Events
Event Calendar
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Join the Cohasset community-wide collection!
We’re calling on Cohasset and its neighboring communities to help us provide essential clothing items to local children in need. Clean out your closets and donate your new and gently-used children’s items to Cradles to Crayons by dropping them off at the Deer Hill Elementary School donation bin.
Bring your donations to Deer Hill Elementary School from November 3 through November 21.
We’re accepting new and gently-used children’s clothing in all sizes!
We are NOT able to accept toys.
Click to view our Quality = Dignity guidelines.
If you have questions or are interested in hosting a clothing drive at your school, office, or community center, email us at ma-community@cradlestocrayons.org.
Join the Mansfield community-wide collection!
We’re calling on Mansfield and its neighboring communities to help us provide essential clothing items to local children in need. Clean out your closets and donate your new and gently-used children’s items to Cradles to Crayons by dropping them off at the Hands-On Montessori School donation bin.
Bring your donations to Hands-On Montessori School from November 3 through November 18.
We’re accepting new and gently-used children’s clothing in all sizes!
We are NOT able to accept toys.
Click to view our Quality = Dignity guidelines.
If you have questions or are interested in hosting a clothing drive at your school, office, or community center, email us at ma-community@cradlestocrayons.org.
Family Leadership Circle — a community of families giving back, together.
Celebrate the season of thanks by helping us grow a Gratitude Garden! Families will decorate paper flowers with messages of appreciation, create autumn-themed crafts, and reflect on what they’re thankful for as we build a blooming display of kindness.
Please click the button below to sign up via our Volunteer Portal:
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Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
Join the Hingham community-wide collection!
We’re calling on Hingham and its neighboring communities to help us provide essential clothing items to local children in need. Clean out your closets and donate your new and gently-used children’s items to Cradles to Crayons by dropping them off at the South Elementary School donation bin.
Bring your donations to South Elementary School from November 17 through December 11.
We’re accepting new and gently-used children’s clothing in all sizes!
We are NOT able to accept toys.
Click to view our Quality = Dignity guidelines.
If you have questions or are interested in hosting a clothing drive at your school, office, or community center, email us at ma-community@cradlestocrayons.org.
Family Leadership Circle — a community of families giving back, together.
Join us for a cozy afternoon of cookie decorating and holiday cheer! Families can get creative with icing, sprinkles, and sweets while enjoying festive music and warm drinks.
Please click the button below to sign up via our Volunteer Portal:
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Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
Family Leadership Circle — a community of families giving back, together.
Celebrate the New Year and come create vision boards with Cradles to Crayons, where kids will set personal and family goals. We’ll provide magazines, stickers, and craft supplies to help kids visualize their hopes for the year ahead.
Please click the button below to sign up via our Volunteer Portal:
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Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
Family Leadership Circle — a community of families giving back, together.
Share the love this February by assembling “Love and Kindness Kits” filled with small gifts, notes, and handmade touches. Families can craft personalized cards and decorate gift bags to spread joy to friends, family, and community members.
Please click the button below to sign up via our Volunteer Portal:
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Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
Family Leadership Circle — a community of families giving back, together.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, families can bring or create pictures of inspiring women (from history, family, or public life) to go on our communal display. We encourage families to bring photos so that we can discuss what traits make these women inspiring.
Then, we will have a “Design Your Own Superhero” event, where kids will have the chance to create their own superhero characters inspired by the qualities highlighted during our discussion. They can name their superhero, describe her powers, and take photos with their creations in front of the inspiring women photo wall.
Please click the button below to sign up via our Volunteer Portal:
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Want to learn more about the FLC, membership, and benefits? Click here!
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.