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Would you like to help shelter mothers and children escaping violence, prevent families from becoming homeless, grow healthy food on urban farms, create jobs for youth, meet the needs of newcomers, aid the elderly, support local business, all with one gift? Participate in GivingTuesday Somerville: GiveLocal! This collaborative fundraising effort has brought together 14 organizations to promote the diversity of Somerville and honor our community. Donate today.

Your donation also serves as your ticket into THE event of the year on December 1 – it gets you food, fun, dancing, games, and a warm, fuzzy feeling at having helped out 14 organizations. Join DJ Hank Davidson, the Somerville Ukulele Club, celebrity emcees, human-sized games, and your friends and family for an epic evening.

The deets:

When: Tuesday, December 1, 6:30-9pm

Where: Arts at the Armory (that’s here!)

Admission: FREE with your sponsorship

Come join this celebration of giving and help us reach our $50,000 goal!

Thank you for your support of Somerville and helping our community continue to thrive and offer the best for all who live, work and play here.

GivingTuesday Somerville is a collaboration of: Arts at the Armory, Boys and Girls Club, Community Action Agency of Somerville; Groundwork Somerville; Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers; Mystic Learning Center; Respond, Inc; Second Chances; ; SCM; Somerville Community Access Television; Somerville Community Corporation; Somerville Homeless Coalition; Somerville Local First; The Welcome Project.

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How do YOU get into the party of the year? Just donate to #GivingTuesdaySomerville – help us reach our $50,000 goal!  

On Tuesday, December 1, fourteen non-profit organizations in Somerville invite you to Arts at the Armory to DANCE, EAT, DRINK, and PLAY GAMES! 

We’ll have lots of fun games, delicious food, a cash bar, an amazing band and DJ, lots of dancing, and of course information about the fourteen organizations participating in #GivingTuesdaySomerville.

When you give to GivingTuesday, you’ll be supporting these 14 amazing local organizations:

CAAS Community Action Agency of Somerville
Groundwork Somerville
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
Mystic LearningCenter
RESPOND Inc.- Working to End Domestic Violence
Second Chances, Inc.
Door2Door Transportation
Arts at the Armory
Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County
Somerville Community Access Television
Somerville Community Corporation (SCC)
Somerville Homeless Coalition
Somerville Local First
The Welcome Project

Suggested donation is $50 — make yours online here.  Alternatively, checks can be made out to Groundwork Somerville at 24 Park Street # 7, Somerville, MA 02143. Please put GivingTuesday Somerville in the memo line. 

What is GivingTuesdaySomerville?

GivingTuesday is the first Tuesday in December (this year that’s December 1!), and it is an annual global day of giving that helps to raise funds and awareness for important causes everywhere. In Somerville, 14 nonprofit organizations are joining forces to collaborate on a second-annual joint fundraising effort as part of the international GivingTuesday program.

GivingTuesday is more than just a single-day event. Leading up to December 1, each partner organization will be featured for a week by all partners. The goal is to raise both awareness and funds in a truly collaborative effort.

We want to raise $50,000 for the participating nonprofit community of Somerville. Funds are shared equally among participants. Help us get there! #giveLocal

The effort culminates in a big fabulous celebration on GivingTuesday, and anyone who contributes to the fundraising effort is invited! This year’s event will take place at Arts at the Armory on December 1st. 

Learn more here.

Mystic Learning Center

Every dollar donated to MLC through the GivingTuesday program will be used for after-school, school vacation and summer vacation slots for children between the ages of 5 and 12. The cost for one child after-school slot is $18.22 a day, and the cost for one child for a full day of vacation/summer camp is $34.00. In other words, your donation goes a long way! Give today.

For 34 years CAAS has helped reduce poverty among local families and individuals while also working to change the societal conditions that cause and perpetuate poverty. They assist families and individuals in escaping poverty and becoming economically self-sufficient. They also serve as an an “emergency room” for every non-medical need an individual or family may have: housing, food, heat, education. CAAS is also a switchboard for referrals to other agencies that can help people and the center of coalitions that make a stronger Somerville.

This week’s sponsor is Rona Fischman + 4 Buyers Real Estate! Thank you! #GivingTuesdaySomerville #GiveLocalHero