Arlington Family Connection will host its fifth annual Winter Beach Party on Sunday, February 12 at the Gibbs Gym, located at 41 Foster Street in East Arlington. The party is geared towards kids ages 6 and under, and it will be held from 11am to 2pm. Admission will include pizza, ice cream, refreshments, as well as beach-related crafts, games, and DJ entertainment. The Traveling Tidepool from the New England Aquarium will again join our party, allowing children to handle and observe a wide range of live tide pool animals from local waters Come have fun in the (indoor) sun with your family and friends. Be sure to wear your splashy beach attire (not required) and bring a beach towel for a “picnic.” Admission is $10 per family, up to 5 people (AFC Members); $5 per person, $20 maximum per family (Non-AFC Members).

Two popular Arlington Reservoir family season passes will be raffled off, as well as a variety of other fun and interesting prizes. All raffle proceeds will benefit the Arlington Recreation Department Scholarship Fund which gives local families in need financial assistance to pay for Arlington Recreation summer programs for their young children.

“We are very excited about hosting the beach party again this year,” says Liz Katzman, AFC President. “ It’s nice to see kids and parents having so much fun together and, at the same time, helping local families who need it! We are looking forward to another great community event on February 12,” adds Katzman.

Arlington Family Connection is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that connects families with children age six and under in the greater Arlington area by providing educational and social opportunities for members. Whether new to life with children or to the Arlington area, AFC connects families through a community of over well over 300 member-families.

Contact:

Liz Katzman

info@arlingtonfamilyconnection.org

www.arlingtonfamilyconnection.org

Monday January 9^th, 2012 at 7:15pm

Community Room at the Robbins Library

This seminar will focus on demystifying the estate planning process and identifying your options. There are many reasons parents put off drafting a will and other key planning documents: life is too busy, we don’t like to think about our own death or incapacity, and we are reluctant to wade into the conflict that may arise when we do good planning. But even basic estate planning is one of the easiest and important ways you can protect your family. In 90 minutes (and with a bit of humor), attorney David Adams will help you:

• Pick the best guardian(s) for your children
• Understand how various types of trusts can be used to provide for and protect your children.
• Select an appropriate executor and/or trustee
• Determine whether your estate is taxable and how to minimize (or eliminate) this exposure
• Understand key options when selecting an agent to make health care and financial decisions for you in the event you are incapacitated

David Adams has been practicing law for nine years. His firm (www.dwa-law.com), located in Arlington Center, focuses on estate planning and estate administration, working with over 200 families in the Greater Boston area. David Adams is a graduate of Harvard College (B.A., 1990) and Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 2002). He is a member of the Boston Bar Association and the BBA’s Tax and Estate Planning section.