Northampton Neighbors presents: DoozyDo Parade
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 11 am
Northampton Neighbors’ DoozyDo Parade is a joyful, inclusive, unconventional celebration in—and of—the City of Northampton, featuring people of all ages, local organizations, and businesses. Come enjoy local bands and musicians, roller derby devotees, bagpipers, floats and antique cars, and teams of kids, adults and seniors parading in ridiculous regalia.

This festival of silliness will connect us as a community while raising awareness and financial support for Northampton Neighbors, a volunteer-based organization providing free programs and services to help seniors in Northampton, Florence, and Leeds live independent, engaged lives in their homes and communities.

Mark your calendar, and join the parade! Or cheer us along the route!

Be a part of the Forbes Library "Flights of Literature" parade team! We will meet at the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley st at 10 AM on September 17th. Bring your puppets, noisemakers, and big energy. The march will begin at 11 AM.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month

Forbes Library is joining the cause to bring awareness that September as FASD Awareness month, and September 9th as International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day. The goal is to increase awareness and support for people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). Local artist Angela Zammarelli and Jessica Tanner, adoptive parent of children with an FASD, collaborated to create a display about FASD for the lobby of Forbes Library that will be in place for the month of September.

Individuals living with FASDs benefit from structure, support, understanding and most importantly, early diagnosis, early intervention and FASD informed medical and mental health care providers. Recognizing the strengths, talents and gifts that individuals diagnosed with FASD bring to our communities is a great way to celebrate FASD Awareness Month. Human service organizations, health care professionals, educators, and the public are called to action to work together to support the FASD community by increasing awareness, becoming educated, and supporting broader efforts to bring FASD informed services, interventions and supports to those living with this disability. For more information on FASD or alcohol use during pregnancy, visit www.massfas.org, www.fasdunited.org, or www.cdc.gov/fasd. 

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