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5 Great Nonprofit Organizations

These organizations are dedicated to making a difference in our community.

There are several nonprofit organizations which dedicate themselves to making a difference in our community. These organizations fueled by generosity and kindness. 1. Operation Friendship, encourages international friendships, Grafton. 2. Community Harvest Project Inc, volunteer farming organization grows food for food banks, North Grafton. 3. Willard House Clock & Museum, a world-class collection of Willard clocks, needs volunteers for many types of work, including carpentry, collections, gardening, and museum work. 11 Willard St., North Grafton 4. Conservation Services Group, helping people use energy wisely, 40 Washington St., Westborough 5. Next Generation Foundation, supporting education for underpriviliged children, 174 Oak St., …

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Operation Friendship Hosts Annual Ski Swap

Organization encourages international friendships.

Thanksgiving weekends tend to put people in the mood to shop. And every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, people can shop for the ski lovers in their lives while helping a local nonprofit organization. Operation Friendship hosts a Ski Swap on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Evangelical Congregational Church on Grafton Common. The swap will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Consignment items will be accepted during the two hours before the swap. New and used equipment from Wachusett Ski Resort and Strands & White is available. Proceeds benefit Operation Friendship, a youth exchange program between European and American families. The organization was founded in 1965 and has chapters in seven European countries: England, Germany, …

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