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Christmas tree pickup benefits Fire Dept.

The Lincoln Fire department will pick up Christmas trees on Saturday, Jan. 9 from residents who’ve made a $20 donation toward their fundraiser. For details, contact Caleb Hagerty at hagartyc@lincolntown.org.

Send in suggestions for next talent show beneficiary

The deadline is Thursday, Jan. 7 for submitting nominations for a charitable cause that will benefit from the next Lincoln youth talent show. Organizers will keep all suggestions anonymous. Two options have already been presented:

• Marc Day, a 2018 L-S graduate who is battling Stage 4 cancer
• The Lincoln chapter of St. Vincent de Paul Society, which runs a food pantry and emergency fund to help people in the community who are having trouble financially

Please email achlagandhi24@gmail.com or kids4covid.19@gmail.com with ideas. Organizers will send out a survey on LincolnTalk next week to let the community can vote. Here are links to videos of the first talent show on December 23: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Event looks at domestic abuse survivors from South Asia

On Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m., the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a talk by Divya Chaturvedi and Rita Shah, co-executive directors of Saheli, about the organization’s work supporting domestic abuse survivors from South Asia. They’ll highlight how Saheli focuses on people’s unique cultural beliefs and backgrounds when offering programs and services. The presentation will include:

• A closer look at some of the specific cultural factors — such as acculturation stress, limited support structure in the U.S., and limited English proficiency — that make it more difficult for people who have immigrated from South Asia to access support
• The hows and whys of Saheli’s focus on economic empowerment, awareness of legal rights, reducing isolation, and fostering healthy relationships.
• Suggestions on how friends, neighbors, and family members can best support people from South Asia who may be living with abuse.

To get the Zoom link to the program, please register here or through the Roundtable’s website. Over the course of the year, the Roundtable will be presenting several programs in its Spotlight Series focusing on segments of our communities that face additional barriers when considering if and how to seek help or support. For questions, please email infodvrt@gmail.com