Coverage of fundraisers and other events related to charity. Focus on events in Southborough or raising money for a local cause.
Raspberry chocolate chip balls and other yummies will be available at the Transfer Station in exchange for a donation to Bay Path Humane Society this Saturday morning. Fifth Grade Girl Scout Troop #72770 will be near the swap shop from 8am until their stock runs out. Read the full article → from Girls Scouts to hold benefit bake sale at the Transfer Station on Saturday
Southborough Girl Scouts will be selling cookies outside of Dunkin Donuts again on Saturday morning, giving you another chance to stock up. But if your pantry, like mine, is already full of cookies, you can instead purchase boxes to be sent to service men and women overseas. Read the full article → from Buy Girl Scout cookies for you or for the troops on Saturday
Southborough police responded to four separate reports of attempted vehicle break-ins on Monday morning, all in the Pine Hill Road area. Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (2/22/13 – 2/25/13): Four attempted vehicle break-ins reported on Monday
St. Anne Church will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Anyone who donates will get a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee. Read the full article → from Community blood drive at St. Anne Church – Thursday, January 10
A group of clever – and thoughtful – Neary fourth graders will be serving up hot cocoa to go this afternoon as part of a fundraising effort to benefit St. Jude Hospital. Read the full article → from Hot cocoa for a cause: Neary 4th graders hold fundraiser TODAY
Enjoy some holiday merriment next week – including an audience with Santa himself – and help out a good cause while you do it. Read the full article → from Southborough real estate firm hosting Toys for Tots drive, photos with Santa
Organizers will kick-off their planning for the 10th annual Northborough-Southborough Relay for Life next week, and they’re inviting interested residents to join them. Read the full article → from Residents invited to help plan this year’s Northborough-Southborough Relay for Life
Local moms, including some from Southborough, are banding together to help raise funds in memory of Kai Rezendes, a 2-year-old Grafton boy who lost his battle with cancer last week. On Saturday they’ll participate in Kai’s Village Holiday Market in Grafton. Read the full article → from Local moms raise money in memory of 2-year-old lost to cancer
Last Saturday you should have found a plastic grocery bag hanging on your mailbox. The bags were distributed throughout town by local Scouts as part of their annual Scouting For Food drive. Your job is to fill the bag with pantry items and leave it out by your mailbox this coming Saturday for the Scouts to pick up. Read the full article → from What to put in those Scouting For Food bags
Some family fun at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land on Saturday to benefit Southborough’s favorite cow herd: the Belties. Read the full article → from Family Farm Day at Breakneck Hill on Saturday (with cow pies!) – POSTPONED
Mosquitoes this year did more than take a bite out of your evening recreation. With nighttime restrictions in place in both Northborough and Southborough this fall, they also took a bite out of the fundraising efforts of Algoqnuin Boosters. Read the full article → from Local band to play benefit for ARHS Boosters – Saturday, October 27
Continuing their tradition of bi-annual care package drives, Southborough resident Lisa Braccio and friends will be hold their fall drive this weekend at the Senior Center. Braccio, who was recently honored for her work on behalf of the troops, says the need is as great now as ever. Read the full article → from Care package drive for the troops this weekend at the Southborough Senior Center
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Southborough’s Salon Charisma is holding a fundraiser to put you in the pink. For a $10 donation, they will add a pink hair extension to your hair, and all of the proceeds will go to the Rays of Hope Foundation. Read the full article → from Go pink at Salon Charisma this month to support breast cancer research
By now you have surely heard the plight of little Brendan Shanahan, the toddler-aged son of Southborough firefighter Chris Shanahan who was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. The community has pulled together to raise money to help the family in their fight, and next month CrossFit SOBO will host another fundraiser to aid the cause. Read the full article → from Local fitness facility to hold fundraiser for Shanahan family