Chestnut Hill Square is hosting a toiletry and food drive to benefit The Newton Food Pantry. Toiletries are increasingly in demand as families struggle to make ends meet. The Newton Food Pantry is most in need of personal-care items including shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, diapers and baby wipes — as well…
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The Newton Rotary Club will be holding last monthly Clothing Drive of the season at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) on Saturday, November 12 from 9AM to noon. Rotary is working with Helpsy, which accepts clothing and textiles in any clean condition (see details) and makes…
Newton Neighbors has launched its “1 in 10” Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive to provide $75 supermarket gift cards to 150 families in Newton, Brockton, and Waltham. 1 in 10 of our neighbors struggle to feed their families. The drive is open until November 19. Donate any amount you can, and…
The 9th annual Newton Turkey Trot — a USATF certified 5K race, plus a 1-mile fun run — will be held on November 19 at Zervas Elementary School (30 Beethoven Avenue). The fun run (8:30AM) is sold out, but registration for the 5K (9AM) is open. This year’s event honors…
Are you looking for a way to share some of your delicious Thanksgiving dishes? Make some extra food this year and drop it off at the Newton Police Department (1321 Washington Street, West Newton) at 10AM on November 24, and volunteers will use your food donations to prepare big plates…
The Longwood Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of Coleridge-Taylor, Assad, and Beethoven on December 3 at 8PM in New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall with guest conductor Kristo Kondakci and violin soloist Adrian Anantawan. The concert will benefit Shelter Music Boston, which brings music to homeless shelters and substance misuse centers. Mr.…
The Newton Rotary Club has launched a restaurant fundraiser — Dinner on Us! — to fight food insecurity, fund scholarships, and promote environmental sustainability. Donate $20 or more by November 8 for a chance to win: Ridiculous Grand Prize: $100 gift cards to each of 25 awesome restaurants (a $2,500…
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord Street, Lower Falls) will hold its Winter Clothing Drive on November 5, 9AM-Noon. Please bring to the church driveway your new or gently used winter items such as clothing (hats, gloves, mittens, scarfs, etc.), sleeping bags, blankets, and disposable handwarmers. If you have any…
Meet the Newton Neighbors team at the Newton Harvest Festival this Sunday, 11AM-4PM in Newton Centre. Bring any or all of the five items being collected for their Drive for Five campaign: Individually wrapped snacks (e.g., any kind of snack, granola bars, cereal bars or protein bars, goldfish, pretzels etc.)…
For World Hunger Day on October 15, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (258 Concord Street) will host a community meal-packing event, 3PM-5PM. It’s a fun, community service-orientated way for all people of all ages to learn more about global hunger! Participants will contribute to an assembly line process combined with an…