Under cloudy skies, cold winds and some drizzle South Attleboro Girls Recreational Association started their softball season with a parade, opening ceremonies and inter team play. The enthusiasm of the crowd and the kids brought the "sunshine pride" to the occasion.

Some of the mothers looked like they knew their way around third base and might still turn a double play. All the coaches were confident that this was their year. Opening day for SAGRA is a decade's long honored tradition. If you have not yet attended a game, the time to start is now. Bring the grand parents and the kids. Play ball!

Lindsey LaRose and Ayla Brown
at opening ceremonies

The first hint of spring at Hill- Roberts is Daffodils Days. Each year the faculty and staff and friends of Hill-Roberts purchase bunches of flowers for family and friends to support the American Cancer Foundation. Hill-Roberts is the premiere fund raiser in the school district. Each year, student volunteers distribute the daffodils. That is a tradition to make us proud of our neighborhood school.

Hill-Roberts students collect bears.

The bears are sorted into waterproof bags and stored on board police cars and emergency vehicles. The bears are given to small children when they are being helped in an emergency. The new soft friends give the children something to hold on to in a stressful situation. Police Officer Robert Miller was excellent with the students and answered all their safety questions. This is a good deed project where good feelings are their own reward. That is a good lesson to learn. Thank you.