THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 9, 2024 Page 3 Rep. Paul Donato Honored with Foster Care Legislator of the Year Award Mid-grade Regular $3.87 3.17 73 64 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com Ballroom and Latin Dance Classes Children’s classes—ages 4 and up Beginner Classes from September to June Competitive training with some of the top teachers of the world. Champions Dance Sport Club … where sport and art come together ... 165 Chelsea Street Everett, MA 02149 State Rep. Paul Donato is shown being presented with the Foster Care Legislator of the Year Award at the Grand Staircase at the State House in Boston on Thursday. B OSTON – On Thursday, State Rep. Paul Donato was honored at the State House with the 2024 Foster Care Legislator of the Year Award as Yesterday. The Foster Care Legislative Caucus honored Rep. Donato with the 2024 Legislator of the Year. This recognition bears profound personal and professional signifi cance for the prominent and popular lawmaker. “In my brief remarks at the Grand Staircase, I spoke about my own experience as a foster child growing up in Mission Hill at the Nazareth Home for Children, and later in Medford, stated Donato. “We've accomplished a lot for the Massachusetts foster care system since I took offi ce, and there's a lot of work left to do. Thank you to my colleagues and friends who honored me with this award.” Upcoming Movie Night at Malden Public Library J oin us for Movie Night on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Malden Public Library. The Library will be showing the 2023 “American Fiction” fi lm, which is based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett. Everett was previously nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Telephone.” The fi lm stars Jeff rey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams and Sterling K. Brown, and it is directed by Cord Jeff erson. Percival Everett’s most recent book, “James,” was just longlisted for the Booker Prize. “A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.” Phone: 781-219-7273 Web site: championsdancesportclub.com E-mail: champions_dance_sport_club@yahoo.com REPRESENTATIVE DONATO DEMOCRAT MALDEN MEDFORD A PROVEN CHAMPION WITH FORWARD THINKING VALUES AND AN UNPARALLELED RECORD OF DEDICATION AND EXPERIENCE FIGHTING FOR YOU! Sponsor: “Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill” Transitions the Commonwealth to Clean Electricity, Heating and Transportation Jeff rey Wright stars in the “American Fiction” fi lm. This movie was filmed locally in Boston, Brookline and Scituate, Mass. The fi lm has a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Rated R – 117 minutes. Free snacks will be provided. Movie times are approximate. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Sponsor: “LGBTQ Health Access Bill” Protects Health and Religious Freedom by Banning Cell Phone Location Sponsor: “Senior Citizen Housing Assistance Bill” Provides a Senior Citizen Residential Tax Exemption Sponsor: “Affordable Early Education Bill” Mandates Affordable and Accessible Early Childhood Education Sponsor: “Banning Child Marriage Bill” Outlaws Child Marriage in Massachusetts Sponsor: “Women’s Health Care Assistance” Promotes Access to Midwife Options for Pregnant Women (Paid Pol. Adv.)
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