Tag: volunteers
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Four Nonprofits in Neighboring JP Awarded Funding for Food Justice
Derrel “Slim” Weathers (second from left), host of Award ceremony and creator of Heal the Hood and members on Jan 22. Photo by Enid Eckstein. Shown above, Food Justice Hub, Center for Faith Art and Justice, First Baptist Church. Four…
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Food Pantry sees one of its busiest days ever
Volunteers at the Lexington Food Pantry served more than 600 people and 211 families Saturday, the third time the pantry served more than 200 families in the organization’s 35-year history. The surge followed a temporary pause in the federal food…
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Wellesley Hills Church Pumpkin Patch: A colorful tradition of volunteers and community spirit
The Wellesley Hills Congregational Church has hosted a New England-styled pumpkin harvest for more than two decades, a tradition featuring pimpled gourds in marbled green and sunshine gold, alongside cozy bunches of ribbed orange orbs – some tall, others stout,…
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Play it Forward: Newton’s Artful Pianos make music for all
Ninn Davis photographs Tom Page while he plays a painted piano, titled “Koi Notes,” painted by Raquel Fornassaro, located in Newton Centre. Photo by Miu Tung Rong A symphony of sound and color takes over the streets of Newton as…