Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 5, 2024 Mystic Valley Holiday Merriness Charter School Teams with MVES for Holiday Party M ystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) hosted some special guests recently at 630 Salem St. in Malden. Students from Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) visited the building with a mission: To spread holiday cheer. 630 Salem St., part of Malden Housing Authority, is home to older adults and people with disabilities. The building has collaborated with MVRCS for about a decade, but due to COVID-19, the holiday party was on hiatus. Everyone was excited for the celebration to return in 2023! Students and staff arrived in the afternoon to set up the Common Room and make sure everything was looking festive. The evening got underway with an elaborate holiday meal presented by the school. The MVRCS Band, guided by Mr. Robert Taylor, led a program of holiday songs complete with the sounds Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Director Alexander Dan (far right) and Terri Fitzgerald of Mystic Valley Elder Services (third from right) with some of the MVRCS students and staff who helped at the holiday party at 630 Salem St. in Malden. of real jingle bells. The school Chorus lent their vocal talents, inspiring everyone to sing along. The school also held lottery-style giveaways, offering numerous scratch tickets, gift cards and fl ower bouquets as prizes. Alexander Dan, MVRCS Director, stepped in as emcee for the drawings. Students helped with the drawings and prize selection, and even provided live translation for Chinese-speaking residents. ‘Martin Luther King Jr.: A Life in American History’ A presentation and community discussion with Salem State Professor and author Jamie Wilson on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 7-8 p.m. at the Malden Public Library J amie Wilson is a Professor of History at Salem State University; he teaches courses in Black History, History of Race and Ethnicity, Race and Ethnicity Studies, and United States History. He is also the author and editor of a half dozen books, including a recently published biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., titled “Martin Luther King Jr.: A Life in American History.” For the 2023-2024 academic year, Wilson is the lead historian with the National Council for History Education to help create a professional development program for teachers in the School District of Osceola County and Brevard Public Schools in Florida that centers around the theme The Power of Music During the Civil Rights Movement. He lives in Malden with his wife, Staci, and two challenging, but lovely daughters. Residents of 630 Salem St. in Malden had a blast celebrating at the holiday party presented by Mystic Valley Regional Charter School. Residents had a wonderful time at the event and it put everyone in a joyous mood for the holidays. MVES would like to thank the school and Malden Housing Authority for making the event so special. It is truly a beloved tradition at 630 Salem St. For more about MVES, please call 781-324-7705 or visit www. mves.org. For more about MVRCS, please visit www.mvrcs. com. Job Program geared towards people 50 and older continues at the Malden Public Library T he Malden Public Library continues to off er an online job support program for people 50 years old and older. The 50+ Job Seekers Program is a free service, and people 50 years or older are welcome to join any or all of the sessions, which are held on Zoom. Anyone interested who doesn’t have a computer or isn’t familiar with Zoom is welcome to come to the library and borrow a Chromebook during the sessions. Library staff will make sure anyone interested in participating can do so. The morning sessions are from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and meet on the fi rst and third Wednesdays. Here are the session dates and topics: January 17 – Tell Me A Little About Yourself February 7 – LinkedIn (Part #1) February 21 – LinkedIn (Part #2) March 6 – Resumes (Part #1) March 20 – Resumes (Part #2) April 3 – Cover Letters & Using AI in the Job Search April 17 – Networking May 1 – Interview Strategies May 15 – Interview Practice June 5 – Thinking Outside the Box June 12 – Marketing Plan The Library is excited to continue off ering this program and encourages anyone interested to attend. Call the Malden Public Library with questions at 781-3240218; ask for Marita. 50+ Job seekers
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