NewtonSERVES — the City’s annual day of volunteering to clean and improve parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands — will be May 5. This year there are 24 project sites: Volunteers 18 years or older must register, and volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
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Finding a personal and meaningful gift for Mother’s Day is now easier thanks to Third Piece, a Boston-based knitting business with a new studio in Newton. Third Piece has partnered with Women’s Lunch Place, a daytime shelter for women in Boston, to offer a Learn to Knit Kit and Card…
Help support local families who need diapers by donating to Newton Neighbor’s diaper drive through Wednesday, May 8. Sizes NB – 7 are accepted at the following locations: Or purchase diapers from the Newton Neighbors Amazon Wish List, and they will be shipped directly to a collection point. Open boxes are welcome,…
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement around the world to raise money for food-related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities. The Boston College Public Health Club will host an Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Newton Food Pantry on April 24, 6PM-8PM at the Yawkey Athletic…
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a charity that helps those in need in Newton, is holding a clothing drive on Sunday, April 28, 9AM-Noon and 4PM-6PM. The truck will be located in the parking lot of Our Lady Help of Christians church (parking lot entrance at 279 Adams…
Chestnut Hill Square is hosting a towel donation drive to benefit Welcome Home, a local home goods pantry based in Newton, MA. Welcome Home provides families experiencing hardship with the basic household items they need to live with dignity. Now through April 30, donations of new towels can be dropped…
The Newton Senior Center will present a discussion — Coping with Ambiguous Loss — on April 30, 1PM-2PM, at the Hyde Community Center (90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands). It will be led by Betsy Englander, Mental Health and Wellness Engagement Manager at Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Ambiguous loss is…
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Gala will hold its 24th Annual Gala on May 3 at the InterContinental Hotel Boston. The money raised will support the hospital and the Community Collaborative, which addresses unmet health needs in Newton and five surrounding communities — lessening healthcare disparities, strengthening the social fabric of support, and…
One Can Help (OCH), founded by Newton residents in 2006, works across Massachusetts to provide urgently needed resources to children and families in need — quickly, responsibly, and impactfully changing lives. OCH’s 18th annual fundraiser, Celebrate Changing Lives, will be held on May 6, starting at 6:30PM at Brewer’s Tap…
Understanding Our Differences will hold its Spring Benefit — Moving Forward Together — on May 9, 6:30PM-9PM, at Shaw Hall on the UMass Amherst Mt. Ida Campus (100 Carlson Avenue, Newton). Advance RSVP by May 2 is requested. Register here. Meet UOD’s Boston Marathon runner, Gabrielle Barker. Experience and participate…
John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club will host its 27th Annual Gala on Saturday, May 11, 6PM-10PM, with the theme, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU(TH), in the Sam Crocetti Gymnasium (675 Watertown Street, West Newton). Honorary chairs are Laura & John Meyer, and the Emcee will be Dan Rea,…
The City of Newton is hosting a free Fix-It Clinic where you can bring broken household items and you will be guided through diagnosing the issue and fixing it. It will take place on Saturday, May 18, 10AM-2PM at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Centre). You must…