NEMM Day of Service
Namaskar Mandali,
"Giving back to community" is a primary mission for NEMM. We always try to help many nonprofit organizations in order to achieve this mission.
We are bringing you something exciting starting this year to include you in this noble cause of ‘giving back to community’. Beginning this year, we will hold a day of service twice a year. In that you can help local nonprofit communities with variety of tasks (e.g. landscaping, farming, painting, food packaging, reading to kids, writing letters to soldiers, teaching STEM to kids, pet care etc.)
Saturday, June 24th 2017, is gearing up to be an exciting day as its NEMM’s first Day of Service! We invite all NEMM members and non-members to volunteer for as few as 1 hour or up to 4 hours during this Day of Service event. This will allow NEMM community to balance personal schedules, workload and volunteer time. We will be awarding NEMM volunteer certificate with hours to NEMM member's kids who will sign up for the service day. Participation is purely optional and there is no fee to participate, so we hope to see a strong turn-out.
Registration is open now through Tuesday, June 20th 2017. Some opportunities have limited capacity and will be closed out as soon as they are filled. So in order to get your top choice, please sign up today!
How to Sign Up
Following is a list of volunteer opportunities available. To sign up, simply click on the nonprofit name in sign up column (in blue) from the table below and you’ll be taken to the event’s homepage. There you’ll find more details, a registration button, and the option to add the event to your calendar.
The NEMM Committee look forward to sharing this day with you!
Please read the General Guidelines before signing up:
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ORGANIZATION |
SIGN UP LINK |
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
AGE LIMIT |
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Drumlin Farm Lincoln, MA |
1:30pm To 4:00pm |
Volunteers will learn about growing techniques as you help the farmers with classic field chores such as mulching, thinning, weeding and harvesting. After chores, volunteers are welcome to use the picnic area and tour the farmyard to see the animals. |
10yrs and older |
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Waltham Fields Community Farm Waltham, MA |
9:00am To 12:00pm |
Work will vary; be prepared to be outdoors. Some examples of activities include planting, weeding, cleaning up the fields or netting, helping with harvest, cleaning up greenhouses, etc. |
18years and older |
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The Wish Project Lowell, MA |
9:00am To 11:00am |
Volunteers may help re-organize the warehouse, putting all like items together such as baby gear. Also needed is the sorting of incoming donations such as clothing, bedding and household goods. |
5yrs and older |
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Cradles to Crayons Brighton, MA |
1:30pm To 2:30pm |
Volunteers may help re-organize the warehouse, putting all like items together such as baby gear. Also needed is the sorting of incoming donations such as clothing, bedding and household goods. |
10 years and older |
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Lincoln, MA |
8:30am To 11:30am |
Helping with 5K trail run! Volunteers would work at the water stations by handing out cups of waters to runners and directing them where to go on the route. We'll also have artist vendors tents that we'll need help setting up |
18 years and older |
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Stone Zoo Stoneham, MA
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10:00am To 12:00pm |
Enjoy the festivities at the Stone Zoo! Your team will prep the zoo for the upcoming event. Some grounds keeping might be needed. |
14 years and older |
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Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary Belmont, MA
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10:00am To 11:30am |
Help needed in spring clean-up projects. All our opportunities are outdoor and would involve activities such as weeding, trail maintenance, and/or clean up. |
18 years and older |
