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Visiting Women’s Lunch Place
A few of us from the office got to visit the construction site of Women’s Lunch Place last week to learn more about the project as it unfolds. Mike Conlan and Scott Pollack had some great stories to share with us about the latest discoveries on the site…
Arrowstreet’s Eggcellent Adventure
When Easter is just about upon us, that means only one thing at Arrowstreet: the Annual Egg Decorating Contest. This is the chance for the staff to design and create something much different than buildings…
Waffles at Women’s Lunch Place
On a cold and sunny Saturday morning a group of ASTers met up at The Women’s Lunch Place (WLP) on Newbury Street. Arrowstreet is currently assisting WLP with a renovation and modernization of their space so we thought it would be a great time to get some people down to the shelter to volunteer and to see how the space functions. The group set up a waffle station (complete with toppings), then began cooking and serving waffles to the hungry guests…
Annual Toy Drive
Arrowstreet has been proud to support East End House’s annual Holiday Toy Drive since 2007. Arrowstreet employees bring in new, non-violent toys, books, games, and sports equipment to donate to the drive…
Annual Turkey Drive
Every November, Arrowstreet runs our annual turkey drive to raise money for students of few of Somerville’s local schools. We have collected donations to buy turkeys for the students of The Next Wave / Full Circle schools and The Argenziano school. One of the most successful ways we have raised money is by asking employees to contribute the change they get back from buying lunch every day which doesn’t seem like much but adds up quickly…
Canstruction Fun & Giving
Arrowstreet has been a regular supporter of Canstruction, a national competition held annually to combat hunger. This year we teamed up with our friends at ADD Inc. The theme is “Hunger Is No Laughing Matter” so we developed a structure entitled “Hunger: Sit on it!” exploring the incorporation of food items (we used beans as the main staple) and their…