CHARITY EVENTS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Support our local community and meet like-minded people!
Here are a few opportunities to get involved and make a difference. Know of a local fundraiser, event or non-profit that could use some support? Reach out to us at manager@waverleyoaks.com.
CHARITY RUNS & WALKS
Donohue’s Turkey Trot
NOV 28
The best way to start Thanksgiving Day is a Turkey Trot! The race will start at 8am at Donohue’s, 87 Bigelow Ave., Watertown
All runners are entered into a post-race raffle, which includes over 50 six-packs of beer and bottles of wine! Runners and spectators are welcome to stay for a free post-race breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, and bacon.
Proceeds benefit the Watertown Boys & Girls Club.
Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic
DEC 15
Sign up now for the third annual Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic! The course is flat and fast around beautiful Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, MA and perfect for any athlete.
All proceeds from our race will be given as scholarships to local high school seniors! Our 2023 Santa Dash Classic helped award three $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors from Wakefield, Woburn and Stoneham.
129th Boston Marathon
SUPPORT TEAM BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
APRIL 21
Our friend Carissa Prue (and former Waverley Oaks Personal Trainer) is running the 129th Boston Marathon in support of Team BMC! Click here to make a donation and help Carissa reach her fundraising goal!
Carissa’s Story: My reason for choosing to support Team BMC is fueled by love and compassion for my family and others in need and pure gratitude! Like many families who rely on Boston Medical Center for critical care, my family also experienced a time of great need. In 1991, when my older brother Michael was just 12 years old, he required life-saving liver and bone marrow transplants. Years later, in 2005, he faced another challenge and needed a kidney transplant.
Being the closest DNA match in our family, my younger brother Marc, who was just five years old at the time, without hesitation became the bone marrow donor and, at 19, donated a kidney as well. Without the help and support of these medical organizations back then and still continuing on until now, my family wouldn’t be what it is today.
FUNDRAISERS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
HOLIDAY MAKERS MARKET
NOV 30
Shop local on Saturday, November 30th from 11am – 5pm at the Holiday Makers Market!
Artists working in ceramics, jewelry, printmaking, painting, illustration, fine arts, fiber, metals, glass, and mixed media will show and sell their work in beautiful lobby and studio spaces at The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts located at 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.
CHARITY SpotligHTS
COMMUNITY DAY CENTER OF WALTHAM
Support the Dinner for the Community Day Center Night Program!
The Community Day Center is open for overnight stays this winter, 7 days a week from 7 PM to 7 AM, beginning December 1st. Your donation will help provide a warm evening meal for our unhoused neighbors.
Click here to learn more & sign up for an available dinner slot!
GIVING BACK
At Waverley Oaks, we are proud of our commitment to charitable causes. Here are just a few non-profits we regularly support!
American Cancer Society
Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge
The Salvation Army Waltham Corp
Waltham Fields Community Farm
Becca Pizzi Foundation
Thom Child and Family Services
Healthy Waltham
Our Space
Middlesex Human Service Agency
The Community Day Center of Waltham
Ellie Fund
