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Things to Know: Cash Mob on June 7th, Beebe Booksale

A few news tidbits worth knowing today including: community, arts, schools, and business. There's something for everyone!

Here are a few things worth knowing today, Friday, June 1, 2012:

Weather: Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 

Community: The Friends of the  will be holding its tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church (8 Lafayette St.) in Wakefield. Donations of books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books are wanted. There's also a special preview night for members of the Friends organization, from 6-9 p.m.

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Arts: Join the Wakefield Rotary Club for a fundraiser to benefit local projects, featuring the music of Jim Plunkett and Left Hand Blue Thursday, June 14th  at 7 p.m. at the Wakefield Center for Performing Arts. Join the Wakefield Rotary Club for a fundraiser to benefit local projects. All proceeds benefit charitable causes. Tickets are $20 in advance at: , , , or $25 at the door.

Schools: Attention parents - Galvin Middle School is looking for volunteers  for the 8th grade field day at the Common from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday June 12th. Please contact Kim Smith at 781-245-7853 orks05@comcast.net if you would like to help. 

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Business: There's a Cash Mob brewing in Wakefield for Thursday, June 7th. A takeoff of a Flash Mob, Cash Mobbers join together on a chosen day and each spend $10-$20 to provide a quick financial and morale boost to one locally-owned business. The business location will be announced via Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/CM_Wakefield), this event page, and the Visit Wakefield, MA page (https://www.facebook.com/VisitWakefieldMA). You can find more details on the organizaton's Facebook Page


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