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Image of a roll of raffle tickets by Randy Heinitz from Flickr
Westwood's Council on Aging is currently holding its Annual COA Basket Fundraiser. Participants can drop by COA at 60 Nahatan Street to view the baskets which have been donated to COA to be raffled off. Each basket is worth $250 or more. The raffles for the baskets will be held on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Proceeds will support those in need in the community.
A few interesting basket themes are "Do You Feel Lucky," a basket of Massachusetts Lottery Scratch Tickets with a dime for scratching, "Dine, Wine & Spirits!,"a selection of alcohol, and "Cold Cash," a basket of $250 in cash. COA's description of the available baskets is included below.
Tickets are $1 each, or $10 for 12 tickets. They may be purchased at COA's reception desk (in the COA office during regular business hours. COA's hours of operation, as listed on the town's webpage for COA are as follows:
Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Note that the office closes when schools are closed due to inclement weather.

Thanks to Council on Aging Director Lina Arena-DeRosa for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.
These are great strides in addressing concerns about a lack of openness and two way dialogue raised by Westwood citizens. Thanks to the Select Board and to Mr. Read for listening and acting.
Thank you Ms. Galkowski for this thoughtful acknowledgement of positive steps being made by our Town government. My generation loves the positive empowerment. Exemplary.
In promulgating the public comment policy, the Select Board has taken a big step towards showing willingness to engage in conversation with Westwood residents about the many important issues at hand—currently, the Fire Station 1 and the budget.
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