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We're approaching our 9th annual Westborough Kindness Week - November 7th-14th.

It begins with our Kickoff to Kindness Week event on Saturday, November 7th from 2-4pm.

Below are all the details you need to plan for kickoff day and the rest of the week. We will keep you updated through some additional emails and via our website and Facebook pages, @WestboroughConnects and @WCKindnessWeek.

Kindness Week isn't possible without the financial support and partnership of so many. This year, we have 88 Partners in Kindness making this initiative possible and helping our community amplify the simple value of kindness that we wish to define us! We know for certain, Kindness Connects Us.

NOTE: You can be part of amplifying kindness, too. Send your Kindness Week photos to westboroughconnects@gmail.com with subject line "Kindness Week 2026" and we'll share them in our bulletins and on Facebook.

Our 5th annual Kindness Through Service initiative is an opportunity to discover and participate in local service opportunities. It is an integral part of Westborough Kindness Week. We've partnered with many groups, including Westborough Senior Center, Westborough Community Land Trust, Westborough Civic Club, Westborough Youth Soccer Association, and others for volunteering and community connection through service.

Please sign up by end of day Tuesday, November 3rd.

Kickoff to Kindness Week

Saturday, November 7th, 2-4pm

Westborough High School, 90 W. Main Street

In and outside of the cafeteria (across from the tennis courts)

Please join Westborough Connects and many of our Partners in Kindness for kindness-related and community-oriented activities, music, and refreshments! The Kickoff will include:

• School of Rock Northborough will host an Instrument Petting Zoo.
• Windshield Kindness Cards with Westborough Newcomers Club
• Kindness Crochet for hospice patients with Fishnet Crocheters of New England
• Veteran Appreciation Cards with Unitarian Universalist Congregational Society of Westborough
• Turkey Trot craft to support runners and walkers in the 13th annual Turkey Trot on November 21st
• Catch with a Cop and Fun with Firefighters (WPD, Westborough Fire)
• Refreshments, including several courtesy of Cumberland Farms, Red Barn Coffee Roasters and Cha Cha N Beans.

And much more...

This free event is open to the community and is intended for ALL AGES. No registration is needed. Come for a little while or stay the whole time!

**REMEMBER TO BRING**

**non-perishable food donation to Stuff A Cruiser!**

**your leftover Halloween candy to donate!**

**quarters ($$) to help roll for residents in need!**

Kindness Week Schedule of Events

Sunday, November 8th

Join the Westborough Chinese American Association for a free community yoga class from 3-4pm in the Tatnuck Booksellers community room (18 Lyman St.). Take a moment to pause, breath, and cultivate kindness toward yourself and others. Focus on relaxation, gentle movement, and reconnection. Accessible to all levels. View flyer HERE. Registration required. Register HERE

Monday, November 9th

Westborough Connects encourages you to make time for kindness and connection today. Drop in to our new location, The Hub, (21 E. Main St., Suite 1B) anytime between 9:30-11am for a Connect Over Coffee. No registration required. Just show up!

Show yourself kindness during a guided meditation from 12-1pm at Just Breathe (45 E. Main St). Settle into a zero-gravity chair in the peaceful atmosphere of the salt room and be guided through a relaxing hour. Space is limited. Registration required. Register HERE. Consider bringing a donation for their food drive.

Tuesday, November 10th

Join Westborough Public Library’s children’s librarian at The Hub at Westborough Connects (21 East Main St. Suite 1B) from 10-10:30am for "Storytime for Kind Hearts." This storytime, perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers, will be filled with books, songs, and movement activities focused on friendship, sharing, and being a good neighbor. Space is limited. Register HERE.

In celebration of Take Care Tuesday, The Core Connection (30 Lyman St.) invites new clients to participate in one 30 minute Pilates class starting at 5:30pm to try out the machines and see what the Reformer is all about. Space is limited. Registration required. Register HERE. Consider bringing a donation for their food drive.

Wednesday, November 11th

(It's Veterans Day!)

Participate in Chalk the Walks of Westborough! Learn more and sign up to help HERE.

The Westborough Veterans Advisory Board invites all to attend the town’s celebration of veterans to show gratitude for their selfless service. The ceremony begins in front of the Forbes building (45 W. Main St.) at 10:30 am. See details HERE.

Yummy Mummy Bakery (50 East Main St.) invites children ages 3-10 to drop in with an adult between 12-2pm to decorate a cookie for someone who has shown them kindness. 

Youth and Teens (grades 6-12), show yourself some kindness -take part in an uplifting class at Trybe Fytness (400 Union St.) from 2-3pm. Registration required. Register HERE.

Adults, enjoy a Yin Yoga class with a message of kindness at Release Well-Being Center (201 Turnpike Rd.) from 4:30-5:30 pm. Limited space. Registration required. Register HERE.

Thursday, November 12th

The Core Connection (30 Lyman St.) invites new clients to participate in one 30 minute Pilates class starting at 9:30am to try out the machines and see what the Reformer is all about. Space is limited. Registration required. Register HERE. Consider bringing a donation for their food drive. 

Adults, join the Westborough Public Library’s Creative Library Arts program at Post 22 (1300 Union St., 2nd floor) from 1:30-2:45pm for a relaxed community art gathering celebrating kindness, gratitude, and connection.  Adults with intellectual disabilities and community members will create their own artwork side-by-side while enjoying conversation! Registration required. Register HERE.   

Visit the Emerald Isles Eventing Center (45 Glen St.) at 4pm for a family-friendly event great for all ages. Read a kindness themed picture book, discuss horse communication and kindness, and then discuss these themes during a meet & greet with some of the horses on the farm. Led by Kate Tobiasson, M.ed and Paige Roy, owner of EIEC.

Friday, November 13th

It's World Kindness Day!

Drop in to The Hub at Westborough Connects (21 E. Main St. Suite 1B) to create cards for hospitalized children with Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services. Come anytime between 3:30-5pm. View flyer HERE.

The Westborough Chinese American Association will host a “Kindness Begins with You” traditional Chinese dance class for adults at the Boroughs Family Branch YMCA (4 Valente Dr.) from 5-6:30pm. Join to experience the beauty and joy of traditional Chinese dance! The class welcomes all levels, including beginners. View flyer HERE. Registration required. Register HERE.

Saturday, November 14th

For Sustain-It-Saturday, we encourage you to keep the spirit of Kindness Week alive and well in your own lives and daily interactions with other people.

The Westborough Fire Department invites the community to a movie night starting at 5:30pm at the fire station (42 Milk St.). Bring your chairs/blankets to the apparatus bays for a holiday movie event. No registration required. Learn more HERE. 

Make a plan for SUNDAY: Join the Westborough Community Land Trust on their Family Nature Hike and Scavenger Hunt which will take place tomorrow, Sunday, November 15th at 1pm. See https://westboroughlandtrust.org for the details.

Happening all week...

November 7-14

Stop by Westborough Connects (21 E. Main Street) to enjoy lots of drop–in activities for all ages. We’ll be open Monday from 11am-2pm, Wednesday from 12-4pm, Thursday from 5-8pm and Friday from 12-5pm. No registration needed, just drop by.

Wrightpix Photo Gifts is putting the focus on kindness with their Clicking with Kindness initiative. Find hidden Wrightpix art around town, take home and enjoy art from the heart. 

Give and Take Kindness Walls will be located in Cha Cha N Beans (25 W. Main St.) and Westborough Recreation Department (1500 Union Street).

Visit Craftlab Westboro (3 Summer St) to leave or take free arts and crafts materials from their Create Some Kindness box in the foyer! Materials will rotate in and out all week, so stop in daily for this free, Creative Supply Swap.

Visit those hosting a Kindness Champion in Our Community raffle: Cha Cha N Beans (25 W. Main St.), Mugford’s Flower Shoppe (8 Warburton Lane), Red Barn Coffee Roasters (17 South St.) and Lindsay Taylor SPAtique (45 E. Main St.). Nominate someone you believe is a true champion of kindness.

Throughout the week, several partners are hosting Collection Drives:



• Polished Pup (3 W. Main St.) is having a pet food collection for the W. Pet Food Pantry. Drop off anytime. 
• First United Methodist Church (120 W. Main St.) is collecting all sizes (S,M,L) of new men’s boxer briefs, new men’s undershirts and new women’s underwear to support people in Worcester currently experiencing homelessness. Please place donations in the bin at the main entrance.
• Help Westborough Public Schools (WPS) and the Veterans Advisory Board collect new clothing and toiletries for homeless veterans. Please see details HERE.
• Central One Federal Credit Union (40 South St.) will continue its Quarter Drive, collecting quarters for St Luke's Outreach who gives them directly to families who use coin operated machines, such as washers and dryers.
• Drop off nonperishables for food donation drives taking place at: The Core Connection (18 Lyman Street), Just Breathe (45 E. Main St.) and Simply Sohope (69 Milk St.). While at Simply Sohope, take part in their promotion: buy a bar of soap & one will be donated to the food pantry.
• Drop off new underwear and socks at The Hub at Westborough Connects (21 E. Main St, Suite 1B) for a “Seats and Feet” collection drive being run by In Your Shoes, a giving circle. They are collecting to help local neighbors and to fill the In Your Shoes Coat Closet.

We are grateful to our Kindness Week 2026 financial supporters

Our Partners in Kindness 2026

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About Westborough Connects

Westborough Connects, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (EIN # 84-1751472) is a community connector with a mission to help build a thriving, kind, and connected community where everybody belongs. By listening and responding to the needs of the community, we connect people to resources and to each other. We foster meaningful relationships through events, collaborative partnerships and communications. Westborough Connects is the proud winner of the Westborough Economic Development Committee's Civic Pride Award. It is certified as a Service Enterprise by Points of Light.