Events
Event Calendar
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Help local children experiencing Clothing Insecurity get ready to learn from head to toe!
All kids deserve to look great and feel confident on that first day of school! Jordan’s Furniture, in partnership with Cradles to Crayons, wants to make sure that every child starts the school year off on the right foot.
From June 9 through August 17, bring your clothing donations to any Jordan’s Furniture location (including the Taunton Distribution Center). We are accepting ALL types of clothing in ALL sizes! Click here to find a location near you.
Cradles to Crayons’ Ready For Learning initiative will make sure that your donations help children living in homeless or low-income situations.
Help 75,000 Massachusetts Children Get What They Need To Learn This Fall
In support of our Ready for Learning initiative, we invite families and individuals to our signature Family Backpack-A-Thon event at The Giving Factory!
We’re excited to bring together volunteers to pack up brand-new school supplies into backpacks and make a significant impact for kids in our community in just a few short hours.
More details coming soon!
Click here to learn more about our Ready for Learning initiative.
Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
Get your company involved in Backpack-A-Thon!
800+ corporate volunteers + 45,000 backpacks packed = local kids in need are Ready for Learning!
Backpack-A-Thon is our signature Ready for Learning event, welcoming companies from across Massachusetts. Join this high-energy, corporate teambuilding event this summer to help fill thousands of backpacks with school supplies alongside other volunteers, so that local kids are ready on the first day of school for a year of learning.
View our Partnership Opportunities and Benefits
Providing essential learning supplies to kids requires support. For more information on how your company can join our effort, please contact Robin Elliott at relliott@cradlestocrayons.org.
Click here to learn more about our Ready for Learning initiative.
Our Signature Events
Un-Gala®
Learn more about this year’s Un-Gala and how we are helping local children prepare for the cold winter months here.
Our signature Gear Up for Winter event, Un-Gala®, brings families together to have fun and give back. Each winter, volunteers – of all ages – gather to sort and pack everyday essentials – like hats, gloves, and more – that bring warmth to thousands of Massachusetts children in need.
Boston Marathon
From Hopkinton through Boston, the marathon race path goes through many communities Cradles to Crayons serves. The race represents an opportunity for Cradles to Crayons to form a team of runners who support our mission, who care about the kids in the communities they are running through, and who want to raise funds to support kids receiving the essential items they need to thrive.
Backpack-A-Thon®
Learn more about our Ready for Learning Initiative and how we are helping prepare local children for the upcoming school year here.
Unlike their peers, kids from low-income or homeless families lack basic school supplies that provide them with a real chance to learn and succeed. Ready for Learning’s signature event, Backpack-A-Thon brings together nearly 1,000 volunteers, primarily corporate groups, to stuff thousands of backpacks for kids to feel prepared for a year of learning. Backpack-A-Thon is a high-energy corporate event fueled by great spirit and friendly competition.