Food

The Boston Police Department, District B-2, will be raising money to support children who need their support. So, this Friday, September 23rd, join them for a Cook-Off! Sample a variety of delicious foods for just a $10 donation towards a good cause. The event will be from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Boston Police Post, 500 Morton St. in Dorchester (American Legion Highway). For more information, contact the B2 Community Service Office, 617.343.4278.

Come walk, talk, eat, dance, learn, laugh and stay healthy! Greater Boston Sickle Cell Disease Association (GBSCDA) will hold the 6th Annual "Sickle Cellebration in the Park" Walk & Health Fair on Saturday, September 17th, 2011. The fair, which takes place in Franklin Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., features peformances, music, food and dance, free health screenings and a "Walk-A-Thon." Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the Walk-a-Thon kicks off at 12 p.m.

For registration and sponsorship opportunities please contact info@gbscda.org or call (617)427-4100. You may also wish to visit www.gbscda.org. 

Come to the Mattapan Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on September 10 for "Health Care Revival," a free community event with health information, complimentary food tastings and more! The Mattapan Health Center is located at 249 River Street Mattapan, MA 02126. Thanks to the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition for sending notice of this great upcoming event! 

Collaborate for food access; cooperate for community. The Dorchester Community Food Co-op will hold a Pot Luck Dinner and general get together at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 25 at the Nightingale Community Garden—recently renovated by the Boston Natural Area Network near the corner of Park St. and Washington St. in Dorchester. The garden is alive with activity, and is a model for creating a space that brings together the full diversity of Dorchester residents. Please come and bring friends and neighbors who are interested in a Food Co-op in Dorchester!

Codman Square Health Center will proudly present its annual fundraising event, Men of Boston Cook for Women’s Health 2011, on Thursday evening, September 22, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m., to raise funds and awareness to improve women’s health in our community. The Health Center is dedicated to reducing health disparities in diseases such as breast cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Each year, more than 1,000 supporters gather under the Gala Tent at 637 Washington St. in Dorchester, to enjoy delectable samplings from Boston’s finest restaurants, served by celebrity male chefs who represent a veritable "who's who" from Boston’s business, political, entertainment and hospitality worlds.

Visit www.menofboston.com for more information. You may also contact Nancy Petkunas at Michael P. Wasserman, Inc. (617-262-3424; npetkunas@mpwi.org) or Candice Gartley at Codman Square Health Center (Candice.Gartley@codman.org).