Annual Stow Community Giving Day

12/06/2025

2025 Stow Community giving day

Thank you to everyone who donated and to the Stow Lion’s for sponsoring this year's event.

We were able to collect:

-A dozen pairs of glasses for the Stow Lions Eyes for Sight program
-A few toys for Toys for Tots
-A few bags of food for the food pantry
- 25 coats for Anton's Coats for Kids and Adults

We were also able to assemble 100 packages of hot chocolate and candy canes for the clients at the Stow Food Pantry.

If you were not able to attend the event today. You can still make donations to the

-Toys for Tots will be collected at the Stow police station until Wednesday, December 10th

-Coats for Anton's Coats for Kids and Adults can be dropped off ant any Anton's location until January 10th

-The Lion's Eyes for Sight box is located in the entry of the community center.

-Stow Food Pantry at Shaw's

Thanks so much for all of your support.

Stow Community Giving Day

11/16/2025

SAVE THE DATE: 4th Annual Stow Community Giving Day- Saturday, December 6th from 11-3

Do you have new or used winter coats for toddlers, kids or adults that you would like to donate to help the Center and Hale School’s coat drives for Anton’s Coats for Kids?

Do you have new unwrapped toys you would like to pass on to Toys for Tots?

Would you like to help local families struggling with food insecurity?

Do you have any old glasses that you don't know what to do with?

Well now is your chance on Saturday, December 7th from 11-3 back lefthand hall at the Pomopsitiquit Community Center on Great Road in room 127 volunteers will be here to take your donations.

Stow Lions will be joining us and sponsoring this year’s event if you would like to learn about how they help our community or would like to volunteer with them.

If you have questions please contact Jon at [email protected].

12/07/2024

Thank you all for coming to support our 3rd Annual Community Giving Day we were able to collect over 50 coats for Anton's Coats for Kids and Adults.
20 toys for Tots for Tots
Several glasses for the Lions drive
And a few bags of food for the Stow Food Pantry

Thank you to our friends at the Stow Community Chest and the Stow Lions who joined us today.

12/07/2024

We are already off to a great start and have had several donations already, and are happy our friends from the Stow Community Chest and Stow Lions are able to join us. Come and find out about all their volunteer opportunities. We will be here till 3pm.

The Council on Aging is also having their Holiday sale until 2pm!!!

11/23/2024

3rd Annual Stow Community Giving Day- Saturday, December 7th from 11-3

Do you have new or used winter coats for toddlers, kids or adults that you would like to donate to help the Center and Hale School’s coat drives for Anton’s Coats for Kids?

Do you have new unwrapped toys you would like to pass on to Toys for Tots?

Would you like to help local families struggling with food insecurity?

Do you have any old glasses that you don't know what to do with?

Well now is your chance on Saturday, December 7th from 11-3 back lefthand hall at the Pomopsitiquit Community Center on Great Road volunteers will be here to take your donations.

If you have questions please contact Jon at [email protected].

11/05/2024

We will be hosting our 3rd Annual Stow Community Giving Day- Saturday, December 7th from 11-3 at the Stow Community Center Looking forward to seeing you there.

12/03/2023

Good morning,

We wanted to thank the residents who took the time to make donations at our Annual Stow Community Giving Day yesterday.

It was great to have our friends Jeanne and Adrienne from the Stow Community Chest there to talk about the work they do in our town.
https://www.stowcommunitychest.org/

We were able to collect:

-54 coats for our coat drive

-14 toys for the Fire Departments Toys for Tots Drive

-We had 8 glasses donated to the Lion’s Recycle for Sight program

-Finally we collected over 6 bags of food and a large package of soup for the Stow Food Pantry.

We truly appreciate our community's generosity and coming out to support our event, and look forward to seeing you all next year.

If you are still looking to make donations…

-The Stow Fire Department will be accepting Toys for Tots donations until December 8th in their lobby.

-The Coat Drive for Anton’s Coats for Kids and Families will be going on through January 6th at the Community Center.

-The Lion’s and Stow Food Pantry have donation bins year round at the Community Center.

The Stow Food Pantry has a collection bin at Shaw’s which they update with their most needed/requested food items.

If you are looking to make a difference locally please consider donating to the Store Community Chest.
https://www.stowcommunitychest.org/

We would like to again thank those who supported our Community Giving Day.

Also a special thanks to Alyson from the Council on Aging, Laura and Laura from the Recreation Department, Cyndy from the Stow Independent for her helping publicize the event, Jeanne, Adrienne, and Kaitlyn from the Stow Community Chest, and everyone who helped us get this posted on Facebook and spread the word. Finally to my kids and wife for their support and help.

If you have questions or suggestions for next year please contact Jon at [email protected].

Best,

Jon

Since 1983, The Stow Community Chest has been raising funds to help support about 15 local nonprofits serving residents in Stow, Massachusetts and the surrounding communities. The SCC is an all-volunteer organization ensuring low administrative costs and the most efficient and effective use of all d

12/02/2023

Today's the day!!!! Just a quick reminder we will be at the Community Center (509 Great Road Stow, MA) from 12-3 collecting

-Winter Coats for Toddlers, Kids and Adults
-Toys for Toys for Tots
-Food for the Stow Food Pantry
-Rx eye glasses for the Stow Lion's Club

We will be joined by the Stow Community Chest.

And remember to stop by and buy some ornaments, and gifts from the Friends of the Council on Aging's Holly Day Sale.

Thanks for your support.

Jon

11/30/2023

Good morning,

The food pantry especially needs

Cereal
Crackers
Mayonnaise
Canned green beans
Decaf coffee - instant and ground

Looking forward to seeing you Saturday.

Best,

Jon

12/04/2022

Good morning,

We wanted to thank the residents who took the time to make donations at our 1st Annual Stow Community Giving Day, and apologize for any confusion with the drop offs as we had to move indoors due to the wind and rain.

We filled the lobby of the Community Center with:

-11 bags of coats, approximately 80 coats for our Center and Hale coat drive

-20 toys for the Fire Departments Toys for Tots Drive

-We doubled the donations for the Rosie’s Place Drive

-We had about a dozen or more glasses donated to the Lion’s Recycle for Sight program

-Finally we collected over 25 bags of food for the Stow Food Pantry with one resident bringing a car trunk of food for us.

We truly appreciate our community's generosity and coming out to support our event, and look forward to seeing you all next year.

If you are still looking to make donations…

-The Stow Fire Department will be accepting Toys for Tots donations until December 10th in their lobby.

-Our Nashoba High School Student’s drive for Rosie’s Place will be going on through December 20th at the Community Center.

-The Center and Hale School’s Coat Drive for Anton’s Coats for Kids and Families will be going on through January 5th at the Community Center. Your donations may help them earn a $1,000 gift card towards sports equipment and after school programs.

-The Lion’s and Stow Food Pantry have donation bins year round at the Community Center.
The Stow Food Pantry has a collection bin at Shaw’s which they update with their most needed/requested food items.

If you are looking to make a difference locally please consider donating to the Warm Hearts of Stow Holiday Gift Fund to help purchase holiday gifts for seniors, children and teens whose families are experiencing financial hardship. warmheartsofstow.com

We would like to thank those who supported our Community Giving Day today and those who may have missed it and might make donations to the drives or community projects.

Also a special thanks to Alyson from the Council on Aging, Laura and Laura from the Recreation Department, Cyndy and Ann from the Stow Independent for their helping publicize the event, and everyone who helped us get this posted on Facebook and spread the word. Finally to my kids and wife for helping me getting today up and running.

If you have questions or suggestions for next year please contact Jon at [email protected].

Best,

Jon

12/03/2022

Due to the wind, we are inside the lobby of the community center. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

12/03/2022

Today is Stow's Community Giving Day!!!

We will see you from 12-2 in the Community Center Parking lot just as you enter to the left.

We will be collecting:
-Winter Coats for Toddlers, Kids and Adults
-Toys for Toys for Tots
-Food for the Stow Food Pantry
-Toiletries for Rosie's Place
-Rx eye glasses for the Stow Lion's Club

And remember to stop by inside the Community Center and pick up some ornaments, and gifts from the Friends of the Council on Aging's Holly Day Sale.

Thank you again for your support.