Coverage of fundraisers and other events related to charity. Focus on events in Southborough or raising money for a local cause.
In the summer of 2011 life was good for Southborough resident Tricia Andron. Married 2-1/2 years, she and husband Lee were practically still newlyweds. They had good jobs and bought a house in Southborough. They had just celebrated their daughter’s first birthday and were planning a family vacation to Greece. Read the full article → from Doing Good: Recent cancer survivor to walk her first Relay for Life tomorrow
With a final score of 87-30, the game wasn’t exactly a nail-bitter, but there was still plenty of fun to be had when Southborough firefighters and police officers took on the All Pro Patriots Celebrity Basketball Team at Trottier yesterday. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Southborough’s finest take on the Patriots
It’s Earth Day on Sunday, and that has inspired the good folks at Fit Studio28 to get out into nature. On Sunday morning they’ll offer their popular Spin and Spin/Barre classes outside (weather permitting). Read the full article → from Do yoga for charity with Fit Studio28 on Sunday
Congregation B’nai Shalom is sponsoring a Night of Laughter FUNdraiser on Saturday, March 31, at 7 at the DoubleTree Hotel Westborough featuring 2 of New York City’s brightest young comedians – Dan Hirshon and Myq Kaplan. Read the full article → from Congregation B’nai Shalom invites Southborough residents to an evening of comedy
It’s pancake time! The 43rd Annual Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 4 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Neary School cafeteria. In addition to the pancakes, scouts will serve up sausage and ham, coffee, tea, milk, and OJ. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat, so you’re sure to leave happy. Read the full article → from Reminder: Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast on Sunday
Mark your calendars for one of Southborough’s tastiest fundraisers, the annual Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast at Neary School, which will be held this year on Saturday, March 4. Read the full article → from Save the date: 43rd Annual Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, March 4
Looking for something special to do this weekend? The Southborough Town Scholarship Committee will host a Valentine’s Day Dance (for grown ups!) on Saturday night at the former Indian Meadows in Westborough, now called Acacia. Read the full article → from Reminder: Valentine’s Day Dance on Saturday to benefit town scholarship fund
Southborough Girl Scouts will be selling cookies at the recycling area of the Transfer Station on Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Cookies are $4 per box. Cash only please, no checks. (Photo posted to flickr by Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar) Read the full article → from Get your Girl Scout cookie fix at the Transfer Station on Saturday
Each year the Southborough Town Scholarship Committee awards scholarships to deserving Southborough high school seniors and undergraduates. They’ve being doing it for nearly 25 years now. This year, the committee will hold a Valentine’s Dance to help raise funds for the program. Read the full article → from Save the date: Valentine’s Dance to benefit town scholarship fund – February 4
St. Anne’s Church will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Those who donate will get a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee. Read the full article → from Blood drive at St. Anne’s Church on Friday
The Southborough Fire Department is once again holding its annual toy drive this year. The majority of toys they collect will go to the Salvation Army in Framingham, but Southborough Youth and Family Services gets first dibs on toys for Southborough families. Read the full article → from Southborough Fire Department collecting toys to help local families
I just got word of this and wanted to pass it along. The DoSomething volunteer club at Algonquin is holding a bone marrow registration drive on Friday at the school. Read the full article → from Bone marrow registration drive at Algonquin on Friday
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School is organizing their annual Aztec Wishes holiday gift drive which benefits the children and their families served by the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) in Marlborough. Read the full article → from Assabet holds annual Aztec Wishes Holiday Gift Drive
Marie Gadbois is an eighth grader at Trottier Middle School. As a child with Downs Syndrome, Marie has been “an inspiration to many” says her mother Karen. Read the full article → from Southborough resident organizes hockey game to benefit those with Down Syndrome