I have another update on the migrant families being temporarily sheltered in Southborough. I was asked to share a request for support from Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). I’m told they are specifically low on a few food items. Read the full article → from CERT asking for specific food donations for Migrant Families
Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission have created an easier way to support families “temporarily housed in Southborough”. Read the full article → from Friends of SYC seeking financial donations to help Migrant families
Late last week, Southborough officials learned that 60 asylum seekers (including infants and children) were put up at a hotel in our town. Now they are sharing news on how our community can help by donating specific items from a registry. (No cash or gift cards.) Read the full article → from Collection drive for Migrant families in Southborough
The Taxation Aid Committee asked me to promote their need for new members. Looking at the list of other vacancies in town, there are currently over 40 other openings. So, I’m sharing all of those opportunities to support Southborough. Read the full article → from Seeking members for Taxation Aid, Tricentennial, and much more
Southborough’s Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers to make deliveries. Read the full article → from Meals seek wheels: Volunteer drivers needed
Does your family have instruments that nobody plays anymore?
A Southborough business owner asked me to help spread the word about her efforts to collect musical instruments for a non-profit. Read the full article → from Drop off instruments to be “upcycled” (Updated)
This summer, Southborough’s Fire Department shared a call for more community volunteers for Southborough’s Medical Reserves Corps (MRC) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Team. Read the full article → from Seeking volunteers for community Medical Reserves and Emergency Response teams
A local shelter took in 100 immigrants this week. Now, Northborough is seeking donations to help the families. Read the full article → from Donations sought for Emergency Shelter opened in Northborough
A group of Southborough children have been holding a weekly “Talent Show” in the Town Center Plaza to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital Read the full article → from Youth fundraising for Children’s Hospital
This spring, the Dr. Timothy P. Stone Award was given to resident Nancy Sacco (RN, BSN) and the Peggy Tuttle Award for Library Service Distinction was given to Southborough Library staff member Leah Selleck. Read the full article → from Nancy Sacco and Leah Selleck honored for service to the Town
Residents who created a community victory garden found a solution to making it greener. Read the full article → from Pine Hill Meadow Garden Goes Solar
A Southborough resident has organized another visit from the Blood Mobile that serves Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read the full article → from Sign up to Give at the Blood Mobile – July 6
The Rotary Club of Southborough Rotary has continued its good works this spring. I’m sharing their update on what they’ve been up to recently. Read the full article → from Southborough Rotary Update
Above: Community members, including students on break from college, helped the church save on a big maintenance cost by painting more than half of the building. (photos contributed) Pilgrim Church shared news about volunteers that came together last week, to help maintain the historic building. They were proud to highlight that many of the volunteers Read the full article → from Pilgrim: “College Students Rally To Support Southborough’s Oldest, Iconic Church”