Category Archives: MCPE – Medfield Coalition for Public Education

Free Suicide Prevention Training by MCSP

From Kathy McDonald, Executive Director of Medfield Outreach –

Recognize the warning signs of suicide
Know how to offer hope to loved ones
Know how to get help and save lives
During this training Registration Required you will learn to:
scan here to sign-up
This training is brought to you by the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention
(MCSP) with support from Medfield Outreach. MCSP is supported in part by the
Medfield Foundation.
QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer
Suicide Prevention Training
free & open to all 18+ Medfield residents
Join the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention for a
May 3rd at 7:00pm
in-person @ The Center in Medfield
One Ice House Road
Did you know that as a Medfield resident, you are eligible for
services through the William James INTERFACE Referral Service?
INTERFACE maintains a mental health and wellness referral help line
Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm, at 888-244-6843 (toll free).
This is a free confidential referral service for individuals across the lifespan who are residents of
Medfield. Callers are matched from our extensive data base of licensed mental health providers.
Each referral meets the location, insurance, availability, and specialty needs of the caller.
Interface is funded by the Medfield Public Schools, Medfield Outreach and the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention.

MCPE’s OneMedfieldOnward

From Clair Meehan for MCPE –

MCPE”s #π™Šπ™£π™šπ™ˆπ™šπ™™π™›π™žπ™šπ™‘π™™π™Šπ™£π™¬π™–π™§π™™ campaign starts TODAY!

All year, you have asked how YOU CAN HELP get our kids back into the classroom as safely as possible, and Monday is the time to come together and make it happen!!

Today we officially launch a 5 day fundraising initiative to help cover needs that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as air filters, disinfecting spray and wipes. Keeping our kids, teachers, staff and administrators safe is critical, but it’s not free. Join us next week by making a donation and encouraging your friends and neighbors to do the same!

To learn more, or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit the MCPE website.

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From Liz Whitcher for the Medfield Coalition for Public Education –

π™Όπšžπš›πšπšŽπš›, π™Όπš’πšœπšπšŽπš›πš’, π™Έπš—πšπš›πš’πšπšžπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš‚πšŒπšŠπš—πšπšŠπš•:
πšƒπš‘πšŽ π™³πšŠπš›πš” πš‚πš’πšπšŽ 𝚘𝚏 π™ΌπšŽπšπšπš’πšŽπš•πš

Yes, even Medfield has some scandalous history! Tickets include your choice of 3 entrees from Basil and access to a live virtual history talk with Richard DeSorgher! 
Optional add-ons include our signature cocktail-the Dark and Stormy and 2 of Richard’s books on the history of Medfield! #OneMedfield 

For more information and to sign up: https://www.medfieldcoalition.org/medfield-history-night

MCPE looking for volunteers

From Clair Meehan –

Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) is looking for new board members, men and women from the Medfield community with various skill sets and interests who want to have a voice in the improvements that reach our classrooms!

Board members do not need to have kids currently in the school systemβ€”just a desire to support and enrich the Medfield Schools.Β Β Β 

This year, MCPE has specific needs for applicants with skills that would be an asset to our grant review team, graphic & web design, PR & publicity, and corporate partner fundraising. All skill sets are welcome, and we strive to have a board with diverse backgrounds.

Applications are due March 8, 2021.Β For more information, or to apply, please visit https://www.medfieldcoalition.org/

MCPE Trivia Night 1/30

From Clair Meehan –

MCPE is excited to host its annual Trivia Night virtually! Join a team of 4-8 people on January 30 at 8 pm for a full pub trivia experience…without having to leave your couch! To sign up and learn more about how this virtual event will run, click here.Β 

Thank you to West Street Veterinary Clinic for sponsoring this event!

3 MCPE activities

From Clair Meehan –

MCPE Launches One Medfield Fundraisers

With the school year underway, Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) is hosting a series of activities to bring the community together as One Medfield–all in support of our K-12 public schools.

In the month of October, community members can show their town spirit by signing up to have a special logo painted on their driveways. Between October 5 and November 15, let’s continue to be active.

Join the Medfield Movement Challenge and walk, run, bike, rollerblade, swim or skip your way to 20.52 miles (a play on the best zip code in the world, 02052!). Sign up to receive a weekly motivational email, a log to track your progress, and a t-shirt upon completion.

Then, on November 19 at 8:00pm, MCPE launches its β€œMedfield Night In” series with a virtual flower arranging class in conjunction with Alice’s Table. All you need are scissors and water. Fall flowers and a decorative container will be delivered to your door, anywhere in the USA, the day before the class. Sign up now for one of the few remaining spots!

MCPE thanks their generous sponsors of these events, Will’s Hardware and Medfield Orthodontics.

Stay tuned for more ways to keep connected to your community while raising money for a good cause. 

Light up Medfield – Suicide Awareness Month

Andreea Cazacu, M.D., a local pediatrician and the stalwart leader of the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention’s campaign to illuminate the town in purple and other colored lights in recognition of September being Suicide Awareness Month, reports the following successes to date:

As you might have noticed the many of the local stores and businesses are adorned with the colored lights. Please let your friends and family know to look for it:

Noon Hill Grill has a new purple sign at the entrance in the parking lot and purple lights inside

Park Street Books has green lights

Go Fresh has a string of Purple lights

Larkins has changed their sign and is teal with purple

Nosh and Grog has purple lights

Starbucks has 2 jars with purple lights by their cash register by the main door

Absi Jewelers store has 2 jars with purple lights

Salon one has jars with purple lights as well

Brothers store has purple lights at the street

Avenue has white and purple lights hanging over their tables

Be Charmed has a purple light shining on their sign

Medfield TV has purple lights inside

A house on Main street has purple lights on their column

A house on North has purple lights in the windows upstairs

MCSP is sponsoring walk & book discussions

The Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention is:

  • holding a walk on Sunday May 3 from 1-3:00 PM at the Medfield High School track to raise awareness about suicide; and
  • holding discussion groups in the weeks prior to that walk about the book What Made Maddy Run.

MCSP stop suicide installation at Straw Hat Park

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The Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP)’s stop suicide installation, Yarn4hope, is now life at Straw Hat Park.

For more information go toΒ www.MedfieldCSP.org

Movie about HOPE

Suicide The Ripple Effect

Tickets are available at the door (anyone with an inability to pay is welcome)!

This is a film about HOPE.

It is appropriate for high schoolers with a parent/guardian.