Support Norwood schools, teams, neighbors, and community organizations. Current fundraisers are listed first, followed by organizations and ways to give throughout the year.
Liam Flanagan’s Scout project · Mustang Sally comfort-dog enclosure
Scout Liam Flanagan is raising money for an enclosure at Coakley Middle School for Mustang Sally, the Norwood Police Department’s comfort dog. Read WBZ’s report for the project background.
Norwood Parents Music Association
Order Wilson Farm pies online to support Norwood’s student musicians. Orders are due November 12; pickup is the afternoon of Tuesday, November 24 at Norwood High School.
Norwood Circle of Hope Foundation
Sponsor a $5 luminary on the Norwood Town Common in honor or memory of someone special. Proceeds support Norwood residents facing serious medical hardship. Purchase by mailing payment to Norwood Circle of Hope, P.O. Box 421, Norwood, MA 02062; at Murph’s Place Restaurant, 58 Broadway; or using the order form included with November light bills. Candles are lit beginning at 4 PM.
Friends of St. Nick · Supporting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Annual benefit supporting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, held in the Tiffany Ballroom at the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood. Visit the organizer’s website for the luncheon and use its purchase/donation page to support the fundraiser.
Caring Partners · Anton’s Cleaners, Jordan’s Furniture & Rockland Trust
Donate gently used winter coats for children and adults. Norwood drop-off: Rockland Trust, 61 Lenox Street. Donated coats are professionally cleaned by Anton’s Cleaners and distributed through local schools and community organizations.
Ecumenical Community Food Pantry of Norwood
Donate nonperishable food at collection boxes inside Stop & Shop or Shaw’s, or at the Pantry Box at 150 Chapel Street (behind Grace Episcopal Church). Pantry drop-off hours are Monday–Friday, 9–11 AM; call ahead to arrange larger donations or a different time.
Norwood Nuggets Youth Hockey
Jake n JOES Sports Grille, 475 Providence Highway, Norwood. 20% of all sales will be donated to Norwood Nuggets Youth Hockey.
First Congregational Church Norwood · Cradles to Crayons
FCC Norwood supports Cradles to Crayons’ year-round Everyday Essentials program. Donate children’s clothing, shoes, coats, diapers, hygiene items, school supplies, and more at the church, 100 Winter Street, Norwood. Call 781-762-3320 to confirm drop-off arrangements and hours; this is separate from the textile shed.
First Congregational Church Norwood · St. Pauly Textile
Donate clothing in the shed in the church parking lot at 100 Winter Street, Norwood. FCC Norwood partners with St. Pauly Textile to keep usable clothing in circulation. This shed is for clothing donations; it is not the Cradles to Crayons collection.
Norwood VFW Post 2452
Weekly meat raffle at 193 Dean Street, Norwood. Each drawing costs $2; ten drawings are held each Saturday. A $20 pre-buy is available at the Post during the week, and there is also a 50/50 raffle. The public calendar describes this as open to the public; the source does not state how proceeds are used.
Norwood Parents Music Association · Norwood High School Madrigals
The Norwood community calendar lists this fundraiser for Dec 19 and links to the PMA events page. The linked page does not yet provide a time, location, participation details, or payment link; check the organizer's page for updates before attending or donating.
Norwood Women’s Community Committee (WCC)
Shop the WCC Thrift Shop’s annual holiday sale for ornaments, trees, cards, mugs, lights and other seasonal items at 1194 Washington Street, Norwood. Proceeds support local community programs and charities.
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Support organizations serving Norwood. Choose an organization to learn about donating or helping.
Foundation supporting people affected by spinal cord injuries. Website ↗
Direct assistance to Norwood residents facing serious medical hardship. Official website ↗
Food, financial support, and volunteers for local households. Website ↗
Book sales, memberships, donations, and volunteers. Official website ↗
Supports the Norwood Senior Center and older residents.
Supports school music and student programs. Website ↗
Community service and charitable initiatives.
Local preservation and educational programs. Website ↗
Scholarship support for Norwood students.
School-based fundraising, family events, and student projects. Website ↗
Team and program fundraising.
Team fundraisers, raffles, car washes, and restaurant nights.
Find current Girl Scout troops serving Norwood by ZIP code and grade. Contact a troop for local cookie sales, service projects, and ways to help. Find a troop ↗
Norwood Cub Scout pack for children in grades K–5. Contact the pack for its current activities and ways to support its projects. Pack information ↗
Norwood Cub Scout pack enrolling children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Contact the pack for its current activities and ways to support its projects. Pack information ↗
Norwood troop with regular meetings, outdoor activities, advancement, and community service. Contact the troop for current projects and ways to help. Troop information ↗
Norwood troop serving ages 11–17 and meeting at Grace Episcopal Church. Contact the troop for current projects and ways to help. Troop information ↗
Arts-related giving and fundraising; confirm each group’s current activity.
Community service and charitable activities.
Animal welfare; confirm direct Norwood benefit for individual campaigns.
Arts and community programming.
Community charitable initiatives.
Community support and social connection.
Provides educational and mental health services to Deaf children and families across Massachusetts. Official website ↗
Check ZIP code 02062 for upcoming booths. Official Cookie Finder ↗. Norwood troop-level links will be added when verified.
Monitor Selectmen agendas for municipal parking lot requests, then confirm approval and rain dates. Also check PTO newsletters, youth teams, school clubs, and Scouting announcements.
Watch Jake n JOES, the Chateau, and Texas Roadhouse for confirmed events benefiting Norwood groups, even when hosted outside Norwood.
Find participating collection sites through the official Toys for Tots campaign locator. Choose Massachusetts and check the current campaign’s locations, dates, and accepted items before bringing donations.
Search the official drop-off locator using Norwood ZIP code 02062. Check the selected site’s hours and current donation guidelines. Cradles to Crayons accepts children’s clothing and shoes; its current guidelines exclude toys and baby gear. Bag or box donations and place them inside the collection bin.
Food, clothing, books, wish-list items, and volunteering. Check with each organization before donating goods.
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