Coverage of fundraisers and other events related to charity. Focus on events in Southborough or raising money for a local cause.
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
Heritage Day is coming up on Monday, October 8. The Southborough Rotary Club will kick off all the fun on Sunday, October 9 with its annual road race. Proceeds benefit the Southborough Food Pantry and the fight against polio. Read the full article → from Run for a cause in Southborough Rotary Club’s Heritage Day 5K
The Town Center Plaza will be the place to be for bargain hunters with a conscience on Saturday. Capital Group Properties’ employee Katie Keefe of Hudson will hold a big yard sale in the suite next to Salon Charisma (just down the strip from Dunkin Donuts) with all proceeds benefiting the UMass Memorial Foundation. Read the full article → from Reminder: Yard sale to benefit cancer research on Saturday
Hudson resident Katie Keefe lost both her grandfathers to cancer, and next month she’ll take part in the 14th Annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk in their memory. Katie works at Southborough-based Capital Group Properties, and on September 15, she’ll hold a blockbuster yard sale at the Town Center Plaza (which is owned by Capital Group) to raise money for the UMass Memorial Foundation. Read the full article → from Upcoming yard sale will raise money for cancer research – Here’s how to donate items
Since 1992 the Falconi family has organized an annual golf tournament to benefit the Friends of the Council on Aging, and this year is no exception. The 21st annual Falconi Family Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, September 17 at Juniper Hill in Northborough. Read the full article → from Sign up for 21st Annual Falconi Family Memorial Golf Tournament
Southborough child care provider Wee Care for Little People will hold its annual blood drive for Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, June 20. Read the full article → from Southborough child care center holds annual blood drive for Children’s Hospital on Wednesday
More than 200 cyclists will take to the streets on Sunday, winding their way through Northborough, Westborough, Southborough, Upton, Hopkinton, Milford, Ashland, Marlborough and Hudson to raise money for cancer research. Read the full article → from Cyclists to ride through Southborough on Sunday as part of cancer fundraiser