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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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?
Contact us and tell us about your big-hearted product!
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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.
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