Coverage of fundraisers and other events related to charity. Focus on events in Southborough or raising money for a local cause.
On that popular date night, babysitters will likely be at a premium. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is making it easy for Southborough parents this year. Read the full article → from Valentine’s Parents Night Out – a babysitting party for ages 3+
SEF is looking for businesses and residents that to help make the 7th annual fundraiser a success by sponsoring teams or making donations. Read the full article → from Sponsor the Bee
Friends of Families in Transition are asking for help with their collection drive and meal preparation. Read the full article → from “Families in Transition” seeking help through food drive and volunteers
SOLF has teamed up with EMS to sponsor a snow shoe clinic. Read the full article → from Snow Shoe clinic – register by 1/27
The goal is to collect “home comforts” for cats & dogs for three shelters. Read the full article → from Girl Scouts collecting for animal shelters through January 24
Don’t forget to schedule your pickup and bring the tree out for Saturday morning. Read the full article → from Scouts tree pickup on Saturday – don’t forget to undecorate!
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass returns to the Steeple Coffeehouse this Saturday, January 11. Read the full article → from Bluegrass at the Coffeehouse – January 11
Next Friday, faculty and students at St. Mark’s School are hosting a Celebration of Haiti. The Southborough community is invited to join them. Read the full article → from Celebrate Haiti with games, food, music and more – January 10
Most of the following are announcements that town businesses asked me to share with you. (There’s also one story that wasn’t proudly touted by the business, Harvard’s primate center, but was eagerly covered by local media.) Read the full article → from Roundup of business news: Grand opening, parties, real estate for charity, warming families, innovation recognition and federal fines
As in year’s past, Boy Scout Troop 1 will remove your Christmas tree for a small fee. Read the full article → from Getting rid of that tree – schedule with the Scouts and procrastinate a while longer
For ten years, Fay School students have sold candy cane greetings to raise charitable funds. This year the fundraiser had phenomenal success for a personal cause. Read the full article → from Fay students’ successful candy canes for a cause
The Northborough Patch shared news from the ARHS varsity wrestling team. Beginning with this evening’s match, wrestlers are running a collection drive for a Worcester veterans shelter. Read the full article → from NP: Algonquin team is wrestling support for veterans
Girl Scouts will be selling boxes of cookies this Saturday. Read the full article → from Girl Scout Cookie time – buy some boxes on Saturday
The Southborough 4H club is currently soliciting donations of non-perishable food items to benefit Boston area food pantries. Read the full article → from 4H food drive for Boston food pantries has already donated 100 lbs of beef