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1. Tonight the West Roxbury/Roslindale Rotary Club's annual Paul Harris Award Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall. This year's honorees include Alan MacKinnon of the Gardens at Gethesemane and Sister Nancy Braceland of the Casserly House in Roslindale. There will also be a raffle for an all-expense paid trip for two to St. Croix. Prize includes roundtrip airfare for two, seven-nights hotel, seven-day car rental, several dinners at local restaurants and island tour. Limited tickets will be sold for only $20 per chance. The money raised will go to support the Rotary's Scholarship Fund and other community programs
2. The Parkway Little League Opening Day and Parade will be on Saturday leaving Fallon Field at 11:30 a.m. on its way to the Guy Cammarratta Complex on Baker Street. 
3. The Parkway Girls Softball League's 6th Opening Day Celebration will be on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Billings Field. Three softball games, food and fun, a DJ, facepainting, a moon bounce and a Red Sox ticket raffle.
4. On Saturday you can sign-up children for the Tenacity tennis program at Wicked Sharp. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
5. This week's West Roxbury Patch Readers' Choice Best of Poll, wants to know - What is the best sporting goods store in West Roxbury? Vote here. Voting will end today at 9 a.m. The winner will be announced today at noon.