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A Day To Make A Difference
2008 Projects
Important Message: Rain Cancellations
Due to the likelihood of rain on Saturday, September 6 all
OUTDOOR projects have been canceled. This includes the following
projects: Coastsweep 2008 Beach Clean-Up, Community Harvest
Project, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, the Esplanade Association,
the Stone Zoo, and the On-Campus Project at Houghton Chapel.
The following INDOOR projects will still take
place as scheduled: Cradles to Crayons, the Greater Boston
Food Bank, A Place to
Turn, Sister’s Keepers, and The Home for Little Wanders.
Please note that the meeting spot for the INDOOR projects
has moved from the Founders Parking Lot to the 2nd Floor of
the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center, by the information desk.
Service projects for Saturday, September 6
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Depart |
Return |
COASTSWEEP 2008 Beach Clean-Up, Revere
Beach, Revere, MA
Volunteers will pick up debris at Revere Beach.
Great project for families with young children! CANCELLED due to inclement weather.
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N/A |
N/A |
Community Harvest Project,
North Grafton, MA
Volunteers will harvest vegetables and box
them for transportation. Great project for families
with young children! CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
N/A |
Cradles to Crayons,
Quincy, MA
Volunteers will work at the warehouse inspecting
books, packing clothing, sorting toys, and stuffing backpacks.
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12 p.m. |
5 p.m. |
Drumlin
Farm Wildlife Sanctuary,
Lincoln, MA
Help with harvesting, weeding, or preparing produce
for market. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
N/A |
The
Esplanade Association (TEA), Boston,
MA
Assist with landscaping work focused on invasive
species, cutting and removing weeds, and painting. CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
Freedom
House Inc., Dorchester, MA
Volunteers will work on various maintenance tasks
throughout the building including painting and yard work. CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
N/A |
Greater
Boston Food Bank, Boston,
MA
Volunteers will be inspecting, sorting, and repacking
food in the product recovery warehouse. Volunteers must
be at least 16 years old.
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8 a.m. |
1 p.m. |
A
Place to Turn, Natick, MA
Volunteers will help with cleaning, yard work and
maintenance tasks. Volunteers must be at least 12 years
old.
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10 a.m. |
1:30 p.m. |
Sister's Keepers, Ashland, MA
Sister’s Keepers is a Wellesley College group that
works to find housing solutions for Wellesley College student
mothers. Volunteers will go to the storage facility in
Ashland, MA to sort the clothes and other items in preparation
for the rummage sale which will take place in mid-September.
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9:30 a.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
Stone Zoo, Stoneham, MA
Volunteers will help with landscaping and painting
projects. Volunteers must be at least 14 years
old. CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
N/A |
On-Campus Project at Houghton Chapel
Volunteers will help with a planting project around
Houghton Chapel. CANCELLED due
to inclement weather.
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N/A |
Service project on Sunday, September 7
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Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham,
MA
Volunteers will harvest vegetables and box them for
transportation.
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1 p.m. |
5 p.m. |
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