The Well Spouse Association, offering support for spousal caregivers, meets the second Monday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Shalom, 117 East Main St., Westborough. The Well Spouse Association is a national organization dedicated to offering emotional support to the wives, husbands and partners of the chronically ill or disabled. Are you [...]
Region – Volunteers are needed in Hudson, Marlborough and Northborough to deliver hot meals to homebound seniors. Delivery time is typically from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and drivers typically deliver to five to 10 people on average. Volunteers are required to have a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, complete a one-hour training, and pass [...]
The Peer Support Group meets Monday, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Tavares Room at the Hudson Public Library, 5 Washington St. This is a support group for individuals with mental health issues (depression, bipolar, PTSD, etc.) to provide help, hope and peer support to each other.
St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Marlborough is planning a craft show for Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is currently seeking crafters interested in participating. For more information and an application, contact Tracy McGrath at 1-508-624-0295 or tdmcgrath24@verizon.net.
Friday mornings, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., a free drop-in play group will be held at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 34 Prospect St., Shrewsbury. The play group is for children up to first grade, accompanied by a parent, guardian, or caretaker. Light refreshments will be offered each week and toys, games, music, arts and crafts [...]
Worcester – Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, located at 65 Briarwood Cir., in Worcester, has announced a series of upcoming programs throughout October and November. All programs will take place in the Birches Auditorium and the schedule is subject to change. The programs include Duo Divertimento with Sheila Reid, violinist and Carl Kamp, classical guitarist [...]
Your car, truck or camper may be worth more as a donation than a trade in. Call the Massachusetts Association for the Blind at 1-888-613-2777 for details. Proceeds benefit blind and vision-impaired persons in Massachusetts. For more information on the Massachusetts Association for the Blind, visit www.mabcommunity.org.
The Marathon Quilters Guild meetings begin in September each year and run through June. Meetings are every second Tuesday of the month, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 146 East Main St., Hopkinton. The evenings start with a social gathering and the meetings promptly start at 7 p.m., usually with a [...]
The Mom to Mom program is being offered at Trinity Church in Bolton. The program runs Wednesdays from Sept. 14 through Nov. 16, from 9:15-11 a.m. The group meets in Fellowship Hall at Trinity Church, 14 Wattaquadock Hill Rd. (just off Route 117), in Bolton. Mom to Mom is designed to encourage and support all [...]
If you are looking for an interesting volunteer activity that can fit easily into your calendar, here is your opportunity: FISH (Friends In Service Helping) of Marlborough provides rides to medical appointments when family and friends cannot help. Drop in at the Marlborough Senior Center, 250 Main St., from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. [...]