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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>TCC Volunteer Event -- Cradles to
Crayons - Sat, Aug 14</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>********************<BR>Dear TCC Friends,<BR><BR>Looking
to do some meaningful community service this summer? Come volunteer at
Cradles to Crayons! TCC will be helping to sort and organize items to be
donated to needy children at the Cradles to Crayons warehouse in North Quincy
(on the Red Line). We need at least 20 volunteers!<BR><BR>Here's the basic
info:<BR><BR>Date: Saturday, August 14<BR>Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM<BR>Location:
North Quincy, Massachusetts (5 min walk from the T stop)<BR>Meet: 10:00 AM
outside the Kendall inbound T<BR>Bring: Closed-toed shoes, lunch or money for
take-out lunch<BR><BR>If you are interested, contact Christine Ng
(chrisng@mit.edu) to get more info/directions or to sign up. Bring your
friends too!<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><B>MORE ABOUT CRADLES TO
CRAYONS<BR><BR></B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica, Helvetica">Cradles to Crayons
is a non-profit that collects new and gently used childrens items and
distributes them, free of charge, to Massachusetts's neediest children.
New and gently used clothes, toys, books and baby equipment are collected for
newborns to age 12, through local schools, churches, and organizations that run
"drives."<BR><BR>They distribute weekly to over 100 Child Service Agencies, such
as Rosie's Place, Boston Medical Center, Children's Hospital, MSPCC, Jewish
Family Services, DPH, DSS, MGH, Caritas Good<BR>Samaritan Hospital Center in
Brockton, Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program, Project Hope,
Shattuck Shelters, South Shore Visiting Nurses, United Homes for Children, USO,
Woman's Violence Prevention Project, and dozens of community health centers, and
Head Start/Early Learning Programs.<BR><BR>Hundreds of volunteers, every month,
meet at the Cradles to Crayons warehouse, where they sort and organize the
thousands of pounds of donated items to get them ready for the flip side of this
unique<BR>recycling program. Make an immediate and real difference. Help a
child-in-need.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica, Helvetica" color=#0000ff><A
href="http://www.cradlestocrayons.org/"
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