7 Places to Volunteer This Holiday Season

Whether you want to work with seniors, deliver food, help with a holiday gift drive or support the arts, Natick has plenty of volunteer opportunities you can try.

It's the season of giving and today we're featuring a few places in Natick where you can give back to the community by volunteering. 1. A Place to Turn food pantry is always looking for donated non-perishable foods and toiletries, so if there are cans on your shelf you won't use or there's a sale at the grocery store, consider picking up some things to donate. If you'd like to volunteer at the pantry, call 508-655-8868 to see when they have the most need. 2. Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to drive meals to residents who are stuck at home. Drivers can work any days they choose between Monday and Friday from about 10:15 to noon, delivering 20 meals each day. Call 508-647-6540 if you'd like to participate. More information is available on …

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Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor: My Give 5 Volunteer Experience

As a part of the nationwide Patch initiative to volunteer in our communities, I spent some time at A Place to Turn.

As a part of a company-wide initiative to give back to our communities known as "Give 5 Day", the almost 800 Patch editors across the country spent a few hours volunteering on Thursday.  Having spoken to A Place to Turn director Joanne Barry back in January when I wrote an article about the food pantry's new healthier eating initiative, the organization immediately came to mind when considering where to volunteer in town. The pantry, tucked beside the Hartford Street Presbyterian Church, is a cape-style house converted into storage for the many donations they receive. The shelves are stocked with soups, rice, oatmeal, pasta, canned vegetables and many other items as well as baskets of fresh fruits and veggies, thanks to a grant they …

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