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1. Today at 5 p.m. at the Roche Family Community Center Teen Center on Centre for a Teen Co-Ed Dodgeball tournament. Cost is $5 per person, $40 for teams of 8. Must pre-register. Permission slip required. Email courtney.­losi@­cityo­fboston.­gov or call 617-635-5066.
2. This week's Readers' Choice Poll wants to know - what is the best package store in West Roxbury? Vote here. Voting ends on Friday at 9 a.m. and the winner will be announced on Friday.
3. To celebrate its 10^th birthday and raise awareness and support, Birthday Wishes will be hosting its inaugural CakeWalk, a fun, non-competitive walk and event that will offer great kids’ activities – including children’s yoga, kite flying and face painting – on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Millennium Park from 8:30-11 a.m.
4. West Roxbury's District Councilor Matt O'Malley is holding office hours today at Anna's Donuts. 8-9 a.m. Stop on by and talk to the councilor about the neighborhood.
5. On Saturday, an evening of Irish music and dancing to Benefit the work of Fr. John McCarthy, Sr. Marguerite Kelly and staff at the Irish Pastoral Centre will take place at the Irish Social Club of Boston. Award ceremony and presentation of awards to IPC volunteers Gerry and Maureen McNally, Kevin O Sullivan and Cora Flood for their volunteer work on the Irish Senior Citizen Program at the IPC. Event hosted by the IPC and the Irish Social Club of Boston. $15 suggested donation. 8 p.m.