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• TDC Connects: Harvest and Connect at Gaining Ground

  • When
    10/25/2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Gaining Ground Farm in Concord

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  Join fellow members for meaningful farm work at Gaining Ground, followed by lunch together. All harvested food goes directly to local food pantries, meal programs, and soup kitchens. Experience sustainable farming while building community connections. Wear clothes that can get dirty - we work rain or shine!
  

  What we'll do:

  • Farm work and harvesting (10:00 AM-12:00 PM)
  • Learn about sustainable agriculture and food security
  • Support local food pantries and soup kitchens
  • Lunch and connect with fellow members (12:00-1:00 PM)
  • Build lasting friendships over shared purpose

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• Cradles to Crayons

  • When
    10/30/2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    281 Newtonville Ave, Newton, MA
  • Spaces left
    4

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  A volunteer shift at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory Warehouse involves hands-on processing of the children’s items that are donated on a regular basis. Each station in the warehouse includes inspecting, sorting, and packaging donations so that they are ready for distribution to children who need them.

  https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/boston/
  

  Easy parking on-site or on local side streets

  Located just outside of Newtonville, there are many options for pre/post volunteering socialization including:

  Cabot’s https://www.cabots.com/

  Clover https://www.cloverfoodlab.com/

  George Howell https://georgehowellcoffee.com/pages/newtonville-cafe

  Mida https://midarestaurant.com/mida-newton

  Los Amigos https://www.amigosburritos.com/menu-newtonville

  Starbucks & Caffe Nero

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• Community Servings Meal Prep

  • When
    11/06/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Community Servings
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Join THE DOING CIRCLE along with other volunteers in the kitchen at Community Servings to help prepare thousands of scratch-made medically tailored meals. Community Servings offer 15 medical diets designed to help people improve their health through nutritionally-appropriate food scratch-made from wholesome ingredients. Annually, they make and home-deliver about a million meals to thousands of families impacted by a critical or chronic illness. 

  All new volunteers will receive an orientation from our team before the start of their shift. Required attire includes pants covering the ankles, long-sleeve shirts, and close-toed shoes. Hairnets and aprons will be provided.

  Community Servings offers free, easy, on-site parking!

  https://www.servings.org
  

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• Blanket Making for Project Linus

  • When
    11/11/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    A Member's Home in West Newton
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Celebrate Veteran's Day by helping others!

  Project Linus provides handmade blankets to children 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. Blankets are distributed locally to children. Our most recent fleece blankets were donated to children at MGH.

  Come help us make simple knotted fleece blankets alongside other members of THE DOING CIRCLE and their friends!

  https://www.bostonprojectlinus.com/
  

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• Everyday Intuition: A Workshop for Clarity, Confidence and Ease

  • When
    11/19/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Newton, MA

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  Everyday Intuition: A Workshop for Clarity, Confidence, and Ease

  Do you find yourself overthinking and are curious about how listening to your intuition might bring more ease? In this experiential workshop, you’ll learn how to pay attention to and trust the subtle signals you already carry. We’ll explore how intuition shows up in everyday life, from big decisions to small nudges, and how following it can bring greater clarity, calm, and meaning.

  You'll explore:

  • How intuition shows up in everyday life
  • Moving from big decisions to small nudges
  • Building trust in your inner signals
  • Finding greater clarity, calm, and meaning
  • Practical exercises for daily life
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  Michelle Cove is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and national bestselling author whose work has been featured on The Today Show, The View, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times. She also founded MEDIAGIRLS, a nonprofit that empowers girls and young women to harness the power of social media to uplift one another, and is currently developing a new storytelling platform on intuition. Learn more at https://www.michellecove.com/

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• Prison Book Program

  • When
    12/03/2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA (Basement)
  • Spaces left
    2

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  The mission of the Prison Book Program is to support people in prison by sending them free books and print resources that meet their specific needs and interests. Prisoners write into the program with specific requests and PBP volunteers do their best to fulfill them. Volunteering usually includes a “job” such as picking books, invoicing, packing and/or quality control. This is an extremely rewarding volunteer activity - don't miss out!

  https://prisonbookprogram.org/

  The church is the giant stone building with the gold dome. Go to the back of the building – the opposite end from the steeple. 

  The stairs go down to the basement and are on the sidewalk next to the street and traffic light. 

  Info on parking below (both street and garage)

  https://prisonbookprogram.org/about/directions/

  Quincy isn’t as far as it seems and has some great food/drink options! 

  TBar https://www.tbaar.com/

  Gunther Tooties https://www.gunthertooties.com/

  Marylou’s Coffee https://marylous.com/

  Craig’s Cafe https://craigscafe.com/

  Italian Cafe Gelato Kitchen + Drinks https://www.italiancafegelato.com/

  Magic Bowl https://magicbowl.net/

  Pastry Land https://pastry-land.com/

  Fuji at WoC https://www.fujiatwoc.com/

  Starbucks https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/13434/quincy-monroe-place-1245-hancock-street-quincy-ma-021694320-us

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• TDC Connects: Rosie's Place & Lunch

  • When
    12/07/2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Rosie's Place

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  Join THE DOING CIRCLE for a morning of service and connection at Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston. Serving nearly 100,000 healthy and hearty meals each year, Rosie’s Place relies on volunteer groups to help provide nourishment, dignity, and kindness to every guest who walks through their doors.
  

  Our group will take part in the Dining Room Catering Program, preparing and serving lunch to guests. Rosie’s Place staff will design the menu, purchase ingredients, and guide us through each step of meal prep and service—no kitchen experience required! Just come ready to roll up your sleeves, follow directions, and work together to make a meaningful impact.

  After the shift, we'll have lunch together and reflect on the experience.

  We will also offer carpooling from Newton.

  To learn more about Rosie's Place, please visit:

  https://www.rosiesplace.org
  

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