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Clothing Drives
Want to host a clothing drive at home, work or in the community for Second Chances in 2010? We'd be thrilled! Details »
Donate Clothing
Help Second Chances provide wearable used clothing, shoes and accessories to men, women and children by donating what you no longer need at one of our clothing donation bins. Details and directions »
Host a Donation Bin
We are still looking for locations for our clothing donation bins. If you own or work for a Greater Boston business that has some visible outdoor space and would like to host one of our attractive and well-maintained donation bins, please contact Andrea at info@secondchances.org.
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Online Auction - through January 31
DON'T MISS OUT on this great opportunity, and a chance to help Second Chances at the same time -- bid now on a $500 gift certificate from Vigilant Woodworks through Second Chances' first online auction. You have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 31, 2010 to win $500 toward the purchase of any of Vigilant's gorgeous and functional wine or cigar storage products, including custom-made pieces. All proceeds from the auction support Second Chances' work.
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News and Photos from Last Week's Wonder Bar Benefit
We are grateful to Allston's Wonder Bar and Lola's Urban Vintage for supporting Second Chances with a terrific event including a fashion show, clothing drive, gift basket raffle, delicious buffet and more. The event drew over 100 old and new friends and raised $398 plus 60 pounds of clothing. Wonder Bar and Lola's Urban Vintage produced a fantastic fashion show with outfits representing nearly every decade and excellent music, decorations, lighting, video and food. We are grateful to the staff, models and guests who made the evening such a success! Second Chances was honored to be the beneficiary of this fun, creative and entertaining event.
  
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Wonder Bar Benefit - Friday, January 22
I hope you'll join us tonight, when Allston's Wonder Bar hosts a benefit fashion show and clothing drive for Second Chances. Wonder Bar has teamed up with Lola's Urban Vintage for an evening of fun including not only a fashion show and clothing drive, but a raffle, buffet and much more. Please come out and support our work on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Wonder Bar | 186 Harvard Avenue | Allston, MA.
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Can't attend the event, but want to support our work? Please help Second Chances serve even more people in need by donating online or by check. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Donation details »
Online Auction - through January 31
Our friends at Vigilant Woodworks graciously donated one $500 gift certificate for the lucky winner of Second Chances' first online auction. Bid now through the end of January 2010 for $500 toward the purchase of any of Vigilant's gorgeous and functional wine or cigar storage products, including custom-made pieces. All proceeds from the auction support Second Chances' work. Bidding information and details »
Thanks again for all that you do!
Andrea Shapiro
Founder and President/CEO
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Wonder Bar benefit - January 22
Next week, Allston's Wonder Bar will host a benefit for Second Chances. Wonder Bar has teamed up with Lola's Urban Vintage for an evening of fun including a fashion show, clothing drive, raffle and much more - all to support our work. We are grateful to everyone involved and hope that you will join us on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Wonder Bar | 186 Harvard Avenue | Allston, MA. Details »
Online auction - through January 31
Vigilant Woodworks has graciously donated one $500 gift certificate for the lucky winner of Second Chances' first online auction. Bid now through the end of January 2010 for $500 toward the purchase of any of Vigilant's gorgeous and functional wine or cigar storage products, including custom-made pieces. All proceeds from the auction support Second Chances' work. Bidding information and details »
Newsletters
Read our newsletters from January (NEW!), December, November, October and September. Contact Second Chances to receive our newsletters directly.
Wishing you a wonderful 2010,
Andrea Shapiro
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Out with the old and in with the new!
Please consider donating clothing, shoes and accessories that you no longer need to Second Chances. More information and drop-off locations »
Want to help even more people in 2010?
If you'd like to hold a public, workplace, club or private clothing drive to benefit Second Chances, please let us know as soon as you've confirmed dates and a location, and we will provide outreach materials, instructions and a public or private webpage dedicated to your event. Clothing drives are a great year-round team-building activity and a generous way to support people in our community. Details »
Thank you for your generous support in 2009 and always!
All the best in 2010,
Andrea
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I'm very excited about the coverage of Second Chances in today's Boston Globe: G section on December 24th »
Just note that most boxes of clothing will not fit through the openings of our donation bins, so please use garbage bags. Thanks!
Help us serve even more people in 2010
Please consider making a tax-deductible financial contribution to Second Chances. On behalf of the people we serve, we are grateful for your check or secure credit card donation »
Additional information on year-end financial and in-kind donations from the IRS website »
Wishing you all a happy holiday season and all the best in 2010,
Andrea Shapiro
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Second Chances news and events
Clothing drive and special savings at Bow Street Yoga
Bow Street Yoga in Union Square, Somerville is offering $2 off a drop-in rate or $5 off a 10-class pass or monthly class pass - one discount per donation of gently used clothing donation for Second Chances when you bring it with you to the studio in December. What a great way to try out a wonderful new yoga studio and help the community at the same time!
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You can also donate clothing at our donation boxes in Somerville, Cambridge and Watertown. Details »
2009 newsletters
Read our newsletters from December, November, October and September 2009.
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Want to host a clothing drive?
If you'd like to hold a public, workplace, club or private clothing drive to benefit Second Chances, please let us know as soon as you've confirmed dates and a location, and we will provide outreach materials, instructions and a public or private webpage dedicated to your event. Clothing drives are a great year-round team building activity and a generous way to support people in our community. Details »
Please visit our website for more news and many other ways you can work with us to support people in our community. Details »
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2010,
Andrea Shapiro
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Flavors of Fall Update
Monday night's event was fantastic. Boston Chefs, City Square Associates and The Charles Hotel, plus all the participating chefs and beverage sponsors really outdid themselves. We are thrilled to have been the beneficiary of this year's Flavors of Fall and grateful to everyone who donated and participated. What a night!
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Clothing Drives
This month we have one public clothing drive going on all month at The NonProfit Center (South Station, Boston). November 2 to 25, 2009 Details »
Can't wait? Donate any time at our donation bins »
And we've got several private clothing drives going on, thanks to our friends at CR Bard, Delta Phi Epsilon (Northeastern University), Goody Clancy and Jones Lang LaSalle (Cambridge). Want to host a clothing drive for Second Chances? (pdf) »
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Thanks, always, for your support, and I hope to see you sometime this holiday season!
Best regards,
Andrea
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Only three days until the Flavors of Fall event!
Monday, November 9th in Cambridge
Will you be there? This Monday, November 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., eleven great dining destinations will be at Regattabar in The Charles Hotel, serving savory and sweet selections from their autumn menus to support Second Chances' clothing donation program.
The $65 per person ticket price — which goes entirely to support our work providing clothing for homeless and lower income people — covers food, drink, entertainment, and the opportunity to participate in a silent auction featuring something for just about everyone.
I hope you'll be at this delicious celebration of fall.
When: Monday, November 9, 2009 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Regattabar at The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Cost: $65 (MC, VI, AMEX, cash, checks accepted)
Call: 617.441.8600 for tickets.
Flavors of Fall will sell out! Call BostonChefs.com at 617.441.8600 for tickets. More information at Flavors of Fall 2009 and in the official press release (pdf). A full list of silent auction items is available on the event information page.
Mouth-watering menu items, featured restaurants and suppliers include:
~ Goat cheese stuffed gougeres and flat bread with spiced nuts & brandy poached apricots from The Blue Room
~ Duck confit tartlettes with leek fondue and spiced cranberry conserve from Chez Henri
~ Spiced doughnut stuffed with duck liver mousse from Garden at the Cellar
~ Tuna tartare atop a deviled egg with kalamata olive tapanade from Gargoyles
~ A top secret treat from Harvest
~ Pumpkin whoopie pies and native apple crisp from Henrietta's Table
~ Gilled pimiento cheese sandwich on pecan bread with country ham and local apples from Hungry Mother
~ Sweet potato ravioli, brown butter cream sauce from OM Restaurant | Lounge
~ Pulled lamb sandwich with a pickle salad from Rialto
~ Crème brûlée from Sandrine's
~ Pressed sandwich of artisan salumi and tallegio with marinated red pepper relish from UpStairs on the Square
~ beverages and more from Jacob’s Creek Winery, Brooklyn Brewery, Noir, J.P. Licks and San Pellegrino.
Can't attend the event, but want to support our work?
Please help Second Chances serve even more people in need by donating online or by check. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Details »
I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! I hope to see you in Cambridge on Monday.
Cheers,
Andrea Shapiro
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November 9th is getting close. I hope you'll join us at this year's Flavors of Fall event. Details at Flavors of Fall 2009 and in the official press release (pdf).
Generous donors have already filled all available space for the silent auction with fantastic items. We are still looking for some special individuals, organizations and companies to join us as event benefactors. More information about being a benefactor on the event webpage.
Updated silent auction items:
~ Take Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo to lunch
~ Acupuncture treatment with Patricia Adelsberger (Davis Square)
~ Haircut and hair products gift basket
~ Retirement analysis with Strong Financial Group
~ Six month membership at Cambridge Athletic Club (Kendall Square)
~ Sports massage with Courtney Scharneck (Copley Square)
~ Case of South African wine
~ Emma’s gift certificate and two Kendall Square Cinema movie tickets
~ The Friendly Toast (Cambridge) gift certificate and four Kendall Square Cinema movie tickets
~ Stone Hearth Pizza gift card (Cambridge, Belmont, Needham)
~ Taza Chocolate gift basket
~ Technique at Le Cordon Bleu School (Cambridge) gift certificate
~ Coolidge Corner Theatre tickets (6)
~ Johnny D’s tickets (music) (4)
~ Four top-tier tickets to the opening night (12/11/09) of Revels at the Sanders Theatre at Harvard University with a Revels CD
~ Premium tickets to The Boston Ballet’s Ultimate Balanchine (2)
~ Private swing dance lesson for up to two people (Watertown studio)
~ Golf outing at Dedham Country and Polo Club (3 people of your choice, plus donor)
~ $500 gift certificate for a Vigilant cigar humidor or wine storage system
~ 1980s Judith Leiber evening purse
~ Boston Costume/Garment District gift card and personal costume shopping
~ Handmade soap and lotion basket
~ Local designer t-shirt
~ Pet portrait with Andrea Tamkin
More information about the event and our work at www.secondchances.org
I hope to see you on November 9th!
-- Andrea
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I hope you're thinking about joining us at the 2009 Flavors of Fall event on Monday, November 9th in Cambridge. Order tickets early -- this event will sell out! Details below on how to order.
I'm excited about the great food, but also about the silent auction. So far, we have:
~ A private swing dance lesson for up to two people (Watertown studio)
~ Friendly Toast gift certificate and four Kendall Square Theater movie tickets
~ Emma’s gift certificate and two Kendall Square Theater movie tickets
~ Stone Hearth Pizza gift card
~ Premium tickets to The Boston Ballet’s Balanchine (2)
~ Golf outing at Dedham Country and Polo Club (3 people of your choice, plus donor)
~ Six month membership at Cambridge Athletic Club (Kendall Square)
~ $500 gift certificate for a Vigilant cigar humidor or wine storage system
~ Handmade soap and lotion basket
~ Retirement analysis with Strong Financial Group
~ Boston Costume/Garment District gift card and personal costume shopping
~ 1980s Judith Leiber evening purse
~ Acupuncture treatment with Patty Adelsberger (Davis Square)
~ Sports massage with Courtney Sharneck (Copley Square)
Hosted by BostonChefs.com, City Square Associates and The Charles Hotel, this year's Flavors of Fall will benefit Second Chances. Tickets are available by telephone through BostonChefs.com at 617.441.8600. More information, including participating restaurants, at Flavors of Fall 2009 and in the official press release (pdf).
More about Second Chances and our work at www.secondchances.org.
I hope to see you at the event!
-- Andrea
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Join us at the 2009 Flavors of Fall Event on November 9th in Cambridge
We are very excited for this year's Flavors of Fall event, hosted by BostonChefs.com, City Square Associates and The Charles Hotel. Second Chances was selected as the beneficiary of this terrific event, featuring great company, and wonderful food, drink, jazz music and a silent auction. Buy your tickets early - Flavors of Fall will sell out! Tickets are available by telephone through BostonChefs.com at 617.441.8600. More information at Flavors of Fall 2009 and in the official press release (pdf).
The generous co-sponsors and featured restaurants of Flavors of Fall are organizing the event and donating the food, production and marketing costs, so all proceeds from ticket sales, event benefactors and the silent auction will fund the expansion of Second Chances' clothing donation program. If you would like to support Second Chances through this event or donate a product, gift card or service to the silent auction, please contact Andrea, before October 30th, at info@secondchances.org for more information.
I hope to see you there!
-- Andrea
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Second Chances and Somerville Community Growing Center
Community Clothing Drive
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Your used clothing, shoes and accessories can make a difference in another person's life and improve the environment by reducing waste. Help people in need in our community and the environment while supporting a local nonprofit by donating your un-needed clothing, shoes and accessories to Second Chances.
To donate: Place your clothing, shoes and accessories in a plastic garbage bag (no hangers, please).
What to donate: Second Chances can use just about anything that is still wearable - clothing, shoes and accessories for infants, children, teens, women and men in any size; casual, work and dress styles. We can even make good use of household linens like towels, sheets, tablecloths, and cloth napkins, as long as they are in decent condition. In season, last season, last decade, vintage, unusual clothing - what we cannot use will be recycled or sold to support our operations.
Second Chances recycles all plastic bags and paper packaging from these drives as well, thanks to the City of Cambridge's Recycling Program.
Date and time: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Bring your clothing to: Somerville Community Growing Center | 22 Vinal Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143
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Thanks, always, for your support, and I hope we'll see you at the clothing drive.
-- Andrea
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Hi friends -
We've got so much going on right now that I can't tell it all here. Please visit www.secondchances.org for all the details.
This quarter's newsletter is posted online at our website: www.secondchances.org/Fall2009Newsletter.htm
Here are a couple of teasers:
Somerville Clothing Drive | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Flavors of Fall Benefit | Monday, November 9, 2009 in Cambridge
I hope to see you at an event this fall!
-- Andrea
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We've just finished the busiest quarter in Second Chances' history, with 30,000 pounds of clothing collected, 12 clothing drives and public events, and 356 pieces of clothing donated to more than 150 clients of local homeless shelters and anti-poverty programs -- with all volunteer labor! It's been a productive and exciting quarter.
We are still facing a difficult year with a very small budget and limited capacity during a time when people need our services more than ever. If you can help Second Chances with a financial contribution this year, please do. You can donate online through our website or print out a donation and sponsorship form and send your check in the mail. We are so grateful for your support.
Please keep checking in here and at www.secondchances.org for all the latest news and events.
Have a great summer!
-- Andrea
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Second Chances' clothing donation bin in Assembly Square has been one of our most active and successful donation bins. Recently, some regular donors let me know that two other bins (not ours) appeared in the parking lot of Christmas Tree Shops and Staples in addition to Second Chances' bin.
When you donate clothing to Second Chances, the clothing you donate is used, reused and recycled to support homeless and low income people in our own communities. We hope that you will continue to donate clothing to Second Chances at our bins at Assembly Square (Somerville), Cambridge Recycling Center (Cambridge), Delaney Linen Service (Watertown) and our public and other clothing drives.
The photo below shows one of Second Chances' clothing donations bins, which were painted with colorful urban murals by Artists For Humanity, a local program for young artists.
When you donate clothing at Assembly Square, we hope that you will continue to use Second Chances' colorful clothing donation bin. We, and the people we help, are so grateful for your support.
For more information about our work, click here.
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Please join Second Chances for one or more events in June.
May was our biggest clothing collection month ever with more than 12,000 pounds of clothing, shoes and accessories donated. We are grateful for your generosity, which will help the people we serve in the months ahead.
June Public Clothing Drives
Waltham Fields Community Farm | June 20 to 27, 2009 | Details »
Somerville Community Growing Center | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | 4 to 7 p.m. | Details »
Other June Events
Sew What?!? | Saturday, June 27, 2009 | 3 to 7 p.m. | Union Square, Somerville | Details »
Presented by Fusion Ethos Fashions. Clothing remaining after the event will be donated to Second Chances.
More news and details at www.secondchances.org .
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May was our busiest and biggest month ever! We are so grateful to all of you who decided to hold clothing drives for us and to those who cleaned their closets and drawers and dropped off at our donation bins. In May we collected more than 12,000 pounds of clothing - more than we collected in our first two years combined. Once it's all sorted and stored, this clothing will be a huge help to the people we serve. Thank you!
In June we have two big clothing drives: one in Waltham (June 20-27) and one in Somerville (June 24).
Please visit our website: www.secondchances.org for all the details.
Want to help us? Our biggest need right now is financial support. We depend on corporate and individual donations to fund the costs of running this program. This year has been especially difficult - the need for our services has increased, and financial donations have dropped dramatically. So, if you are able to give, any amount, please consider a donation to Second Chances at www.secondchances.org.
Thanks again,
Andrea
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Join Somerville Climate Action, Second Chances and many, many others on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Somerville Living Green Festival and Clothing Drive at Somerville High School - please follow the link below for more information and the address. Details: http://www.somervilleclimateaction.org/web/lgf More about Second Chances: http://www.secondchances.org/
Next public clothing drive: Wednesday, June 24th from 4 to 7 p.m. at Somerville Community Growing Center. Details soon.
Clean your closets, and I hope to see you soon! -- Andrea
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The NonProfit Center and Friends
Spring 2009 Earth Day Clothing Drive for Second Chances Your used clothing, shoes and accessories can make a difference in another person's life and improve the environment by reducing waste. Help people in need in our community and the environment while supporting a local nonprofit by donating your un-needed clothing, shoes and accessories to Second Chances. Last year NonProfit Center tenants, neighbors and friends collected almost 900 pounds of clothing through two clothing drives. Dates: April 13 to 30, 2009 All the details: http://www.secondchances.org/clothingDrives/NonProfitCenter-Spring2009.htm
Learn more about Second Chances and our work » Donate anytime at our clothing donation bins or at another open clothing drive » Thank you for your support!
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