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What's Happening in September...
Announcing VENDOR TUESDAYS at Tower Square!
Bring your checkbooks, cash or credit cards with you to lunch on Tuesdays in September at Tower Square, and enjoy an opportunity to shop with a different vendor each week!
Beginning in September a different vendor will be set up in the Citywalk Cafes food court from 11am 2pm every Tuesday.
In October, the Vendor Days will be increased to Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Then in time for your holiday shopping needs in November and December, you can enjoy Vendor Days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays!
This month the vendors include the following*:
- JEWELRY by McDonnell and Company SEPT. 2: McDonnell and Company has created a 300-piece line of affordable jewelry, fashioned in sterling silver, resin and stainless steel.
- HOME DECOR by Craftworks SEPT. 9: Craftworks features a wide variety of products to beautify your home. Offering pure soy candles, candle accessories, framed prints, decorative plates and racks, tapestries and more, all reasonably priced.
- CHILDRENS BOOKS & CD'S by CD-4-KIDS SEPT. 16: Featuring children's personalized music CD's & Books. Incorporate your special child's name in lullabies, nursery rhymes, variety of books and more.
- POTTERY by The Tezel Company SEPT. 23: Handcrafted pottery in a tradition dating back over 1000 years from Turkey world famous for fine pottery and china. Designs by "Artist of the Year 2002" Nimet Varli created entirely by hand in the artist's studio. Also offering handcrafted sterling silver jewelry and woven bags that are replicas of museum pieces from the Ottoman Empire Period.
- HANDBAGS by The Perfect Purse SEPT. 30: These purses are on the cutting edge of all the latest styles in fashion bags, as well as classic styles. There is something for all tastes at fantastic prices!
For a sneak preview of the vendors coming in October log onto www.KioskConnections.com and enter the user name "Tower" and the password "Vendors" for the vendor calendar and descriptions.
*Vendors subject to change.
Downtown Office Workers Sought to Mentor Springfield Students
Children are our future, and what better way to help them achieve the brightest future than to mentor them and become a school volunteer.
For just one hour a week during the school year, you can help one child or several through a variety of opportunities, including the Read Aloud program, one-on-one mentors, academic tours and much more.
The Step Up Springfield campaign is aiming to link schools and community through the Springfield School Volunteers program. By getting involved, your business or organization will benefit in the following ways:
- Employees released to volunteer come back to the workplace energized.
Many businesses, colleges and organizations provide weekly volunteers to work one-on-one with students as academic tutors, mentors or enrichment volunteers. These employees are energized by and proud of their organization's commitment to education.
- Participation in the School-to-Career transition enables you to have impact on the training of your future workforce.
Career-oriented programs, job-site tours, and workplace experiences provide the important link for students to succeed as employees or in higher education.
- Sharing your organization's management training opportunities offers educators an invaluable resource.
Administrators and teachers work hard to respond to the changes happening inside and outside education. Sharing corporate training and continuous improvement ideas gives them the additional skills necessary to better educate our students.
- Donating surplus equipment and materials gives you a tax deduction.
Our school can put your surplus equipment, furniture, and supplies to very good use!
- It's good for business to have a strong public school system
When your business is working to make the school system the best it can be, everyone wins... students as their attendance and grades improve and our community as it gets the quality school system it deserves.
Whether you are interested in volunteering on your own or through your business/organization, you can find out more about the Springfield School Volunteers program by stopping by their information table in the Citywalk Cafes food court from 11:30am 1:30pm on Thursday, September 11 and on Wednesday, September 17th.
You can also contact them at 413-787-7015 or www.SpringfieldSchoolVolunteers.org.
Downtown Workers & Residents Asked to Support the
Tower Square - USO Food Drive to Aid Westover Families
While many local military personnel are away serving in Iraq and other troubled areas around the world, their loved ones are here keeping the home fires burning. But with the current state of flux in the economy, keeping those fires burning this winter will become increasingly difficult for some military families trying to make ends meet while their breadwinner is away at war.
To help families in need at Westover, there will be a food drive in the Citywalk Cafes food court September 911 from Noon 1pm. On those days you can drop off non-perishable food items, toiletries or monetary contributions to be given to the USO Pioneer Valley Chapter at Westover, who will distribute them to those in need.
The USO (United Service Organizations) has been the bridge between the American public and the US military in times of peace and war dating back before the US entered World War II. Their goal is to provide comfort, morale and recreational services to the military and their immediate family. The USO, a congressionally chartered, private nonprofit organization, relies on the generosity of individuals and corporations.
For additional information about how you can support the USO by donations or volunteering your time, you can contact the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the USO at (413) 557-3290.
The Downtown Market Expecting Great Finish for Final Month
With just one more month left in the four-month season, The Downtown Market at Tower Square Park continues to expand, adding vendors almost weekly.
A stroll through the park on Wednesdays from 10am 3pm, is a refreshing change of pace from the regular daily downtown routine. Featuring sixteen vendors, The Downtown Market has something for everyone. Whether you are interested in the fresh locally grown produce, herbs, plants and flowers, the crafts and retail products, the food and beverages available at lunchtime, or the great live bands presented at noon, The Downtown Market is the place to be on Wednesdays.
Whether you just have a ten minute break or an hour, the convenience and variety at The Downtown Market is worth checking out! Here is a list of the current participating vendors:
Rudy's Greenhouse Nilsa Santiago
Hickory Dell Farm Jewelry by Migdalia
Green Acres Fruit Farm Harmonic Healing
Something to Talk About Wildtree Herbs
Tupperware It's A Girl Thing
Usborne Books Wynn Image Makers
Feast the Eyes Villa Pizza
Tower Grill Glitz, Glamour & Elegance
The Downtown Market is located at the corner of Main & Bridge streets and is produced and sponsored by www.SpringfieldDowntown.com and Tower Square.
The Downtown Market
RECIPE OF THE MONTH!
Baked Tomatoes Stuffed with Salmon, Garlic and Capers
1 tablespoon capers, preferably packed in salt
1 pound salmon
3 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
1 teaspoon very finely chopped garlic
2 tablespoons fine, dry, unflavored bread crumbs
salt
black pepper ground fresh
2 large ripe, firm tomatoes, weighing approximately 3/4 pound each
Drain the capers if packed in vinegar; soak, rinse and drain if packed in salt, then chop them fine. Turn the oven on to 400F.
Remove the salmon's skin, any loose membranes and carefully pick out all bones. Cut the fish into very small pieces, dice and put in a bowl together with 2-1/2 tablespoons of olive oil, the chopped parsley, garlic, capers, 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs, salt and several grindings of black pepper. Toss thoroughly. Wash the tomatoes, cut them horizontally in half, scoop out all the seeds and the centers to make a cup like hollow. Pat the inside of the tomatoes with paper towels to soak up excess juice, then stuff them with the salmon mixture, pressing it down lightly as you do so. There should be enough to form a mound. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining bread crumbs and drizzle with remaining olive oil, holding back a few drops of the latter to smear the bottom of a baking pan. Place the tomatoes on the baking pan and bake in the upper level of the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the salmon stuffing has formed a light golden crust. Serve not piping hot, but lukewarm. They are also good later, at room temperature, but not reheated. Serves 4.
What's In Season in MA This Month?
There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. Purchasing locally grown produce is not only a health choice, but is also a way to support local farmers. Did you know that that you can still get quite a variety of locally grown produce here in Massachusetts in the month of September? Below is a list of the produce that is available in the state this month.
Apples, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Corn, Cranberries, Eggplant, Lettuce, Onions, Peaches, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rasperries, Scallions, Spinach, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watermelon, Winter Squash.
International Produce...Impacts Global Warming
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, food shipped by air really racks up global warming emissions. Here's a hotlist of commonly air-freighted foods and their country of origin. If you can, purchase these items at a local farmer's market when they're in season. (They'll taste a lot better, too!).
Asparagus (Peru)
Bell peppers (Netherlands)
Tomatoes (Netherlands)
Blackberries (Chile)
Blueberries (Argentina)
Cherries (Chile)
Raspberries (Chile)
Peaches (Chile)
Nectarines (Chile)
Dunkin Donuts Now Offering Healthier Options!
Didn't have time for breakfast, but want more nourishment and a healthier choice than a donut or bagel? Dunkin Donuts has heard your stomach growling, and has the solution!
The new Dunkin Donuts menu, called DDSMart, offers two new low calorie flatbread breakfast sandwiches made with egg whites. One sandwich features turkey sausage and egg whites. The other flatbread specialty is made with veggies. Both sandwiches are only 300 calories each.
So satisfy that hunger while maintaining a healthy diet at the same time at Dunkin Donuts located in Center Court!
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