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Giving Tuesday

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Give Back This Holiday Season in Woburn

In celebration of a new tradition, "Giving Tuesday," Patch offers this list of places that are accepting donations or volunteers.

  First there was Black Friday, then there was Cyber Monday. Now there is a movement to create a new holiday called “Giving Tuesday.” Celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, the event encourages people to support nonprofit organizations through charitable activities at the start of the holiday season. Luckily, there are many ways you can help in Woburn and around the state. Here are just a few opportunities to reach out this holiday season:  • The Animal Rescue League of Boston is accepting donations to help their cause of rescuing animals and preventing animal cruelty, abandonment and neglect. Buy an ornament in honor of your pet for their holiday tree or give directly at www.arlboston.org/donate. Don't forget your local cats, helped …

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Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care, 800 West Cummings Park, Suite 3700, Woburn is seeking toys, gift cards, restaurant certificates, movie passes and tickets to family friendly venues for our local foster families. We serve all ages up to 22 years old. You can host a toy or gift card drive, drop off individual gifts or simply mail gift cards to us. We appreciate all your help in supporting our …   more ›

Give Locally on Giving Tuesday

Woburn Feral Cat Coalition encourages residents to think of others on first-annual "holiday."

Giving Tuesday: A Chance to Give Back During the Holiday Season

Several Massachusetts organizations are among the nonprofits trying to encourage people to pause in their shopping and find a way to help others.

  Will donating to charity ever be as popular as shopping during the holiday season? A partnership of nonprofits hopes so. For many people, the holiday shopping marathon began on Thanksgiving day, with some national chains opening their doors just hours after the traditional turkey dinner. Then comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, which has morphed into Cyber Week. Now, there's a new campaign asking you to open your wallet—Giving Tuesday. The Giving Tuesday website says the effort, coming on the heels of days devoted to consumerism, is designed "to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations." …

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