WHAT: As a leader in early childhood education, KinderCare is helping to place books in the hands of children in need and encouraging families to continue reading this summer. At a special kick-off event, the Cambridge Fire Department, Engine Number Four will host a story time reading with preschoolers at a local KinderCare center. The [...]
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5th Annual Beckett Bowl
Boston Red Sox All-Star pitcher Josh Beckett will throw strikes of a different kind on August 29, when he hangs up his cleats and ties on a pair of bowling shoes at the 5th annual Beckett Bowl, a star-studded bowling tournament. All proceeds benefit the Josh Beckett Foundation and Children’s Hospital Boston. The Josh Beckett [...]
Starlight Children’s Foundation STARmazing Race
Starlight’s STARmazing Race Saturday, June 25th from 11:30am to 3:00pm The STARmazing Race is a hilarious and unique scavenger hunt in Boston that welcomes all ages to hunt for clues and complete unusual challenge activities – against the clock – while winning prizes and raising funds and awareness for Starlight Children’s Foundation. The race begins [...]
A Morning of Family Fun and Giving Back! The Four Seasons Run of Hope – June 11, 2011
A Morning of Family Fun and Giving Back! The Four Seasons Run of Hope – June 11, 2011: The annual Four Seasons Hotel Boston Run of Hope, a family-friendly fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011, will be hosted by Maria Menounos, Access Hollywood special correspondent, NBC news reporter, actress and author, Boston Mayor Tom [...]
Chocolate Festival at the Natick Center for the Arts
On May 1st, from 1pm to 3pm, the Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), is hosting a chocolate festival in support of Kids Connect Inc, a nonprofit tutoring program. The festival will feature a variety of cookies, cakes, candy, chocolate fountain, fudge and the wonderful music of “Three of a Kind”, a classic rock group. [...]
Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Purses and Pearls Tea
You are invited to an Afternoon Tea at Four Seasons Hotel Boston benefiting Starlight Children’s Foundation New England. Gather your friends and family, dress up in your favorite pearls or tie, and enjoy a magnificent afternoon of delicious tastings by Executive Chef Brooke Vosika, exclusive shopping, a silent auction and magical entertainment. In keeping with [...]
The Festival of Trees at Elm Bank
The Festival of Trees at Elm Bank, in Wellesley will kick off the holiday season by giving families an opportunity to see spectacularly decorated holiday trees in a festive environment. Tree themes are intended to appeal to all ages. All trees are raffled off, with proceeds going to help maintain the gardens at Elm Bank. [...]
SpookyWorld Blood Drive at City Hall Plaza
SpookyWorld / Nightmare New England, the largest scream park in the Northeast, is taking over City Hall Plaza in Boston to offer an afternoon of ghoulish fun for kids while parents donate life-saving blood to Boston’s Children’s Hospital. Children will have their faces painted by one of SpookyWorld / Nightmare New England’s top make-up artists. [...]
Baby Shower for Kiki the Gorilla
WHAT: Join expectant mother Kiki, her mate, Kit, and the other members of the gorilla family to celebrate Kiki’s upcoming baby birth during a special baby shower at Franklin Park Zoo. Kiki, one of the Zoo’s seven western lowland gorillas, is pregnant with her third baby and is expected to give birth between late September [...]
Join Starlight’s Team for a Ride
Looking for something to do this summer and fall? Join Starlight’s bike team for the 2010 Rodman Ride for Kids! You choose to bike 25, 50, or 100 miles and set a goal to raise $1,000 in support of seriously ill children. The funds raised by Starlight’s team members fund programs for children suffering [...]
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