Last year over 25 teams from across the community participated in MAAV’s Annual Walk. Join the fun and support a good cause by organizing a team from your workplace, organization, school, house of worship, family, friends or neighborhood. Team captains are invited to a coffee tasting (courtesy of our friend Nate at Starbucks) and training on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 pm at the Beebe Estate in Melrose. Learn everything you need to know about having a team! Contact Us to register or for more information.

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for the 13th Annual Walk & Candlelight Vigil on Sunday, October 19 starting at 4:00 pm at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School. This is MAAV’s signature event and primary fund raiser, as we commemorate lives lost to domestic violence and rededicate ourselves to nonviolence. Click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities. Become a Friend or Neighbor, Community Partner or Hometown Hero and see your name listed on the special 13th Annual Walk T shirt!

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By E. Diane White

Lose weight, get a new job, pay off the bills.. How many times, year after year, do we make the same list of resolutions? “This year will be different!" we say. But if you are like most people, as the weeks go on it’s difficult to keep those promises to yourself.