Service

Conducting work or contributing effort that directly addresses specific social problems; doing charitable work or working directly with charitable organizations

Connect & Commit

Connect & Commit promotes community responsibility and civic engagement by expanding service-learning and community service opportunities for students in public schools in Winchester, Massachusetts. The primary focus is Winchester High School. Over 2,000 students have participated in projects on a wide range of topics.

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Council of Social Concern

Council of Social Concern was founded in 1969 by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to promote a sense of “neighborliness” in the community and address the absence of quality, affordable childcare and housing issues. Today, the Council of Social Concern assists approximately 1,900 individuals per year, with the support of approximately 100 volunteers. We provide a range of services to address community needs.

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Cradles To Crayons

With supporters across the United States, Cradles to Crayons works to fight Children’s Clothing Insecurity directly in Chicagoland, Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, NYC, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and focuses on raising awareness about this urgent crisis nationally.

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Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels (MOW) serves Winchester residents who cannot leave their homes and are unable to cook and/or shop, offering them a nutritious meal and balanced diet. Volunteers deliver an average of 36 meals daily, from Monday to Friday, throughout the community. Meals on Wheels is financed mostly by local businesses, churches and organizations, and operates under the auspices of The Jenks Center.

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Pan Mass Challenge

The Pan-Mass Challenge, presented by the Boston Red Sox Foundation, is the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon, and today raises more money for charity than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. A model of fundraising efficiency, the PMC has donated 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 2007.

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Rotary Club of Winchester

Winchester Rotary has three major Fundraising events, Golf Tournament, Pancake Breakfast and Chili Fest. All monies raised are returned to the community through grant requests and donations. In addition we participate in volunteer service events such as Mission of Deeds, Meals on Wheels, and Winchester Got Lunch.

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