December 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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December 2018 - Boston JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, December 9 or Sunday, January 13, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. (This is for returning volunteers only). 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10:15am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families. Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours depending on the activity.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before the distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Holiday Gift Drive Project Hope   Date/Time: Gift drive drop-off is December 10 through 12, 9am - 4pm   Location: Community Building, 550 Dudley Street, Roxbury Project Hope is a multi-service agency at the forefront of efforts in Boston to move families up and out of poverty. Every parent wants to provide gifts for their children. Help Project Hope provide wonderful holiday memories for children in need! Please deliver your gifts to us unwrapped so the parents can participate in holiday giving by wrapping them. You are also welcome to provide wrapping paper and ribbon for the families. Holiday Gift Wish List: Gift Cards (Target, Marshalls, Old Navy, Best Buy & Stop n' Shop are preferred) Books & Games  Toys  Art Supplies  Sports Equipment  Scarves, Hats & Gloves Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Laura,617.442.1880 x249 or lvincent@prohope.org www.prohope.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc   Date/Time: Flexible, meals are needed six days a week. Check the calendar on Meal Train for available dates. The first half of 2019 lunch dates are now available for sign-up. Meals should be dropped off between 8-11am;  prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge   For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver the meal to On the Rise. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. The women self-serve lunch; please package lunch buffet or family style (no individually wrapped items). Lunch should be enough to serve 15-20 people. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information.   Ages: All ages can participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year.   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org, 617.497.7968. Volunteers self schedule dates on Meal Train. Dates in blue mean a person has already signed up to cook a lunch for that day. Dates in green are available for lunch. Simply click on the day you'd like and register! You'll get a reminder email one week before your scheduled date as well as a day before reminder.  www.ontherise.org Holiday Meal Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Friday, December 21 - shifts start at 9, 10, or 11am   Location: 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Join Community Servings during the holiday season to help deliver holiday meals to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. This is a perfect opportunity for the whole family to bring some holiday cheer to Community Servings clients! Volunteers will need to deliver baskets in their own vehicle. Please note the following requirements: Must have a vehicle and valid driver's license. Must volunteer with a friend or partner - deliveries must be made by a minimum of two people. (Only 1 person required to register.) Must have a clean car with ample storage. (Preferably a cargo van or SUV.) Must have a cellphone. Navigation (Google Maps, Waze) or a good sense of direction. Willingness to deliver/pickup to/from Greater Boston suburbs. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. Only the driver needs to register.  www.servings.org/  Give the Gift of Play - Annual Toy Drive Room to Grow   Date/Time: Holiday Toy Drive runs through December. Drop off donations Monday through Friday, 9:30 am - 4 pm. Please call the front desk at 617.859.4545 when you are five minutes away and staff will meet you outside the front of the building for curbside assistance. If you need to make other arrangements for drop-off, contact Josh.   Location: Room to Grow, 142 Berkeley Street, Boston   Now in its fifth year, Room to Grow's Annual Holiday Toy Drive collects thousands of toys for babies in low-income families. During a child's first three years, toys play a critical role in helping babies learn and grow. At every three-month visit to Room to Grow, social workers guide families in choosing five educational toys to support their baby's development, preparing them for future learning and success.   By providing educational toys to Room to Grow, you are helping babies: Develop new skills such as reaching, grasping, and crawling Learn colors, numbers, and shapes Strengthen memory skills Ways you can contribute: Hold a toy drive in your community. Celebrate your toy drive by sharing your stories and pictures on social media (@roomtogroworg) Donate new or nearly new toys appropriate for newborns through children age three. Purchase urgently needed toys from our Amazon wishlist. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Josh Tingley, josh.tingley@roomtogrow.org www.roomtogrow.org  The Giving Factory Cradles to Crayons   Date/Time: A variety of weekday and weekend shifts are available. Check the website for details   Location: 155 N. Beacon Street, Brighton Cradles to Crayons offers families the opportunity to teach their children the values of service and philanthropy while volunteering together to help children and families in need. A volunteer shift in The Giving Factory Warehouse involves hands-on processing of the donated goods that flow in on a regular basis. Each station in the warehouse includes inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations to ultimately be distributed to the children served by Cradles to Crayons. Please visit the website for more specific information about volunteering. Ages: Children as young as five are allowed to volunteer. Any child under the age of 18 needs an adult present with them for the entire shift when they come to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Interested volunteers are required to register with our volunteer coordinators in advance. Click here to fill out an inquiry form. www.cradlestocrayons.org Giving Plates Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your own home or community location Making some baked goods to bring along to a holiday gathering? You and your family can bake up some extra treats to share as a holiday gift with new or isolated neighbors, sick or stressed friends, or even service providers you meet on a regular basis, like the mail carrier or school bus driver. Then your family can design giving plates to place your home baked goodies on as part of your gift! Visit the Doing Good Together Design a Giving Plate for directions to make your plates and for additional ideas and reflection questions.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.DoingGoodTogether.org Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for big-hearted books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click  here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. 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November 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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November 2018 - Boston Boston River Run Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund   Date/Time: Sunday, November 11, 7 -11am   Location: DCR's Artesani Park, 1255 Soldiers Field Road, Boston The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund is a 501(C)(3) public charitable organization created to honor the life of Corporal Andrew Graham Narcus (USMC). The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund was founded in 2012, ten years after Andrew's death. The AGSF Fund is volunteer-based and 100% of donations go directly towards endowing scholarships. The organization's mission is to generate funds through the Boston River Run fundraiser and endow scholarships at Massachusetts community colleges. Flat, family-friendly, scenic, safe 5K charity run/walk along the Charles River Ages: Everyone is welcome to come but most opportunities will be best for older kids and adults. Younger kids are welcome to walk/run or cheer.   Time Commitment: Three to four hours   Contact: Sarah Narcus, sarah@agsffund.org. Click here for online volunteer registration and here to participate in the races. www.Bostonriverrun.com   Pie in the Sky Pie Selling Project Community Servings   Date/Time: Now until November 16   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Join the Community Servings Pie Selling team on their 26th Anniversary! The Pie Sellers help CS sell more than 21,000 pies each year! Be a part of this one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving bake sale and sign up to be a Pie Seller. There's no fundraising minimum and you'll have access to tips and tools to make it easy to sell pies to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers and reach your goal. It's a great activity for elementary and middle school children. They can form a team and become Pie Sellers. Ages: All ages, with an adult " Team Captain."   Time Commitment: As much as you want!   Contact: Darcy Pfeifer, dpfeifer@servings.org, 617.522.7777 x231 www.pieinthesky.org/ Pie in The Sky Pie Pick-Up and Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Monday, November 19 - Wednesday, November 21; volunteers are needed for the following dates and times: Monday, November 19: 9am - 1pm, 10am - 2pm, 11am - 3pm & 2 - 6pm Tuesday, November 20:  9am - 1pm & 1 - 4pm Wednesday, November 21: 8:30am-noon & 11am - 3 pm  Location: Hynes Convention Center   You and your children can help Community Servings during the home stretch of their Pie in the Sky pie sale with this very important task of picking up and delivering pies to locations around Greater Boston. Pies will be picked up from bakers and delivered to Pie Central. Then, completed pie orders need to be delivered from Pie Central to designated pick-up sites. Fill up your car, turn on your GPS and away you go! Pie in the Sky raises money to provide free, medically tailored and nutritional meals for Greater Boston's critically ill and their families. Community Servings provides meals to over 1,600 people each week.   Ages: All ages with adult with a driver's license   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. www.servings.org/ Thanksgiving Meal Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Wednesday, November 21, 9, 10 or 11am   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain   Join the Community Servings Thanksgiving Meal Delivery team! Volunteers are needed to help deliver Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. Volunteers will need to deliver meals in their own vehicle. (One person per vehicle to sign up for the shift.) All volunteers will go through a delivery orientation during the first half an hour of the shift and you will be prepared to deliver Thanksgiving Meals. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18.   Time Commitment: Deliveries can take anywhere from one to three hours.   Contact: Caroline Rosa, Volunteer Coordinator, crosa@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. www.servings.org/ JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time:  Sunday, November 18 or Sunday, December 9, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation.   Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families. Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours depending on the activity.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table 7th Annual Family Gratitude 5k Turkey Trot Ripples of Hope   Date/Time: Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving): Kids Run (Under age 9) - 8am 5K Run/Walk - 8:30am Location: Endicott Estate, 656 East Street, Dedham Give thanks and start a new family tradition this Thanksgiving! Kick off your Thanksgiving Day festivities with a fun, family- friendly event to benefit local charities. Proceeds from race benefit the Dedham Food Pantry and local Ripples of Hope community-based service initiatives. Bring a bag of non-perishable food to be sorted on race day morning!   List of needed Items: Canned chicken Peanut Butter Beef stew Canned white tuna Pork and beans Boxed cereal Oatmeal Canned vegetables Canned soup Pasta Rice Canned fruit Applesauce Spaghetti-ohs (canned pasta) Vegetable Oil Coffee & tea Instant Coffee Flour Mayonnaise Jelly or Jam Instant mashed potato Laundry detergent Shampoo & soap Snack foods Artificial Sweeteners (Equal, Sweet & Low, Splenda, etc.) Sugar Ages: This is a family-friendly event   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Race registration is available online. http://www.ripplesofhope.org/ Housing Families Annual Gift Drive Housing Families Inc   Date/Time: Now through December 7   Location: Drop off location, 919 Eastern Ave, Malden   Housing Families believes that the holidays should be magical for every person; that's why we work every year to help our families feel at home. All donations will go to the over 1,000 families we serve in our programs during the holiday season and throughout the year. Click here for our list of most popular and most needed gift ideas; gift cards and monetary donations are also welcome. Volunteers are welcome to host a drive on our behalf and volunteers are welcome to help set up holiday boutique in December.   Ages: Everyone is welcome; children with adult supervision, please.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Hilary Wolkan, 781.322.9119 x 124 www.housingfamilies.org Sponsor a Family Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Ongoing, monthly donation   Location: Family-to-Family will connect you with a family to sponsor. Teach your children the importance of sharing your bounty with others by sponsoring a family in need with a monthly box of groceries. Choose one of the six options on the Family-to Family website and your family can help ease the burden of hunger and poverty in one of America's poorest communities. Depending on the option you choose, you'll need to buy groceries and personal care items, along with a box and postage. Visit the Doing Good Together Sponsor a Family project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference in the lives of others.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: nhennessee@family-to-family.org https://www.family-to-family.org/  Shop Kind for the Holidays! Whether you're shopping for birthday gifts, making your holiday gift list, or just looking for books, games, and activities for your family, be sure to keep kindness in mind. DGT has compiled a variety of "kind vendors," and we've found some fun Amazon products that could turn online shopping into a big-hearted activity. Best of all, as an Amazon affiliate and having sponsored vendors, DGT benefits from these purchases as well. Want to become a Kind Vendor? 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October 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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October 2018 - Boston JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, October 21 or Sunday, November 18, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. First time volunteers should plan on arriving at 10am to attend a 30-minute introductory session and orientation. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Boston Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes American Diabetes Association   Date/Time: Sunday, October 21, 5:30am - 2pm   Location: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston This is the American Diabetes Association's largest fundraising walk in New England. The money raised from this event goes towards the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. In order to run this event, the American Diabetes Association needs volunteers to ensure a smooth day of event experience for the participants. Roles vary, including set-up, clean up, greeting, registration, cheering, rest stop, helping at tents, and more. There is something for everyone!   Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Varies, between 6am and 1pm as needed, dependent on volunteer role   Contact: Rachel Gibbons, rgibbons@diabetes.org or 617.482.4580 ext. 3459. Volunteer registration is available online. www.diabetes.org/ Operation Sock Drop Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we need socks all year round)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   Fresh, clean socks (and underwear!) are vital for people's health, warmth, comfort, and dignity and the least donated item to people in greatest need. The shelters we support give out over 8,000 pairs of socks each year. By participating in Operation Sock Drop you not only help keep our community's neediest, most vulnerable citizens safe, warm, and healthy, but you'll them help maintain their dignity and comfort during this most difficult time in their lives. Friends of Boston's Homeless supports the Woods Mullen Women's Shelter and the 112 Southampton Men's Shelter in the South End. These shelters serve over 800 homeless individuals every day. To get started, just download this flyer and share with everyone you'd like to participate.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact:  Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Make Housewarming Baskets for Newly Housed People Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we're helping 150 people/yr. move beyond homelessness into their own safe, dignified housing)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   You and your family can help people who've spent years living on our streets and in shelters feel warmth and excitement as they move into their new place and get started on their new lives by providing the essential items we all need to make our house a home. By assembling and donating Housewarming Baskets, you'll be an important part of welcoming people into their new homes where they'll find the stability and serenity they need to begin their journey to hopeful, peaceful futures. It's as simple as assembling new (not used) items like cleaning supplies, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, a set of sheets or towels, in a basket to be given as a housewarming gift to someone about to move into a place of their own- many for the first time in their lives. And please include a welcome note, it means a lot to the person who receives it. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Help Collect Hygiene Essentials Hope and Comfort   Date/Time: Please contact Pat Flaherty at pflaherty@hopeandcomfort.org to arrange a time to drop off items.   Location: Hope and Comfort Warehouse, 1238 Chestnut Street, Newton Items may also be mailed to: Hope and Comfort P.O. Box 241 Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 Hope and Comfort's mission is to provide essential hygiene products to support and improve the health, self-esteem, and hygiene education of school-aged children and young adults in need within Greater Boston. Here are a few ways that your family can help: Community Toiletry Drives Run a community toiletry drive to collect everyday hygiene essentials like shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste to make sure youth have basic items they need to stay clean and feel empowered. Drives can be done just about anywhere - at your school, in your neighborhood, at your place of worship, or even at a local business. Well-Wish Cards for Kids Spread smiles by sharing your art and words of encouragement! Cards you make will be distributed alongside Hope and Comfort's basic hygiene kits, which go out to young people in need. Small cards can be made on a half-sheet or folded sheet of construction paper; get as creative as you'd like! Each card should feature a drawing and/or a quick positive message. Hope and Comfort Birthday Party Make your next birthday party even more special - for both you and someone in need! Have a Hope and Comfort birthday party by asking friends and relatives to bring new hygiene items to your party instead of (or along with!) presents. Those gifts will in turn be used to create basic hygiene kits for youth who can't otherwise afford basic essentials such as soap, deodorant, and toothpaste.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Pat Flaherty, pflaherty@hopeandcomfort.org for more information and for materials to help you get started with any of these projects. www.hopeandcomfort.org Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Decorate Lunch Bags for Meals on Wheels Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Check the national Meals on Wheels site to find your local program Meals on Wheels operates in virtually every community in America through a network of more than 5,000 independently-run local programs. With the help of Meals on Wheels programs, seniors and people with disabilities get the nourishment and human connection needed to support daily activities, while reducing the need for medical support. For some recipients, these daily meals are the difference between living in their own homes and moving to a nursing home. Think of how fun it would be for Meals on Wheels recipients in your community to receive their meals in brightly decorated lunch bags! Visit Doing Good Together's Decorate Lunch Bags Project page for more ideas and resources. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let's raise big-hearted Upstanders!    When it comes to bullying, we can make a difference with a creative approach that helps parents discuss the issue and helps kids strategize ways to deal with sticky situations. DGT's newest offering of Big-Hearted EBooks includes an Anti-Bullying Ebook which helps parents raise Upstanders who not only resist the urge to bully others, they also speak up for themselves and others. Each downloadable ebook includes conversation starters, an Upstander Family Plan, and a unique 12-week kindness challenge. Just $4.99 or free for families in our Membership Circle.            If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click  here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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September 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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September 2018 - Boston Boston Heart Walk American Heart Association Date/Time: Saturday, September 8, shifts available 6:30am - 2:30pm. Please register here to select your shift. Check in is at the Volunteer Tent, located to the left of the stage near the start line. Location: Boston Hatch Shell, 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston. Please note - there is no onsite parking available. Volunteers are encouraged to use public transportation the day of the event. Check out Bostonheartwalk.org for nearby parking garages and transportation information.   The Boston Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premier event in the Greater Boston Area, bringing together 8,000 people from the community each year. The event raises money to fund cardiovascular research and education, advocate for health, and save lives. Your enthusiasm and dedication help make our events fantastic and we would love to have you volunteer with us! Volunteer opportunities include directing walkers, manning water stops, working the healthy snacks tent, overseeing our heart obstacle course, and a variety of other tasks! Tasks begin at 6:30am with set-up and conclude around 2:30pm with breakdown. Your task will be assigned to you upon arrival to the event. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt! Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer. Anyone under 18 will need a parent/guardian to sign a waiver. Time Commitment: Please register here to select your shift. Please come for any amount of time that you are able to contribute. Any time is appreciated! Contact: Leigh Wynne, Event Coordinator, 781.373.4503, Bostonheartwalk@heart.org. Registration is available online. www.bostonheartwalk.org  September Service Days Hale Reservation   Date/Time: Saturday, September 8 and Saturday, September 22, 8:45am - noon   Location: 80 Carby Street, Westwood Hale offers educational and recreational opportunities that develop self-confidence, inspire passion for learning, and encourage appreciation for the natural environment. Lend a hand in maintaining the trails and property you know and love! We'll begin long-term trail work in the Oak Ridge area south of Dover Road. Other projects may include fall landscaping and preparing facilities for winter. No tools or special skills are needed. Volunteer coordinators will provide equipment, training, and supervision. More details about meeting location, etc. will be provided upon registration.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. All children must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Greg Freed, events@halereservation.org. Registration is available online: September 8 registration September 22 registration https://halereservation.org/ 9/11 Remembrance Service Day in Lowell The Mission Continues Date/Time: Saturday, September 15, 10am - 2pm Location: Mill City Grows - Big Farm, Lowell On Saturday, September 15th, join veterans and community volunteers as we report for duty in tribute to the 17th anniversary of 9/11/01. For this year's National Day of Service, our Massachusetts service platoons will partner with Mill City Grows to support urban farming efforts at the Big Farm in Lowell. Volunteers are needed to help with preparing the farm for ongoing harvesting, planting orchard trees and pollinator flowers, landscaping, weeding, and more. This is a family-friendly event, and we will have music, snacks, and an afternoon lunch for all participants. Come out and make a difference with us in Lowell! Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer Time Commitment: Four hours Contact: Vanessa Whittington, vwhittington@missioncontinues.org, 706.951.5937. Registration is required and is available online.  https://missioncontinues.org  Playmats Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, September 22, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston Room to Grow provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-to-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can help make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats for Room to Grow clients.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: infoboston@roomtogrow.org. Registration is available online. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org Ride for Food Public Safety Volunteers Three Squares New England   Date/Time: Sunday, September 23, two to three-hour shifts between the hours of 7:30am and 12:30pm as Public Safety Volunteers to direct cyclists in the right direction.   Location: Towns on the route include Dedham, Needham, Dover, Sherborn, Millis, Medway, Holliston, Westwood and Norfolk. Specific times and locations will be provided at a later date (after police have confirmed their details). The mission of Three Squares New England (TSNE) is to eliminate food insecurity through building out the capacity of local area hunger relief organizations by assisting with fundraising, visibility and community engagement. TSNE organizes an annual charity bike ride, the Ride for Food, to raise money for local food pantries, kitchens, community farms and food rescue organizations. Volunteer teams of two volunteers are needed to hold signs at "confusing" intersections along the 10, 25 and 50-mile routes. Click here for route maps. These Public Safety volunteers hold bright yellow arrows to point cyclists in the right direction. All routes are well marked with arrows on the road; however, we have found that cyclists still get confused at certain intersections.   Ages: Youth ages 12 and older can participate with a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours   Contact: Kati Sigel, kati@threesquaresne.org. Registration is available online. www.therideforfood.org 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer's Greater Boston Walk Alzheimer's Association   Date/Time: Sunday, September 23, 8am - 1pm; multiple shifts are available.   Location: DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge The Greater Boston Walk will be held on September 23 at DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge. Families can volunteer in one of the following three areas: Children's Activities: Help with a variety of activities that may include, games, face painting, crafts, etc. Promise Garden: Help hand out color-coded Promise Garden flowers to Walk participants to personalize, and then display them during the pre-Walk ceremony. Water stops: Hand out water along the Walk route to participants and cheer them on. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Melissa Shirtcliff, 617.868.6718, mshirtcliff@alz.org. Register to volunteer by clicking on the purple "Volunteer" button on the Boston Walk page and following the prompts. Both Promise Garden and Water Stop are specific categories on the registration page. Children's Activities is not a category, but volunteers can indicate their preference for that area by filling in the comments section. www.alz.org/MANH National Public Lands Day Minute Man National Historical Park   Date/Time: Saturday, September 29, 9am - 3pm   Location: Minute Man National Historical Park, 174 Liberty St., Concord. Parking will be at the Monument Street lot (across from the Old Manse) Enjoy the beauty of Minute Man National Historical Park while you volunteer at the North Bridge. The area around the bridge is a breathtakingly gorgeous slice of scenic splendor. We need your help to maintain this historically and naturally significant space. Activities will include raking trail sediment, seeding, clearing sediment from around the trail, erosion control, and general trail maintenance. Tools (including rakes, trowels, and shovels) will be provided. Work is appropriate for participants of all ages.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: The event runs for six hours but participants don't need to stay for the whole time.   Contact: Ryan Ullrich, 978.369.6993, ryan_ullrich@partner.nps.gov. Registration is required. Please contact Ryan to register. https://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Creating a Giving Box Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community Teach your children the importance of sharing money as well as time. Work together as a family to research causes and issues you care about, and then collect coins for the causes that matter the most to you. Create your own Giving Box to collect your family's charitable donations. When your box is full, decide together where the money will go. Visit Doing Good Together's Create your own Giving Box page for more ideas and resources.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   To make your donation, click on the graphic, or visit https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/donate       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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August 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2018 - Boston Themed Party at a Family Shelter Heading Home   Date/Time: Monday-Thursday, 6 - 7:30pm. Please book your party once month in advance   Location: Shelters are located in Dorchester, Roxbury or Medford Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to host themed parties for children living at one of our seven family congregate shelters. Children in our family programs love the chance to meet and play with volunteers! Heading Home will give you suggested themes for your party, as well as a checklist of what volunteers are expected to bring. Volunteers provide dinner and utensils, dessert, an activity (and materials necessary), as well as small toys/gift bags for the children to keep. We can provide you with names and ages of kids living in the shelter up to two weeks in advance of your party. Decorations are suggested but not required. Volunteers should expect to spend between $150 - $300. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate, but parents should consider the maturity of their children before volunteering. All volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: An hour and a half, plus prep time   Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org  http://www.headinghomeinc.org  Meal-Serving at a Local Emergency Shelter for Individuals  Heading Home Date/Time: Daily, 5:30 - 8am or 5:30 - 8pm Location: Cambridge   Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. Volunteers are needed to cook and serve a meal for the 22 clients living in our emergency shelter in Cambridge. Once you've finished serving, sit down and enjoy some time with the residents! Volunteers provide breakfast or dinner foods and drinks. Heading Home will provide an overview of what volunteers are expected to prepare and bring. Ages: Families with children age seven and older are welcome to participate Time Commitment: Two and one-half hours, plus prep time Contact: Jillian Smith, 617.864.8140 ext. 135, jismith@headinghomeinc.org http://www.headinghomeinc.org Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Back to School Backpack Drive JFS Metrowest Date/Time: Monday, August 27, 10am - noon, and Tuesday, August 28, 10am - noon Location(s): Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham, August 27 Wellesley Public Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, August 28 With summer flying by, it's time to start getting ready for the upcoming school year by lending a helping hand to children in the Metrowest area. This is the seventh consecutive year of the Build-a-Backpack event, where the goal is to give away 275 backpacks full of school supplies to families in our community who need them the most. Every year, JFS collects school supplies for children ages five to ten through corporate donations and local supply drives. Volunteers (often families with young children) are asked to bring new backpacks to the event where they stuff them full of school supplies, choosing who the backpack will go to, i.e. 2nd grade girl, 4th grade boy, etc. Then JFS distributes the filled backpacks to the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham as well as the parent information center for the Framingham Public Schools. Please bring a backpack or two with you.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Very flexible. The event runs for two hours but time needed will depend on how long it takes for your family to pack the backpack you bring. Contact: Kayla Hopkins at 508.875.3100 x220 or khopkins@jfsmw.org. Registration is available online. www.jfsmw.org  Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Monday, September 3, 9am - noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. But younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why we offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. This program is a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children in grades 2 - 6. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online. Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group!  http://www.mspca.org/nevinseducation JDRF One Walk Boston JDRF   Date/Time: Saturday September 29. There are a variety of shifts between 6:30am and 2pm.   Location: DCR Hatch Shell, Boston   Our JDRF One Walk weekends would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. By being a JDRF One Walk Volunteer, you are not only helping ensure our Walkers have the best experience on Walk day, but you are also helping JDRF create a world without type 1 diabetes! Below please find the volunteer sign-up form and a list of volunteer job descriptions. We ask that you register as a volunteer no later than one week prior to the Walk you are attending so JDRF staff can plan accordingly and ensure all areas are covered. JDRF staff will be in touch with you prior to event weekend with more details.   Ages: Children under 13 are more than welcome to volunteer with their parents at water stops and as route cheerleaders. Other volunteers must be at least 13 years of age and all volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Time Commitment: Varies by volunteer task.   Contact: Holly Maloney, HMaloney@jdrf.org. Click here for registration form. http://www.jdrf.org/newengland/ Back to School Drive School on Wheels Massachusetts (SOWMA)   Date/Time: The SOWMA office is open from 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday.   Location: SOWMA, 100 Laurel Street, East Bridgewater The mission of School on Wheels of Massachusetts is to support the academic, social and emotional growth of students impacted by homelessness. We provide students with the tools they need for success in the classroom. Each child is given a new backpack filled with customized school supplies and grade-level books that help foster a love for reading. You and your family can help by collecting and donating school supplies. Click here for a list of needed supplies. Please note that all donated supplies must be new.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Barbara Fox, bfox@sowma.org  http://www.sowma.org Back to School Kindness Challenge Doing Good Together Date/Time: Starting September 1 Location: Your home and community   Take the Back to School Kindness Challenge! The back-to-school season is a great time to re-orient ourselves to our priorities. Let's resolve to make this a big-hearted school year full of compassion, reflection, and thoughtful acts of kindness. These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge. Starting on September 1 you can follow along with DGT on social media, both on Instagram and in our Big-Hearted Families community on Facebook, for kindness reminders and personal stories. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org  www.doinggoodtogether.org DGT's Big-Hearted E-Books Families who are part of our Membership Circle may already know about our big-hearted e-books which expand on important topics and offer in-depth learning opportunities. We're proud to introduce our newest e-book "Host a Mini Family Service" created just in time for National Night Out™ on August 7th. Choose any of the three e-books (on building community, exploring nature, or becoming an upstander) for just $4.99 each in our online store. Or, become a member (for just $29.99) and receive all three of these e-books for free! As always, your purchase supports DGT and helps us offer free and budget-friendly resources to families nationwide.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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July 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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July 2018 - Boston Friends & Family Community Service Day BINA Farm Center (BINA)   Date/Time: Sunday, July 8, 3 - 5pm   Location: 55 Allen Street, Lexington   BINA Farm Center brings together individuals with and without special needs by offering a variety of inclusive enrichment programs that help them to both thrive personally and make their best contribution towards the communities in which they live. BINA provides a comprehensive therapeutic and recreational environment utilizing Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies, Vocational Training Programs and Creative and Complementary Therapies for children and some Summer Cleaning at BINA Farm Center! The chores around a working therapeutic riding center are endless. We count on volunteers to help us with the day to day care and keeping of our herd of wonderful horses, as well as all of the chores that come with keeping up the property. Projects will include weeding, planting, raking, pruning, and more! Grab your work gloves, rakes and shovels and come on out to BINA Farm Center!   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: RSVP to Nicole@binafarm.org with the names and ages of the people in your group. www.binafarm.org  Operation Crop Mob! Waltham Fields Community Farm   Date/Time: Saturday, July 14, 9am - noon   Location: 240 Beaver Street, Waltham   Come on out and help us weed the fields! No experience necessary, we will teach you. We are out in a working farm field so children must understand how to stay in the row, not step on the plants, etc. Please wear close-toed shoes and dress for the weather. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the morning.   Ages: All ages are welcome but children must remain supervised by parent.   Time Commitment: Up to three hours; come anytime between 9 and noon.   Contact: Marla@communityfarms.org. www.communityfarms.org/ JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, July 15 or Sunday, August 5, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Jimmy Fund Theatre Collections Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/The Jimmy Fund   Date/Time: Volunteers are needed Monday - Sunday, from now until July 28. Four-hour shifts are offered throughout the day from 12:30 - 10:30pm   Location:  Select movie theaters throughout MA, RI, CT, NY, and OH. The Jimmy Fund/Variety Children's Charities Theatre Collections Program is looking for local movie lovers with big hearts and a few spare hours to help raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute this summer. Now in its 69th year, the program launched in 1949 and is the Jimmy Fund's oldest annual fundraising effort. Since its inception, the program has raised more than $30 million. Volunteers are needed to pass collection canisters to guests in movie theatres following a brief Jimmy Fund trailer. All contributions go directly to the Jimmy Fund, which supports lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.   Volunteers can earn exciting incentives from a volunteer t-shirt to complimentary National Amusements movie passes, to Blue Man Group or Boston Red Sox tickets (while supplies last)! Volunteer and learn more today! Ages: All ages encouraged (if under 12, you must be accompanied by an adult)   Time Commitment: Four-hour shifts   Contact: Suzanne Crane, Suzanne_Crane@dfci.harvard.edu or 617.632.5344. Registration is available online. www.jimmyfund.org/theatre New England Kids Triathlon Kids Triathlon, Inc   Date/Time: Sunday, July 15. There are volunteer opportunities Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15. There is a pre-race packet pick-up and bike drop-off on Saturday from 4 -7pm. Race start times are Sunday between 7:30am and 10:15am depending on the age of the participants.   Location: M.I.T. Campus    The New England Kids Triathlon is one of very few kids triathlons sanctioned by USATriathlon in New England during 2015, and it will be the largest kids triathlon ever held in the Northeast. Race distances are set by the USATriathlon and are designed to be challenging but achievable for kids. Ages 6 - 10 will swim 100 yards; bike 3 miles; and run 0.5 miles. Ages 11 - 15 will swim 200 yards; bike 6 miles; and run 1 mile. Triathlon is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and this event introduces kids to a healthy, positive lifestyle that encourages daily exercise, good nutrition and making the right choices. It is a sport that rewards preparation, strength, endurance, and attention to detail. We want to connect with kids who would not otherwise even dream about competing in a triathlon. Ages: Children ages 6 - 15 can participate in the triathlon and teens 14 and older can volunteer.   Time Commitment: Depends on whether you are a race participant or volunteer.    Contact: shelda@kidstriathloninc.org. Click here for race registration and click here to volunteer. www.newenglandkidstriathlon.org   JDRF One Walk Boston JDRF   Date/Time:  Saturday September 29   Location:  DCR Hatch Shell, Boston   Our JDRF One Walk weekends would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers. By being a JDRF One Walk Volunteer, you are not only helping ensure our Walkers have the best experience on Walk day, but you are also helping JDRF create a world without T1D! Below please find the volunteer sign-up form and a list of volunteer job descriptions. We ask that you register as a volunteer no later than one week prior to the Walk you are attending so JDRF staff can plan accordingly and ensure all areas are covered. JDRF staff will be in touch with you prior to event weekend with more details.   Ages: Children under 13 are more than welcome to volunteer with their parents at water stops and as route cheerleaders. Other volunteers must be at least 13 years of age and all volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Time Commitment: Varies by volunteer task.   Contact: Holly Maloney, HMaloney@jdrf.org. Click here for registration form. http://www.jdrf.org/newengland/ Write Letters to a Soldier Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible, at your convenience   Location: Contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude for information on where to mail your letters Practice gratitude as well as kindness. You and your family can send some appreciation and cheer to men and women who are serving our country far from home. Reach out to a soldier that you know or contact A Million Thanks or Operation Gratitude, two nonprofit organizations that  make it easy to send letters to soldiers eager for mail from home. Visit the Doing Good Together Write a Letter to a Soldier project page for reflection questions and other ways your family can make a positive difference for soldiers. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org. If you have specific letter-writing questions please contact www.amillionthanks.org/contactus.php or info@operationgratitude.com directly. www.doinggoodtogether.org As the crisis at the border floods the news, your children may have questions. You may feel helpless to respond. Our latest blog post can help you navigate this heartbreaking issue with your kids. As our blogger concludes, "Doing Good Together has always relied on two essential truths. In every crisis, there is something you can do to make a difference. And your family's actions, along with your empathy, will help shape the next generation of helpers and heroes."       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. 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June 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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June 2018 - Boston 15th Annual Boston Walk with Us to Cure Lupus Lupus Research Alliance (LRA)   Date/Time: Saturday, June 2, 7:30 - 11:30am   Location: DCR's Baxter Park at Assembly Row, Somerville The Lupus Research Alliance's signature national fundraising program Walk with Us to Cure Lupus began in 2002 with its first Walk in Washington, DC. Today, tens of thousands of volunteers from across the country have joined the LRA's quest to find a cure for lupus. Friends, families and co-workers share their stories and their spirit, while raising funds for lupus research. To date, the Walk with Us to Cure Lupus program has raised over $31 million for lupus research. 100% of all the money raised through the Walk program goes directly to support lupus research. Volunteers will spend the morning outside in a fun and inspiring environment, helping to raise both awareness of lupus and funds for lupus research. Volunteers are needed to assist with the following event tasks: Set-up: Event set-up is a great opportunity for early risers. Route Marshals: Ensure that the walkers are staying on the walk route. T-shirt Pick Up: Hand out incentive t-shirts to qualifying walkers. Food Area: Help set up the food area and distribute snacks and beverages. Clean Up: Help with post event clean up, break down, and packing of supplies. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate; volunteers 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Up to four hours, depending on activity   Contact: Maddy Cocchiarella, mcocchiarella@lupusresearch.org, 646.884.6030. Registration is available online. www.lupuswalkboston.org Lincoln Elementary School Beautification Project in Lowell The Mission Continues   Date/Time: Saturday, June 9, 10:30am -3pm   Location: Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 300 Chelmsford Street, Lowell Come join The Mission Continues Lowell 1st Service Platoon as we host a service project at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. We have several tasks to complete and are looking for at least 50 veterans and community volunteers to come serve with us. Volunteers are needed to: Remove shrubs that are collecting trash and debris. Build two benches to beautify the front of the school. Paint playground ground games like 4-square and hopscotch to help students have fun and be active. Paint the outdoor amphitheater and poles at the entryway to make the front more colorful and inviting. Landscape and cleanup around the school. Wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty! Lunch will be provided.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian throughout the service day   Time Commitment: Four and one-half hours   Contact: Vanessa Whittington, vwhittington@missioncontinues.org, 706.951.5937. Registration is available online. https://missioncontinues.org   Second Saturdays Emerald Necklace Conservancy   Date/Time: Second Saturday of the month, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10; 10am - 1pm.   Location: Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston; or Franklin Park, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways, and parkways. Volunteers are needed to work in the woodlands to remove invasive plants and support a healthy, urban forest! All tools and instruction provided. No experience necessary except a willingness to be outside and get your hands dirty! Ages: Families with children ages eight and over are welcome to volunteer; if you have younger children, let us know. We can usually accommodate them as well.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Kelsey Tustin, ktustin@emeraldnecklace.org, 617.522.2700. Registration is available online. After you've registered you will received an email with additional details and reminders. www.emeraldnecklace.org JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, June 10, or Sunday, July 15, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location:  1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Tuesdays with Roses Emerald Necklace Conservancy   Date/Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:30pm, starting the last Tuesday of May and running through September.   Location: Kelleher Rose Garden, located in the Back Bay Fens, 125 Fenway, Boston The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways and parkways. Volunteers are needed to work in the rose garden to weed the plant beds and deadhead roses. All tools and instruction provided. No experience necessary except a willingness to be outside and get your hands dirty!   Ages: Families with children ages eight and over are welcome to volunteer; if you have younger children, let us know. We can usually accommodate them as well.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Kelsey Tustin, ktustin@emeraldnecklace.org, 617.522.2700. Registration is available online. After you've registered you will received an email with additional details and reminders. www.emeraldnecklace.org Farm Volunteers Needed Mill City Grows Inc   Date/Time: Thursdays and Saturdays through November 17, 8am - noon   Location: Volunteer days are at the "Big Farm" in Pawtucketville, Lowell. Please contact for specific address.   Mill City Grows is growing a healthier community by creating new opportunities for residents to access healthy, fresh, affordable foods. Our mission is to foster food justice in Lowell, MA by improving physical health, economic independence, and environmental sustainability through increased access to land, locally grown food and education. When you volunteer on our farms, you aid in providing Lowell with local, organic food that you've helped to plant, cultivate, and harvest. Join us for a breath of fresh air in a fun, physically demanding, and rejuvenating environment. Come to get dirty! Volunteers will learn more about farming and growing in our community, enjoy a rejuvenating outdoor experience, and increase healthy food access to thousands of Lowell residents.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two to four hours   Contact: volunteer@millcitygrows.org, 978.455.2620. Registration is available online. www.millcitygrows.org Grow Extra to Share Ample Harvest   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Your own garden or join a community garden near you. Do you like to garden? One out of six Americans is food insecure, meaning they don't know where their next meal will come from. No matter where you live, there are people in your community that are experiencing hunger. Food pantries help fill in the gaps but are continuously lacking in healthy, fresh produce to offer. Luckily, you can help alleviate this issue in your own neighborhood! By planting just a little extra to donate, you can improve the health of your community as well. When you donate your excess garden bounty, you are helping to relieve hunger and making an impact on obesity and other food-related diseases. Consider planting an extra row or even a few additional plants to donate to a local food pantry. And if you find yourself with a runaway zucchini plant or another bountiful crop that gives you more than you can eat, don't let it go to waste! Even a small donation will help increase food security in your area.   Ages: All ages can participate, depending on the garden or farm   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: You can find an interested local food pantry near you on the Ample Harvest website. www.ampleharvest.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc   Date/Time: Flexible, meals are needed six days a week. Check the calendar on Meal Train for available dates. Meals should be dropped off between 8-11am, prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge   For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver to On the Rise directly. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. The women self-serve lunch; please package lunch buffet or family style (no individually wrapped items). Entrées should serve 20 - 25 people. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information.   Ages: All ages can participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org, 617.497.7968. Volunteers self schedule dates on Meal Train. Dates in blue mean a person has already signed up to cook a lunch for that day. Dates in green are available for lunch. Simply click on the day you'd like and register! You'll get a reminder email one week before your scheduled date as well as a one day before reminder. www.ontherise.org Make this a Summer of Kindness with DGT's Summer Bucket List Doing Good Together   Date/Time: All summer long   Location: Your home or community   Print and post one or both of DGT's two innovative Summer of Kindness bucket lists. These creative kindness projects will keep your family making big-hearted memories all summer long.  Ages: Preschool to teen   Time Commitment: 15 minutes to 1 hour per week depending upon the activities you choose to complete.   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org Make this a summer of new experiences! Whether you're staying close to home or traveling to faraway places, there's opportunity for big-hearted family discussions wherever you go. 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May 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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May 2018 - Boston Drop by the Farm and Get Your Hands Dirty for Hunger Relief Community Harvest Program   Date/Time: Drop in Monday through Saturday, 9am - noon, now through September (except for holiday weekends)   Location: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton   Community Harvest Project is a nonprofit farm that engages volunteers to grow fresh fruits and vegetables to donate to those experiencing hunger throughout our community. Through our volunteer farming programs, education initiatives, and community partnerships, we bring thousands of community members together each year to improve access to healthy foods for individuals and families in need across Central and Eastern Massachusetts. The farm is a great place to help children understand how food is grown and instill the value of volunteering and helping others while impacting their awareness of hunger, nutrition, and food access. No gardening experience is necessary. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle, hat, sneakers, and sunscreen. All work is outdoors and, in the fields, harvest happens rain or shine, so please dress accordingly. Season length can vary due to the nature of farming, so check Facebook for up to date openings and closings.   Ages: All ages are welcome. An adult must accompany children under 16.5   Time Commitment: Up to three hours per shift. Volunteer anytime Monday through Saturday, 9am - noon.   Contact: Wayne McAuliffe, wayne@community-harvest.org www.community-harvest.org Watertown Helps Out Watertown Community Foundation   Date/Time: Saturday, May 5. The Kick-off event will run from 8:30 - 9:30am; individual project times vary during the day.   Location: The Kick-Off event will be at the Hosmer School Cafeteria, 1 Concord Rd, Watertown. Volunteer projects are located in various locations around Watertown. Watertown Helps Out is an annual volunteer day organized by the Watertown Community Foundation. Light refreshments will be available at the Kick-Off Event as everyone fuels up for a day of helping out, meeting other volunteers, and talking about the work of WCF and the other organizations participating in Watertown Helps Out. Free T-shirts will be handed out to volunteers at the breakfast. If you'd like to wear your T-Shirt from a prior year, please do! If you can't make it to the kick-off event, you can go directly to the site of your volunteer project. We will try to have some spare T-shirts at each location for those who can't make it to the breakfast. After the kick-off event, volunteers will head out to help local organizations garden, paint, clean up, and more! The following activities allow children, as long as they are supervised by an adult: Watertown Bike Path Cleanup Historical Society of Watertown Cunniff Elementary School Operation American Soldier Watertown Middle School Town of Watertown-DPW Watertown Health Center Hatch Makerspace by the WFPL Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Vacation Garden School at Church of the Good Shepherd Vocational Advancement Center (VAC) Watertown Middle School Library Trees for Watertown Belmont Watertown United Methodist Church:  Ages: There are several projects that are available for families with children of all ages.   Time Commitment: Varies by project   Contact: All volunteers must register online. If you have additional questions, email who-volunteer@watertownfoundation.org www.watertownfoundation.org  Set up for The Walk to End Elder Isolation FriendshipWorks   Date/Time: Saturday, May 19, 2 - 5pm   Location: Rogerson House, 434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain. (Enter from Beaufort St.; use 30 Beaufort for GPS) FriendshipWorks is a Boston nonprofit whose mission is to reduce social isolation, enhance quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. We accomplish this by recruiting and training volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. To prepare for our walk, we need to set up 200 chairs and 40 tables inside the tent. Then we will be making Arts & Crafts signs. We will provide the supplies to make signs for the bathrooms, Registration, water stop, etc. We also welcome you to join the walk the next day! Ages: All ages are welcome. Children under 18 must be supervised by adults at all times.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Julie Kaufmann, 617.482.1510 x121, events@fw4elders.org. Walk registration is available online. www.fw4elders.org The Walk to End Elder Isolation FriendshipWorks   Date/Time: Sunday, May 20, 9:15am - 12:15pm   Location: Rogerson House, 434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain. (Enter from Beaufort St.; use 30 Beaufort for GPS) FriendshipWorks is a Boston nonprofit whose mission is to reduce social isolation, enhance quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. We accomplish this by recruiting and training volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance, and emotional support. We are walking around Jamaica Pond as a fundraising walk. We need volunteers to run the water stops (handing out water and snacks), to stand at junctures and point people in the right direction, and to be cheerleaders.   Ages: All ages are welcome. Children under 18 must be supervised by adults at all times. Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Julie Kaufmann, 617.482.1510 x121, events@fw4elders.org. www.crowdrise.com/walk4elders Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides a volunteer platform to bridge the gap between surplus prepared food from businesses and local shelters and soup kitchens who give this food to those in need. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/users/sign_up  Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities in Boston, MA. Sign up for events that fit your schedule. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: An average event rescues 50 pounds of food, accommodates 40 meals, and takes 30-60 minutes   Contact: Dana Siles, New England Coordinator, Dana@RescuingLeftoverCuisine.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA Mother's Day Walk For Peace Louis D. Brown Peace Institute   Date/Time: Sunday, May 13, 5am - 2pm (flexible timing for different volunteer positions) Day of Walk registration begins at 6 am Opening remarks at 8 am Walk begins at 8 am Location: The walk has two starting points: Town Field Park, Fields Corner, 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester (6.8 mile route) Madison Park High School, 75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury Crossing (3.1 mile route) The walk ends at Boston City Hall. The Mother's Day Walk for Peace is a celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities. Every year families from across the state and region walk together toward peace because in unity, there is healing! The Mother's Day Walk for Peace is an annual fundraiser for families across the region to honor the lives of our loved ones who have been killed, celebrate the courage of community, and sustain the Peace Institute's programs and services. The Walk benefits the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a center of healing, teaching, and learning.  Over the past twenty-one years, the Mother's Day Walk has become a time-honored tradition when families of homicide victims can honor the memory of their loved ones and neighbors can commit to creating more peaceful communities. Every year thousands of people participate including survivors, allies, business owners, elected officials, providers, the faith community, and law enforcement. We would love to have families come and volunteer for the walk. Families can help out by being "cheerleaders" along the walk to encourage and direct our walkers or families can work at one of our tables handing out maps, buttons, flyers, and fun swag! Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Scott Mizrachi, Volunteer Coordinator, scott@ldbpeaceinstitute.org. Please fill out our online application and our Volunteer Coordinator will follow up with you. www.mothersdaywalk4peace.org, www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/   Newton Kids PMC Bike Ride PMC Kids Rides   Date/Time: Sunday, May 20, 8 - 11am   Location: 180 Wells Ave., Newton The PMC is a 38-year-old cycling event that has raised over $500 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund to support cancer patients and medical staff working to eradicate this terrible disease. The PMC donates 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to Dana-Farber and is the institute's largest single contributor, raising more than 52 percent of the annual revenue at The Jimmy Fund. Adult riders bike one of 12 routes throughout Massachusetts annually during the first weekend of August. Building on that success, the PMC launched an extension of the event called the PMC Kids Ride. PMC Kids Rides are mini bike-a-thons that involve kids ages 2 to 15 in the PMC mission by providing them the opportunity to fight cancer just like adults. This is a great way to get kids involved in raising money for an amazing cause. There is a minimum $30 fundraising requirement, although we encourage riders to raise at least $50, if possible. Two-wheeled riders will zoom around a one-mile loop on Wells Avenue in Newton as many times as they can from 9 to 10am. The 3-wheeled and balance bike crowd will tear it up on a separate tot course. Be sure to stick around for the post-ride party starting at 10am. There will be food, face painting, bike decorating, raffles, and more. Ages: The ride is for children ages 3 to 13. Teens 14 and older are welcome to volunteer at the event.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Christina Perez, cperezmail@yahoo.com. Registration for the ride is available online. http://www.kids.pmc.org/newton.aspx Explore Nature with a Scavenger Hunt Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime you can get outdoors with your family!   Location: Your local park or nature center When children learn to appreciate and enjoy nature, they are more likely to grow into adults who value and protect our environment. You and your family can use Doing Good Together's printable Nature Scavenger Hunt checklist to liven up your next walk in the woods. Enjoy exploring nature as a family, invite friends along, or bring this activity to your scouts meeting, classroom, or community gathering. Check out Doing Good Together's Nature Scavenger Hunt project page for more ideas and reflection questions. Ages: The whole family is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Celebrate Milestones This May! Whether you are celebrating the graduation of a preschooler or college student - or any big moment in between - these milestone moments offer opportunities for sharing gifts that encourage kindness and giving. Visit our Shop Kind Vendor Page for our favorite gift-giving books. And for advice on tackling transitions (by kids and parents), revisit this post from our Blogger: www.doinggoodtogether.org/bhf/blog/masterful-transitions.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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March 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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March 2018 - Boston Sorting Donations at the Warehouse WISH Project   Date/Time: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 am- noon; Saturday 9 - 11 am. All volunteers need to be scheduled in advance.   Location: 1A Foundry St., Lowell The mission of the Wish Project is to provide basic goods to 35,000 qualified needy clients living in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts each year. Only when people have their basic needs met can they move forward and out of the social services system. By providing basic goods to people in crisis, we help end needless suffering in the short term while helping to end homelessness in the long term. The Wish Project is looking for volunteers to help out at their warehouse. Some of the volunteer tasks in the warehouse include sorting and putting away clothes, linens, home goods, and furniture. Ages: Minimum age to volunteer without an adult is 15. Minimum age to volunteer with a parent is five. No preschool age children.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: To sign-up for a volunteer shift, call 866. 947.4360 x703 or contact Patty at volunteer@thewishproject.org www.thewishproject.org  The Giving Factory Cradles to Crayons   Date/Time: A variety of weekday and weekend shifts are available. Check the website for details   Location: 155 N. Beacon Street, Brighton Cradles to Crayons offers families the opportunity to teach their children the values of service and philanthropy while volunteering together to help children and families in need. A volunteer shift in The Giving Factory Warehouse involves hands-on processing of the donated goods that flow in on a regular basis. Each station in the warehouse includes inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations to ultimately be distributed to the children served by Cradles to Crayons. Please visit the website for more specific information about volunteering. Ages: Children as young as five are allowed to volunteer. Any child under the age of 18 needs an adult present with them for the entire shift when they come to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Interested volunteers are required to register with our volunteer coordinators in advance. Click here to fill out an inquiry form. www.cradlestocrayons.org JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, March 25 or Sunday, April 22, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table The Birthday Giving Project -- Birthday in a Box Family-to-Family   Date/Time: Flexible, at your convenience   Location: Please email birthdays@family-to-family.org before you start your boxes. If you are making five or more boxes, Family-to-Family will connect with a pantry, battered women's shelter, or a homeless shelter in your area where you can deliver them. If you make fewer than five boxes, they should be shipped to one of the impoverished communities we serve through our hunger relief program. It's hard for many of us - adults or children - to imagine celebrating a child's birthday without a party or presents. But for many of the families served by Family-to-Family, finding the extra money to afford a child's birthday celebration is a struggle at best, and frequently impossible. You and your family can help by providing a small "party in a box" for a child in need which will also help give your children an opportunity to learn empathy in a concrete way by helping another child. Decorate and fill shoe boxes with everything needed for a small birthday party. (Or, pretty, decorated shopping bags can be used instead.) Each box goes to a different child. You can make a birthday box for one child, or you can put together multiple boxes for a group of children. If you are making multiple boxes, please make them for different ages! Learn more on the Birthday Giving Project page.   First: Pick an age (or ages) and choose either boy(s) or girl(s) to send your box to. Find a large sneaker-sized shoe box (or use a party bag), and buy the things needed for a party. Please include: Box of cake mix Can of frosting Birthday candles (no matches please!) Wall decoration (like streamers, or a happy birthday banner) Children's book for the aged child you are making the box for Another ($10-$15) gift for that child. If you like, you can also include a goody bag filled with small surprises Next: Wrap the book and the gift in birthday paper. Wrap the top and bottom of the shoe box separately (so that even wrapped, the box can be opened), and fill the wrapped box with the things you have gathered. If you would like to give the child you're giving your box to a chance to write back to you, include a postcard with a stamp on it, addressed to you, c/o Family to Family, PO Box 255, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, 10706. Then email us at birthdays@family-to-family.org, put "birthday postcards" in the subject of the email, and tell us your name and address. Also tell us that you've included a postcard in your box, so we'll be able to forward the postcard to you if we get it. You can also make a birthday card to put inside the box. Then tie the box closed with ribbon, and label it with the age and "boy" or "girl". Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: birthdays@family-to-family.org www.family-to-family.org Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, April 28, 10am - 12pm   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston   Room to Grow provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-to-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can help make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by helping us process donations of baby items and maintain the boutique look of our space. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Sign up here or email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org 19th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA)   Date/Time: Saturday, April 28, 9am -noon   Location: Various locations - click here for the Charles River clean-up map Join the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) and partner organizations for the 19th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup, where thousands of volunteers and community groups will come together to beautify the banks of the Charles River. The Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers each year to pick up litter, remove invasive species and assist with park maintenance. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Check website for specific location contacts. Registration is available online. www.crwa.org 2018 Walk for Hunger Project Bread   Date/Time: Sunday, May 6. Four hour shifts between 5:30am and 7pm.   Location: Various locations along our walk route in Boston, Brookline, Cleveland Circle, Newton, Watertown, and Cambridge with various positions The 50th Walk for Hunger & 5K Run is an annual community movement of neighbors helping neighbors across the Commonwealth. Since its inception in 1969, the Walk for Hunger has raised more than $100 million to support local programs that alleviate hunger. This year, more than 300 local programs in more than 100 Massachusetts communities will be supported through money raised by Walkers (and runners!) including food pantries, meal programs, food rescue, urban agriculture, and critical child nutrition programs. There are a variety of volunteer positions available, including: Course Monitor Check in and Registration Tent Checkpoint Volunteers Entertainers 5K Run Support Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Four hour shifts   Contact: volunteer@projectbread.org, 617.239.2523. Registration is available online www.projectbread.org/walk-for-hunger/ Become a Senior Angel Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Once a week   Location: A  senior in your community You can help create a more age-integrated society and instill positive attitudes toward aging by providing your child with positive contacts with seniors. By becoming a Senior Angel your family will let a senior know they are remembered and loved through an ongoing weekly correspondence. Seniors who may be home-bound, confined to nursing homes, or in convalescent hospitals will look forward to your weekly greetings! You can reach out to a relative, neighbor or senior you know in your community. What you'll need: Stationery, greeting cards, pens, drawing or art supplies Occasional small, inexpensive, gifts ($2-$5), such as a box of tea or bar of scented soap Postage Once-a-week send your older friend chatty letters, friendly cards, uplifting notes, children's drawings and perhaps an occasional small gift. Learn more by visiting the Doing Good Together Become a Senior Angel page.   Ages: Your whole family can participate!   Time Commitment: Varies, but please plan on making an ongoing, long-term commitment to your senior.   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org Reading together is a research-proven, amazingly simple way to practice empathy and support your child's learning on every level. But that isn't why we love it. Story time is the most intimate, thoughtful, tender way to connect with a child. Check out Doing Good Together's awesome collection of favorite picture and chapter books focused on a variety of critical topics, including Kindness, Creativity, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Bullying, Death & Grief, and more       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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February 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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February 2018 - Boston Boston Fight for Air Climb American Lung Association   Date/Time: Saturday, February 3, 7am   Location: One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Boston By joining the Fight for Air Climb, you are helping to make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by lung disease. Participants raise funds to support the mission of the American Lung Association while training to climb the stairs of a skyscraper, stadium, or other landmark building. Make the most of your experience and climb as a part of a team. Teams consist of friends, family and co-workers who want to help raise awareness and funds to support research, patient programs and advocacy efforts. Children and families can climb! Participants must be at least ten years old. There is a fundraising requirement of $100 that is due on/by the day of the event. Volunteer duties include registration/check-in, water/rest stops, finish line, and cheering squad. Ages: 10 years old for participation, 15 years for volunteering   Time Commitment: Five or eight-hour shift   Contact: Judy Deane, 413.505.5061, Judy.Deane@Lung.org  www.BostonClimb.org JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, February 11 or Sunday, March 25, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Food Rescue Volunteers Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine bridges the gap between nutritious surplus prepared food from businesses and the local shelters and soup kitchens who provide this food to those in need. We rely 100% on our volunteers. Throughout 2017, nearly 489,000 pounds of food were rescued from food businesses in NYC, where RLC is based, resulting in over 407,000 nutritious meals. Our mission is to follow suit here in MA, where nearly 1 in 10 households is experiencing some level of food insecurity. Learn more by reading our Volunteer FAQ's. SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS: Visit www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/massachusetts.  Click Volunteer and fill out the Volunteer Sign Up Form. Note: under Preferred Region, click Massachusetts; then under Preferred Location, only check off one area for now. Under Availability, it's best to check All. It would be wonderful if you also check the box for Emergency Rescues! Visit our Events Calendar to view Volunteer Opportunities. Sign up for any Event that fits your schedule, up to 24 hours in advance. Ages: Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! An adult must accompany children under age 14.   Time Commitment: Events at Rescuing Leftover Cuisine typically last 30 minutes (Some events are longer, some are shorter). On each event, we rescue an average of 50 pounds of food, which feeds about 40 people. It only takes 30 minutes to help feed over 40 people. Anyone can volunteer for Regular Rescues at their leisure via our Volunteer Calendar; and for Emergency Rescues, volunteers may claim or ignore any pickup (like Uber/Lyft).   Contact: Sign up at www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA or email Boston@RescuingLeftoverCuisne.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA   Cambridge Winter Farmers Market Cambridge Community Center   Date/Time: Every Saturday now until April 7; 8 - 10am and 2 - 4pm   Location: Cambridge Community Center (Inside the Gymnasium), 5 Callender St., Cambridge Do you love farmers markets? Are you interested in the local food movement? Do you want to spend more time getting to know your community and having fun lending a hand? Then join us at the Cambridge Winter Farmers Market! The market is a program of the Cambridge Community Center and is held inside the CCC gymnasium, located just outside of Central Square in Cambridge. There are over two dozen vendors, live music, and fun community events that run alongside the market every week. We are looking for help with set up and clean up each market day, which involves helping the vendors bring in/out big crates produce and other food products and setting up and breaking down the market space. Ages: Youth 12 and older are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Two hour shifts   Contact: Anna Pierce-Slive, annaps@cambridgecc.org www.cambridgewinterfarmersmarket.com   Make Cards for Clients Community Servings   Date/Time: Cards can be dropped off Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm   Location: You can drop-off or mail cards to: Community Servings Attn: Volunteer Department 18 Marbury Terrace Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Card making is a fun project for children of all ages. Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts and in Rhode Island to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses. Our comforting, made-from-scratch meals send the message to those in greatest need that someone cares. We invite children (and adults) of all ages to help brighten our clients' day with handmade cards throughout the year. Your cards will be sent to our critically ill clients. Our clients range in age from 3 to 101 years of age and many are homebound and living alone. Your cards will brighten a client's day and let them know we're thinking of them and wishing them well. Cards should include only positive messages; please avoid saying things that might remind them of their illness. Please review the following Guidelines for Card Making.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Taylor Stevens, Volunteer Coordinator, tstevens@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227 www.servings.org/ Write a Letter! Operation Gratitude   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: All your cards and letters can be sent together in one large mailing envelope or box to: Operation Gratitude 21100 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311-4278 ATTN: Letter Writing Program Please include a donation form in your large mailing envelope or box. Operation Gratitude annually sends 200,000+ Care Packages filled with food, entertainment, hygiene, and handmade items, plus personal letters of appreciation to Veterans, First Responders, New Recruits, Wounded Heroes, their Care Givers, and to individually named U.S. service members deployed overseas and their families waiting at home. Of all the items included in these packages, the most cherished are the personal letters of appreciation! Our goal is to include several letters and colorful drawings in every Care Package and tell our troops "WE CARE!" Writing a letter is a meaningful way for Americans to show support for our Military. It only takes five minutes of your day, but will bring lasting joy to our troops. Letters are accepted year-round. Right now, we have a special need for those specifically written to our New Recruits, Veterans, and First Responders. Holiday cards need to be received two to three months prior to the holidays in order for them to reach our service members on time. Once we receive letters it takes us time to screen, sort and assemble them into our care packages and then we have to factor in the shipping time. If your letters will arrive at a later date it will work well to make them general letters of appreciation so that they may be used year-round. Don't know where to start? Follow these letter writing guidelines: Start with a generic salutation, such as "Dear Hero" or "Dear Brave One." Express your thanks for their selfless service. Avoid politics completely and religion in excess; however, saying you will pray for them is wonderful. Share a little about yourself: Family, Hobbies, Work, School, Pets, Travel, etc. Talk about life and interests: Sports, Weather, Music, Movies, Food, Books, etc. Adults: Include your contact information (mail or email) so the letter recipient can reply. (Recipients may or may not write back; please do not be disappointed if you do not receive a response.) Children's Letters: Include first names only and do not include addresses (an adult's address can be used). Can't find the words? Consider drawing or painting a picture instead; please add a note to kids' drawings with their age. No glitter or confetti please! Do not put your individual cards or letters in envelopes-they are not needed and create a burden for our letter screeners. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: OpGrat@gmail.com or info@operationgratitude.com www.operationgratitude.com   Words Matter: Harness the Power of Poetry Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Your home and community At Doing Good Together, we know how the right turn of phrase can encourage more kindness. We know how a great book can cultivate empathy, opening a child up to the feelings and experiences of a stranger. The instructions for this project are as simple as its name. Create short, heart-warming poems, jokes, or artwork. You may want to use the free Car Window Poetry cards available here. Place your poems on car windows outside your school, playground, library, a busy grocery store, or wherever you happen to be. Note: if it's raining or remarkably windy, postpone this step a bit. Post your poems on Instagram with the #CarWindowPoetry. While you're at it, kindly add #DoingGoodTogether as well! Learn more by visiting the Doing Good Together Words Matter: Harness the Power of Poetry project page.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let's take the lovely day called Valentine's Day and make it a month-long kindness endeavor! Prepare now by printing and posting our 28-Day Valentine Kindness Challenge. Pick and choose your favorite days for doing something extra good for others or challenge yourselves for the entire month of February. This is a great project for families, community or faith groups, or even classrooms. And if you participate in this challenge, kindly let us know how it goes! Share your stories here: www.doinggoodtogether.org/good-stories/       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2018 Doing Good Together™

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January 2018 - Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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January 2018 - Boston JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, January 7 or Sunday, February 11 between two to three hours      9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. If you have volunteered at Family Table previously, you can sign up one week before the distribution date. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table The Cambridge MLK Day of Service Many Helping Hands 365   Date/Time: Monday, January 15, 2 - 5 pm   Location: Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge   Come spend an afternoon making a difference in the lives of others. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lend your hands and come work with your children, friends and neighbors for hands-on service projects that will touch the lives of thousands of people in need. Projects include: Making fleece scarves and blankets for homeless children and adults. Making Valentines for elders and veterans. Sorting food, winter clothing, books and toiletries for people in need and more Don't come empty handed! Bring a can of food, a children's book or a gently used item of winter clothing. Ages: All ages can participate. Children should be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Flexible, up to three hours   Contact: info@manyhelpinghands365.org. Registration is available online. www.manyhelpinghands365.org  Operation Sock Drop Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we need socks all year round)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   Fresh, clean socks (and underwear!) are vital for people's health, warmth, comfort, and dignity and the least donated item to people in greatest need. The shelters we support give out over 8,000 pairs of socks each year. By participating in Operation Sock Drop you not only help keep our community's neediest, most vulnerable citizens safe, warm, and healthy, but you'll them help maintain their dignity and comfort during this most difficult time in their lives. Friends of Boston's Homeless supports the Woods Mullen Women's Shelter and the 112 Southampton Men's Shelter in the South End. These shelters serve over 800 homeless individuals every day.  To get started, just download this flyer and share with everyone you'd like to participate.   Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact:  Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Make Housewarming Baskets for Newly Housed People Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time: Anytime (we're helping 150 people/yr. move beyond homelessness into their own safe, dignified housing)   Location: Drop off donations at the 112 Southampton Street Shelter right in the South End. Please contact John Comaschi, in-kind donations coordinator at 617.947.6852. Just let John know when you'd like to drop off your donations and he or someone from the shelter will meet you and unload your car so you don't have to park.   You and your family can help people who've spent years living on our streets and in shelters feel warmth and excitement as they move into their new place and get started on their new lives by providing the essential items we all need to make our house a home. By assembling and donating Housewarming Baskets, you'll be an important part of welcoming people into their new homes where they'll find the stability and serenity they need to begin their journey to hopeful, peaceful futures. It's as simple as assembling new (not used) items like cleaning supplies, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, a set of sheets or towels, in a basket to be given as a housewarming gift to someone about to move into a place of their own- many for the first time in their lives. And please include a welcome note, it means a lot to the person who receives it. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2018 Boston Cares   Date/Time: Monday, January 15, 10am - 1pm   Location: Full opportunity address and directions will be sent to you by e-mail after you sign up. Since 2006, Boston Cares has organized A Day ON, Not a Day OFF projects for MLK Day that have collectively engaged 6,250 individuals of all ages from Boston's neighborhoods and surrounding communities. This year, Boston Cares will organize 600 volunteers to support Boston families who are immigrants and refugees through the creation of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learning tools for community organizations and schools throughout the city of Boston. Volunteers will create English journals, conversation games, mobile lap desks, and vocabulary and citizenship flashcards for organizations for immigrant and refugee families learning English and preparing for the citizenship exam. Additionally, volunteers will join us in building beds for families who do not have a bed of their own. Volunteers will select an activity station based on age and interest.   Ages: MLK Day is always kid-friendly and open to youth ages five and older. There must be one adult for every three youth under 18. If you are under 18 years old, you will need to bring a signed waiver in order to participate. You can download the waiver here.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: Simon Pringle-Wallace at springle-wallace@bostoncares.org. Registration is available online and pre-registration is required. www.bostoncares.org/ Nevins Farm Reading Program MPSCA Date/Time: First or second Sunday of the month, 11am - 2pm. Check website for 2018 dates. The next available date is Sunday, February 4. Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen Accompanied by a parent or guardian, children will read out loud to an adoring canine, feline, or even rabbit audience at this fun family event. While your child practices reading, you'll also be providing valuable social time to our adoptable animals. Bring your favorite book, or borrow one from the MPSCA library. Ages: For children ages six to ten and a parent/guardian. All participants must have a parent or guardian present for the duration of the program. This event is appropriate for children who are learning to read, and/or could benefit from some practice reading out loud (1st - 4th grade). Please note that due to the nature of this program, and the limited space, we regretfully cannot accommodate younger siblings at this event (or any other unregistered guests). Time Commitment: Three hours Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org. Advanced registration is required and is available online. Registration for February (the next available date) will open at the end of December. Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group! www.mspca.org/nevinseducation Make No-Sew Blankets Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home or community   Enjoy a cozy family kindness project for a cold month! Your children can help make these simple, fleece  blankets and provide comfort to a child in need. No sewing is required. Many local organizations would appreciate your donations of these easy-to-create fleece blankets. Check with hospitals, homeless shelters, care facilities, or police and fire stations to gauge interest. Or you can deliver them to your local chapter of Project Linus or Binky Patrol. These two groups will distribute them to organizations with the greatest need. Visit the Doing Good Together Make No-Sew Blankets Project page for blanket-making instructions and reflection questions.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org Resolve to make 2018 your year to stand for kindness! Want to make kindness a priority? You're not alone! In fact, there are big-hearted families nationwide who've decided sharing acts of kindness and service should be a top priority in 2018. The Big-Hearted Families Membership Circle can help! Our big-hearted experts are at your service to provide inspiration, motivation, and advice. Plus there are members-only perks too. All for just $24.99 annually. Get started by joining in conversation with like-minded people. Our Facebook Big-Hearted Conversation Group is now available (free of charge) to anyone who wants to start or continue their family kindness practice. Discuss your goals, challenges, and ideas with other big-hearted families. And enjoy the tips posted by our Big-Hearted Families™ Director, Sarah Aadland.       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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December 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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December 2017 - Boston Playmats Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, December 2, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats for Room to Grow clients. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information. Registration is available online. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org Holiday Basket Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Saturday, December 9 - shifts start at 9, 10, or 11am   Location: 179 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain Join Community Servings during the holiday season to help deliver holiday baskets to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. This is a perfect opportunity for the whole family to bring some holiday cheer to Community Servings clients! Volunteers will need to deliver baskets in their own vehicle. Please note the following requirements: Must have a vehicle and valid driver's license. Must volunteer with a friend or partner - deliveries must be made by a minimum of two people. (Only 1 person required to register.) Must have a clean car with ample storage. (Preferably a cargo van or SUV.) Must have a cellphone. Navigation (Google Maps, Waze) or a good sense of direction. Willingness to deliver/pickup to/from Greater Boston suburbs. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18. Registration is available online. Only the driver needs to register.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Alexandra Fioretti, afioretti@servings.org, 617.522.7777x228 www.servings.org Winter Break Kits Heading Home   Date/Time: Winter Kits should be delivered by December 14. Contact Zoa Mish to schedule delivery at zmish@headinghomeinc.org, 617.935.1236   Location: Deliver kits to The Schrafft Center, 529 Main Street, Suite 100, Charlestown Heading Home's mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy and job training. Holiday vacation week, the time when children are off from school between Christmas and New Year's Day, is always a challenging time for our families. Beyond relying on school for child care, our families depend on school to provide two meals a day for their children. Fighting homelessness and poverty causes stress and anxiety on a daily basis as families worry about meeting basic needs. As a new holiday tradition, Heading Home would like to partner with YOU to help our families ENJOY winter break together, alleviating parents' burden and stress of providing healthy meals; entertainment; and the opportunity for creativity. These kits, supplied by our community, should be designed for four people and include a restaurant gift card, grocery gift card, passes to an activity (museum, Skyzone, movies, pottery studio, etc.) and a board game. Once the essentials are included, each kit can take on a theme by adding enhancements. Following are suggestions, and we welcome other ideas! Outdoor Winter Adventure Kit: sled, hot chocolate mix, marshmallows, hats, gloves; Boston Adventure Kit: T pass, Children's Museum or Legoland passes, books about Boston for kids, ice skating passes for Frog Pond (including skate rental); Arts and Crafts Kit: art project kit, markers, coloring books; Lego Kit: passes to Legoland, The Lego Movie DVD, Lego sets; Tea Party Kit: muffin tins, muffin mix, measuring cups, icing, decorations, tea set Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Leora Kimmel Greene, lkgreene@headinghomeinc.org or 617.864.8140. www.headinghomeinc.org  Holiday Meal Deliveries to Seniors Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly   Date/Time: Christmas Day, flexible between 10am and 2pm.   Location: Multiple neighborhoods throughout Boston   Little Brothers volunteers make holiday visits and deliver meals to elders throughout the city who are without family or friends to celebrate the holiday. During the holiday season, volunteers are needed to provide companionship while delivering nutritious meals and beautiful flowers to the homes of elders throughout Boston. A car is helpful, but many elders are located on public transportation. Ages: All ages can participate. Youth under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Airlie Parham, aparham.bos@littlebrothers.org. Online registration for new volunteers begins December 8th at www.littlebrothersboston.org www.littlebrothersboston.org Give the Gift of Play - Annual Toy Drive Room to Grow   Date/Time: Holiday Toy Drive runs through December. Drop off donations Monday through Friday, 9:30am - 4pm. Please call the front desk at 617.859.4545 when you are five minutes away and staff will meet you outside the front of the building for curbside assistance. If you need to make other arrangements for drop-off, contact Emma.   Location: Room to Grow, 142 Berkeley Street, Boston Now in its fifth year, Room to Grow's Annual Holiday Toy Drive collects thousands of toys for babies in low-income families. During a child's first three years, toys play a critical role in helping babies learn and grow. At every three-month visit to Room to Grow, social workers guide families in choosing five educational toys to support their baby's development, preparing them for future learning and success.   By providing educational toys to Room to Grow, you are helping babies: Develop new skills such as reaching, grasping, and crawling Learn colors, numbers, and shapes Strengthen memory skills Ways you can contribute: Register to hold a toy drive in your community. Celebrate your toy drive by sharing your stories and pictures on social media (@roomtogroworg) and using #Giveplay Donate new or nearly new toys appropriate for newborns through children age three. Purchase urgently needed toys from our Amazon wishlist. Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Emma Milford, emma.milford@roomtogrow.org www.roomtogrow.org  Donation Sorting and Kitchen Help Daily Table   Date/Time: Monday - Saturday, 9:30am - 12:30pm, 1 - 4pm, 4:30 - 7:30pm; Sunday, 11am - 2pm   Location: 450 Washington St., Dorchester   The Daily Table is a not-for-profit retail store that offers a variety of tasty, convenient, and affordable foods. The store offers both "grab-n-go" ready to eat meals, and a selection of produce, bread, dairy and grocery items at prices designed to fit every budget. Daily Table receives donations of surplus produce that must be sorted and organized for quality assurance. Volunteers are needed to sort through donations and triage produce for use in the commissary kitchen, for sale on the floor, and for composting. Volunteers may also help in the kitchen with food preparation, packaging, and labeling, or by preparing and distributing samples in our engagement zone. Plan to be busy and on your feet! By volunteering, you and your family will be helping to address the wastefulness of our food system, and actively contributing to increasing food security and improving diets in Boston. Ages: Ages 18 and up; 15 and up with parental supervision   Time Commitment: Three hours (or more if you'd like!)   Contact: Register at http://dailytable.org/get-involved/volunteer www.dailytable.org/ Holiday Meal Drive Greater Boston Food Bank   Date/Time: Through December 31   Location: Your home or community   For too many people, their dinner plates will be empty this holiday season. In fact, 1 in 10 people in eastern Massachusetts is facing hunger and seeking help. That's why the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is holding their annual Holiday Meal Drive, which provides children, seniors, veterans, and families with a warm, traditional holiday meal. That means that families in need here in Eastern Massachusetts will sit down to a hot meal of turkey (or an alternative main dish), stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, green beans, and potatoes. Help the Greater Boston Food Bank reach their goal of providing 12 million healthy meals during the 2017 holiday season. Just $20 will provide a nutritious, complete holiday meal to a family of five in need in our community. You and your family can help in a variety of ways: Make a donation for an immediate impact. Include your children in this process by asking them to contribute as well. Start a fundraising team with your children, friends, and/or coworkers Donate Food or Create a Food and Fund Drive. Go shopping with your children and bring them into the process. Learn about the Kids Who Care Program for children 10 and older. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: For Food Donations: Food Drive Coordinator at food_drive@gbfb.org. For Holiday Meal Drive questions, Melanie Gordon, mgordon@gbfb.org www.gbfb.org Create a Kindness Quilt Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Anytime   Location: Your home   During this busy holiday season sharing kind acts can be a wonderful way for your family to reconnect. Your family can take time to celebrate small acts of kindness with a paper quilt. Designed to accompany The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, this project will have your family doing a kind act, drawing a picture of it, and sharing it with one another in the form of a beautiful, continuously growing paper quilt. Find project templates and more information on the Doing Good Together Display a Kindness Quilt project page.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Just in time for Holiday Shopping... DGT™ debuts a SHOP KIND Store! You've relied on DGT for tips, activities, book recommendations, and more. Now we have another resource to offer: our SHOP KIND Store. This online store now features a page of kindness-themed Amazon store items (because, yes, DGT is an Amazon Affiliate Advertiser). Coming soon: Another SHOP KIND page will be featuring like-minded organizations offering outstanding, mission-driven products. You'll be able to try these unique items for your next service project or when you're shopping for big-hearted gifts for yourself or others. We'll be launching soon and then continually adding more items, so revisit often to find something new. We think you'll like what we've found, and we look forward to your feedback and suggestions for more SHOP KIND products!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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November 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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November 2017 - Boston DGT's Annual Thanksgiving Family Service Event Doing Good Together & Heading Home   Date/Time: Sunday, November 19, 10 - 11:30am   Location: Cambridge (Location to be provided upon registration.) Doing Good Together and Heading Home are partnering once again to celebrate the holidays with service and compassion. With your family's help, we will assemble Thanksgiving Bags for Heading Home client families (mothers and children) so they have everything they need for a festive and delicious holiday meal. Our goal is to create 25 bags. Participant families will donate the materials needed for the bags such as Stop & Shop Gift Cards, canned goods, decorations, etc. Children can make holiday arts & crafts decorations and personalized cards. We gratefully accept donation drop-offs prior to the event if you cannot join us. Contact Kira for more info.  Ages: Families with children 16 and under are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: One and one-half hours   Contact: Kira Hower, kira@doinggoodtogether.org. Contact Kira to register and choose items to donate, Space is limited. Please sign up early! www.doinggoodtogether.org Cards & Care Packages for Soldiers Kid Kindness   Date/Time: Saturday, November 4, noon - 2pm   Location: The Savings Bank, 351 Main St, Wakefield Kid Kindness is an organization that focuses on getting our youngest ones involved in philanthropy through community service projects that are both educational and fun. We believe you are never too young to make a difference! Kid Kindness will be making "Thank You for Keeping Us Safe" cards and collecting donations for soldier care packages. These will be sent to the service women and men from Massachusetts currently serving overseas. We will be sending everything we collect to Helping Our Troops in Stoneham, who will send the packages in time for the holidays. Please bring items from the following Wish List to include in the soldier care packages: WISH LIST: Standard or Travel size goods are best because they can be easily transported. Travel sizes can also be carried with a soldier during missions! No glass bottles, plastic containers or anything under pressure (i.e. shaving creams, applesauce/fruit cups) DRINKS: Dunkin Donuts Coffee any flavor (most requested item!), Tea bags, Cider mix, Individual Crystal Light, Hot Chocolate, Presweetened Kool Aid SNACKS: Anything Little Debbie, Beef Jerky, Beef Sausage Logs (Hickory Farms), Chewing Gum, Lifesavers, Pretzels (small package only so they can fit in our care package boxes), Pumpkin Seeds, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Dry Fruit, Nuts of all kinds, Small canned fruit (plastic cups break during shipping.) EVERYDAY ITEMS:  Room Fresheners, Hand Sanitizers, Wet-naps, Band Aids, Odor Eaters, Mouthwash (small plastic bottles), Hand & Foot Warmers, Mini Kleenex packs HEALTH AIDS: Tylenol, Motrin, Aspirin, Rolaids, Pepto-Bismol, Tums, Imodium AD, Cortisone Cream, Neosporin, Small First Aid Kits FUN ITEMS: Playing Cards, Dice, Dominos, Poker Games, Chess Sets, Baseballs, Softballs, Soccer Balls Basketballs, Tennis Balls, Footballs   Ages: All ages are welcome. A guardian must accompany children.   Time Commitment: Drop by any time between 12:00 and 2:00 on November 4th to make your card.   Contact: kidkindnessgroup@gmail.com. Registration is available online. www.kidkindness.weebly.com/ Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Friday, November 10, 9am - noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. But younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why we offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. This program is a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children ages 6 - 10. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online.  Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group!  www.mspca.org/nevinseducation   Boston River Run Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund   Date/Time: Sunday, November 12, 7 - 11am   Location: Artesani Park, Brighton The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund is a 501(C)(3) public charitable organization created to honor the life of Corporal Andrew Graham Narcus (USMC). The Andrew Graham Semper Fi Fund was founded in 2012, ten years after Andrew's death. The AGSF Fund is volunteer-based and 100% of donations go directly towards endowing scholarships. The organization's mission is to generate funds through the Boston River Run fundraiser and endow scholarships at Massachusetts community colleges. Flat, family-friendly, scenic, safe 5K charity run/walk along the Charles River. Ages: Everyone is welcome to come but most opportunities will be best for older kids and adults. Younger kids are welcome to walk/run or cheer.   Time Commitment: Three to four hours   Contact: Sarah Narcus sarah@agsffund.org. Click here for online volunteer registration and here to participate in the races. www.Bostonriverrun.com   Pie in the Sky Pie Selling Project Community Servings   Date/Time: Now until November 19   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain   Join the Community Servings Pie Selling team on their 25th Anniversary! Pie Sellers help Community Servings sell more than 21,000 pies each year! Be a part of this one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving bake sale and sign up to be a Pie Seller. There's no fundraising minimum and you'll have access to tips and tools to make it easy to sell pies to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers and reach your goal. It's a great activity for elementary and middle school children. They can form a team and become Pie Sellers.   Ages: All ages, with an adult "Team Captain"   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Darcy Pfeifer, dpfeifer@servings.org 617-522-7777x231 www.pieinthesky.org/ Pie in The Sky Pie Pick-Up and Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Monday, November 20 - Wednesday, November 23; volunteers are needed for the following dates and times: Monday, November 20: 9am - 1pm, 10am - 2pm, 11am - 3pm & 2pm-6pm Tuesday, November 21:  9am - 1pm & 1 - 4pm Wednesday, November 22:  8:30am - noon & 11am - 3pm Location: Pie Central, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Sumner Street, Boston You and your children can help Community Servings during the home stretch of their Pie in the Sky pie sale with this very important task of picking up and delivering pies to locations around Greater Boston. Pies will be picked up from bakers and delivered to Pie Central. Then, completed pie orders need to be delivered from Pie Central to designated pick-up sites. Fill up your car, turn on your GPS and away you go! Pie in the Sky raises money to provide free, medically tailored and nutritional meals for Greater Boston's critically ill and their families. Community Servings provides a week's worth of meals each week to over 1,600 people. Ages: All ages with adult with a drivers' license   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: Taylor Stevens, Volunteer Coordinator, tstevens@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227. To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website. www.servings.org/ Thanksgiving Meal Delivery Community Servings   Date/Time: Wednesday, November 22, 9, 10 or 11am   Location: Community Servings, 18 Marbury Terrace, Jamaica Plain Join the Community Servings Thanksgiving Meal Delivery team! Volunteers are needed to help deliver Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families living with critical illnesses across Boston. Volunteers will need to deliver meals in their own vehicle. (One person per vehicle to sign up for the shift.) All volunteers will go through a delivery orientation during the first half an hour of the shift and you will be prepared to deliver Thanksgiving Meals. Ages: Families are welcome to participate. Adult supervision is required for those under 18.   Time Commitment: Deliveries can take anywhere from one to three hours.   Contact: Taylor Stevens, Volunteer Coordinator, tstevens@servings.org or 617.522.7777, ext. 227 To sign up for a shift, please visit our volunteer opportunity website  www.servings.org/  Family Volunteer Day Boston Cares   Date/Time: Saturday, November 18, 10am - noon   Location: IUEC Local 4: International Union of Elevator Constructors located at 50 Park Street, Dorchester Come out and make a difference with families from all over Boston! Volunteers of all ages and their families and friends will gather to participate in the nation-wide Family Volunteer Day, a signature Points of Light day of service, powered by generationOn. Volunteers will work together to create ESOL learning materials for immigrants in Boston, including Journals, Lap Desks and Conversation "Jenga" games. Ages: Families with children ages 5 and older are welcome to volunteer. This project is open to Boston Cares members and pending members who have registered with Boston Cares. You do not need to have attended an orientation first in order to participate.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: First, please register and sign up online for any volunteers who are over 13. Then immediately email Allegra Marra at youth@bostoncares.org with 5-12 year old participants' full names and birthdates (00/00/0000). www.bostoncares.org    The Giving Factory Warehouse Cradles to Crayons   Date/Time: A variety of weekday and weekend shifts are available. Check the website for details.   Location: 155 N. Beacon Street, Brighton Cradles to Crayons offers families the opportunity to teach their children the values of service and philanthropy while volunteering together to help children and families in need. Every year, thousands of volunteers pass through the doors of the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory warehouse to roll up their sleeves and help disadvantaged young children in Massachusetts. Volunteers help to quality-check, sort and package donations at our specific stations to ultimately be distributed to the children we serve.   Ages: We allow children as young as 5 to volunteer. Any child under the age of 18 needs an adult present with them for the entire shift when they come to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two hour shifts   Contact: volunteerboston@cradlestocrayons.org. Start the registration process by filling out the inquiry form on the Volunteer in the Giving Factory page. www.cradlestocrayons.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc.   Date/Time: Flexible, this opportunity is available six days a week. Meals should be dropped off between 8 - 11am, prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver to On the Rise directly. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. Lunch is set up family-style in the comfy kitchen and women help themselves. Entrée should serve 15 adults; sides and dessert are optional. Fresh fruit is encouraged with lunch donations. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year.   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org or 617.497.7968 x 36. Volunteers must preregister and registration is available online. www.ontherise.org  Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine aims to become the worlds most widely used volunteer organization for companies and individuals who wish to donate uneaten food. RLC has successfully recovered over 52,000 pounds of food, providing over 42,000 meals so far this year from their headquarters in NYC, and we are actively growing our Massachusetts branch to follow suit. We ask our volunteers to pick up surplus food from restaurants, events and weddings and deliver it to their local shelter or soup kitchen, who will then provide this food to those experiencing hunger in Massachusetts (about 10% of our State's population). Using a model similar to businesses like Uber and Lyft, volunteers have the option to claim or ignore any notification, depending on your schedule and location at the time. We believe in Power in Numbers: the more people we have signed up who are willing to participate, the better our odds of fulfilling our mission to feed the hungry. We aim to grow enough volunteers to provide food rescue throughout Massachusetts 24/7. This will result in more businesses and individuals being willing to donate food, and more hungry people benefiting from this collaborative effort. Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children under age 16.   Time Commitment: There is no set time commitment: Food Pickup Volunteers will receive a notification when there is food available within 4 miles from the address provided. Each volunteer has the option to claim or ignore that pickup. Altogether, each pickup takes about 20-40 minutes to complete (picking up at Food Donor and drop off at local Soup Kitchen or Shelter), depending on logistics.   Contact: Sign up at: www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA or email Boston@RescuingLeftoverCuisne.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/ Cook a Meal at a Shelter Doing Good Together Date/Time: Flexible Location: A homeless shelter or soup kitchen in your community. Many homeless shelters and soup kitchens rely on volunteers to provide meals for their guests. You and your family can help by providing a meal or meals. To find a local shelter or soup kitchen, Google homeless shelters along with your city name. Once you find a shelter, contact their volunteer coordinator to see if they are looking for volunteers and check for any age requirements. The shelter will help you schedule a date and provide you with any specific instructions. Find more information and ideas on the Doing Good Together Cook a Meal at a Shelter Project page. Ages: Everyone can participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org In this month of gratitude and giving, Minnesota holds its traditional "Give to the Max Day" on November 16th, and the global effort "Giving Tuesday" donation day takes place this year on November 28th. Kindly consider a gift to DGT to help us grow more kindness among more big-hearted families. We appreciate your support!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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October 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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October 2017 - Boston Boston Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes American Diabetes Association   Date/Time: Saturday, October 21, 5:30am - 2pm   Location: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston This is the American Diabetes Association's largest fundraising walk in New England. The money raised from this event goes towards the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. In order to run this event, the American Diabetes Association needs volunteers to ensure a smooth day of event experience for the participants. Roles vary, including set-up, clean up, greeting, registration, cheering, rest stop, helping at tents, and more. There is something for everyone!   Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer   Time Commitment: Varies, dependent on volunteer role.   Contact: Christina Sayer, csayer@diabetes.org or 617.482.4580 ext. 3502. Volunteer registration is available online. www.diabetes.org/ JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, October 22, between two to three hours. 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting.   Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Craft Playmats and Blankets Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, October 28, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats and tied fleece blankets for Room to Grow clients.   Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information. Registration is available online. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org Organize a Collection Drive for Baby Items Room to Grow   Date/Time: Up to you! We recommend you choose a two to three-week period.   Location: Schools, community centers, libraries, places of worship, indoor play spaces Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child.  You and your family can make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by organizing a drive in your community or at your child's school for new or nearly new baby items such as toys, books, clothes, and gear. Hold a general drive, pick a special item (e.g. books), or do a themed drive! Click here for a list of the items we accept.   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information and to receive customized flyers to help spread the word. www.roomtogrow.org Operation Sock Drop Friends of Boston's Homeless Date/Time: Anytime (we need socks all year round) Location:  Anywhere (at your school, place of worship, club, or even with friends, family, and neighbors) Fresh, clean socks (and underwear!) are vital for people's health, warmth, comfort, and dignity, and are the least donated item to people in greatest need. The shelters we support give out over 8,000 pairs of socks each year. By participating in Operation Sock Drop you not only help keep our community's neediest, most vulnerable citizens safe, warm, and healthy, but you'll them help maintain their dignity and comfort during this most difficult time in their lives. Friends of Boston's Homeless supports the Woods Mullen Women's Shelter and the 112 Southampton Men's Shelter in the South End. These shelters serve over 800 homeless individuals every day.  To get started, just download this flyer and share with everyone you'd like to participate. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate Time Commitment: Varies Contact: Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org Make Housewarming Baskets for Newly Housed People Friends of Boston's Homeless   Date/Time:  Anytime (we're helping 150 people a year move beyond homelessness into their own safe, dignified housing)   Location: Anywhere (at your school, place of worship, club, or even with friends, family, and neighbors) You and your family can help people who've spent years living on our streets and in shelters feel warmth and excitement as they move into their new place and get started on their new lives by providing the essential items we all need to make our house a home. By assembling and donating Housewarming Baskets, you'll be an important part of welcoming people into their new homes where they'll find the stability and serenity they need to begin their journey to hopeful, peaceful futures. It's as simple as assembling new (not used) items like cleaning supplies, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, a set of sheets or towels, in a basket to be given as a housewarming gift to someone about to move into a place of their own - many for the first time in their lives. And please include a welcome note, it will mean a lot to the person who receives it. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Mariann Bucina Roca, mariannbucina@fobh.org www.fobh.org  Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts Rescuing Leftover Cuisine aims to become the worlds most widely used volunteer organization for companies and individuals who wish to donate uneaten food. RLC has successfully recovered over 52,000 pounds of food, providing over 42,000 meals so far this year from their headquarters in NYC, and we are actively growing our Massachusetts branch to follow suit. We ask our volunteers to pick up surplus food from restaurants, events and weddings and deliver it to their local shelter or soup kitchen, who will then provide this food to those experiencing hunger in Massachusetts (about 10% of our State's population). With a model mimicking businesses like Uber and Lyft, volunteers have the option to Claim or Ignore any notification, depending on your schedule and location at the time. We believe in Power in Numbers: the more people we have signed up who are willing to participate, the better our odds of fulfilling our mission to feed the hungry. We aim to grow enough volunteers to provide food rescue throughout Massachusetts 24/7. This will result in more businesses and individuals being willing to donate food, and more hungry people benefiting from this collaborative effort. Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer! Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children under age 16.   Time Commitment: There is no set time commitment: Food Pickup Volunteers will receive a notification when there is food available within 4 miles from the address provided. Each volunteer has the option to Claim or Ignore that pickup. Altogether, each pickup takes about 20-40 minutes to complete (picking up at Food Donor and drop off at local Soup Kitchen or Shelter), depending on logistics.   Contact: Sign up at: https://www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA or email www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/ Start a Bake Sale to Benefit No Kid Hungry No Kid Hungry - Share Our Strength   Date/Time: Flexible - choose a time that works for you.   Location: You choose! Simply find a local business, school, place of worship, community center or neighborhood that will allow you to hold your bake sale. It's that simple. We have more ideas for good locations in our Location Guide. Funds raised through Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry support Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger in America. Nationally, the campaign provides leadership, raises awareness and advocates for change that will make sure no kid in America ever goes hungry. Locally, Share Our Strength funds the most effective anti-hunger organizations and builds partnerships that bring together public officials, nonprofits, community groups, private funders and businesses to end childhood hunger in a particular state or city. Click here for more information on how to start your own Bake Sale. Our online Bakers' Resources includes lots of how-to tips, signage and much more. If you are looking for something that is not on the list, please call or email us with your suggestions. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: bakesale@strength.org, 800.761.4227 http://gabs.nokidhungry.org  Make Sandwiches for the Hungry Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: A homeless shelter your community. Many homeless shelters really appreciate having a supply of sandwiches on hand to give to their residents for lunch. You and your family can help by making sandwiches to bring to a local homeless shelter in your community. First, find a local shelter interested in your donation, check on any specific instructions, and arrange a delivery date and time. Then gather your supplies, make your sandwiches, and deliver them as a family. Find more information and ideas on the Doing Good Together Make Sandwiches Project page.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   As you know, Doing Good Together promotes lessons in kindness and empathy through big-hearted conversations which often take place during storytime. Reading DGT's recommended books on topics such as kindness, gratitude, and mindfulness leads to great discussions. Likewise, DGT offers book lists on challenging issues, like bullying, hunger, and global poverty. Our newest book list focuses on the important subject of Death & Grief. We hope these books help you and your young ones start age appropriate conversations on a tough topic that deserves discussion.         If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. 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September 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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September 2017 - Boston Food Rescue Volunteers Needed Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc.   Date/Time: Varies   Location: Throughout Massachusetts   Rescuing Leftover Cuisine aims to become the worlds most widely used volunteer organization for companies and individuals who wish to donate uneaten food. RLC has successfully recovered over 52,000 pounds of food, providing over 42,000 meals so far this year from their headquarters in NYC, and we are actively growing our Massachusetts branch to follow suit. We ask our volunteers to pick up surplus food from restaurants, events and weddings, and deliver it to their local shelter or soup kitchen, who will then provide this food to those experiencing hunger in Massachusetts (about 10% of our State's population). With a model mimicking businesses like Uber and Lyft, volunteers have the option to Claim or Ignore any notification, depending on your schedule and location at the time. We believe in Power in Numbers: the more people we have signed up who are willing to participate, the better our odds of fulfilling our mission to feed the hungry. We aim to grow enough volunteers to provide food rescue throughout Massachusetts 24/7. This will result in more businesses and individuals being willing to donate food, and more hungry people benefiting from this collaborative effort. Whether you're 9 or 99, travel by 4 wheels, 2 wheels or 2 feet, you can volunteer!   Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer. An adult must accompany children under age 16.   Time Commitment: There is no set time commitment: Food Pickup Volunteers will receive a notification when there is food available within 4 miles from the address provided. Each volunteer has the option to Claim or Ignore that pickup. Altogether, each pickup takes about 20-40 minutes to complete (picking up at Food Donor and drop off at local Soup Kitchen or Shelter), depending on logistics.   Contact: Sign up at www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/MA or email Boston@RescuingLeftoverCuisne.org www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/ Boston Heart Walk American Heart Association   Date/Time: Saturday, September 9, 7:30am - 1:30pm. Check in at the Volunteer Tent, located to the left of the stage near the start line. Please arrive by 7:30am.   Location: Boston Hatch Shell, 1 David G. Mugar Way, Boston. Please note - there is no onsite parking available. Volunteers are encouraged to use public transportation the day of the event. Check out Bostonheartwalk.org for nearby parking garages and transportation information. The Boston Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premier event in the Greater Boston Area, bringing together about 10,000 people from the community each year. The event raises money to fund cardiovascular research and education, advocate for health, and save lives. By focusing on creating a culture of health, the AHA is striving to reach our 2020 impact goal of improving the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% and reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20%, by the year 2020. Volunteer opportunities include directing walkers, manning water stops, working the healthy snacks tent, overseeing our Kids Heart Challenge obstacle course, and a variety of other tasks! Tasks begin at 7:30am with set-up, and conclude around 1:30pm with breakdown. Your task will be assigned to you upon arrival to the event. Ages: All ages are welcome to volunteer. Anyone under 18 will need a parent/guardian to sign a waiver.   Time Commitment: It is ideal to stay for the entire event, but we will accept any help that you are able to give.   Contact: Leigh Wynne, Event Coordinator, 781.373.4503, Bostonheartwalk@heart.org. Registration is available online. Please note your organization, company, volunteer group, or family name under "Company Name" on the form so we can do our best to assign you to the same station. www.bostonheartwalk.org   JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, September 17, between two to three hours 9am: If interested, participate in setting up for the food distribution. 10:15-11:45am: Receive your assignment and pack and deliver groceries. You may arrive anytime during this time frame. You will receive a quick orientation and can then begin packing groceries for several families. Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Packing will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes. Your delivery location will not be more than 30 minutes from your hometown but not in your hometown for confidentiality reasons. The clients know that you are just dropping off the food and not visiting. Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Peace of Mind Children's Services of Roxbury (CSR)   Date/Time: Saturday, Sept 23. The event is from 10am - 12:30pm. Volunteers are needed between 6am - 1pm)   Location: Parade Grounds on the Boston Common Children Services of Roxbury (CSR) is one of the largest, minority operated, human service providers in Massachusetts. CSR, through our four regional offices (Roxbury, Tewksbury, Worcester and Northampton), serves more than 6,000 people annually, providing high quality service and programming to economically disadvantaged children, youth, families and individuals. CSR addresses the most basic needs for food, shelter and safety, as well as family support, through promoting and strengthening healthy families and individuals, permanency placements for foster children and family unification. We are looking for 200+ volunteers to help facilitate the smooth running of our Guinness World Record setting attempt for the largest human peace sign. The current record is 5,800 people, so we are shooting to get over 6,000 in attendance! Volunteers are needed to: Help set up Run registration tables Escort VIPs Most importantly, the record-setting attempt must take place in an "enclosed" environment, and thus we need volunteers to surround the massive human peace sign holding a giant rope (this method is approved by the Guinness World Record organization).  Volunteers will receive free entry on the day of the event! Ages: Ideally volunteers will be 12 or older, but families with younger children are welcome, with adult supervision.   Time Commitment: Two, three or four hour shifts   Contact: Rebecca Coll, rcoll@csrox.org. Volunteer and participant registration is available online. Click on the Tickets button and select the correct option. www.csrox.org/,  www.csrpeaceofmind.org   Ride For Food Hunger Relief Charity Ride: Direction Helpers / Human Arrows Three Squares New England   Date/Time: Sunday, September 24, two to three hour shifts between the hours of 7:30am and 12:30pm   Location: Towns on the route include Dedham, Needham, Dover, Sherborn, Millis, Medway, Holliston, Westwood and Norfolk. Specific times and locations will be provided at a later date (after police have confirmed their details). The mission of Three Squares New England (TSNE) is to eliminate food insecurity through building out the capacity of local area hunger relief organizations by assisting with fundraising, visibility and community engagement. TSNE organizes an annual charity bike ride, the Ride for Food, to raise money for local food pantries, kitchens, community farms and food rescue organizations. Volunteer teams of two volunteers are needed to hold signs at "confusing" intersections along the 10, 25 and 50-mile routes. Click here for route maps. These volunteers hold bright yellow arrows to point cyclists in the right direction. All routes are well marked with arrows on the road; however, we have found that cyclists still get confused at certain intersections.   Ages: Youth ages 12 and older can participate with a parent or guardian.   Time Commitment: Two to three hours   Contact: Kati Sigel, kati@threesquaresne.org. Registration is available online. www.therideforfood.org 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer's Greater Boston Walk Alzheimer's Association   Date/Time: Sunday, September 24, 8am - 1pm; multiple shifts are available.   Location: DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge The Greater Boston Walk will be held on September 24 at DCR's North Point Park in Cambridge. Families can volunteer in one of the following three areas: Children's Activities: Help with a variety of activities that may include, games, face painting, crafts, etc. Promise Garden: Help hand out color-coded Promise Garden flowers to Walk participants to personalize, and then display them during the pre-Walk ceremony. Water stops: Hand out water along the Walk route to participants and cheer them on. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Christine M. Brown, 617.868.6718, cbrown@alz.org. Register to volunteer by clicking on the purple "Volunteer" button on the Boston Walk page and following the prompts. Both Promise Garden and Water Stop are specific categories on the registration page. Children's Activities is not a category, but volunteers can indicate their preference for that area by filling in the comments section. www.alz.org/MANH  Playmats Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, September 30, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston   Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats for Room to Grow clients. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information or to sign up. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org Adopt Everyday Big-Hearted Habits Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community   We are what we do. By adopting one or two simple, caring routines, you'll give your children a strong sense of themselves as helpers. In this way, big-hearted habits empower kids to become thoughtful, engaged citizens throughout their lives. Visit the Big-Hearted Families Adopt Everyday Big-Hearted Habits page for ideas to add kindness to your everyday family routines.   Ages: There are ideas for families with children of all ages.   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Take DGT's 30-Day Back-To-School Kindness Challenge! Big-hearted families may be familiar with our popular 30-Day Kindness Challenge and our Summer of Kindness Bucket List. Now with the fall season upon us, we're offering children and tweens/teens their own "30-Day Back-To-School Kindness Challenge"! These unique ideas help students focus on daily acts of kindness before, during, and after the school day. Let's make the 2017-18 school year the kindest one ever! Print and post yours today. Choose from the elementary grade and/or upper grade challenge.         If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2017 Doing Good Together™

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August 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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August 2017 - Boston We Need You! DGT Boston Listing Coordinator You can make a difference for families and nonprofits in your community. Doing Good Together is looking for a volunteer listings coordinator to help us research and curate our monthly family-friendly volunteer listing. The coordinator: Researches nonprofits in the Boston area Contacts identified nonprofits, either by email and/or phone, to find out about potential family-friendly volunteer opportunities Identifies 4-6 different family-friendly volunteer opportunities each month Writes up the opportunities for the Boston monthly listing DGT staff will offer step-by-step instructions, answer your questions and provide all the materials you need to find family-friendly volunteer opportunities in your community. Learn about the great work of local organizations and help grow more big-hearted families -- all while working from home, on your own schedule! Time Commitment: Five to ten hours per month. One-year commitment preferred.   Contact: Laurie, laurie@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org     Drop by the Farm and Get Your Hands Dirty for Hunger Relief Community Harvest Program   Date/Time: Drop in Monday through Saturday, 9am - noon, now through September (except for holiday weekends)   Location: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton   Community Harvest Project is a nonprofit farm that engages volunteers to grow fresh fruits and vegetables to provide to those experiencing hunger. Through our volunteer farming programs, education initiatives, and community partnerships, we bring thousands of community members together each year to improve access to healthy foods for individuals and families in need across Worcester County. The farm is a great place to help children understand how food is grown, about volunteering while impacting their awareness of hunger and our efforts to improve the food supply for those seeking hunger relief. No gardening experience is necessary. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle, hat, sneakers and sunscreen. Gloves are available onsite. All work is outdoors and in the fields, harvest happens rain or shine so please dress accordingly. Season length can vary due to the nature of farming, so check Facebook for up-to-date openings and closings.   Ages: All ages are welcome. An adult must accompany children under 16.5   Time Commitment: Up to three hours per shift. Volunteer anytime Monday through Saturday, 9am-noon for as long as you like.   Contact: Wayne McAuliffe, wayne@community-harvest.org www.community-harvest.org   Back to School Backpack Drive JFS Metrowest   Date/Time: Monday, August 21, 10am - noon, and Tuesday, August 22, 10am - noon   Location(s): Wellesley Public Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, August 21 Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham, August 22 With summer flying by, it's time to start getting ready for the upcoming school year by lending a helping hand to children in the Metrowest area. This is the sixth consecutive year of the Build-a-Backpack event, where the goal is to give away 330 backpacks full of school supplies to families in our community who need them the most. Every year, JFS collects school supplies for children ages five to ten through corporate donations and local supply drives. Volunteers (often families with young children) are asked to bring new backpacks to the event where they stuff them full of school supplies, choosing who the backpack will go to, i.e. 2nd grade girl, 4th grade boy, etc. Then JFS distributes the filled backpacks to the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham as well as the parent information center for the Framingham Public Schools. Please bring a backpack or two with you. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Kayla Hopkins at 508.875.3100 x220 or khopkins@jfsmw.org. Registration is available online. www.jfsmw.org Making Lunch for the Ladies On The Rise, Inc.   Date/Time: Flexible, this opportunity is available six days a week. Meals should be dropped off between 8 - 11am, prior day delivery can be arranged if needed.   Location: 341 Broadway, Cambridge For the homeless women at On The Rise, a healthy and hearty meal enjoyed in a safe home is invaluable. They rely on the kind hearts and culinary talents of volunteers to cook a meal in their kitchen and deliver to On the Rise directly. This volunteer opportunity fills one of their greatest needs by being able to offer a healthy and hearty meal to a woman who otherwise would not have many options. Don't shy away from this opportunity even if you don't consider yourself a cook; store bought and pre-made items are also welcome. As the women are as diverse as their palates, you choose what you would like to make; it is sure to be appreciated and enjoyed! Shopping, preparing and cooking these meals is a wonderful opportunity to give back with your children, as they can get involved at any age. To respect the privacy of the women, volunteers do not serve lunch at On The Rise. Lunch is set up family-style in the comfy kitchen and women help themselves. Entrée should serve 15 adults; sides and dessert are optional. Fresh fruit is encouraged with lunch donations. Click here for more specific lunch preparation and delivery information. Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate.   Time Commitment: Flexible, this can be a one-time opportunity or you may sign up for multiple shifts throughout the year   Contact: Keyton Sheely, keyton.sheely@ontherise.org or 617.497.7968 ext. 36. Volunteers must preregister and registration is available online. www.ontherise.org Family Service Day on the Farm! The MSPCA at Nevins Farm   Date/Time: Monday, September 4, 9am -noon   Location: The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuem Many children want to help animals on a farm, but the MSPCA requires children to be 16 or older to work with the animals. Younger kids can also experience what it's really like to roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty on a farm - cleaning cages and mucking stalls! That's why they offer the MSPCA at Nevins Farm's "Family Service Day" series. At the Family Service Day on the Farm, adult-child pairs are able to participate as hands-on volunteers at the MSPCA. Each group participates in three activities: an animal care chore, support chores, and an educational presentation that includes a fun activity and animal meet & greet. Animal care chores include cleaning cat cages, walking gentle dogs, or mucking horse stalls. The program provides a fun and educational opportunity for families to make a meaningful contribution to the MSPCA's animal care efforts. Ages: This program is for children ages 6 - 10. Each child must attend with a parent or adult guardian.   Time Commitment: Three hours   Contact: humaneeducation@mspca.org, 978.687.7453. Registration is available online.  Families are also welcome to join our kids programs Facebook group! www.mspca.org/adoption-centers/nevins-farm-adoption-center/humane-education-programs-at-nevins-farm/  Backpack Attack - Help fill 2500 backpacks! The Wish Project   Date/Time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, 9am-2pm from August 1 - September 7 (Drop off by August 19, if possible, so backpacks can get to children before they start school. However, donations will be accepted through September 7.)   Location: The Wish Project, 1 A Foundry St., Lowell     It's back to school time! As you prepare for getting back to school yourselves, collect and donate school supplies and new backpacks for needy children. You will be helping The Wish Project reach their goal of 2500 backpacks. New and filled backpacks are distributed to the children from more than 59 homeless shelters and other social service programs in the Merrimack Valley. Items must be NEW for this project. Check out the Backpack attack flier for items each backpack should contain. The contents are kept similar so that all children are gifted equally.   Ages: All ages can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: info@thewishproject.org, 978.441.9474. For other volunteer opportunities contact patty@thewishproject.org www.thewishproject.org  Creative for A Cause Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home or community Visit the Doing Good Together Creative for a Cause Project Page for a variety of ideas for nurturing creativity and compassion in your children. When we can understand how someone else is feeling and how they might experience life differently, we can search for innovative ways to help. Creativity in its many forms will inspire children to approach problem solving in new ways, which will help them navigate the many roads to kindness in our complex society. Your family can choose a project or projects that inspire you and apply your creativity to an act of kindness Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   For years, DGT™ founder Jenny Friedman, PhD, has offered insight, research, and tips on a variety of trending topics in each of her monthly newsletters. These popular offerings are now made better by a new & improved Newsletter archive page on our website which compiles these resources in easy-to-find layout and in more shareable web-based format. Search by category (such as preschoolers vs. tween) or tags, which signify topics such as empathy, nature, or play. Read, share, and of course, subscribe to these offerings today!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2017 Doing Good Together™

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July 2017 Boston Family Volunteer Opportunities

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July 2017 - Boston Doing Good Together™ (DGT™) is looking to expand our volunteer team in Boston!   We are seeking people for two roles: 1) The DGT Boston Listing Coordinator: Researches nonprofits in the Boston area Contacts identified nonprofits, either by email and/or phone, to find out about potential family-friendly volunteer opportunities Identifies 4-6 different family-friendly volunteer opportunities each month Writes up the opportunities for the Boston monthly listing DGT staff will help you with the steps you can take to find those opportunities, answer your questions and provide materials to help you find family-friendly volunteer opportunities in your community. Time Commitment: Five to ten hours per month. One-year commitment preferred. 2) The DGT Boston Marketing Coordinator: Promotes DGT in local newspapers, magazines, and other press resources Finds creative and effective ways to increase the database of families who receive the Boston monthly listing Time Commitment: Approximately five hours per month. One-year commitment preferred. Contact: laurie@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org goCreate: Craft 4th of July Cards & Decorations for Veterans! Boston Cares   Date/Time: Saturday, July 1, noon - 2pm   Location: Full opportunity address will be emailed to you once you are signed up GoCreate is an initiative to engage youth and families in service. Boston Cares offers a hands-on portable project on one Sunday each month for kids to get crafty while making an impact. Each month's project will meet a community need and the completed goods will be donated to local agencies to fulfill that need. Join Boston Cares in July to brighten up a Veterans Fourth of July! Volunteers will create cards of thanks and appreciation to be distributed to community members at the New England Center & Home for Veterans in Boston. Volunteers will also be creating various decorations to be displayed in the center to celebrate the holiday. Ages: This project is intended for families with young children, five and older. An adult 18 or older must accompany all volunteers under age 13.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Katie Edelman, kedelman@bostoncares.org, 617.422.0910, ext. 208. Registration is available online and an orientation with Boston Cares is required. Volunteer spots fill up quickly so sign-up soon! www.bostoncares.org Family Friendly Volunteer Days Brookwood Community Farm   Date/Time: Saturday, July 8, 10 - 11:30am or 11:30am - 1pm   Location: 11 Blue River Hill Road, Canton Brookwood Community Farm's mission is to build a farm-centered community that members call their own. You can teach your children the joy of working with their hands, spending time outside, and the values of knowing where their food comes from as well as the importance of community service. Join us for family friendly volunteer days the second Saturday of each month during the growing season! We'll be doing fieldwork or a special farm project that even little hands can do. Don't forget snacks, water, sunscreen and a hat! Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome. Children under age 12 must participate with a caregiver.   Time Commitment: One and one-half hour shifts.   Contact: education@brookwoodcommunityfarm.org. Registration is required to tailor the project to the group or provide activities while parents volunteer. www.brookwoodcommunityfarm.org JF&CS Family Table Distribution Jewish Family and Children's Service   Date/Time: Sunday, July 16, between two to three hours 9 - 11:30am to set up the pantry and pack and deliver groceries 10:15am - 12:45pm to pack and deliver groceries   Location: 1430 Main Street, Waltham   Family Table provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to individuals and families in need. Their mission is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance, regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing Kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. Volunteers are needed to help with the following tasks: Setting up the pantry Packaging and delivering food orders to recipient families Ages: All ages are welcome and encouraged to volunteer when accompanied by an adult.   Time Commitment: One to three hours depending on the activity. Volunteers can arrive at 9am to help with setup.   Contact: Email familytable@jfcsboston.org at least two weeks before distribution date to sign up. All adult volunteers must complete a JF&CS administered CORI background check. www.jfcsboston.org/Our-Services/Community-Services/Center-for-Basic-Needs-Assistance/Family-Table Playmats Family Volunteer Opportunity Room to Grow   Date/Time: Saturday, July 22, 10am - noon   Location: 142 Berkeley St, Boston Room to Grow provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-to-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life. Parents receive developmental information, customized support, and all of the needed baby items to ensure a healthy and secure start for their child. You and your family can help make a difference in the lives of babies being raised in poverty by crafting playmats for Room to Grow clients. Ages: Families with children ages eight and older are welcome to volunteer. A parent must accompany all children.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Email infoboston@roomtogrow.org for more information or to sign up. Space is limited. www.roomtogrow.org  Summer Saturday Volunteers Needham Community Farm   Date/Time: Saturday mornings, 8am - noon   Location: Pine Street site; please be sure to verify the location of the specific volunteer day that you signed up for. Check website for location and directions. The mission of the Needham Community Farm is to deepen our community's connection to nature, our food system and each other.  We focus on three intertwined program areas: Providing farm-based educational opportunities for learning about sustainable growing and nutrition. Increasing access to healthy produce for those in our community who experience food insecurity. Building community through volunteerism. Saturday volunteers help by harvesting produce for the Needham Community Council Food Pantry (if anything is ready). Then, volunteers will do other farm projects, such as bed preparation, moving compost, weeding, trellising, mulching and more. Learn more about volunteering here. Ages: Although families with children of all ages are welcome to volunteer, tasks vary over the course of the growing season. On a given day, there is a chance that there may not be tasks available that are appropriate for very young children, though they are still welcome to come and enjoy the Farm while supervised by their parent or guardian. Youth 12 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult or an older sibling (at least 15 years old) who will volunteer along with them.   Time Commitment: Four hours   Contact: http://www.needhamfarm.org/individual-volunteers. Registration is available online. All volunteers must complete this online waiver form. www.needhamfarm.org/  Wish List Supply Drive Heading Home   Date/Time: Flexible, contact Lauren to make arrangements   Location: The Schrafft Center, 529 Main Street, Suite 100, Charlestown Heading Home is one of the largest providers of shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services. You and your family can help! Our shelters are always in need of new and/or gently used donations for our clients. By running a donation drive, you can supply our families and individuals with critical day-to-day items. Our most pressing needs are: Cleaning supplies Household items (kitchenware, toiletries, etc.) New linens (twin size, please!) New pillows New mattress pads Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: Lauren Jackson, ljackson@headinghomeinc.org www.headinghomeinc.org/ Jimmy Fund Theatre Collections Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/The Jimmy Fund   Date/Time: Volunteers are needed Monday - Sunday, from now until July 28. Four-hour shifts are offered throughout the day from 12:30pm - 10:30pm   Location: Select movie theaters throughout MA, RI, CT, NY, OH. The Jimmy Fund/Variety Children's Charities Theatre Collections Program is looking for local movie lovers with big hearts and a few spare hours to help raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute this summer. Now in its 68th year, the program launched in 1949 and is the Jimmy Fund's oldest annual fundraising effort. Since its inception the program has raised more than $30 million. Volunteers are needed to pass collection canisters to guests in movie theatres following a brief Jimmy Fund trailer. All contributions go directly to the Jimmy Fund, which supports lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.   Volunteers can earn exciting incentives from a volunteer t-shirt, to complimentary National Amusements movie passes, to Blue Man Group or Boston Red Sox tickets (while supplies last)! Volunteer and learn more today!   Ages: All ages encouraged (if under 12, you must be accompanied by an adult)   Time Commitment: Four hour shifts   Contact: Elizabeth Weber, elizabetha_weber@dfci.harvard.edu or 617.582.7724. Registration is available online www.jimmyfund.org/theatre Become a Citizen Scientist Doing Good Together/SciStarter Date/Time: Flexible, on your own schedule Location: Your home or community   Make science your next family service project! A citizen scientist is a curious person wiling to volunteer time, effort, and resources to further scientific endeavors, often - though not always - in collaboration with researchers. Choose one among hundreds of research projects searchable through SciStarter.com. Some are online only. Others get you out into nature. Still others put you to work analyzing results. The truly great thing about citizen science through SciStarter is that you can choose a project based on your interests, the financial investment you're prepared to make, and your child's ability. Visit Doing Good Together's Be a Citizen Scientist project page for more ideas and resources. Ages: There are projects for children of all ages Time Commitment: Varies, depending on project Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org, www.SciStarter.com Help DGT Spread Kindness Online! Social media makes it easy to find and share DGT's messages of kindness and caring with others! Each day, on a variety of social media channels, we offer simple service project ideas, recommend big-hearted books, share inspiring stories, and suggest family-friendly websites. "Like" us on Facebook, check out our pinnable Pinterest page, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Don't forget to subscribe to our wonderful blog too!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.                                                                                                                                                                                    © 2017 Doing Good Together™

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June 2017 Boston Family Volunter Opportunities

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June 2017 - Boston Girls on the Run Spring 5K Girls on the Run Greater Boston   Date/Time: Saturday, June 3, 7am - noon   Location: Hopkinton High School, 90 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton The Girls on the Run Spring 5K is the culminating event of our spring season. Over 550 girls will complete their first 5K and we need your help to make the day super special for each one of them! Join us for the Girls on the Run Festival prior to the run to get pumped up for the run with music, bling your bib, and a photo booth. Volunteers are needed during the race to help at cheer zones and water stops. Ages: Volunteers younger than 16 may participate with a parent at one of the cheer zones or water stops. Volunteers 16 and older can also help with parking, course marshal tasks, registration, and merchandise sales. Time Commitment: Two - four hours   Contact: gotr5Kvolunteer@gmail.com. Volunteer registration is available online. www.girlsontherunboston.org goCreate: Assemble Self-Care Kits for Kids! Boston Cares   Date/Time: Saturday, June 3, noon - 2pm   Location: Full opportunity address will be emailed to you once you are signed up GoCreate is an initiative to engage youth and families in service. Boston Cares offers a hands-on portable project on one Sunday each month for kids to get crafty while making an impact. Each month's project will meet a community need and the completed goods will be donated to local agencies to fulfill that need. In June, volunteers will be creating and assembling items that promote self-care, positive coping strategies, and overall mental health. The kit will include items such as 'calm down' glitter jars, coloring books, reflection journals, and more! The kits will be donated to kids in the Boston community. Ages: This project is intended for families with young children, five and older. An adult 18 or older must accompany all volunteers under age 13.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Katie Edelman, kedelman@bostoncares.org, 617.422.0910, ext. 208. Registration is available online and an orientation with Boston Cares is required. Volunteer spots fill up quickly so sign-up soon! www.bostoncares.org Friendship & Flowers Little Brother's- Friends of the Elderly (LBFE)   Date/Time: Saturday, June 10 (Orientation for new volunteers is at 11:30 am, service from 1 - 3pm)   Location: The orientation takes place at our office in Jamaica Plain at 3305 Washington Street. Following the orientation session, volunteers will create bouquets of flowers and choose 1-2 elders to visit across the city. All elders can be reached using the MBTA and many places offer free parking. Friendship & Flowers is an opportunity for people of all ages to connect. We provide the volunteers with flowers and information about the elders your family will deliver the flowers to and visit with. There is an orientation at 11:30 am that is essential for all volunteers. They will learn about our history, mission, and current volunteer opportunities. Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome, but an adult must accompany volunteers under the age of 18.   Time Commitment: Four hours (including orientation and travel)   Contact: Airlie Parham, Assistant Program Manager, aparham.bos@littlebrothers.org. Volunteer registration is available from the online calendar www.littlebrothersboston.org   Food Drive & Bag Decoration Kid Kindness   Date/Time: Saturday, June 10, 10:30  - 11:30am   Location: Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry, 467 Main St, Wakefield Kid Kindness is an organization that focuses on getting our youngest ones involved in philanthropy through community service projects that are both educational and fun. We believe you are never too young to make a difference! Kid Kindness will visit the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry to learn how they help our community and decorate shopping bags for their customers. There is no cost to join us but we do encourage you to consider taking your kid(s) to the grocery store to pick out a few items to donate or host a drive in your neighborhood. The following items are always needed: Canned soups Stews Chili Peanut butter Brand name cereals Canned coffee Baked beans Jars of pasta sauce Toothbrushes Toothpaste Bath soap  Shampoo Ages: All ages are welcome. A guardian must accompany children.   Time Commitment: One hour   Contact: kidkindnessgroup@gmail.com. Registration is available online. Space is limited, with only 10 spots left! Once the maximum of 20 kids has been reached, registration will be closed. http://kidkindness.weebly.com Grow Extra to Share Ample Harvest   Date/Time: Ongoing   Location: Your own garden or join a community garden near you   Do you like to garden? One out of six Americans is food insecure, meaning they don't know where their next meal will come from. No matter where you live, there are people in your community that are experiencing hunger. Food pantries help fill in the gaps but are continuously lacking in healthy, fresh produce to offer. Luckily, you can help alleviate this issue in your own neighborhood! By planting just a little extra to donate, you can improve the health of your community as well. When you donate your excess garden bounty, you are helping to relieve hunger and making an impact on obesity and other food-related diseases. Consider planting an extra row or even a few additional plants to donate to a local food pantry. And if you find yourself with a runaway zucchini plant or another bountiful crop that gives you more than you can eat, don't let it go to waste! Even a small donation will help increase food security in your area. Ages: All ages can participate, depending on the garden or farm   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: You can find an interested local food pantry near you on the Ample Harvest website. www.ampleharvest.org Sorting Donations For Children In Need Cradles to Crayons   Date/Time: A variety of weekday and weekend shifts are available. Check the website for details   Location: 155 N. Beacon Street, Brighton Cradles to Crayons offers families the opportunity to teach their children the values of service and philanthropy while volunteering together to help children and families in need. Every year, thousands of volunteers pass through the doors of the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory warehouse to roll up their sleeves and help disadvantaged young children in Massachusetts. Together, youth and adults inspect, sort, and package all new and like-new donations into customized "KidPacks." Ages: For safety reasons, all children present during a volunteer shift must be at least five years old. Volunteers under 18 years old must have a chaperone and a signed waiver form with them when they volunteer.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Volunteers must sign up for a shift by registering at www.cradlestocrayons.org/volunteer-inquiry/ www.cradlestocrayons.org goCreate: Craft 4th of July Cards & Decorations for Veterans! Boston Cares   Date/Time: Saturday, July 1, noon - 2pm   Location: Full opportunity address will be emailed to you once you are signed up GoCreate is an initiative to engage youth and families in service. Boston Cares offers a hands-on portable project on one Sunday each month for kids to get crafty while making an impact. Each month's project will meet a community need and the completed goods will be donated to local agencies to fulfill that need. Join Boston Cares in July to brighten up a veterans Fourth of July! Volunteers will create cards of thanks and appreciation to be distributed to community members at the New England Center & Home for Veterans in Boston. Volunteers will also be creating various decorations that will be put up in the center to celebrate the holiday.   Ages: This project is intended for families with young children, five and older. An adult 18 or older must accompany all volunteers under age 13.   Time Commitment: Two hours   Contact: Katie Edelman, kedelman@bostoncares.org, 617.422.0910, ext. 208. Registration is available online and an orientation with Boston Cares is required. Volunteer spots fill up quickly so sign-up soon! www.bostoncares.org   Create DIY Kindness Kits for Gratitude on the Go Doing Good Together   Date/Time: Flexible   Location: Your home and community   Anytime is a good time to express your gratitude to other people. Keep your car stocked with a DIY Kindness Kit and be ready to create thank you notes at any time. Fill your kit with: Candy (melt-resistant works best in the summer) Blank cards Stickers Colorful pens and markers Read more about Gratitude on the Go and other Kindness Practices on the Doing Good Together website.   Ages: Everyone can participate   Time Commitment: Varies   Contact: mail@doinggoodtogether.org www.doinggoodtogether.org   Let your summer family gathering, school reunion, or community event be a chance for big-hearted giving. Our DGT Family Service Fairs are an ideal way for families to have fun while doing good for others as they connect with local nonprofits to help others in their community. And, our DIY Family Service Fair Manual makes them easy to host!       If you received this email from someone else and would like to subscribe, please click here. This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)  When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project. Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. 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