Giving Tree

The North Suburban YMCA located at 137 Lexington Street, in partnership with Social Capital Inc. and AmeriCorps, is once again playing host to a giving tree.  If you or anybody you know is in need of some help this holiday season stop by the YMCA to let the SCI members there know and to pick up some more information. You can also stop by the YMCA to pick up a item off of the tree and find out what to do with your special pick. The tags on the tree will have the persons name, their age, and what they would like to get for the holidays. What you as a giver will do is pick a tag off of the tree and buy the item that is on the tag or something close to it and bring it back to the YMCA so we can wrap it for the recipient.  The tags on the tree will either be in the shape of a book for the gift of a book, the shape of a teddy bear for an animal gift or in the shape of a sock or other shape of a piece of clothing for a article of clothing. 

We are also looking for donations of old wrapping paper or old holiday wrapping items for the giving tree, as well as volunteers to help wrap gifts.  The Giving Tree event will be running right up until the end of the Holiday season, so if you are interested in helping out with any or all parts of this event please stop by the YMCA and talk to the SCI members who are serving  as volunteer coordinator and youth programs coordinator or you can call 781-935-3270.  Any help is welcome during this  holiday season to assist those in need in the Greater Boston area.