in the nation. Helping us celebrate this occasion, the MDSC welcomes special guest John Tucker (aka “JT”) from the emmy-winning series Born This Way. JT will meet and greet fans and sign photos before the walk and will kick off a dance “after party” following the walk around beautiful Lake Quannapowitt.

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Enter the Watertown Halloween Decoration Contest!

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Decorate the exterior of your home for Halloween and get the chance to win a $250 American Express Gift Card and a $250 Donation to your local charity of choice. The contest is sponsored by Watertown real estate agent Bob Airasian. • Deadline for entry is October 25, 2016. • To enter: email your name, address and phone number to bob@bobairasian.com

• The contest is limited to first 20 entries. • The deadline for completed decorations is 5 p.m. on October 25, 2016.

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Walk for Food Allergy Begins and Ends at Arsenal Park in Watertown

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Boston FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) is pleased to announce this year’s annual walk will feature a wooden 20 foot by 8 foot wall of pumpkins that walk participants will help paint teal. The walk begins at 1 p.m. starting at Arsenal Park with activities for all ages and will end at 4 p.m. The giant wall of pumpkins will also be located at the center of Arsenal Park and walkers are encouraged to begin painting it teal as soon as the walk begins. FARE has walks all over the county, but Boston is the only walk featuring this teal wall of pumpkins and one of the largest expected attendances between 500-700 walkers. The Teal Pumpkin Project is dedicated to allowing all children to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween by displaying a teal pumpkin to signal there is an alternative to candy or this is a safe house for children with allergies. WHAT: Boston FARE Walk for Food Allergy

WHERE: Arsenal Park (behind the Arsenal Mall), 485 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

WHEN: Sunday, October 2, 2016

TIME: 1-4 p.m.

“At a time when there is so much talk about food allergies because of the soaring prices of life-saving EpiPens, we want the families, physicians, companies and friends of those with food allergies to celebrate this strong community and to help raise money for research,” said Sue Lein Chair of the Boston FARE Walk.

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20th Annual Healing Garden Music Fest Benefits Mount Auburn Hospital

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Mount Auburn Hospital, along with Terry Eagan and Patio Records, are pleased to be presenting the 20th Annual Healing Garden Music Fest on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, the hospital announced. The concert will feature country, folk, and traditional music performances by Rick Fines, Barbara Kessler, Garnet Rogers, Suzie Vinnick, and featured guests Richard Gates, Matt Leavenworth, Dave Mattacks, and Scott Neubert. 100 percent of the concert’s proceeds will go towards funding a future healing garden at Mount Auburn Hospital. Terry Eagan, a longtime Waltham resident and friend of Mount Auburn Hospital, began these festivals 19 years ago to raise funds to fulfill his wife Mary Eagan’s dream of having a healing garden built for patients suffering from cancer.

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Fundraiser for Cops for Kids with Cancer at Chateau in Waltham

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On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham will host a fundraiser for a charity that provides money to help the families of children with cancer – Cops for Kids with Cancer. On Thursday Sept. 29, 2016 bring the fundraiser ticket and enjoy lunch, dinner or order take-out from the Chateau Restaurant of Waltham. Click here to find the ticket.

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Fundraiser for Sober Living Scholarship for Women Features a Psychic Medium

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Maria Halvorsen, popular psychic medium,will headline an event at The Arlington Sons of Italy, on Friday, Oct. 7 from 7­-10:30 p.m. to bring messages of love, hope and faith and to raise funds for a scholarship to help women who lack the resources to enter sober housing following treatment for substance use disorder. Guests will also hear Maryann Frangules, director of MOAR (Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery) speak about the challenges those seeking addiction treatment face in Massachusetts. The night will also include music, performance art and an Italian buffet. The event is organized by Magnolia New Beginnings, a non-­profit that assists families dealing with Substance Use Disorder.

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Fifth Annual Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Walk on Saturday

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On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) is hosting its fifth Annual Walk of Life. This fundraiser benefits ABMDR, an international non-profit organization that helps recruit bone marrow donors to match with patients suffering from life-threatening blood-related diseases. Due to their unique genetic makeup, people of Armenian descent worldwide have a higher percentage of finding a potential donor through the ABMDR.

The walk begins at 11 a.m. at the Armenian Cultural and Education Center (ACEC) at 47 Nichols Ave. and will end 2.2 miles later at the Faire on the Square at Saltonstall Park.