"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. The day will begin cloudy, but unlike yesterday will be devoid of rain. Today’s high will be around 48 with an overnight low of 28.

2. The Mother Brook Community Group hosts its annual meeting tonight with a focus on a “Proud Past, Bright Future.”

3. The Dedham Junior Woman’s Club invites interested guests to partake in chocolate fondue and fruit as part of its General Meeting and New Member Social, held tonight at 7 p.m.

4. The Dedham Community House will host Zumba tonight at 7:15 p.m. The cost is $85 for a ten-week session.

5. On this day in 1908, the Boy Scouts movement began in England. Since that time, the organization has become a global success and has enlisted generations of males in Dedham and other communities.